Best Food Court

You don’t actually come to ASIAN SUPERMARKET to go grocery shopping. You come here to eat in its food court at the three inexpensive and incredibly solid Chinese restaurants — Red Pepper, China Kitchen, and Best BBQ — where you can get everything from hot pots to dumplings to roast duck. On your way out, stroll through the small adjoining bakery, Bread Time, where interesting steamed Chinese cakes are the perfect sweet to take home. less...

Walking into the vibrant, bustling atmosphere of SWEET AUBURN CURB MARKET is one of the few times in Atlanta you look around and say, “Wow, I’m in a “city”!” Mingled among the purveyors of groceries and handmade soaps is a food court of (gasp!) mostly independent vendors whose offerings span the globe. You can get delicious fried oysters at Tilapia Express, soul food and Jamaican veggie patties at Afrodish or unusual sausages and cheeses at Salumeria Taggiasca. And, hey, the market’s Western Union outpost even gets into the act: They offer free pizza to anyone cashing a check over $200. “209 Edgewood Ave., 404-659-1665. www.atlantacurbmarket.com” less...

SWEET AUBURN CURB MARKET does have a Blimpie’s and a Pizza Hut. But the main reason to visit the food court at this historic market is to try the unknown. You can get a veggie patty from Afrodish, or a sandwich of imported prosciutto crudo on ciabatta from the Italian deli Salumeria Taggiasca. Or fried catfish from the newly opened Tilapia Express, hot dogs from Red’s Tasty Express, barbecue ribs from Broadway Cafe and an assortment of Asian cuisines from Planet Bombay. For dessert, try a slice of sweet potato pie from the Sweet Auburn Bread Co. and a cup of joe from the Kaffee Shoppe. “209 Edgewood Ave. 404-659-1665. www.atlantacurbmarket.com.” less...