Chef Todd Ginsberg's West Midtown room in Atlanta runs the city's most-debated burger: the double-stack with American cheese on a Martin's potato bun, since 2009.
Signature dishes: Stack burger, Beet salad
Must order: The Bocado Stack Burger.
Tip: Reservations on Resy. Closed Sundays. Patio sits on Howell Mill.
Address: 887 Howell Mill Rd, Atlanta, GA 30318
Ria Pell's Memorial Drive diner in Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta opened 2000 across from Oakland Cemetery with the city's cult buttermilk pancakes and Southern brunch plates.
Signature: Buttermilk pancakes, Shrimp and grits
Order: Buttermilk pancakes with a side of bacon, then shrimp and grits the second visit.
Tip: No reservations; line forms by 09:00 on weekends. Walking distance from Oakland Cemetery and Cabbagetown.
Home Grown on Memorial Drive in Reynoldstown, Atlanta runs a Southern diner with the cult Comfy Chicken Biscuit and country-fried steak since 2011.
Signature: Comfy chicken biscuit, Country fried steak
Order: The Comfy Chicken Biscuit (fried chicken on a biscuit with sausage gravy).
Tip: No reservations; the line builds by 09:30 weekends. Cash and card.
Shaun Doty's rotisserie chicken counter in Morningside, Atlanta runs free-range and antibiotic-free birds with seasonal vegetable sides since 2012.
Signature: Rotisserie chicken, Roasted vegetables
Order: A quarter rotisserie chicken with two seasonal vegetable sides.
Tip: Counter ordering. The chicken-pot-pie at lunch is the under-the-radar pick. Family takeaway packs feed four.
Victory Sandwich Bar in Inman Park, Atlanta runs $4 mini sandwiches and the Jack and Coke slushy out of a Bernina Avenue bungalow since 2010.
Signature: Sliders, Jack and Coke slushy
Order: Three mini sandwiches and a frozen Jack and Coke.
Tip: Cash and card. The patio is dog-friendly. Decatur and Inman Park locations stay latest.
Buford Highway Farmers Market in Doraville, Atlanta houses an international grocery with a 12-stall food court running Korean, Vietnamese, Mexican and Chinese counters.
Signature: Pho, Bibimbap, Tacos al pastor, Empanadas
Order: A bowl of pho from the Vietnamese counter, then tacos al pastor from the Mexican stall.
Tip: Grocery and food court open daily; food stalls run cash and card. Best Saturday morning when stalls are freshest.
Jennifer Levison's Souper Jenny on East Andrews Drive in Buckhead, Atlanta opened 2002 with daily-changing scratch soups, salads and sandwiches at a lunch-only counter.
Signature: Daily soups, Sandwiches
Order: Two daily soups served sample-style and half a sandwich.
Tip: Lunch only Monday to Saturday. Order ahead online; the line moves fast.
