7 restaurants worth revisiting

These Best of Atlanta 2014 winners are worth another visit one year later

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By CL Staff Wednesday September 2, 2015 04:00 AM EDT

With the 2015 Best of Atlanta issue about to drop (it’s on stands Thurs., Sept. 17), now is an ideal time for reflection. Many of last year’s Oral Pleasures winners are still among our go-tos. Here’s a list of favorites to revisit before we replace them with 2015’s Best of crop.

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It’s crazy that Atlanta’s best dim-sum restaurant is in the back of a supermarket off Pleasant Hill Road in Duluth, but the quality of the food at Best BBQ is undeniable. Atlanta’s Chinese community obviously agrees, because this stall located in the Great Wall Supermarket always has the longest lin... | more...
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Chef Bruce Logue has transformed the former home of Sauced into a modern industrial scheme complete with rustic wood, gray walls, and white enamel fixtures. Expect old standards from Logue’s former post at La Pietra Cucina, like his famous black spaghetti, as well as authentic new dishes featuring p... | more...
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CL: Adult version of Elmyr in L5P.
Kirkwood’s Elmyriachi, sister restaurant to L5P burrito dive Elmyr, offers casual Tex-Mex cuisine such as build-your-own tacos (try the smoked brisket), avocado-jalapeño margaritas, and more. Don’t miss Elmyriachi’s spacious patio overlooking Hosea L. Williams Drive. | more...
facebook: @Elmyriachi
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Chef Kevin Gillespie’s dim sum-style restaurant in Glenwood Park serves rustic, New American cuisine from carts and trays making their way around the dining room. | more...
facebook: @Gunshow
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In a town where cocktails are taken very seriously, Kimball House quietly took over the title of everyone | more...
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Ford Fry’s fifth Atlanta restaurant, St. Cecilia, opened in the former Bluepointe space in Buckhead in January 2014. The menu is influenced by traditional fare from the Southern European coast, including fresh crudo, wood-roasted fish, and delicate pastas. | more...
The General Muir

The General Muir is part New York-style deli, part French brasserie from the folks at West Egg and Bocado’s former chef Todd Ginsberg. Whether it’s a saucy Reuben sandwich or a simple and beautiful piece of seared trout, this restaurant near the CDC and Emory University has been a bona fide classic ... | more...


The list above first appeared in the 2015 CL Cityguide and was updated by CL Staff recently.





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