Chefs Ron Hsu and Aaron Phillips' Candler Park tasting room in Atlanta opened 2019 and earned a Michelin Star in 2023 for an inventive seasonal prix-fixe menu.
Must order: The full chef's tasting menu with the wine pairing.
Tip: The chef's counter for six is the seat to angle for; reservations open 60 days out on Tock.
Address: 1530 Dekalb Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
Chef Christopher Grossman's St. Regis Buckhead room in Atlanta opened 2015 and holds a Michelin Star since 2023. The room hangs Picasso, Chagall and Warhol.
Order: The seasonal tasting menu with the wine pairing.
Tip: The Picasso, Chagall and Warhol on the walls are the secondary draw; ask the maitre d for the art tour.
Chef Edward Schubert's West Midtown sushi counter in Atlanta opened 2021 and earned a Michelin Star in 2023 for an Edomae omakase, with rare sake and Burgundy.
Order: The chef's omakase: two-hour, eighteen-course service at the eight-seat counter.
Tip: Two seatings nightly. Counter only; no a la carte. Reservations on the Mujo site 30 days out.
Anne Quatrano and Clifford Harrison's Bacchanalia in Atlanta opened 1993 and is the city's longest-running fine-dining benchmark, with farm-driven New American cooking.
Order: The crab fritter; a tasting course since opening night in 1993.
Tip: Bacchanalia relocated to Ellsworth Industrial in 2024 from Westside Provisions. Reservations on Resy.
Chef Steven Satterfield's modern Southern room in West Midtown, Atlanta opened 2009 and won James Beard Best Chef Southeast in 2017 for produce-driven cooking.
Order: The farm egg with grits and roasted vegetables, then whatever fish the kitchen has that night.
Tip: Lunch service is the quieter seat. The bar takes walk-ins with the full menu.
Bones steakhouse in Buckhead, Atlanta opened 1979 and remains the city's classic white-tablecloth chophouse with Wine Spectator Grand Award wine list and dry-aged beef.
Order: The dry-aged bone-in ribeye plus the Lobster Savannah seafood supplement.
Tip: Jackets preferred. Closed Sundays. Reservations a week ahead on OpenTable; the bar takes walk-ins with the full menu.
Chef Gerry Klaskala's Buckhead institution in Atlanta opened 2000 and runs a slow-cooked New American menu of braised meats and seasonal plates. Closed Sundays.
Order: The slow-braised short rib; the chef's tasting on Fridays and Saturdays.
Tip: The lounge bar takes walk-ins with the full menu; OpenTable for reservations.
