JavaVino announced that it will close this weekend, a popular Marietta brunch restaurant plans a second location and Lazy Betty chef Ron Hsu announces his debut cookbook.

With more than 50 years of history, Nakato has built itself into the rare restaurant that does multiple service styles well, from high-quality hibachi to solid sushi.

AJC dining critics reviewed and rated more than 30 restaurants in 2025 while visiting many more. These 10 stood out as the best new restaurants of the year.

Three metro-area cooks celebrated a milestone, a new studio for cooking classes opened, and a Thai restaurant group announced its next concept in the Atlanta restaurant scene.

NFA Burger at Avalon in Alpharetta opened in May. Much like the burger itself, the restaurant is a study in simplicity and exactitude.

Several restaurants anticipated for months opened in November, including Chicago fast-food chain Portillo's, the steakhouse Luella and dessert-focused Bar Ana.

Peckish, a bootstrapped little restaurant in Pullman Yards where seemingly every table wobbles, is home to an incandescent talent in chef Tamara Hewitt.

The competition is considered particularly prestigious because it’s judged through blind tastings, putting tiny craft distillers and huge brand names on a level playing field.

The second restaurant from Karlie Redd, one of the stars of “Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta,” is a destination for social gatherings, events and proximity to celebrity.