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Eat at The Vortex

Great place to eat cheap, but good, food. The wait staff can have an attitude but that's part of it's appeal. There are two of them in Atlanta, one in midtown and one in little five points. I prefer the one in little five points but they are both good.

eat at South City Kitchen

If you crave local culture when you travel, check out this great place. It's soul food, made upscale, but without ruining the essence. Restaurant is classy enough for formal business dinners too, and has a good wine list. Expect to eat a lot. Only complaint - it gets a bit noisy. Make reservations: +1.404.873.7358

The Flying Biscuit

Go. Breakfast. Go. You must.

Fatt Matt's Rib Shack

If you like ribs, you must stop and eat here. Very small seating area, so try to avoid lunch time (1130hrs-1300hrs) as it is usually packed.

Get the Ghetto Burger

The Famous Ghetto Burger is at Ann's Snack Bar in Atlanta. It's off of Memorial Drive. Not sure the exact address. Plan on spending at least an hour or two to eat depending on how busy it is. It's well worth the wait though. Best burger I've ever had.

Elliott Street Deli and Pub - Friendly people and Atlanta Photographers Guild model nights.

Elliott Street Deli & Pub is the neighborhood pub. Located in the historic Castleberry Hill neighborhood of Atlanta Georgia, Elliott Street offers an intimate indoor setting in a restored turn of the century building as well as outdoor patio seating.

APG also meets here on alternating Tuesday for hands on photography. Google Flickr Groups APG

Free WiFi.

TRY YASU JAPANESE BISTRO IN SUWANEE. THEY HAVE TIGER FUGU (BLOWFISH) IT IS NOT THE TYPICAL SUSHI RESTAURANT, THEY SERVE THE BEST JAPANESE STYLE TAPAS IN ATLANTA

Six Feet Under

Two locations in West Midtown and Grant Park

Calamari tacos are the best. Check out the patio.

Sublime Donut on 10th St at Northside Dr is alleged to have the best freshly made donuts in the city. Only been there once and they had run out of everything but caramel apple fritters and cinnamon buns, but they were out of this world.

(1) Busy Bee Cafe [thebusybeecafe.com]: The best place for authentic soul food.

(2) Octane Coffee Bar & Lounge [octanecoffee.com]: Absolutely the best espresso in town, with cool arty/loft atmosphere and great staff.

Busy Bee is great. It's over by Ashby Street, which I think is scheduled for renovation.

You might also try:

(a) Holy Taco, East Atlanta [http://www.holy-taco.com/ -- don't google that]. (b) Parkgrounds Coffee, Reynoldstown [http://www.parkgrounds.com/] (c) Little's / Cabbagetown Market, Cabbagetown [http://www.cabbagetownmarket.com/]

and maybe, I dunno,

(d) Rolling Bones, Auburn Ave... but it's a pretty good city for bbq, look around.

Mary Mac's Tea Room (Midtown/Ponce de Leon)

pampas (PHENOMENAL!!)

Rathbun Steak is an excellent alternative to all those "steak house" places

Following a week of unappetizing food Top Flr was welcome relief. Really good food (worked for vegetarians and meat eaters)- nice building - great atmosphere.

Chow Baby's is a great place to eat...and healthy too~

This place had a lively atmosphere and proved to be a great place to grab dinner and drinks. The food was delicious and I would certainly re-visit.

This is a really cool coffee shop. This vintage coffee shop serves coffee from a local bean roaster. There's free book exchange and local pastries for sale. Also, nice quiet upstairs to study, meet, or even do yoga!

They have the best deli sandwiches, ever.

This place is overrated. People will try and tell you it's an Atlanta institution, but that doesn't mean the food is any good.

Best breakfast ever. Everything here is delicious and cheap. If you plan on going on a weekend morning be prepared to wait.

Fondue. Live jazz. Pirate ship. Live crocodiles. Pinch yourself - you're not dreaming.

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Great Sushi place, delicious fish and very affordable

Apparently they stopped serving Icea Tea for lunch but the waitress forgot that and informed us that they don't have Iced Tea at all...but when we saw the patrons 2 tables over with Iced Tea she said "let me check to see if we have it, because we usually dump it out at lunch" and within a couple minutes I had Iced Tea....Sorry the food was just OK and they service was awful. Don't waste your time on this place.

It's soul food, made upscale, but without ruining the essence. Restaurant is classy enough for formal business dinners too, and has a good wine list. Expect to eat a lot.

It's off of Memorial Drive. Not sure the exact address. Plan on spending at least an hour or two to eat depending on how busy it is. It's well worth the wait though. Best burger I've ever had.

Authentic and delicious maduros and arroz con pollo

From Richard Blais of Top Chef fame, come here for unique farm fresh burgers, and milkshakes frozen using liquid nitrogen. Everything is delicious.

This location has been closed.

This vintage coffee shop serves coffee from a local bean roaster. There's free book exchange and local pastries for sale. Also, nice quiet upstairs to study, meet, or even do yoga!

Pacific Rim: Asian Fusion, downtown. Excellent, fresh green tea & green tea ice cream too.

Pacific Rim: Asian Fusion, downtown. Excellent, fresh green tea & green tea ice cream too.

An amazing breakfast place. Great styling and even better food. I recommend the Pimento Cheese Omelette. Probably the best breakfast place I've ever experienced.

Wonderful Vietnamese food, great place, nice atmosphere and reasonable prices.

If you've been needing some greasy grub and dive-esque atmosphere to go with your local brews, this is the the place to eat and drink on the cheap.