Best Of Atlanta 2011 Oral Pleasures Large


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Recently, my world-traveling uncle has been making frequent trips to Atlanta. Over the past couple of months, I’ve been taking him out, always conscious that he regularly eats in Tokyo, Paris and New York. What do we have in Atlanta that can compare to those world-class cities?

A lot, it turns out. My uncle has been consistently surprised and impressed by the restaurants he’s visited here. At Empire State South, the wine list blew him away (and this is a guy who can’t put me up in his guestroom any more because it’s full of wine). At Miller Union, he swooned over the blueberry upside-down cake. All over town, cocktails have had him wishing aloud that other cities he visits had our booze prowess.

We’ve long known Atlanta is a dining city worthy of our love and devotion, but this year it seems as though the rest of the country realized that as well. The Atlanta Food & Wine Festival brought journalists, chefs and diners from all over the country, and the thing I heard most from those visitors was surprise and delight at the food our city has to offer. 2011 felt like a coming-out party for Atlanta’s restaurant scene. We’re happy to be a part of that celebration.

— Besha Rodell

Best Restaurant to Take Visitors BOA Award Winner

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The Vortex

Best Food Trend BOA Award Winner

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Farm to table

Best Restaurant When Someone Else is Paying BOA Award Winner

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Bacchanalia

Best Sandwiches BOA Award Winner

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Victory Sandwich Bar

Best Seafood BOA Award Winner

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Six Feet Under Pub & Fish House - Grant Park

Best Soul Food BOA Award Winner

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Soul Vegetarian Restaurant

Best Southern BOA Award Winner

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Mary Mac’s Tea Room

Best Steaks BOA Award Winner

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Kevin Rathbun Steak

Best Brunch BOA Award Winner

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Murphy’s Restaurant

Best Pop Up Food Event BOA Award Winner

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Spice Route Supper Club
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Best Sushi BOA Award Winner

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Ru San’s
And other metro Atlanta locations

Best Tacos BOA Award Winner

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Taqueria Del Sol
And other metro Atlanta locations

Best Spanish/Tapas BOA Award Winner

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Pura Vida

Best Thai BOA Award Winner

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Spoon Eastside

Best Under the Radar Restaurant BOA Award Winner

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Graveyard Tavern

Best Vegetarian/Vegan BOA Award Winner

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Soul Vegetarian Restaurant

Best Vegetarian/Vegan BOA Award Winner

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Cafe Sunflower Buckhead

Best Veggie Burger BOA Award Winner

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Grindhouse Killer Burgers - Piedmont

Best vegetarian dish at a non-vegetarian restaurant BOA Award Winner

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Miller Union

Best Vietnamese BOA Award Winner

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Com Dunwoody Vietnamese Grill

Best Wait Staff BOA Award Winner

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Leon’s Full Service

Best Weekly Dining Deal BOA Award Winner

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The Shed at Glenwood

Best Wine List BOA Award Winner

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Murphy’s Restaurant

Best Desserts BOA Award Winner

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Café Intermezzo - Midtown
and other metro Atlanta locations.

Best Desserts BOA Award Winner

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Cafe Intermezzo
and other metro Atlanta locations.

Best Breakfast BOA Award Winner

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Flying Biscuit Cafe - Howell Mill Village
And multiple metro Atlanta locations.

Best Breakfast BOA Award Winner

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Flying Biscuit Cafe - Toco Hills
And multiple metro Atlanta locations.

Best Breakfast BOA Award Winner

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Flying Biscuit Cafe - Roswell
And multiple metro Atlanta locations.

Best Breakfast BOA Award Winner

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Flying Biscuit Cafe - Kennesaw
And multiple metro Atlanta locations.

Best Breakfast BOA Award Winner

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Flying Biscuit Cafe - Midtown
And multiple metro Atlanta locations.

Best Breakfast BOA Award Winner

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Flying Biscuit Cafe - Buckhead
And multiple metro Atlanta locations.

Best Breakfast BOA Award Winner

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Flying Biscuit Cafe - Sandy Springs
And multiple metro Atlanta locations.

Best Breakfast BOA Award Winner

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Flying Biscuit Cafe - Candler Park
And multiple metro Atlanta locations.

Best Grits BOA Award Winner

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Flying Biscuit (13 ATL Locations)
And other metro Atlanta locations
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Best Cupcakes BOA Award Winner

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CamiCakes Cupcakes
And other metro Atlanta locations

Best Deli BOA Award Winner

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Goldbergs Fine Foods - West Paces
And other metro Atlanta locations.

Best Desserts BOA Award Winner

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Cafe Intermezzo - Dunwoody
and other metro Atlanta locations.

Best Chinese BOA Award Winner

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Canton House Chinese Restaurant

Best Ethiopian BOA Award Winner

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Desta Ethiopian Kitchen

Best Food Festival/Event BOA Award Winner

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Taste of Atlanta

Best Food Truck BOA Award Winner

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Yumbii @ Brookwood Hills

Best French BOA Award Winner

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Cafe Alsace

Best Fried Chicken BOA Award Winner

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Watershed on Peachtree
Currently in the process of relocating to a new location.

Best Fro Yo BOA Award Winner

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Yoforia
And other metro Atlanta locations.

Best Hamburger BOA Award Winner

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The Vortex

Best Hotdog BOA Award Winner

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The Varsity (7 ATL Locations)
And other metro Atlanta locations.

Best Ice Cream BOA Award Winner

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Morelli’s Gourmet Ice Cream

Best Indian BOA Award Winner

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Bhojanic Restaurant

Best Italian BOA Award Winner

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Sotto Sotto Restaurant

Best Japanese BOA Award Winner

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Nakato Japanese Restaurant

Best Korean BOA Award Winner

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Hankook Taqueria

Best Local Brewery BOA Award Winner

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SweetWater Brewing Company

Best Mexican BOA Award Winner

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Nuevo Laredo Cantina

Best Middle Eastern BOA Award Winner

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Mediterranean Grill
And other metro Atlanta locations

Best mixologist BOA Award Winner

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Leon’s Full Service

Best New Restaurant BOA Award Winner

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Empire State South

Best Overall Restaurant BOA Award Winner

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Rathbun’s

Best Patio Dining BOA Award Winner

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Wahoo! Grill

Best Pizza BOA Award Winner

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Antico Pizza Napoletana

Best place to dine alone BOA Award Winner

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Waffle House
And multiple metro Atlanta locations.

Best Restaurant Design BOA Award Winner

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FLIP Burger Boutique - Buckhead

Best Place for a First Date BOA Award Winner

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Top Flr

Best Restaurant for Late-Night Dining BOA Award Winner

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Majestic Diner

Best Restaurant to Bring the Kids BOA Award Winner

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Osteria 832 Pasta & Pizza

Best Restaurant BOA Award Winner

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Dogwood

Best Restaurant to Take Visitors BOA Award Winner

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The Vortex

Best Food Trend BOA Award Winner

Year » 2011
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Farm to table

Best Restaurant When Someone Else is Paying BOA Award Winner

Year » 2011
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2011 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
Bacchanalia

Best Sandwiches BOA Award Winner

Year » 2011
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Victory Sandwich Bar

Best Seafood BOA Award Winner

Year » 2011
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Six Feet Under Pub & Fish House - Grant Park

Best Soul Food BOA Award Winner

Year » 2011
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2011 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
Soul Vegetarian Restaurant

Best Southern BOA Award Winner

Year » 2011
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Mary Mac’s Tea Room

Best Steaks BOA Award Winner

Year » 2011
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Kevin Rathbun Steak

Best Brunch BOA Award Winner

Year » 2011
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Murphy’s Restaurant

Best Pop Up Food Event BOA Award Winner

Year » 2011
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Spice Route Supper Club
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Best Sushi BOA Award Winner

Year » 2011
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2011 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
Ru San’s
And other metro Atlanta locations

Best Tacos BOA Award Winner

Year » 2011
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2011 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
Taqueria Del Sol
And other metro Atlanta locations

Best Spanish/Tapas BOA Award Winner

Year » 2011
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2011 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
Pura Vida

Best Thai BOA Award Winner

Year » 2011
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2011 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
Spoon Eastside

Best Under the Radar Restaurant BOA Award Winner

Year » 2011
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Graveyard Tavern

Best Vegetarian/Vegan BOA Award Winner

Year » 2011
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2011 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
Soul Vegetarian Restaurant

Best Vegetarian/Vegan BOA Award Winner

Year » 2011
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Cafe Sunflower Buckhead

Best Veggie Burger BOA Award Winner

Year » 2011
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Grindhouse Killer Burgers - Piedmont

Best vegetarian dish at a non-vegetarian restaurant BOA Award Winner

Year » 2011
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Miller Union

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