10 splurge rooms in Atlanta, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Atlanta. All Atlanta food.
Lazy Betty ★ 4.8
candler-park · 1530 Dekalb Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
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.
Tip: Reservations open 60 days out on Tock; the chef's counter seats six and books fastest.
Mujo ★ 4.8
west-midtown · 1198 Howell Mill Rd NW Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30318
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.
Tip: Two seatings nightly. Counter only; no a la carte. Drinks programme includes rare sake and an unusually deep Burgundy list.
Atlas ★ 4.7
buckhead · 88 W Paces Ferry Rd NW, 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.
Tip: The art collection is the secondary draw: Picasso, Chagall and Warhol line the dining room. Reservations on the St Regis site.
Bacchanalia ★ 4.6
west-midtown · 1460 Ellsworth Industrial Blvd NW Bldg G #1, Atlanta, GA 30318
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.
Tip: Bacchanalia moved to West Midtown's Westside Provisions in 2008 and Ellsworth in 2024. Reservations on Resy.
Bones ★ 4.6
buckhead · 3130 Piedmont Rd NE, 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.
Tip: Dress code: jackets preferred. Mondays through Saturdays; closed Sundays. Reservations a week ahead on OpenTable.
Staplehouse ★ 4.6
old-fourth-ward · 541 Edgewood Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30312
Staplehouse in Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta opened 2015 inside a converted carriage house and runs a chef's tasting under the nonprofit Giving Kitchen umbrella with profit reinvested.
Tip: Profits fund The Giving Kitchen, supporting Atlanta hospitality workers in crisis. Reservations on Tock 30 days out.
Aria ★ 4.5
buckhead · 490 E Paces Ferry Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
Chef Gerry Klaskala's Buckhead institution in Atlanta opened 2000 and runs a slow-cooked New American menu of braised meats and seasonal plates. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
Tip: Reservations on OpenTable; the lounge bar takes walk-ins with the full menu.
Restaurant Eugene ★ 4.5
buckhead · 2277 Peachtree Rd NE Suite B, Atlanta, GA 30309
Chef Linton Hopkins' Peachtree Road room in Buckhead, Atlanta opened 2004 and runs a refined Southern tasting menu with farm-driven cooking. James Beard Best Chef Southeast 2012.
Tip: Reservations on Resy. Holeman and Finch Public House, next door, is the casual sibling; their burger is the cult spillover.
Marcel ★ 4.5
west-midtown · 1170 Howell Mill Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
Ford Fry's West Midtown steakhouse in Atlanta opened 2017 and is a Michelin Bib Gourmand pick. Pre-war Paris referenced in the room, dry-aged beef on the menu.
Tip: The lounge takes walk-ins with the full menu. Reservations on Resy; weekend bookings fill ten days out.
Umi ★ 4.5
buckhead · 3050 Peachtree Rd NW Suite 1, Atlanta, GA 30305
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.
Tip: Reservations on OpenTable. Dress smart casual; the room runs Buckhead-elegant.