PHOTOS: More than 40 of our favorite dishes from metro Atlanta restaurants in 2020

Dish of the Week - Original Pancake House

This Decatur restaurant serves simple pleasures Southern-fried

Get full flavor in a tight package at this prominent Ethiopian restaurant

This parkside pub delivers bar-food satisfaction

This healthy parkside restaurant serves a complete brunch in handheld form

Get the warm fuzzies from this Decatur restaurant’s family-style chicken dinner

Get great pasta with a side of kitchen confidence from this Midtown hotspot

Get comfortable at home with this gigantic burger and other “Local” favorites

This fine dining establishment does comfort food right

Order Mexican classics for an at-home taste of this fun-loving cantina

Support a true Atlanta artisan with these beautiful bento boxes

This catering operation’s food truck serves decadent french fries

Order this Buford Highway restaurant’s dumplings in bulk

This Westside takeout spot provides pure comfort food

This Buckhead restaurant’s immunity-boosting menu is just what the doctor ordered

Overstuffed pita sandwiches satisfy in West Midtown

Shrimp are messy but worth it at this Dunwoody steak and seafood spot

Dish of the Week - CBDaiquiri at Watchman's

This Alpharetta restaurant serves the perfect wintry brunch dish

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The Crawfish Po'boy from Crawfish Shack on Buford Highway. Henri Hollis for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Dec 30, 2020

Metro Atlanta restaurants weathered multiple storms in 2020, but chefs still managed to go above and beyond in their kitchens, putting out food that made a dark year a little bit brighter. Here, more than 40 dishes that ranked among our favorites, from fish sauce chicken wings at Anh’s Kitchen to meatloaf at K&K Soul Food.

Read more about our favorite dishes of 2020 here.

Credit: Henri Hollis

Credit: Henri Hollis

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