Atlanta Restaurants & Food
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Vote: Does Hartsfield-Jackson have the best airport food in the country?

Southern fried chicken with molasses biscuit, braised green beans, and sweet potato mash and a local beer flight at Chicken + Beer. / Photo credit- Mia Yakel.

Credit: Bob Townsend

Credit: Bob Townsend

Southern fried chicken with molasses biscuit, braised green beans, and sweet potato mash and a local beer flight at Chicken + Beer. / Photo credit- Mia Yakel.
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Jan 26, 2017

We all know Atlanta has become one of America's culinary hotspots, but does that extend to its airport?

Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport has been nominated -- along with 14 other airports, including John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, George Bush International Airport in Houston and Boston Logan International Airport -- by Airport Revenue News as the best airport for dining as part of USA Today's 10Best Reader's Choice Awards.

USA Today says of Hartsfield-Jackson, "The airport has a robust food and beverage concessions program, with more than 149 food and beverage locations," citing chains such as P.F. Chang’s, LongHorn Steakhouse and Carrabba’s Italian Grill, as well as local options such as The Varsity, Paschal’s, Ecco and One Flew South.

The poll is open through Feb. 13. As of Jan. 26, Hartsfield-Jackson was in eighth place. Enter your vote here.

Hartsfield-Jackson has several notable culinary heavyweights, including the recent opening of Ludacris' Chicken+Beer , One Flew South, the only airport restaurant to be nominated for a James Beard Award and Paschal's which has been named as the spot with the best fried chicken in Georgia.

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About the Author

Yvonne Zusel has been with the AJC since 2010. She worked on the digital news and food and dining teams before joining the arts & entertainment team.

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