Folk Art is a brunch brunch spot in Inman Park, Atlanta.
Folk Art in Atlanta's Inman Park has been the brunch corner for sticky bun pancakes and sweet potato beignets since 2013, brick walls and vintage decor.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Sticky bun pancakes and the sweet potato beignets.
Tip: Complimentary valet on Saturday and Sunday makes the Highland Avenue parking issue go away.
Address: 465 N Highland Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
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Order: The savoury donut flight, a rotating sweet-savoury board.
Tip: Downstairs Den is the bar room with the DJ; upstairs is daylight and the oyster bar. Sit upstairs for brunch.
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Order: Crab cake benedict and the complimentary biscuits with jam.
Tip: Heated outdoor patio runs October through April, so winter brunch outdoors is genuinely usable.
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Order: Lobster sweet potato waffles and the Biscoff french toast.
Tip: Black-owned, woman-owned Buckhead room; reserve a week ahead for Sunday brunch or expect a 45-minute wait.
Southern National in Atlanta's Summerhill runs Sunday brunch only: Duane Nutter's beignets, fried chicken biscuit and short rib hash with champagne flights.
Order: Beignets with coffee-toffee sauce and the fried chicken biscuit.
Tip: Chef Duane Nutter cooks Sundays only for brunch, so the room turns over the after-church crowd by 13:30. Reserve the 12:30 slot.
Marcus Bar and Grille runs Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward weekend brunch buffet: Marcus Samuelsson's fried chicken and waffles, shrimp gumbo, $55 spread.
Order: Fried chicken and waffles, shrimp gumbo with chorizo from the buffet line.
Tip: Marcus Samuelsson's Old Fourth Ward room. The $55 buffet runs unlimited mimosas as an add-on; come hungry.
BeetleCat in Atlanta's Inman Park runs a weekend brunch built around hot donuts, raw oysters and 70s-coded boozy slushies, nautical room above the Beltline.
Order: The savoury donut flight, a rotating sweet-savoury board.
Tip: Downstairs Den is the bar room with the DJ; upstairs is daylight and the oyster bar. Sit upstairs for brunch.
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Order: Bagel with smoked trout dip and the matzoh ball soup.
Tip: Order a half-dozen bagels to take home; the everything bagel is what Atlanta's bagel critics measure other shops against.
