Buckhead on Business

[twodales]

About 5 of us will be in the Buckhead area for a week. We will have a car. Any don't miss places in Buckhead or Atlanta in general? Casual to fancy...it's all on the table. Thanks you for any help given.

[ebennettatl]

Buckhead seems to be overwhelmed with big, corporate, high end dining options lately. You can always have a good meal at one of them (I have a weakness for Buckhead Diner and the Lobster Bar), but if you are looking for something smaller, with more character, here are my suggestions.
Buckhead: Anis Cafe, Portofino. Eclipse di Luna. Aria.
Brookhaven (just north of Buckhead on Peachtree Rd): Tierra Grill for lunch on their patio, Haven.
Virginia-Highlands: Murphy's, Surin of Thailand, George's or Yeah Burger for burgers.
Decatur: Watershed (go early Tues with reservations for the Southern fried chicken cooked in a cast iron skillet), Cakes and Ale, Iberian Pig, Leon's Full Service for cocktails/apps. Taqueria del Sol for $3 tacos that will blow your mind.
The additional appeal of Virginia-Highlands and Decatur is that you can park the car and walk to shops and restaurants and pubs. Two of the few walkable neighborhoods in Atlanta. Have a great time!

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Buckhead Diner
3073 Piedmont Road Northeast Atlanta, GA, Atlanta, GA 30305

Peachtree Cafe
99 Jeff Davis Rd, Thomaston, GA 30286

Eclipse di Luna
764 Miami Circle, Suite 138, Atlanta, GA 30324

Portofino
3199 Paces Ferry Place, Atlanta, GA 30305

The Iberian Pig
121 Sycamore Street, Decatur, GA 30030

[Bourdain Disciple]

Bistro Niko is another great place. Excellent food, nice wine selection, and reasonably priced.

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Bistro Niko
3344 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30319

[mikek]

Holeman & Finch should be a stop on night during the week. Their burgers are great, but so is everything else on the menu. Their charcuterie is unreal.

[bobstripower]

Bacchanalia is great---McKendricks is a great steak hous as well, and a decent bar scene durung the week--lots of buisness types--steak and lobster with bernaise sauce at McKs

[samlev]

For Buckhead itself, I would recommend Bones and Kyma. One is a steakhouse (Bones) and the other is Greek.

As you have a car, I would recommend that you explore a little. Depending on your price sensitivity, you can go expensive to inexpensive.

Here are several of my favorites:

Bacchanalia - expensive, perhaps the best restaurant in the city.

Iberian Pig - On Decatur square. Spanish tapas style restaurant. A personal favorite and a 2 second walk from the Brickstore, which is an excellent Belgian style beer bar with a several hundred beer selection.

Antico Napoletana - very good pizza. Can be pricey for a pie but worth it.

Fox Brothers, Community Q, or Harold's for BBQ. Harold's is the Atlanta institution having been around since 1948 or so. Fox Brother's and Community Q are both quite good but I have to give the nod to Community Q for due to their better sides.

Silver Skillet for down home southern style food.

Kyma for Greek and Bones for a steakhouse. Both are in Buckhead.

Hope this helps. I will post more if you have any further questions.

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Silver Skillet
200 14th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30318

The Iberian Pig
121 Sycamore Street, Decatur, GA 30030

[twodales]

Thanks samlev!

[samlev]

No problem. Another couple of recommendations:

Woodfire Grill and Restaurant Eugene. In my opinion both are excellent and close to if not equal to Bacchanalia. If you are a Top Chef fan, Woodfire Grill is Kevin Gillespie's place.

Antico Posta for great Italian.

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Restaurant Eugene
2277 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30309

Woodfire Grill
1782 Cheshire Bridge Road, Atlanta, GA 30324