Busy Bee Cafe is a soul food restaurant in Downtown, Atlanta.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 810 Martin Luther King Jr Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30314
Chef Gerry Klaskala's Buckhead institution in Atlanta opened 2000 and runs a slow-cooked New American menu of braised meats and seasonal plates.
OrderThe slow-braised short rib; the chef's tasting on Friday and Saturday.
TipReservations on OpenTable; the lounge bar takes walk-ins with the full menu.
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.
OrderA dozen oysters across the daily selection plus the crab cakes.
TipHappy hour 16:00-18:00 Tuesday to Friday runs half-price oysters; reservations on OpenTable for dinner.
South City Kitchen's Buckhead room in Atlanta runs refined Southern cooking from the Fifth Group with shrimp and grits, buttermilk fried chicken and a she.
OrderShrimp and grits with andouille gravy, then the buttermilk fried chicken.
TipReservations on OpenTable. The brunch service runs the cult fried chicken and waffles; the bar takes walk-ins.
Ford Fry's West Midtown steakhouse in Atlanta opened 2017 and is a Michelin Bib Gourmand pick. Order the the dry-aged ribeye, pommes anna and a martini.
OrderThe dry-aged ribeye, pommes Anna and a Martini.
TipThe lounge takes walk-ins with the full menu. Reservations on Resy; weekend bookings fill ten days out.
Yet Tuh on Old Chamblee Tucker Road in Doraville, Atlanta is the corridor's canonical Korean barbecue room since 2008, with charcoal-grill tabletop service.
OrderGalbi (marinated short rib) cooked at the table, with the full banchan service.
TipReservations recommended on weekends. The charcoal-grill (sutpul) is the upgrade over gas tables; ask at booking.
So Kong Dong in Doraville, Atlanta's Buford Highway corridor, runs Korean comfort food: soondubu (silken tofu stew) at clay-pot temperature.
OrderThe soondubu jjigae with seafood or beef. Order an egg on the side; crack it into the bubbling stew.
TipLunch is busy with H Mart shoppers; dinner is quieter. Cash and card; family-friendly with high chairs.
