The moment the Shrimp Toast Menbosha hits the table, it’s clear Mirae operates at a different level. Minced shrimp is packed between bite-sized rounds of white bread, fried to a shattering crisp, and topped with tangy dots of yuzu aioli. Each crunch recalls both a Korean pantry and a Chinese dim sum cart.

A transformed space, impeccable steaks, and a bar that hums make this elegant restaurant one to savor

Accessible regional flavors, polished presence. Behind the maximalist interior is a kitchen dedicated to Thailand’s soul.

Some establishments merely occupy space in Atlanta. Then there is Nakato. For 50 years, this restaurant has been more than a fixture on legendary Cheshire Bridge Road. It has been a quiet anchor in the city’s culinary landscape. The Nakato family didn’t chase trends; they set a standard.

With a new chef and owner after Gerry Klaskala's retirement, Aria has all the right ingredients—it just needs a clear sense of risk

Atlanta’s high-end Japanese scene didn’t build slowly. It landed fully formed right after Covid, which is a dining prediction I could not have foretold given the intimate nature of most omakase dining. In just a few short years, the city has evolved from having a handful of high-end Japanese restaurants to boasting multiple Michelin-starred omakase restaurants, which offer a fixed menu the chef chooses.

After a string of accomplished Japanese restaurants, chef Jason Liang takes a sharp turn with his latest project, Lucky Star. Here, he trades in sushi for Taiwanese food, with all its bold, deeply comforting flavors.

Tiger Sun is one of Atlanta’s toughest reservations to secure, but it’s not due to exclusivity. With 18 seats on the refurbished vintage tour bus and only two seatings from Wednesday to Sunday, the bar is one of the most coveted spots in Atlanta.

After countless days spent testing and drinking even more cups of coffee, we found the right machine so you can finally upgrade your setup, no matter where you fall on the coffee-lover spectrum.

Make your own specialty coffees with any of these highly rated machines

The best host gifts don't have to be expensive or fancy; they just need to be thoughtful. Many of us default to a bottle of wine; however, we have many more interesting ideas to get you reinvited. 

Sergio Zyman was the marketing executive who made Diet Coke into a cultural icon. His daughter Jennifer had a front-row seat to history.

How crispy fried chicken sitting atop a big old Cathead biscuit covered in savory sausage gravy became an instant classic at Home Grown.

An ode to longtime Atlanta institution La Grotta Italian restaurant.

When frozen yogurt spot Yogurtland closed at the West Paces Ferry Shopping Center in Buckhead last year, Antico pizza owner Giovanni Di Palma says he jumped at the chance to snatch up the space to open Pala, an Italian bakery and gelateria serving paninis, pane alla Romana, and desserts.

Trading restaurant kitchens for the grindstone, Michael Behn is carving out his place in the industry with Moshi Moshi Knife Sharpening

Drawing inspiration from traditional Korean dining and flavors, Lee creates side dishes that provide balance and play up the meats on the menu

LeahLeah Lonsbury founded non-profit Just Bakery in 2017 as a place for resettled refugees in metro Atlanta to receive paid job training with a living wage. The bakery offers displaced people forced to flee their home countries an opportunity to build new skills and earn professional certifications, like ServSafe, to help provide long-term, economic security while reestablishing themselves in America. The foot in the door can be transformative for the bakers-in-training, many of whom have fled violence or conflict in countries like the Central African Republic, Congo, Pakistan, and Syria.

A trio of soothing soups recipes for busy cooks during pandemic times.

Meal planning, advance prep and creativity help create structure for kids learning remotely.

Venerable Southern restaurant The Colonnade reopens for dine-in service and curbside takeout Friday, July 31, after a four-month closure brought on by the ongoing health crisis.

A local guide to groceries, delivery services, food producers, CSAs, farmers markets, and other Atlanta food and beverage shopping options.

Atlanta-based food writer, baker, and self-proclaimed “biscuit Jedi” Erika Council just launched an in-town biscuit delivery service sparked by her wildly successful Bomb Biscuits popups.

With bars reopening soon, Atlanta’s bar owners are reexamining their businesses, and an entire industry predicated on intimacy.

The COVID-19 pandemic wholly transformed the world’s restaurant industry in a matter of weeks.

Thanks to a French gastronomer's genius technique, this dessert is as simple as it gets.

The number-one breakfast I requested my mom to make was like a huevos rancheros without the hot sauce (although hot sauce would eventually make its way on the plate). She would make huge pots of Brazilian-style black beans — super garlicky and rich with olive oil — scoop some on top of two tortillas cooked directly on the gas flame of our stove, and top them with two fried eggs with lacey edges. As you cut into the yolk, it would spill into the black beans, and cutting little slices of tortilla made for one incredible bite.

Check out my latest recipe on The Kitchn for these Tuscan-inspired pork chops slow-cooked over potatoes, fennel, and onion.

While I generally prefer cooking to baking because there’s more room for experimentation, there are certain baked goods I require of myself to feel like a whole home cook. A homespun chocolate cake with chocolate frosting is near the top of that list.

These crispy fried fish tacos have become a weekly quarantine staple in my household that everyone — including my children — eats with gusto.

The Ponce City Market restaurant is big, with ambition to match.

I knew I was falling in love with Bread & Butterfly, the new Inman Park restaurant from Cakes & Ale owners Billy and Kristin Allin, after the second bite of my mushroom French dip sandwich during my first visit.

There is a sign at Ticonderoga Club that reads: "We keep this joint and this joint keeps us (broke)."

If you found yourself shrugging when it was announced that celebrity chef Jonathan Waxman was opening a restaurant in town, don't fret.

While dining with my friend Michael Dellaporta at Staplehouse one night, he told me how happy he was that the restaurant had finally opened.

Kevin Gillespie's mosaic of Southern cooking influences can be traced back to the food both of his grandmothers cooked when he was a kid.

Beef Wellington is intended to be a show-stopping dish, a chef's way of showcasing his or her technique.

Once upon a time, brothers Alex and Chris Kinjo were at the top of Atlanta's sushi game.

It's hard to pinpoint exactly when the first occurrence of tailgating happened.

In 2006, Tasty China opened and chef Peter Chang transformed how our city views Chinese food.

Both times I stayed at the Borgo Santandrea in Conca dei Marini, I couldn’t stop looking up at the hotel from the beach. Both times, I must have had my mouth open with wonder because a beach attendant asked me, twice, if everything was OK. That sums up the magic of Borgo Santandrea in a paragraph.

Kevin Rathbun has established himself a loyal fan base among both customers and the restaurant industry, where he’s known as a chef’s chef. These are just the sort of traits that don’t make for news these days, but do make for a long and healthy career.

The new issue of National Geographic Traveller Food presents 12 ways to shake up breakfast in 2021, taking inspiration from global cuisines as far afield as Jamaica, Vietnam, Mexicoand the US Deep South, while also showcasing the variations of the classic fried breakfast found throughout the British Isles.

The first time I ever dined at Antico Pizza Napoletana was the night before it opened to the public in September 2009.

Maxey came upon Martinez’s product while at Carnicería Y Tienda La Confianza on Buford Highway.