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15 Black-Owned Restaurants In Atlanta
Atlanta has many phenomenal Black-owned restaurants around the metro. Here are some popular (and some pioneering) spots worth checking out.
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Beetlecat
Inman Park seafood restaurant Beetlecat is The Fresh Prince to Optimist's buttoned-up cousin Carlton.
Yeppa and Co.
What we really say “yeppa” to is the pasta, but this trendy Buckhead spot also offers great apps, cocktails, and the most likely spot to see a celeb.
15 Black-Owned Restaurants In Atlanta
Atlanta has many phenomenal Black-owned restaurants around the metro. Here are some popular (and some pioneering) spots worth checking out.
El Malo
El Malo is a beautiful cocktail lounge in the Atlanta Dairies that will jazz up your night out with a Latin-Caribbean food and drink menu.
Zakia
Zakia in Buckhead has excellent takes on Lebanese staples like fried kibbeh, impossibly fresh baba ganoush with pomegranate seeds, and crispy batata harra.
Yao
Yao is a beautiful Thai-Chinese restaurant in Dunwoody that impresses with live music and a weekend dim sum brunch.
Umi
This Buckhead sushi hotspot has been around for nearly a decade but still keeps a rotating case of celebrity appearances.
Midtown Beach Dining & Social
The seasonal Midtown Beach is a photogenic, poolside dining space that gives you background for your OOTD pictures.
Auto Spa Bistro
Only in the A can you get your car freshly detailed while eating lamb chops and smoking hookah.
Ms. Icey’s Kitchen & Bar
Every inch of this Decatur space fills in with groups thirsty for party vibes with their sorrel mimosas.
Aria Restaurant
Aria is a fine dining restaurant in Buckhead with a seasonally changing menu, and great for celebratory dinners and special occasions.
FellashipATL
Former NFL MVP Cam Newton's mature restaurant and lounge is a winner in Castleberry Hills.
Chops Lobster Bar
Chops Lobster Bar in Buckhead serves steaks and seafood without even the slightest air of cool, which is exactly what makes it’s great.
The Painted Duck
Head to The Painted Duck in West Midtown for duckpin bowling, shuffleboard, and some of the most impressive bowling alley food you've ever had.
Banshee
With an experimental menu and an upscale space, Banshee is one of East Atlanta’s best restaurants, and where you should be eating.
Sebastián Pintxos
Sebastián Pintxos is our go-to place to buffer awkward conversation with an entertaining show and tapas bites.
Drawbar
The Drawbar terrace patio is one of our favorite places to grab lunch with coworkers or a light dinner and drinks with friends.
Poor Calvin’s
The Asian fusion restaurant has some of the best food in town, including their lobster fried rice, which should be a city attraction.
Knife Modern Mediterranean
Here's another trendy, photogenic spot in Buckhead, but one where you can also eat good Mediterranean food.
The Garden Room
A fantasy garden full of theatrical food and drink presentations and plenty of "you had to be there" people watching entertainment.