Today’s Atlanta is serving up “much more than Southern comforts,” said Katie Chang in FoodRepublic.com. Fun is a staple ingredient here: Even at the Optimist—“one of the country’s most buzzed-about seafood joints”—a chunk of valuable dining real estate is permanently reserved for putt-putt golf. But Georgia’s largest city “is no longer a culinary backwater,” and evidence of the awakening can be found all over town.
Gunshow Top Chef veteran Kevin Gillespie has brought a new style of service to Atlanta: Every night, the chef and his team fire off rounds of small plates that are carted around the open dining room dim sum–style. The menu changes daily, but standouts include a charred octopus leg with chickpeas and a “blissfully simple” ravioli filled with pancetta and caramelized onions. 924 Garrett St. SE, Suite C, (404) 380-1886
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