The Best Grilled Cheese Sandwiches and Melts in ATL

Last Updated: January 18, 2022

Taking a bite of a perfectly crunchy, ooey gooey Grilled Cheese Sandwich or Melt is like taking a bite of heaven. But not every grilled cheese is the same! Between the bread, cheese and anything else you want to stuff inside, there’s more than one way to make a marvelous sandwich. We’ve highlighted a few restaurants around Atlanta that we think are making a great grilled cheese or a magnificent melt sandwich – from simple to super complicated, see our full list below.

Highland Bakery
Multiple Locations
Vermont white cheddar on grilled Rosemary Sourdough? Sign us up! If you’re feeling adventurous, add some bacon, tomato avocado. Make sure you get an order of tomato soup to wash it down with.

Riverstone Corner Bistro
151 Reinhardt College Pkwy
Canton, GA 30114
(770) 704-7325
This family owned and operated spot’s got a sammie worth driving the distance for! Provolone & cheddar are paired with avocado, Boar’s Head bacon & tomatoes between 2 slices of fresh sourdough.

J. Christopher’s
Multiple Locations
One of Atlanta’s favorite breakfast spots also makes a mindblowingly good Patty Melt sandwich. They use a burger patty grilled to order, then topped with melted Swiss, caramelized onions, and 1000 Isle dressing – all on perfectly grilled rye bread. Skip the pancakes one week and try it at brunch.

Hamp and Harry’s
168 Roswell St NE
Marietta, GA 30060
(770) 872-0977
Tucked into a beautiful space in Marietta Square, a visit to Hamp and Harry’s for lunch or dinner is always a good idea. At lunch, they make an incredible Korean Short Rib Melt, featuring short rib marinated in Korean flavors, then slowly braised and paired with balsamic onions, shiitake mushrooms and fontina cheese.

Folk Art
Multiple Locations
Folk Art is a brunch favorite for folks who live near Little 5 Points and Decatur. While they make great waffles, pancakes, biscuits and more, you’ve gotta try the Kicked Up Grilled Cheese sandwich. They use White bread, Bacon, Pimento Cheese, Fried Green tomato and chipotle mayo for a magnificent melty sandwich.

Breadwinner Cafe
Multiple Locations
Breadwinner Cafe is a fantastic option for folks in Dunwoody and Sandy Springs. Locals come for soups, salads and sensational sandwiches, like their Caprese, Turkey Reuben, Classic Cuban, and of course, their Fancy Grilled Cheese sandwich, which uses a blend of mozzarella, muenster and American cheeses melted between two slices of ciabatta bread.

Cooks and Soldiers
691 14th St NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 996-2623
Cooks and Soldiers brings a Basque approach to the entire menu, and that certainly doesn’t stop with their grilled cheese sandwich. They serve what they call the “Bikini” – white American grilled cheese, jamon iberico, black truffle, white bread – an upscale, European take on the classic.

LottaFrutta
590 Auburn Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30312
(404) 588-0857
This charming house/storefront in Old Fourth Ward is a Latin inspired salad, smoothie and sandwich shop, so you know when they make a grilled cheese, they aren’t doing it the way you and I understand a grilled cheese. Instead of butter and pan, they use a sandwich press to get a crusty outside and an gooey inside, including in their Quest Quartet sandwich – a medley of four cheeses pressed into sweet latin bread, with your choice of veggies to go inside.