Chef Christopher Grossman's St Regis Buckhead room in Atlanta opened 2015 and holds a Michelin Star since 2023 with a tasting menu and a wall of Impressionist art.
Signature dishes: Tasting menu, Foie gras course
Must order: The seasonal tasting menu, paired with the wine list at the bar.
Tip: The art collection is the secondary draw: Picasso, Chagall and Warhol line the dining room. Reservations on the St Regis site.
Address: 88 W Paces Ferry Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30305
Bones steakhouse in Buckhead, Atlanta opened 1979 and remains the city's classic white-tablecloth chophouse, with dry-aged steaks and Wine Spectator Grand Award wine list.
Signature: Bone-in ribeye, Lobster Savannah
Order: The dry-aged bone-in ribeye, with the Lobster Savannah as the seafood add.
Tip: Dress code: jackets preferred. Mondays through Saturdays; closed Sundays. Reservations a week ahead on OpenTable.
Chef Edward Lee Schubert's West Midtown sushi counter in Atlanta opened 2021 and earned a Michelin Star in 2023 for the city's most refined omakase service.
Signature: Sushi omakase, Edomae nigiri
Order: The chef's omakase: roughly two-hour, eighteen-course service.
Tip: Two seatings nightly. Counter only; no a la carte. Drinks programme includes rare sake and an unusually deep Burgundy list.
Anne Quatrano and Clifford Harrison's Bacchanalia in Atlanta opened 1993 and remains the city's longest-running fine-dining benchmark, with farm-driven New American cooking.
Signature: Crab fritter, Tasting menu
Order: The crab fritter, an institution since opening night.
Tip: Bacchanalia moved to West Midtown's Westside Provisions in 2008 and Ellsworth in 2024. Reservations on Resy.
Chef Steven Satterfield's modern Southern room in Atlanta's West Midtown opened 2009 and won a James Beard Best Chef Southeast in 2017 for produce-driven cooking.
Signature: Farm egg with grits, Sea island red peas
Order: The farm egg with grits and roasted vegetables; the menu shifts weekly.
Tip: Lunch is the quieter seat. Resy reservations open 30 days out; the bar takes walk-ins.
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.
Signature: Wood-fired fish, Oysters, Lobster roll
Order: Oysters and the wood-grilled fish of the day.
Tip: The oyster bar takes walk-ins; the dining room reserves on Resy. The takeaway window does lobster rolls and chowder.
Bones steakhouse in Buckhead, Atlanta opened 1979 and remains the city's classic white-tablecloth chophouse, with dry-aged steaks and Wine Spectator Grand Award wine list.
Signature: Bone-in ribeye, Lobster Savannah
Order: The dry-aged bone-in ribeye, with the Lobster Savannah as the seafood add.
Tip: Dress code: jackets preferred. Mondays through Saturdays; closed Sundays. Reservations a week ahead on OpenTable.
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 nominated bar.
Signature: Oysters, Absinthe service, Patate dauphine
Order: Two dozen oysters and the absinthe drip service.
Tip: Reservations on Resy; the bar takes walk-ins until late. Sunday Happy Hour 17:00 to 18:30 is the under-the-radar bargain.
