Where To Eat In Metro Atlanta: Best Burgers, Pizza, Brunch, Steaks And More

ATLANTA, GA — Ask anybody in the food world, and they'll tell you that Atlanta is a hot spot for good eats.

From tasty burgers to delicious pizza, from fine dining to neighborhood meat-and-threes, the Atlanta area has something to satisfy anyone's taste buds. Our recent coverage includes top dining spots for burgers, pizza, brunch and steak — as well as scenic and romantic restaurants and those awarded for overall excellence.

Here's a rundown of a just a few dining spots in metro Atlanta earning high praise in the past few months.

BURGERS

Atlanta-Area Burger Joints Make Two 'Best Of' Lists
The Atlanta metro area is home to three of the best burger joints in America, according to recent articles by Thrillist and Food and Wine.

Taco Mac Wins Atlanta Burger Wars
The month of May proved to be one of accolades for Taco Mac, as the company racked up several major awards pertaining to its lineup of tasty items beloved by its customers. The restaurant was recently named the Grand Prize Winner at the Atlanta Burger Wars, Best of Duluth Award, Best of Roswell Award and Best Creative Wing at the Brookhaven Slingin’ Wings Festival, the company said.

PIZZA

Gwinnett Pizza Spot Named One Of Nation's Best
More and more food lovers are coming to the realization that some of the best pizza in the country is right here in Gwinnett County. O4W Pizza, in Duluth, has been honored twice in the past week by national publications rating its pies as some of the best in the United States.

BRUNCH

Marietta Restaurant Among OpenTable's Top Brunch Spots
With Mother's Day upon us, OpenTable has did us all a solid by giving us a list of the 100 Best Brunch Restaurants in America for 2017. And low and behold, Marietta's own Chicken and The Egg made the list.

The Best Mother's Day Brunches In Atlanta, According To Yelp
Metro Atlanta has a slew of restaurants that tout their brunch as "the best" or "the top" or "the greatest," but we need to rely on the specialists who take the time to tell us -- sometimes in great detail -- on their daily food exploits.

STEAKHOUSES

Buckhead Restaurant Named Best Steakhouse In Georgia
Bone's, one of Atlanta's most acclaimed restaurants, has been named the best steakhouse in Georgia, according to a new Business Insider-Foursquare City Guide list. By default, the distinction means that Bone's is one of the best steakhouse joints in America.

ROMANTIC AND SCENIC

Is This The Most Romantic Restaurant In Georgia?
A Georgia restaurant near Lake Lanier is the state's lone entry on a new list of the nation's most romantic restaurants.

Atlanta Spot Among Nation's 'Most Scenic Restaurants'
Looking for dinner with a view? A landmark Atlanta restaurant has made a list of the most scenic places in the United States to have a meal.

AWARD-WINNERS

Atlanta's Steven Satterfield Wins James Beard Award for Best Chef: Southeast 2017
Atlanta chef Steven Satterfield of Miller Union has won the 2017 James Beard Award for Best Chef in the Southeast, Patch has learned.

Atlanta's 'The Federal' Semifinalist For 2017 Restaurant & Chef Awards
An Atlanta eatery has been nominated for Best New Restaurant in the 2017 Restaurant and Chef Awards, the James Beard Foundation announced Wednesday.

Sandy Springs Restaurant Dish Named To 100 Plates Locals Love List
A dish from a Sandy Springs restaurant specializing in Cantonese cuisine has been named to the state's 2016 100 Plates Locals Love list.

Three Gwinnett Restaurants Make Georgia's '100 Plates' List
Three Gwinnett County restaurants have been named to a 2017 list Georgia tourism officials compiled of the tastiest dishes in the Peach State.

2 Marietta Restaurants Named to Georgia's '100 Plates' List
When you think about Marietta's dining scene, there are many restaurants that do a lot of things well. But it is the rare eatery that excels at one dish to the point that it becomes renowned.

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