7 restaurants worth revisiting
These Best of Atlanta 2014 winners are worth another visit one year later
With the 2015 Best of Atlanta issue about to drop (it’s on stands Thurs., Sept. 17), now is an ideal time for reflection. Many of last year’s Oral Pleasures winners are still among our go-tos. Here’s a list of favorites to revisit before we replace them with 2015’s Best of crop.
Best BBQ Cantonese Cuisine
It’s crazy that Atlanta’s best dim-sum restaurant is in the back of a supermarket off Pleasant Hill Road in Duluth, but the quality of the food at Best BBQ is undeniable. Atlanta’s Chinese community obviously agrees, because this stall located in the Great Wall Supermarket always has the longest lin...
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BoccaLupo
Chef Bruce Logue has transformed the former home of Sauced into a modern industrial scheme complete with rustic wood, gray walls, and white enamel fixtures. Expect old standards from Logue’s former post at La Pietra Cucina, like his famous black spaghetti, as well as authentic new dishes featuring p...
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Elmyriachi
CL: Adult version of Elmyr in L5P.
Kirkwood’s Elmyriachi, sister restaurant to L5P burrito dive Elmyr, offers casual Tex-Mex cuisine such as build-your-own tacos (try the smoked brisket), avocado-jalapeño margaritas, and more. Don’t miss Elmyriachi’s spacious patio overlooking Hosea L. Williams Drive.
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Kimball House
In a town where cocktails are taken very seriously, Kimball House quietly took over the title of everyone
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St. Cecilia
Ford Fry’s fifth Atlanta restaurant, St. Cecilia, opened in the former Bluepointe space in Buckhead in January 2014. The menu is influenced by traditional fare from the Southern European coast, including fresh crudo, wood-roasted fish, and delicate pastas.
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The General Muir
The General Muir is part New York-style deli, part French brasserie from the folks at West Egg and Bocado’s former chef Todd Ginsberg. Whether it’s a saucy Reuben sandwich or a simple and beautiful piece of seared trout, this restaurant near the CDC and Emory University has been a bona fide classic ...
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The list above first appeared in the 2015 CL Cityguide and was updated by CL Staff recently.