5 seafood rooms in Atlanta we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Atlanta | Seafood across every city.
Atlanta sits far from the coast, but its seafood rooms make the most of Gulf and Atlantic supply lines. The Optimist in West Midtown, on Howell Mill Road, is the flagship, an airy oyster house and fish kitchen, while Kimball House in Decatur pairs a deep raw bar with its cocktail program.
The Optimist ★ 4.5
west-midtown · 914 Howell Mill Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
Ford Fry's Howell Mill Road seafood room in Atlanta opened 2012 in an old smokehouse, with a raw bar and wood-grill anchoring West Midtown dining.
Kimball House ★ 4.7
decatur · 303 East Howard Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030
Kimball House in Decatur, Atlanta opened 2013 inside a converted 19th-century train station, with the city's deepest oyster selection and a James Beard.
Hugo's Oyster Bar ★ 4.3
roswell · 10360 Alpharetta St, Roswell, GA 30075
Hugo's Oyster Bar in Roswell, north of Atlanta, runs a daily oyster selection, raw bar plates and Gulf-leaning seafood in a converted converted historic.
Bantam and Biddy ★ 4.1
morningside · 1544 Piedmont Ave NE Suite 301, Atlanta, GA 30324
Shaun Doty's rotisserie chicken counter in Morningside, Atlanta runs free-range and antibiotic-free birds with seasonal vegetable sides since 2012.
Kimball House ★ 4.5
decatur · 303 East Howard Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030
Kimball House in Decatur, Atlanta opened 2013 inside a converted 19th-century train station, with the city's deepest oyster selection and a James Beard.