4 editor picks in Atlanta.
4 american diner places 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.
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.
OrderTwo chili dogs (called Naked Dogs Walking), an order of onion rings and a Frosted Orange.
TipWalk-up counter inside; carhop service paused. Order in Varsity slang for the full experience: 'two dogs walking' = two hot dogs to go.
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.
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.
OrderPancake stacks, Greek omelettes, 24-hour breakfast
TipFull bar runs until 02:00; after that it's coffee and pancakes. Comedy in the side lounge Wed-Sat evenings.
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.
OrderHash browns scattered smothered covered, pecan waffles, all-day breakfast
TipOrder the hash browns scattered, smothered, covered; it's the local language. Tip your waitress in cash.
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