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restaurants
to suit all budgets. Most of the downtown options close down fairly early and are quite upmarket - though with the Peachtree Center alone holding a dozen restaurants, a
Hard Rock CafAŠ
, a
Planet Hollywood
, and a food court, it's not hard to find something to suit any budget - while Buckhead is even glitzier. Southern
soul food
is best around Auburn Avenue, and
vegetarians
can get plenty of choice in Little Five Points and Virginia-Highland. For a good takeout lunch, try the
Dekalb Farmers' Market
, twenty minutes' drive toward Stone Mountain at 3000 E Ponce de Leon Ave, where stalls sell goat stew, tofu stir-fry and glazed duck; other goodies include fresh farm-fattened catfish and pretty blue crabs, and aromatic coffees from around the world.
Atlanta Fish Market
265 Pharr Rd NE tel 404/262-3165. Buckhead's top seafood specialist, with ultra-fresh oysters and crabs.
Beautiful Restaurant
397 Auburn Ave NE tel 404/223-0080. Famous down-home soul-food cafeteria serving up stewed chicken, corn bread, ribs and vegetable plates. Near the Ebenezer Baptist Church.
Buckhead Diner
3073 Piedmont Rd at E Paces Ferry tel 404/262-3336. Glitzy postmodern diner, always lively with locals enjoying Southern food with a twist, like crab egg rolls, stuffed grits, veal and wild mushroom meatloaf. No reservations taken, so expect a wait.
CafAŠ Tu Tu Tango
220 Pharr Rd tel 404/841-6222. Hip Buckhead cafAŠ, where local artists make and sell their work. Serves substantial portions of eclectic, delicious snacks and tapas from around the world. Open daily from 11.30am until late.
DantAŠ's Down the Hatch
3380 Peachtree Rd tel 404/266-1600. Lively, subterranean fondue restaurant in the Underground, kitted out like an eighteenth-century sailing frigate, with wooden beams, dark nooks and crannies and a moat with live pointy-nosed crocs. Entrees cost around $25, and there's nightly live jazz for an extra $6.
Flying Biscuit
1655 McLendon Ave NE tel 404/687-8888. Tiny cafAŠ near Little Five Points, renowned for breakfasts in particular and healthy New American food with a Southern twist.
Front Page News
1104 Crescent Ave tel 404/897-3500,
. Late-closing midtown bar/grill popular for its Cajun dishes and outdoor seating.
Mary Mac's Tearoom
224 Ponce de Leon Ave tel 404/876-1800. A cute, small restaurant renowned for cheap traditional Southern cuisine. Mon-Sat 11am-8.30pm, Sun 11am-3pm.
Mumbo Jumbo
89 Park Place tel 404/523-0330. Very chic downtown restaurant, offering Tuscan/American cuisine, with an open kitchen and a bar full of posers.
Nava
3060 Peachtree Rd NW tel 404/240-1984. Spicy, modern Southwestern food plus mighty margaritas in glitzy Buckhead surroundings.
Sylvia's
241 Central SW tel 404/529-9692. This downtown affiliate of the legendary Harlem restaurant is a must if you're in the mood for soul food.
Tamarind
80 14th St NW tel 404/873-4888. Stylish midtown joint with a great selection of flavorful Thai dishes.
Thelma's Kitchen
768 Marietta St NW tel 404/688-5855. Inexpensive downtown soul-food institution forced to relocate when its much-loved former home was destroyed to build Centennial Park; try the salmon and grits for breakfast. Mon-Sat 8am-3pm.
The Varsity
61 North Ave NW tel 404/881-1706. Vast, packed midtown fast-food drive-in diner: a true Fifties throwback. Open till 11.30pm.
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