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$22-42BrunchRefined Southern Sunday brunchSummerhill
Southern National in Atlanta's Summerhill runs Sunday brunch only: Duane Nutter's beignets, fried chicken biscuit and short rib hash with champagne flights.
OrderBeignets with coffee-toffee sauce and the fried chicken biscuit.
TipChef Duane Nutter cooks Sundays only for brunch, so the room turns over the after-church crowd by 13:30. Reserve the 12:30 slot.
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$55 buffet adult, $28 ages 6-13BrunchSoul food brunch buffetOld Fourth Ward
Marcus Bar and Grille runs Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward weekend brunch buffet: Marcus Samuelsson's fried chicken and waffles, shrimp gumbo, $55 spread.
OrderFried chicken and waffles, shrimp gumbo with chorizo from the buffet line.
TipMarcus Samuelsson's Old Fourth Ward room. The $55 buffet runs unlimited mimosas as an add-on; come hungry.
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$18-32BrunchSeafood and donut brunchInman Park
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.
OrderThe savoury donut flight, a rotating sweet-savoury board.
TipDownstairs Den is the bar room with the DJ; upstairs is daylight and the oyster bar. Sit upstairs for brunch.
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$16-28BrunchNew York Jewish deli brunchEmory
The General Muir in Atlanta runs a daily New York deli brunch at Emory Point: house-cured pastrami, smoked-fish boards, matzoh ball soup, real bagels.
OrderBagel with smoked trout dip and the matzoh ball soup.
TipOrder a half-dozen bagels to take home; the everything bagel is what Atlanta's bagel critics measure other shops against.
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$15-25BrunchAll-day diner brunchOld Fourth Ward
Ria's Bluebird in Atlanta is the Grant Park diner that defined the city's brunch shorthand: buttermilk pancakes, tempeh gravy, ten-table queue.
OrderButtermilk pancakes and country-fried tempeh with white pepper gravy.
TipWednesdays are closed and weekends queue out the door by 09:30; come solo or sit at the counter to skip the worst of the wait.
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$12-22BrunchSouthern diner all-day breakfastReynoldstown
Home Grown is Reynoldstown's Michelin-recommended Atlanta brunch diner: comfy chicken biscuits, steak hash, knotty pine booths, no reservations.
OrderComfy Chicken Biscuit, plus a side of the cheese grits.
TipMichelin-recommended diner that closes after lunch. Aim for 08:00 on weekends or expect a 60-minute wait.