Umi in Buckhead's Charles H. Candler building, Atlanta runs a modern Japanese kitchen with sushi, robata and wagyu service since 2013. Long the city's polished sushi destination.
Signature dishes: Sushi, Wagyu, Black cod
Must order: Sushi omakase at the counter; the miso black cod from the kitchen.
Tip: Reservations on OpenTable. Dress smart casual; the room runs Buckhead-elegant.
Address: 3050 Peachtree Rd NW Suite 1, Atlanta, GA 30305
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: Tasting menu, Foie gras course
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.
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 nightly.
Signature: Tasting menu, Caviar-topped course
Order: Chef's tasting menu, with wine pairing.
Tip: Reservations 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 of Impressionist art.
Signature: Tasting menu, Foie gras course
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.
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.
