QUICK & EASY RESTAURANT GUIDE

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This list contains some of my favorites and favorites of friends! Let me know if you'd like to have us add your favorite to the list!

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BREAKFAST:
-Thumbs Up Diner on Edgewood
-Flying Biscuit (try breakfast at dinner time for less of a wait)
-Babbette's Cafe
-Crescent Moon (Decatur; lunch too & dinner a few nights a week; healthy home cooked food.)
DINNER (Med $):
-Oscar's in College Park (cool, hip; similar feel to Common Grill in Chelsea, MI)
-Maggiano's (Italian – big portions)
-Fratelli Di Napoli (big portions; try the dessert platter)
-Pasta Da Pucinella (hip pasta; specials are yummy; one of the best Italian places)
-Sotto Sotto (hip & trendy; chocolate soup; again, one of the best)
-Eclipse di Luna (tapas; try lunch sandwiches too; if Spanish ham is available, try it!)
-Loco Luna (festive; tapas with live music)
-Tamarind (Thai; specials are great)
-Eno (sophisticated)
-Food Studio @ King Plow
-Watershed (Decatur; great, inventive food and don't miss Tuesday night - Fried Chicken!)
-Roman Lily (on Highland)
GOOD FOR OUT-OF-TOWNERS/PARENTS:
-Atlanta Fish Market
-Buckhead Diner
-Houston's
-Murphy's (VA Highlands)

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LOW MAINTENANCE:
-Nuevo Laredo
-Taqueria del Sol
-Johnny's Pizza
-Coco Loco (Cuban; try honey poppyseed salad dressing)
NEAR/IN MALL:
-California Pizza Kitchen
-Hovan
-Corner Bakery
-Tom Tom Bistro (Lenox)
-Brasserie Le Coze (Lenox) (carrot soup)
NEAT!:
-Bridgetown Grill
-Pappadeaux
-Heaping Bowl and Brew (pierogies!)
NOT INEXPENSIVE:
-Float Away Café (related to Bacchanalia)
-Canoe
-Aria (in old Hedgerow house) (seafood/pork)
SUPER SPECIAL OCCASION:
-Seeger's (definitely try wine tasting menu)
-Bacchanalia (stop by Star Provisions for hard to find cheeses/meats/veggies/ wine/tableware too)

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HAVEN’T BEEN YET...
-The Grand Hotel in Hogansville (Chef: Paul Luna)
-Carroll Street Bakery on Memorial
GOOD FOR LARGER GROUPS:
-Gordon Biersch Brewery
-Front Page News
-Maggiano's
-Vortex
-Fratelli Di Napoli
BEST COFFEE AND CHOCOLATE DRINKS:
Sacred Grounds in East Atlanta
BAKERY, ETC.
-Carroll Street Bakery (best coconut cake in town; reopened and are supposed to have a dinner menu and beer and wine now)
-Apres Diem (formerly Cafe Diem; on Monroe; desserts from Alon's)
-Alon’s (Sandwiches, Pastries, Breads, Desserts, & "gourmet" food to go; expanded beyond their former bakery category with cheese, wine, olive oil and olives)
LONDON:
-Wagamaw noodle bar in Soho.
-Any Conran restaurant www.conran.com (try Alcazar in Paris too!)
VEGAS:
-Lutece (Venetian)
-Aureole (Mandalay Bay) (has repelling (as in climbing) wait staff)
DC
-Butterfield 9 (on Conde Nast 2001 Hot List)

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