Atlanta is a popular destination for tourists and for business travelers. This Southern City is a mecca for sports fans that want to see the Braves or Falcons play at home and for tourists wanting to tour the offices of famed businesses such as Coca Cola and CNN. For a bit of leisure enjoy the local waterways and spend some time in Centennial park where you will find a number of lakes, ponds and trails to explore. After long day of adventure, sit along side of the Chattahoochee river and enjoy a fine meal at one of several riverside restaurants in the area.
Ray's on the River is an high-end Atlanta dining establishment that serves gourmet American-style cuisine that includes fresh locally-harvested seafood, chicken and steak meals. Count on a luxurious atmosphere at Ray's on the River that combines dim mood lighting with modern furnishing and artwork. Custom-designed seating areas were built to wrap each guest in comfort and style while they look out at the river next to them.
Ray's on the River is open for lunch, dinner and for its popular Sunday brunch that features over 80 food choices and includes an omelet bar, waffle station and meat slicing station. Popular menu choices at Ray's on the River include shrimp cocktail, crab bisque, fried green tomatoes, spicy gumbo, hearty seafood chowders, shrimp and fresh Maine lobster tail severed with a prime USDA New York steak. A full bar serves a number of specialty martinis and other top-shelf libations. Business casual dress is required and reservations should be made in advance.
Ray's on the River
6700 Powers Ferry Rd NW
Atlanta, GA 30339-2939
770-955-1187
raysrestaurants.com
Chopsticks Asian Bistro is also located along the edge of the Chattahoochee River and serves a number Asian-inspired cuisine options. Enjoy lunch or dinner at Chopsticks Asian Bistro while surrounded by wood and tile adornments and modern lighting fixtures that create a sense of intimacy. Popular menu choices include a number of soups, hand-rolled sushi that is prepared in front of you, lo mein, and a long list of noodle and rice-based dishes that feature chicken, beef, shrimp, pork and fresh vegetables. Tofu-based vegetarian meals are also offered so that everyone in your party is accommodated.
Chopsticks Asian Bistro
4199 Paces Ferry Road NW
Atlanta, GA 30339
770-432-3838
viningschopsticks.com
Canoe is located on the shores of the Chattahoochee River in the Vinings area of Atlanta. This premium upscale restaurant offers an elegant dining experience where you will sit in the midst of dark wood furnishings, starched linens and fine tableware while you enjoy the soft lighting that creates a cozy atmosphere.
Canoe focuses on traditional Southern-style cuisine and serves brunch, lunch and supper. Popular menu items include spicy crab meat soup, brioche-style French toast, locally-harvested oysters, smoked salmon, lemon pepper chicken salad, fried green tomatoes, duck, shrimp dumplings and smoke-cured pork shank. Complement your meal with a long list of fine wines that has been feature in Wine Spectator magazine. Complete your meal with a selection from a dessert menu that offers creme brulee, ricotta cheesecake and a variety of fruit-based cobblers.
Reservations are recommended at Canoe and the dress code is business casual and better.
Canoe
4199 Paces Ferry Road NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
770-432-2663
canoe-atl.com
