Where to Eat Diners in Atlanta

Our list of Diners in Atlanta.

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By CL Staff Sunday January 10, 2021 04:02 PM EST

The Best Diners in Atlanta
Where to Eat - Recommended Diners in Atlanta
Atlanta Diners

Atlanta is home to Waffle House which puts a diner on every corner of the region. The diners that can compete all have a great following. Below is our list of diners to check out.

The Best Diners in Atlanta

From our Best of Atlanta coverage, the best diners in Atlanta are:
Critics:

Majestic Diner

For all the debauchery and bleary-eyed clubbing that ordering a plate of hash browns at 4 a.m. entails, this is the only place to go. Delightfully greasy burgers, eggs, grits, and other diner favorites stave off oncoming hangovers and settle woozy, boozy tummies. Stone-cold sober? This Atlanta insti... | more...

Readers:

Waffle House (90+ ATL Locations)

Atlanta’s beloved local chain of breakfast restaurants with over 90 locations in the greater Atlanta area - most open 24 hours. | more...

Where to Eat - Recommended Diners in Atlanta

Home grown GA Restaurant

Home grown is a picturesque illustration of its straightforward aspirations and its eclectic Reynoldstown neighborhood. Most of what is served is grown by local farmers; therefore, the menu is short and changes daily, depending on what’s available. Simple Southern classics, however, such as a fried ... | more...

Landmark Diner

Landmark Diner is the type of place you and your friends go after clubbing for a huge platter of food to counteract all the drinks. Now, Atlantans go for the 6-inch-tall cakes. | more...

Landmark Diner - Downtown

24-hour dinner in downtown. | more...

Majestic Diner

Marietta Diner

Website: Since 1995, the Marietta Diner has offered 24-hour-a-day deliciousness. The diner has been a hit with people here at home and across the country, even before a feature on Food Network’s “Diner, Drive-ins and Dives.” | more...

OK Cafe

Colorful folk art, friendly servers in retro diner costumes and consistently good comfort food keep this funky restaurant packed with loyal customers year after year. Buttermilk biscuits have a golden crust and creamy center just soft enough without being gummy. A paltry sum gets you an order of two... | more...

Silver Skillet

One of the city’s last true diners, the Skillet serves big buttermilk biscuits available straight up or stuffed. Our favorite order remains the mild country ham with two eggs (over easy), biscuits, grits and red-eye gravy. You can get the same heart-stopper with pork chops or corned beef hash instea... | more...

The Original Pancake House

Thumbs Up Diner

A diner that serves as a tribute to the diners of the past. Serves breakfast and lunch. | more...

Thumbs Up Diner

The second location for Thumbs Up Diner still has the exposed-brick-and-retro-stool, down-to-earth decor of the original. Expect to wait on weekends. | more...

Thumbs Up Diner

Thumbs Up is a breakfast joint whose weekend waits are worth braving. Nutty whole wheat biscuits and nicely composed egg scrambles are served to one of the town’s most wonderfully integrated dining crowds. Prepare to wait on the weekends, as the whole neighborhood seems to descend here to recover fr... | more...

Atlanta Diners

Flying Biscuit (13 ATL Locations)

website: Serving Breakfast All Day For 20 Years

Our first café opened for breakfast at about 7am one morning in 1993. Settled in a quiet neighborhood called Candler Park on the east side of Atlanta, we sold out of our signature biscuits by 11am that day.

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Georgia Diner

Metro Cafe Diner

Thumbs Up Diner (6 ATL Locations)

Website: Thumbs Up Diner has been an Atlanta institution for over a decade. Our headquarter location is in downtown Atlanta adjacent to the Martin Luther King, Jr. historic district while our other four locations service clients throughout the Atlanta metro area. We continue to set the standard for ... | more...