Keep your yeast rolls and buttered bread, this is cornbread country. Whether it’s soaking up the potlikker or dripping with melting butter, cornbread is a staple on many tables in Atlanta. So, besides mama’s house, where can you find the best cornbread in town? Here are a few favorites.
Busy Bee Cafe
810 M.L.K. Jr Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30314; 404-525-9212, www.thebusybeecafe.com/
Long known as the bastion of soul food in Atlanta, Busy Bee Cafe certainly knows what they’re doing with the classics. Plates are piled with crisp, fried chicken, candied yams and collard greens. To sop up all the juices, the hot cornbread hits the spot. That same cornbread is used to make a dressing that will have you forgetting that it’s not Thanksgiving.
Cockentrice
99 Krog St NE, Atlanta, GA 30307; 404-525-9212, thecockentrice.com/
King and Duke
3060 Peachtree St NW, Atlanta, GA 30305; 404-477-3500, www.kinganddukeatl.com/
OK Cafe
1284 West Paces Ferry Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30327; 404-233-2888, www.okcafe.com/
Revival
129 Church St, Decatur, GA 30030; 470-225-6770, http://www.revivaldecatur.com/
Former Top Chef contestant Kevin Gillespie opened his homage to his family’s Southern recipes back in 2015. On a menu full of classics like fried chicken, the cornbread shines bright. It’s fluffy and almost creamy on the inside, crispy on the outside. This cornbread will melt in your mouth.
Seed Kitchen and Bar
1311 Johnson Ferry Rd #504, Marietta, GA 30068; 678-214-6888, www.eatatseed.com/
