Atlanta Restaurant Scene
Comforting and convienient, Tuscan white beans are flavored with golden brown onions, garlic, thyme and broth.
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Canned white beans deliver an easy, healthy one-skillet meal

This healthy and nutritious white bean skillet recipe could help keep those New Year’s resolutions alive.

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Spaghetti squash shines in Capolinea’s Burrata con Zucca

El Tesoro

New year shakes up metro Atlanta dining scene, and more local restaurant happenings

Smelly Water

‘Musty’ Atlanta water creates pain point for metro area restaurants

Distilled & Fermented - St. Agrestis

How to drink well in 2026

Mujo

Atlanta’s 50 best restaurants

The Atlanta 50 is back. AJC dining critics Ligaya Figueras and Henri Hollis guide you to where food, drink, service and atmosphere combine for the best metro restaurants.

Global Dining Guide

Plan your international food tour in Atlanta: Around the world in 63 dishes

Get ready to plan your international food tour! ...

Destination Diners

Check out 33 Georgia diners worth the trip

Get ready to plan your diner road trip! The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s first statewide dining guide is a celebration of diners throughout Georgia.

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Wild Heaven Beer
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Atlanta brewery buys Eats brand, iconic restaurant moving to West End

Wine tastings, cooking classes and more January food events around metro Atlanta

Busy Bee Cafe will open third location in Atlanta’s Centennial Yards

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Local Three’s multipart beet recipe pays dividends

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Sheet pans make chicken fajitas a (nearly) hands-free meal

Where to celebrate New Year’s Eve in metro Atlanta

Spring 2nd Branch Review
RESTAURANT REVEIW

Spring 2nd Branch is a loving tribute to everyday Korean food in Marietta

Murphy’s Restaurant will be sold to executive chef and his father

RECIPE

Daily Chew’s gluten-free ricotta pancakes stand tall

New Year's Pastries
RECIPES

3 ‘rich’ desserts for a prosperous new year

MidCity team set to open a cocktail bar in Westside Paper next year

RECIPE

C. Ellet’s Steakhouse Riverboat Flip brings classic style to the present

El Tesoro

New year shakes up metro Atlanta dining scene, and more local restaurant happenings

Atlanta’s December restaurant closings far outpace new openings to end year

EXCLUSIVE

Atlanta brewery buys Eats brand, iconic restaurant moving to West End

January Coastal Dispatch

A celebration of Brunswick stew and more from Savannah’s dining scene

The most exciting Savannah-area food and drink experiences coming in 2026

End of year brings flurry of restaurant closures and more from Atlanta’s dining scene

Aria vies for 2025 James Beard Award for hospitality

European cafe replacing JavaVino, Aria’s pastry chef retires and more from metro Atlanta’s dining scene

MidCity team set to open a cocktail bar in Westside Paper next year

These are the metro Atlanta restaurants we’re excited to see open in 2026

Atlanta Dishes to Try
AAJC January Dishes

4 comforting dishes to try this January

120725 december dishes

4 standout dishes to try in December

AAJC November Dishes

4 restaurant dishes that taste like fall

Dishes of the Month - Oct. 2025

Roasted artichokes, patty melt empanadas and more dishes to try in October

AAJC 080325 august dishes - Peach Pizza from Indaco

Peach pizza, a fancy anchovy sandwich and other dishes to try this month

Sammy's

Mexican turkey sandwich, Neapolitan pasta fritter and other dishes to try this month

AAJC 060125 june dishes - Mughlai chicken curry from Desi Tadka

Curry, tacos, pork belly doughnuts and more dishes to try in June

AAJC 050425 dishes

A Southern spin on poutine, a Japanese-Thai mash-up and more must-try dishes