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Home » Georgia » Atlanta: Restaurants and Activities » RestaurantsWhile great cuisine may not come to mind when you hear of Atlanta, the city does have an ample selection of great food, including traditional Southern fare. Whether it’s barbeque, Chick-Fil-A (which was founded near Atlanta) fried chicken, grits, soul food, or even non-Southern cuisine that you want, you can find it in Atlanta.
Without a doubt, the most famous Atlanta restaurant is the Varsity. The Varsity, which is near the Georgia Tech campus in Midtown, advertises itself as the world’s largest drive-in restaurant, and the interior contains nearly twenty cash registers and scores of tables and booths. The cooks throw out chili dogs, hamburgers, frosted oranges, and ice cream scoops by the hundreds as the cashiers bark “What’ll Ya Have?!” It’s cheap and a Georgia tradition.
For traditional Southern food, the best known options are Mary Mac’s Tea Room, The Colonnade, and Thelma’s Kitchen, which specializes in soul food. If it’s slightly more ethnic food you want, try Pasta da Pulcinella for affordable Italian or Mama Nina’s for Tex-Mex fare. Other highly recommended affordable meals include the breakfast at the Flying Biscuit Café in Little Five Points and the steaks and barbeque at Fat Matt’s Rib Shack in Midtown.
If you are willing to pay a little extra for more gourmet fare and classy ambiance, Atlanta has several options in that department as well. Bacchanalia in Westside Atlanta is routinely described as the hardest table to get. If it’s seafood you want, the Atlantic Fish Market in Buckhead and Canoe, which is on the Chattahoochee River in Vinings, have among the freshest and best fares. If you’d prefer steak, Bone’s is great for both lunch and dinner.
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