Future Restaurants to visit...

I thought it would be fun to attempt to hit the restaurants in Atlanta that are considered to be the best, and see if I agreed. Some are 5 star quality (with 5 star prices), and others are casual and inexpensive. Below are 2 top restaurant picks - one from ATLANTA magazine and the other is a John Kessler (ATLANTA JOURNAL/CONSTITUTION) top 50 list. I'm not giving myself a time limit, but I'm going to try and go to as many as I can.

Atlanta Magazine:

The Top 10 ranked, plus 40 more


No. 1: Bacchanalia
In the midst of Atlanta’s decimated fine-dining terrain, Bacchanalia, sturdy in its converted Westside meatpacking plant, reigns as monarch. Chefs-owners Anne Quatrano and Clifford Harrison safeguarded its survival by connecting to a broader audience than did lofty, defunct sovereigns like Seeger’s and the Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead. Bacchanalia is one of the most tongue-in-cheek spaces in the country for an upscale restaurant: ...
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No. 2: Restaurant Eugene

No. 3: Cakes & Ale

No. 4: Holeman and Finch Public House

No. 5: Tomo

No. 6: Empire State South

No. 7: Bone's

No. 8: Miller Union

No. 9: Aria

No. 10: Sotto Sotto

4th & Swift
Abattoir
Antico Pizza Napoletana
Bhojanic
Bistro VG
Bocado
Busy Bee
Canoe
Carver's Country Kitchen
Chops/Lobster Bar
Community Q BBQ
Desta
Ecco
Floataway Cafe
Greenwood's
The Hil
Holy Taco
Honey Pig
JCT Kitchen & Bar
Kevin Rathbun Steak
Kyma
La Pietra Cucina
La Tavola Trattoria
Lunacy Black Market
Myung Ga Won
Nam Phuong
Pura Vida
Rathbun's
Rumi's Kitchen
Sam's BBQ 1
Saravana Bhavan
The Sound Table
Sushi House Hayakawa
Taqueria Del Sol
Taqueria La Oaxaqueña
Tasty China
Vingenzo's
Woodfire Grill

John Kessler's top 50 2012
The 2012 Atlanta 50:
(Restaurant capsule reviews listed in alphabetical order.)

REVIEWS FOR RESTAURANTS A-B:

> 4th & Swift, Atlanta; Abattoir, Atlanta; Antico Pizza Napoletana, Midtown; Aria, Buckhead; Bacchanalia, Midtown; Barcelona Wine Bar, Atlanta; Bistro VG, Roswell; Bocado, Midtown; Bone’s, Buckhead; Busy Bee Cafe, Atlanta.

REVIEWS FOR RESTAURANTS C-G:

> Cafe Restaurant Dominicano, Norcross; Cakes & Ale (restaurant and bakery), Decatur; Canoe, Atlanta; Cardamom Hill, Atlanta; Community Q BBQ, Decatur; Empire State South, Midtown; Desta, Atlanta; Ecco, Atlanta; Golden House, Duluth.

REVIEWS FOR RESTAURANTS H-P:

> Heirloom Market BBQ, Atlanta; Honey Pig, Duluth; Holeman and Finch, Atlanta; Kevin Rathbun Steak, Atlanta; Kyma, Buckhead; McKendrick Steak House, Dunwoody; Miller Union, Midtown; Nam Phuong, Norcross; One Eared Stag, Atlanta; Pura Vida Tapas, Atlanta.

REVIEWS FOR RESTAURANTS R-Ta:

> Rathbun’s, Atlanta; Restaurant Eugene, Atlanta; Rumi’s Kitchen, Sandy Springs; Seed Kitchen & Bar, Marietta; Sotto Sotto, Atlanta; Sound Table, Atlanta; Sushi House Hayakawa, Doraville; Table & Main, Roswell; Taqueria del Sol, three metro locations; Taqueria Oaxaquena, Jonesboro; Tasty China, Marietta.

REVIEWS FOR RESTAURANTS Th-W:

> Three Blind Mice, Lilburn; Tofu Village, Marietta; Tomo Japanese Restaurant, Buckhead; Umaido, Suwanee; Varasano’s, Atlanta; Viande Rouge Steakhouse , Johns Creek; Vingenzo’s, Woodstock; Woodfire Grill, Atlanta; Woo Nam Jeong Stone Bowl House, Doraville; World Peace Cafe, Sandy Springs.

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