Photos: The best-reviewed metro Atlanta restaurants of 2018

Atlanta Restaurants & Food

Photos: The best-reviewed metro Atlanta restaurants of 2018

The Alden, 5070 Peachtree Blvd., Chamblee."...Keep an eye on Jared Hucks. Even if he doesn’t always reach them, he is a chef capable of great heights.” -- Wyatt Williams

Anh's Kitchen, 855 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 2. Atlanta. "Sure, you can get better Vietnamese at other spots around the city. (I’m thinking of Buford Highway’s Pho Dai Loi on the low-budget end; Guy Wong’s elegant Le Fat on Marietta Street on the higher side.) But Anh’s straightforward, efficient vibe feels just right in the hustle-and-bustle of this urban corridor." -- Wendell Brock

Annie Mae's Pantry, 1700 Northside Drive, Suite A7, Atlanta. "Andra Hall has lovingly crafted a Southern gem that’s eye-catching and unexpected: a slice of the sweet life on Northside Drive. You can bet her grandmother would be mighty proud." -- Wendell Brock

Ari Korean Steakhouse, 9700 Medlock Bridge Road, Johns Creek. "This isn’t a steakhouse or a Korean barbecue restaurant, at least as I know them. That’s exactly why I’ve grown fond of Ari." -- Wyatt Williams

Bulla Gastrobar, 60 11th St. NE, Atlanta. "You’ll have no shortage of reminders of Bulla’s proper pronunciation. It’s a good word to remember, mostly because it is key to ordering the best plate of food you can find at Bulla Gastrobar." -- Wyatt Williams

Cafe Raik, 1160 Old Peachtree Road, Duluth. "Only losers split an $8.95 shawafel. Tell your buddies to order their own and leave you be so you can scarf it down all by your lonesome." -- Wendell Brock

Chai Yo, 3050 Peachtree Road NW, Atlanta. “It’s about exploring possibilities. The outlook is as fresh as the food.” -- Ligaya Figueras

Coalition Food and Beverage, 50 Canton St., Alpharetta. “There are plenty of spots on Canton and Main in downtown Alpharetta, but the wings at Coalition are calling my name.” -- Ligaya Figueras

El Super Pan, The Battery, 455 Legends Place, Atlanta. "Maybe it is greedy of me to say I want more, a longer menu, but the truth is that I’d take anything I could get from this place. I’m just glad it isn’t a secret to me anymore." -- Wyatt Williams

Euro Gourmet Grill, 488 Gwinnett Drive, Lawrenceville. "I plan to keep going back on the hopes of getting stuffed peppers, cabbage rolls and sirnica. What a happy day that will be." -- Wendell Brock

Ghion Cultural Hall, 2080 Cheshire Bridge Road NE, Atlanta. "Both times that I left Ghion Cultural Hall after dining there, I experienced the same feeling of satisfaction and for the exact same reasons." -- Ligaya Figueras

Golden Eagle: 904 Memorial Drive, Atlanta. "At the end of the evening, do yourself a favor and take his dessert advice: order the platter of cookies. It’s a spread of little things, chewy gingerbread and powdery wedding cookies and so forth that you’ll pick at with your fingers with your friends. This isn’t a bad time to order one more Rob Roy, either. After all, you’ll want to spend just a few more minutes in this room." -- Wyatt Williams

Irie Mon Cafe, 1800 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. "I’m not sure, though, how anyone could walk past the smoky aroma of that jerk chicken without wanting to go home with a plate of it. That’s what I’ll be coming back for." -- Wyatt Williams

Jok Ga a Dong Chim, 3751 Satellite Blvd., Number 600, Duluth. "But the dish that blew my ever-loving Southern white-boy mind was the spicy sea snails with cold noodles. You can get it paired with trotter, a setup that I liked even better than the bossam-and-jokbal combo. "--Wendell Brock

La Imperial Tortilleria y Rostiseria, 6316 Buford Highway, Norcross. "La Imperial Tortilleria y Rostiseria (you will also find it online as Tortilleria Avorrate Imperial) is a one-stop shop in Norcross for all things Mexican. It is a tortilla and tamale factory, bakery, hot food buffet, maker of agua fresca and mini grocery." -- Ligaya Figueras

La Mixteca Tamale House, 1185 Old Peachtree Road NW, Unit D, Suwanee. "As far as I’m concerned, the tamale bowl started at La Mixteca. Don’t dare pass this place by." -- Wendell Brock

Madras Mantra, 2179 Lawrenceville Highway, Decatur. “I’d say stick with the flavors as the kitchen suggests them. Order the chole bhatura and you’ll be delivered a large platter bearing two deep-fried bhaturas as fluffy and inflated with air as a pair of balloons. “ – Wyatt Williams

Mariscos El Sazon del Kora, 7130 Buford Highway, Doraville. "The shrimp cocktail is, like almost everything on the menu, served in very generous portion. The goblet is loaded with a thick red sauce and thick chunks of ripe avocado that add a richness to the mixture of shrimp, octopus, clams, white fish and crab." -- Wyatt Williams

Mary Hoopa's House of Fried Chicken & Oysters, 2371 Hosea L. Williams Drive, Atlanta. " On a busy night, stay on the ship at Mary Hoopa’s and you’ll arrive, eventually, at a plate of fried chicken worth the journey." -- Wyatt Williams

Mission + Market, Three Alliance Center, 3550 Lenox Road, Atlanta. “Despite looking a lot like its peers, Mission and Market is an uncommon place, indeed.” – Wyatt Williams

Molly B’s, 1414 Andrew Young International Blvd., Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta. “I’ve had some fried chicken better than what is served at Molly B’s and plenty worse. On the other hand, I’ve never dined in a room quite like this.” --Wyatt Williams

Momonoki, 95 Eighth St. NW, Atlanta. "Actually, (the husband-and-wife team of Jason Liang and ChingYao Wang) have created a pair of conjoined spaces that go together like his and hers towels: a restaurant and cafe with a patio that feels almost draped over the Downtown Connector at Eighth Street. You’ll want to get here to sip coffee or eat warm, loving spoonfuls of miso grits.” -- Wendell Brock

Mushi Ni, Global Grub Collective, 477 Flat Shoals Ave. SE, Atlanta. "As it turns out, a couple of the most impressive offerings are vegetarian. The cauliflower bang bang, a bao stuffed with glazed, fried sweet and spicy cauliflower florets, lived up to that punchy name." -- Wyatt Williams

Next Door, 2131 Pleasant Hill Road, Number B3, Duluth. "As Atlanta’s Korean-American community grows, it’s delightful to explore a cuisine that is so much more than just table-top barbecue. " -- Wendell Brock

Noona, 3550 W. Lawrenceville St., Duluth. Sure, you can tuck in for a steak and a twice-baked potato. Or you can chill out at the bar as you sip an Asian Medicine and scarf down some kimchi fried rice. There are no hard and fast rules here." -- Ligaya Figueras

Public Kitchen & Bar, 3500 Peachtree Road, Atlanta. “As I’ve noticed over the course of my recent meals, Public Kitchen’s sophisticated, stylish environs somewhat belie the fact that this is a middlebrow restaurant, cut from the same fabric that defines “something for everyone” mall restaurants in any major city in America.” -- Wyatt Williams

Rose + Rye, 87 15th St. NE, Atlanta. "It is disconcerting that the service here can be so unreliable, because the food coming out of the kitchen is much better than that." -- Wyatt Williams

Snackboxe Bistro, 6035 Peachtree Road, Doraville. "I look forward to watching this restaurant’s menu grow, though I think I’ll always be having a plate of nam khao. " -- Wyatt Williams

Tiny Lou’s, Hotel Clermont, 789 Ponce de Leon Ave., Atlanta. “Still, I’ll be coming back to Tiny Lou’s. I’ll just be hoping that off nights like that go the way of the Clermont’s bad old days." -- Wyatt Williams

The White Bull, 123 E. Court Square, Decatur.“Aspects like house-made everything, guaranteed freshness and vegetables that take center stage are areas where the kitchen, too, demonstrates capability and aspiration. This is all a reason to visit the White Bull. Yet too many compositions are more like drafts instead of final versions.” -- Ligaya Figueras

Won Won Seafood Restaurant, 1600 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth. "If I lived nearby, I would be a lunch and dinner regular. For now, dim sum is what makes Won Won worth the trip." --Wendell Brock

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The Alden, 5070 Peachtree Blvd., Chamblee."...Keep an eye on Jared Hucks. Even if he doesn’t always reach them, he is a chef capable of great heights.” -- Wyatt Williams

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