Best Steak, BBQ, Pizza, Most Scenic: Top GA Restaurants Of 2019

ATLANTA, GA — The metro Atlanta restaurant scene earned many accolades in 2019: Several prestigious Open Table and Daily Meal lists included eateries as the most romantic spots to dine at, or eateries with the most buzz and the top chefs. Now that 2020 has arrived it's a good time to review some of the rankings that gave high marks to Georgia food, from the best steak and pizza to the best spots to take a date, top coffee shops, Georgia's 100 Plates and best foodie cities in the country. Bon appetit!

Here's a recap of Georgia standouts:

4 GA Restaurants Among Best Date Spots In US: Open Table

If you want to impress a date, you might go big with an amazing steak or seafood dinner, paired with a perfect wine. OpenTable, the restaurant reservation website, released a list of the 50 Best Restaurants for a Date in America for 2019. And four restaurants in Georgia made the cut.

Best For Coffee: Here's Where Atlanta Ranks

We love our coffee here in Atlanta, so much so that we are among the best cities for coffee in the nation.

3 Best Foodie Cities In Georgia On WalletHub's 2019 List

A new report by WalletHub ranked the best and worst foodie cities in the country. Here's where three Georgia cities finished.

Here's The Best Steakhouse In Georgia: DailyMeal

If you are yearning for a great cut of beef, the food website The Daily Meal has just released its picks of the Best Steakhouse in Every State, and Georgia's top spot is in Atlanta.

Georgia's Most Expensive Restaurant Is A Foodie Favorite

The Daily Meal named the priciest restaurant in every state. The Georgia spot with the biggest tabs also wins praise from foodies.

Best Seafood Shacks: 1 Georgia Restaurant Named To List

Georgia residents and visitors to its shores know their seafood, what's fresh, and where to find the best catch of the day. The writers at The Daily Meal have tackled the topic, naming America's 35 Best Seafood Shacks, and one Georgia venue made the list.

Giving Kitchen Wins 2019 James Beard Humanitarian Award

Giving Kitchen was last year's recipient of the James Beard Foundation's Humanitarian of the Year Award.

Cobb Eatery Named One Of America's Best BBQ Joints

The Food Network has recently named "America's Best Barbecue from Coast to Coast," and a Cobb County venue made the list.

Amateur Chef From Metro Atlanta Wins $250K On Fox TV Show

Dorian Hunter won the top prize on "MasterChef," the Fox TV competition hosted by Gordon Ramsay.

2 GA Pizzerias Among 101 Best Pizza Joints In US: Daily Meal

The Daily Meal released its list of the "101 Best Pizzas in America" recently, and restaurants from 30 states made the cut, including two Georgia eateries.

Midtown Eatery Named OpenTable Best Brunch

A new list from OpenTable named Poor Calvin's in Midtown as among the best in the country for brunch.

Valentine's Day In Georgia: See Most Romantic Restaurant

If you really want to dazzle your significant other, consider heading to Canoe in Atlanta, the most romantic restaurant in Maryland, according to the foodie site Delish.

And more top rankings for Georgia:

• AAA Gives Just One Georgia Restaurant 5-Diamond Rating
• Here's Georgia's Best Burger, Says The Daily Meal
• Sandy Springs Restaurant Named Among 100 'Most Scenic'
• This Is The Best Ice Cream Stand In Georgia: Daily Meal
• Midtown Restaurants Among Best For 'Big Night Out'
• Alpharetta Restaurant Makes List Of 'Georgia's 100 Plates'
• Roswell Restaurant Makes List Of 'Georgia's 100 Plates'
• Two Decatur Restaurants Make List Of 'Georgia's 100 Plates'
• Johns Creek Restaurant Makes List Of 'Georgia's 100 Plates'
• Legendary Tucker Cafeteria Makes List Of 'Georgia's 100 Plates'
• Marietta Restaurant Makes List Of 'Georgia's 100 Plates'
• Several Georgia Restaurants Are James Beard Semifinalists