Best new restaurant BOA Award Winner
Year » 2009
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2009 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
Flip Burger Boutique Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2009 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
Best New Restaurant BOA Award Winner
Year » 2008
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2008 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
Home Restaurant and Bar
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Editor's note: Richard Blais was chef at Home Restaurant and Bar at the time of voting. He has since left the restaurant.
Best New Restaurant BOA Award Winner
Year » 2007
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2007 » Oral Pleasures » Critics Pick
Shaun's
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2007 » Oral Pleasures » Critics Pick
It’s been a huge year in Atlanta for new restaurants, but none has captured our hearts quite like SHAUN’S, the Inman Park bistro from Shaun Doty. Serving clean, inspired New American food in a beautiful old street-front building, Shaun’s caters to a real need in Atlanta —more...
It’s been a huge year in Atlanta for new restaurants, but none has captured our hearts quite like SHAUN’S, the Inman Park bistro from Shaun Doty. Serving clean, inspired New American food in a beautiful old street-front building, Shaun’s caters to a real need in Atlanta — upscale neighborhood dining. Brunch is especially impressive, with deliciously refined takes on brunch classics. Try the trout over grits along with a mistral mimosa.
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Best New Restaurant BOA Award Winner
Year » 2007
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2007 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
Kevin Rathbun Steak
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2007 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
Best New Restaurant BOA Award Winner
Year » 2007
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2007 » Oral Pleasures » Critics Pick
Shaun's
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2007 » Oral Pleasures » Critics Pick
1029 Edgewood Ave. 404-577-4358 http://www.shaunsrestaurant.com It's been a huge year in Atlanta for new restaurants, but none has captured our hearts quite like SHAUN'S, the Inman Park bistro from Shaun Doty. Serving clean, inspired New American food in a beautiful old street-front building, Shaun'smore...
1029 Edgewood Ave. 404-577-4358 http://www.shaunsrestaurant.com It's been a huge year in Atlanta for new restaurants, but none has captured our hearts quite like SHAUN'S, the Inman Park bistro from Shaun Doty. Serving clean, inspired New American food in a beautiful old street-front building, Shaun's caters to a real need in Atlanta - upscale neighborhood dining. Brunch is especially impressive, with deliciously refined takes on brunch classics. Try the trout over grits along with a mistral mimosa.
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Best new restaurant BOA Award Winner
Year » 2007
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2007 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
Kevin Rathbun Steak Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2007 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
Best New Restaurant BOA Award Winner
Year » 2006
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2006 » Oral Pleasures » Critics Pick
Ecco Midtown
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2006 » Oral Pleasures » Critics Pick
Beauty and intelligence — now that’s not something you find every day on Atlanta’s hip restaurant scene. From fantastic cocktails to a delicious and thoughtful Mediterranean-influenced menu to the wonderful redesign of Midtown’s Atlanta Fencing Club building, we havemore...
Beauty and intelligence — now that’s not something you find every day on Atlanta’s hip restaurant scene. From fantastic cocktails to a delicious and thoughtful Mediterranean-influenced menu to the wonderful redesign of Midtown’s Atlanta Fencing Club building, we have plenty of cause to be smitten by ECCO. The menu, with its cheeses, appetizers, share plates, pizzas, sandwiches and entrees, makes for a highly versatile restaurant, whether you’re looking for nibbles at the bar or a five-course extravaganza. We recommend making a meal of the winning appetizers and the small plates, like delicately fried balls of goat cheese with honey and roasted clams with ginger and spiced ham.
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Best New Restaurant BOA Award Winner
Year » 2006
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2006 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
Redfish
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2006 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
Best New Restaurant BOA Award Winner
Year » 2005
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2005 » Oral Pleasures » Critics Pick
The Globe
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2005 » Oral Pleasures » Critics Pick
Govantez Lowndez is a restaurateur who learns from his past. Where his defunct Commune was tucked away in a dark (though admittedly sexy) back corner of a west side development, THE GLOBE snatches the spotlight in Tech Square with a light, welcoming warmth. His new venture is both a great place to grabmore...
Govantez Lowndez is a restaurateur who learns from his past. Where his defunct Commune was tucked away in a dark (though admittedly sexy) back corner of a west side development, THE GLOBE snatches the spotlight in Tech Square with a light, welcoming warmth. His new venture is both a great place to grab an easygoing bite with friends and a harbinger of Atlanta’s dining future: The mod restaurant looks and feels like a scenester hang, but it has the earnest heart of a neighborhood eatery. We’ll take more enticing concepts like this, please.
75 Fifth St. 404-541-1487. www.globeatlanta.com.
Best New Restaurant BOA Award Winner
Rathbun's The culinary cognoscenti whispered words of worry among themselves when Kevin Rathbun announced he would be opening his own venture in the location on Krog Street where the defunct Virginia's had flailed. Those fears turned out to be most unfounded. RATHBUN'S is the smash success of the year. Rathbunmore...
The culinary cognoscenti whispered words of worry among themselves when Kevin Rathbun announced he would be opening his own venture in the location on Krog Street where the defunct Virginia's had flailed. Those fears turned out to be most unfounded. RATHBUN'S is the smash success of the year. Rathbun has shed his corporate Buckhead Life Restaurant Group skins for a personal take on two of the city's perennial gustatory favorites: small plates and comfort food. Think mussels on toast, rib eye with blue cheese and bacon vinaigrette, and wondrous miniature desserts. Do not think about showing up on weekends without a reservation. "112 Krog St. 404-524-8280. www.rathbunsrestaurant.com"
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Best New Restaurant BOA Award Winner
Midcity Cuisine Local powerhouse chef Shaun Doty ditched his downtown Mumbo Jumbo digs and, with a quick redo from The Johnson Studio, moved into the deserted Angelo & Maxie's space in an office building poised on Pershing Point. Doty's a sharp guy - his fashionably casual and wholly affordable MIDCITY CUISINE is justmore...
Local powerhouse chef Shaun Doty ditched his downtown Mumbo Jumbo digs and, with a quick redo from The Johnson Studio, moved into the deserted Angelo & Maxie's space in an office building poised on Pershing Point. Doty's a sharp guy - his fashionably casual and wholly affordable MIDCITY CUISINE is just what Atlanta needed. A glass-paneled wraparound bar anchors the invitingly open (yet not too noisy) room with a swank, sedate color scheme. The American bistro-ish menu has a classic feel that covers a lot of territory. Best bets include the cut-to-order prosciutto, the ethereal lasagne Bolognese and just about anything from the dessert list. "1545 Peachtree St., 404-888-8700. www.midcitycuisine.com"
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Best New Restaurant BOA Award Winner
Woodfire Grill Food-lovin' pulses began to race a few months ago when word got out that Chef Michael Tuohy, who first inspired loyal fans with his long-closed Chef's Cafe, was taking over Marra's Seafood joint to open WOODFIRE GRILL. Tuohy has infused his Northern Californian sensibility into both the warm, wood-paneledmore...
Food-lovin' pulses began to race a few months ago when word got out that Chef Michael Tuohy, who first inspired loyal fans with his long-closed Chef's Cafe, was taking over Marra's Seafood joint to open WOODFIRE GRILL. Tuohy has infused his Northern Californian sensibility into both the warm, wood-paneled space and the ultra-seasonal menu. Expect tapas-sized plates of coddled vegetables, grilled meats and seafood perfect for the upcoming autumnal weather, and an exquisite cheese course. "1782 Cheshire Bridge Road. 404-347-9055. www.woodfiregrill.com."
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Best New Restaurant BOA Award Winner
Year » 2001
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2001 » Oral Pleasures » Critics Pick
Fogo de Chao Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2001 » Oral Pleasures » Critics Pick
3101 Piedmont Road 404-995-9982 http://www.fogodechao.com We racked our brains for a quirky, privately owned new restaurant that deserved this year's award, but the truth is that this has been the year of the corporate restaurant. Of the lot, this Brazilian churrascaria is by far the most appealing.more...
3101 Piedmont Road 404-995-9982 http://www.fogodechao.com We racked our brains for a quirky, privately owned new restaurant that deserved this year's award, but the truth is that this has been the year of the corporate restaurant. Of the lot, this Brazilian churrascaria is by far the most appealing. Yes, it's kitschy and corporate at once, with gaucho-dressed servers wielding skewers of grilled meats for the Buckhead set. Apart from the costumes, there's nothing about the ambience to suggest Brazil (including the bland music). But the grilled specialties - 15 of them - are flawless and, served all-you-can-eat-style, a value at $35.50. Our advice: Barely nibble at the salad bar and don't sweat dessert.
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Best New Restaurant BOA Award Winner
Year » 2001
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2001 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
Sweet Devil Moon Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2001 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
It's difficult to say foremost what is most outstanding about Sweet Devil Moon. The food is superb; you dream about it. The atmosphere is totally relaxed and welcoming. You just want to keep coming back.
Best New Suburban Restaurant BOA Award Winner
Year » 2001
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2001 » Oral Pleasures » Critics Pick
Five Seasons Brewing Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2001 » Oral Pleasures » Critics Pick
5600 Roswell Road, Suite 21 404-255-5911 Dennis Lange, who wowed us with Yakitori Den Chan in Buckhead and then body-slammed us by closing it, has opened this entirely different concept at the Prado in Sandy Springs. It's a huge brew pub serving wonderful, uncomplicated cuisine, like duck confit, steakmore...
5600 Roswell Road, Suite 21 404-255-5911 Dennis Lange, who wowed us with Yakitori Den Chan in Buckhead and then body-slammed us by closing it, has opened this entirely different concept at the Prado in Sandy Springs. It's a huge brew pub serving wonderful, uncomplicated cuisine, like duck confit, steak au poivre, yakitori lamb chops and homemade sausages. A close contender for overall best new restaurant of 2001.
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Best New Restaurant BOA Award Winner
Year » 2000
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2000 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2000 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
The first Southern link in a California-based chain, the Midtown beer hall resembles a gentrified former bank. Perhaps most notable for a collection of Mettlach and other antique steins displayed like diamonds in a case behind the host stand, the 7,000-square-foot restaurant offers sports TV, German-stylemore...
The first Southern link in a California-based chain, the Midtown beer hall resembles a gentrified former bank. Perhaps most notable for a collection of Mettlach and other antique steins displayed like diamonds in a case behind the host stand, the 7,000-square-foot restaurant offers sports TV, German-style lagers made onsite, exceptional service and serviceable food, including tuna sashimi with pickled ginger, Moroccan-style lamb chops and goat cheese ravioli.
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Best New Restaurant BOA Award Winner
Year » 2000
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2000 » Oral Pleasures » Critics Pick
Oh ... Maria!
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2000 » Oral Pleasures » Critics Pick
In offering authentic Mexican dining, the owners of Midtown's Zocalo Mexican Taqueria never conceded to chips 'n' salsa trends, and they've made a further leap with Buckhead's Oh ... Maria! A caliente showcase of the best of Nueva Latina cuisine, Oh ... Maria! serves dishes you've never quite experiencedmore...
In offering authentic Mexican dining, the owners of Midtown's Zocalo Mexican Taqueria never conceded to chips 'n' salsa trends, and they've made a further leap with Buckhead's Oh ... Maria! A caliente showcase of the best of Nueva Latina cuisine, Oh ... Maria! serves dishes you've never quite experienced before (the fittingly named "Ecstasy de Maria" is a ribeye steak served on a banana leaf), in the midst of lovingly elaborate surroundings that suggest a visit to the oldest and fanciest restaurant in Mexico City.
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