El Taco Veloz is a mexican restaurant in Buford Highway, Atlanta.
Editorially verified September 15, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Enjoy lunchtime dining at 6 locally owned award-winning restaurants, experiencing the best of Southern food today. See Victorian houses in Atlanta's first suburb and i...
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Taste the best of Atlanta’s street food without the streets, or the humidity, in Atlanta's largest food hall, Ponce City Market. Enjoy a filling lunch over 5 restauran...
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Enjoy a walking tour of Atlanta's vibrant food scene in the company of an Atlantan who is passionate about local food, the city, and its history.
Address: 5084 Buford Hwy NE, Doraville, GA 30340, Atlanta
Cooks and Soldiers in West Midtown, Atlanta opened 2014 with a wood-fired Basque menu of pintxos, plancha plates and the prized txuleton steak from Castro.
OrderThe whole txuleton steak (for two) with pommes frites; pintxos to start.
TipPintxos hour 16:00-18:00 Sunday through Thursday is the bargain entry to the kitchen. Resy reservations open 30 days out.
Poor Calvin's in Midtown Atlanta opened 2010 with chef Calvin Phan's mash-up of Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese plates. Kitchen leans asian fusion.
OrderLobster pad Thai, the dish that put Calvin Phan on the city's map.
TipCash and card. Reservations on OpenTable; Saturday night books a week ahead. Casual atmosphere despite the price.
The Iberian Pig in downtown Decatur, Atlanta runs Spanish tapas and Iberico-leaning plates since 2009. At 121 Sycamore St. Booking recommended.
OrderThe pork belly cubano, bacon-wrapped Medjool dates and patatas bravas.
TipReservations on Resy. Buckhead and Glenwood Park sister locations stay open later than Decatur.
Umi in Buckhead's Charles H. Candler building, Atlanta runs a modern Japanese kitchen with sushi, robata and wagyu service since 2013. Priced at $$$$.
OrderSushi omakase at the counter; the miso black cod from the kitchen.
TipReservations on OpenTable. Dress smart casual; the room runs Buckhead-elegant.
Chefs Ron Hsu and Aaron Phillips' Candler Park tasting room in Atlanta opened 2019, earned a Michelin Star in 2023 and runs an inventive prix-fixe menu.
OrderChef's tasting menu, with wine pairing.
TipReservations open 60 days out on Tock; the chef's counter seats six and books fastest.
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.
OrderThe seasonal tasting menu, paired with the wine list at the bar.
TipThe art collection is the secondary draw: Picasso, Chagall and Warhol line the dining room. Reservations on the St Regis site.
