4 american diner rooms in Atlanta we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Atlanta | American Diner across every city.
The diner is a fixture of the Atlanta day, from late breakfasts to drive-in lunches. The Varsity in Midtown is the institution, a sprawling drive-in on North Avenue that has served chili dogs and onion rings for generations, while Home Grown in Reynoldstown does a scratch breakfast plate. Out toward the suburbs the Landmark Diner in Buckhead and the Waffle House on Howell Mill keep the round-the-clock tradition going.
The Varsity ★ 4.0
midtown · 61 North Ave NW, Atlanta, GA 30308
Frank Gordy's North Avenue drive-in in Atlanta opened 1928 and remains among the largest drive-in restaurants in the world by daily volume, with chili dogs.
Home Grown ★ 4.3
reynoldstown · 968 Memorial Dr SE, Atlanta, GA 30316
Home Grown on Memorial Drive in Reynoldstown, Atlanta runs a Southern diner with the cult Comfy Chicken Biscuit and country-fried steak since 2011.
Landmark Diner Buckhead ★ 3.9
buckhead · 3652 Roswell Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30305
Landmark Diner in Atlanta's Buckhead has run a 24/7 New York diner menu since 1994: pancakes, Greek classics, milkshakes, a side comedy lounge.
Waffle House (Howell Mill) ★ 4.0
west-midtown · 1700 Howell Mill Rd, Atlanta, GA 30318
Waffle House on Howell Mill in Atlanta runs 24/7 like the rest of the 90-plus metro locations: scattered-smothered hash browns, pecan waffles.