Best Seafood

Eating seafood inland can be tough for those who grew up on the coast. But there's something special about ordering a box of garlic buttered crab legs in what is essentially someone's living room, then sitting out on the trunk of your car to eat it, as Wats Crackin? provides no indoor eating area. Bring wipes and a friend because there is plenty to go around. The best value in town, in our opinion. less...

“Where can we go for good seafood?” is the most common restaurant question we field. And we always have the answer: KYMA. The Buckhead Life Restaurant Group’s finest accomplishment conjures owner Pano Karatassos’ Greek homeland with its gutsy fare and its suavely nautical decor. You want fish? It’s flown in daily from the Mediterranean and simply grilled with olive oil and lemon to show off its resplendent freshness. Begin with wood-grilled octopus or prawns baked in tomato and ouzo with melted feta. You’ll fall so in love with this place that eventually you’ll work through the menu to the excellent braised lamb. But start with the seafood. less...

With a new chef now aboard, the heavily seasoned fried items and Asian novelties could move a lot closer to wonderful. Although far from the shiniest link in the Pano Karatassos chain, the Southern seafood showplace pulls in bigger crowds than wet T-shirt night at Hooter's. Standard dishes are the best bets — chowder, grilled fish, shrimp and scallops en brochette, slaw, mashed potatoes and Dixie-accented desserts. less...