An Eater’s Guide to Atlanta
Despite having the largest metropolitan area in the Southeast at just over 6 million people and now the world’s second busiest airport (Hartsfield-Jackson International), after holding the number one spot for 20 years, Atlanta is mostly overlooked by outsiders obsessed with Southern food and culture. Charleston has Lowcountry cooking and scads of storied historic buildings along its streets. Nashville has hot chicken and its famed music row. And New Orleans gave birth to the American cocktail scene.
Atlanta doesn’t have the same culinary buzz associated with those aforementioned destinations, but residents of the city and its sprawling metropolitan area know the secrets behind the dining scene here lie in its diversity and fierce entrepreneurial spirit.
There’s more to Atlanta food than Southern fare.
Bacchanalia is mentioned 3 times (Westside, reservations to make in advance & an essential spot) & SPMC (Westside recommendation) once in Eater’s recently published guide to ATL.