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Southern DinerReynoldstown
Home Grown on Memorial Drive in Reynoldstown, Atlanta runs a Southern diner with the cult Comfy Chicken Biscuit and country-fried steak since 2011.
OrderThe Comfy Chicken Biscuit (fried chicken on a biscuit with sausage gravy).
TipNo reservations; the line builds by 09:30 weekends. Cash and card.
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SeafoodMorningside
Shaun Doty's rotisserie chicken counter in Morningside, Atlanta runs free-range and antibiotic-free birds with seasonal vegetable sides since 2012.
OrderA quarter rotisserie chicken with two seasonal vegetable sides.
TipCounter ordering. The chicken-pot-pie at lunch is the under-the-radar pick. Family takeaway packs feed four.
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SandwichesInman Park
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.
OrderThree mini sandwiches and a frozen Jack and Coke.
TipCash and card. The patio is dog-friendly. Decatur and Inman Park locations stay latest.
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Food hallBuford Highway
Buford Highway Farmers Market in Doraville, Atlanta houses an international grocery with a 12-stall food court running Korean, Vietnamese, Mexican.
OrderA bowl of pho from the Vietnamese counter, then tacos al pastor from the Mexican stall.
TipGrocery and food court open daily; food stalls run cash and card. Best Saturday morning when stalls are freshest.
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New AmericanBuckhead
Jennifer Levison's Souper Jenny moved from East Andrews to the Atlanta History Center in Buckhead in 2016, with daily-changing scratch soups.
OrderTwo daily soups served sample-style and half a sandwich.
TipOpen Mon-Sat 11:00-16:00, Sun 11:00-15:00. Inside the Atlanta History Center; museum admission not required for the cafe.
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Italian Wood-firedOld Fourth Ward
Indaco in Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta opened 2023 just above the Eastside BeltLine trail with wood-fired Neapolitan pizza, hand-rolled pasta and antipasti.
OrderA wood-fired pie, focaccia with honey butter and the bucatini.
TipPatio runs 45 seats with a built-in bocce court. Reservations on OpenTable; the bar takes walk-ins with the full menu.