Atlanta is the most populous city in Georgia, and it is home to a variety of attractions and destinations, including many gourmet restaurants. Gourmet restaurants offer an upscale, sophisticated atmosphere and a menu to match. When visiting the Atlanta area, consider checking out the gourmet restaurant scene to see what Atlanta cuisine is all about.
The Ritz Carlton dining room is a formal dining restaurant tucked away in a five-star hotel. This is an upscale, sophisticated restaurant that requires jackets for men and business or cocktail attire for women. This restaurant features a French-inspired menu with both a la carte and tasting menu options from which to choose. Because of its cuisine, the restaurant has won a Mobil Five Star, a prestigious award that only 16 United States restaurants have received. Popular menu options for breakfast, lunch and dinner include grilled seafood, steaks, Southern-inspired meals, and shellfish over ice, she-crab soup, wild arugula salad and Kurobuta pork chop.
Ritz Carlton Dining Room
3434 Peachtree Road, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30326
404-237-2700
ritzcarlton.com
This restaurant is a combination formal dining room and tapas bar, and it offers an environment and atmosphere that are similar to the adjacent High Museum of Art and Woodruff Arts Center. The menu offers a mix of seasonally anchored contemporary flavors. Options include bison tartare, quail eggs, seared foie gras, Georgia mountain trout, Magret duck breast, strip loin steak, Niman ranch pork chop and black pepper pappardelle.
Table 1280
1280 Peachtree St. NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-897-1280
www.table1280.com
Quinones at Bacchanalia is a prix-fixe dining experience in a Southern-style mansion restaurant. With every sitting, guests are able to experience as many as 10 different kitchen creations. This restaurant focuses on combining local ingredients with high-tech techniques to create cutting-edge food. Popular menu options include pan-seared scallops with potato risotto, Maine diver scallops, Moulard duck breast, veal loin and foie gras terrine. The prix-fixe nature of this restaurant means that only a small number of dishes are offered at fixed prices. While this offers only a limited selection of choices, this "host's table" presentation works well at Quinones at Bacchanalia.
Quinones at Bacchanalia
1198 Howell Mill Road
Atlanta, GA 30318
404-365-0410
starprovisions.com
