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When rent is due but you still want to go out and have a bite with your friends, you shouldn’t have to sacrifice. Here are some budget-friendly restaurants in and around Atlanta that are light on your pocketbook but don’t sacrifice on taste.

Here’s the real tea and insider tips and tricks to Atlanta’s Michelin Star and Michelin Recommended Restaurants! Atlanta’s culinary scene is as diverse and dynamic as the city itself. Whether you’re a foodie seeking the pinnacle of fine dining or simply looking for your next favorite brunch spot, this guide has got you covered. From Michelin-starred gems to budget friendly Bib Gourmand bites, each restaurant offers something uniquely special. 

You could totally argue that the sleek and sophisticated espresso martini is actually just the grown-up version of a Vodka + Red Bull. With its perfect blend of booze and caffeine, this classic cocktail has seen a resurgence in popularity and has become the go-to for those nights when you need an extra kick to keep the party alive. Discover the best ones in town!

It’s only fitting that the national fast food fried chicken sandwich wars have also played out on the local level at Atlanta’s restaurants. With a city packed full of so many talented restaurateurs, it’s pretty much inevitable that there have been some mean chicken sandwiches created all over ATL. Here are some of our favorites from fried to grilled and anything in between! 

Most people in Atlanta have a favorite or go-to restaurant, and if they can’t pick just one, they at least have a list of three at the ready. But one thing that’s for sure is just about everyone has one meal, one restaurant, one experience that stands out above the rest. We asked the team if they could try any restaurant again for the first time, what would it be? See which restaurants and meals we’ve been dreaming about, wishing we could relive just one more time, for the first time, below. 

*Queue the twinkling lights and joyful music* because it’s the most wonderful time of the year! Holiday season is here and in full swing all around Atlanta. We’ve put together a list of Christmas pop-ups and holiday pop-up bars for you and your besties or significant other to check out this season. There’s so many fun and festive things to do, you could try a new one every weekend until Christmas!

Don’t worry about anything this year; make a reservation for Thanksgiving brunch, lunch or dinner! These Atlanta restaurants are giving you the 5 star experience without any of the mess or stress. Get a table before the rest of the city beats you to it!

There are so many really excellent eats in Midtown that it’s impossible to list them all, but here are some of our favorites that you HAVE to try!

In twenty-five years of talking food and restaurants in Atlanta, there is one conversation where the passion runs the deepest…..WINGS. All shapes and sizes, all flavors, ethnic origins and cultural backgrounds, and I have finally landed on perhaps the most important list ever created.  I give you the wing spots that must be visited to truly understand how we are the wing capital of the world.  In alphabetical order I give you my top 11 wing spots in Atlanta.

Whoever thinks Thanksgiving is relaxing has clearly never been in charge of cooking the meal. The food might flat out suck. Your turkey might be dry. Your stuffing could be soggy. And maybe that casserole you saw on TikTok didn’t quite translate to your kitchen. Here are some of the restaurants all over the Atlanta area helping to make your Thanksgiving stress-free.

It can be challenging, but you can totally still add some romance to your relationship while staying within your budget goals! With a little creativity, you’ll find that you can still enjoy a night out on the town with your boo without spending major moolah. Here are some inexpensive date ideas around ATL.

Whether you’re looking for a meal on the bucolic Chattahoochee River or cocktails 10 stories high overlooking all of Atlanta, you’ll be impressed with our list on Atlanta’s top restaurants for breathtaking views. 

How does Atlanta stack up as a pizza city?  While we are not going to be confused with New York or for that matter Boston or Chicago we do have a lot to be proud of and keep getting better which is why compiling this list was not easy but it is indeed what I am paid to do….I give you then: The Top Ten Pizza Places in Atlanta (plus a few honorable mentions) in alphabetical order of course.

Food just tastes ~better~ when you know it’s local, and Atlanta’s glorious farmers markets around town are the perfect way to find local produce, baked goods, handmade goods, and more. You can find a handful of markets open year round, but a few close between November and December so be sure to head to them soon! Here are a few of our favorites that take the chore out of grocery shopping and instead make it a wonderful way to spend a Saturday or Sunday. 

Call us biased, but we think ATL is one of the most romantic (and delicious) cities in the U.S.A.! And we can prove it with these restaurants that truly deliver both gourmet cuisine and romance. Here are our top picks for the top 29 romantic restaurants and places in Atlanta, perfect for you and your boo’s next night out on the town. Restaurants listed below in no particular order.  

Part of what makes Atlanta such a great city to live is the availability of cuisines from all over the world. And lucky for Thai food lovers, there’s countless great spots all around Atlanta whether you’re craving a tasty Pad Thai, flavorful tom yum, or savory Masaman curry.

Hibachi restaurants have been known to host some pretty special occasions from birthday parties, dinner before homecoming and for some, even on Christmas Eve. It’s dinner and a show, all in one and you always leave with a smile on your face and (typically) leftovers in hand. Here’s a list of spots around ATL serving up some fun and flavorful hibachi, cooked right before your eyes at your table!

There’s no treat more comforting even though it can take on so many different forms: thin and crunchy, warm and chewy, crammed with pecans, dunked in chocolate…we could keep going indefinitely. But instead, here’s a list of the tastiest and most unique cookies all over Atlanta.

The Atlanta dining scene has never been hotter! See what’s new all around town in our latest round-up of ATL’s newest dining and drinking destinations.