Marcel is a steakhouse restaurant in West Midtown, Atlanta.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 1170 Howell Mill Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
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.
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.
El Taco Veloz on Buford Highway in Doraville, Atlanta has run a 24-hour taqueria since 1991 with al pastor, carne asada and lengua on hand-pressed corn.
OrderThree al pastor tacos and a Mexican Coke. Lengua tacos for the adventurous order.
TipOpen 24 hours; the late-night hot sauce bar runs five salsas. The Cobb Parkway and Roswell locations close earlier than Doraville.
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.
