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2022 Best of Georgia Food & Drink

American Cuisine Restaurants

Best of Georgia

1920 Tavern
219 Food and Spirits
5Church Midtown
Bennie's Red Barn
Rally Point Grille
Volare Bistro
Wing and Waffle Factory

Best of Georgia Regional

Company Supply Rotisserie Bistro
Indigo Coastal Shanty
KirbyG's Diner
Largos
Nick's Westside ATL
RailHouse Tavern
River Street Tavern
Sam's Burger Deli
The Acorn Restaurant
The Perfect Pear
The Water Tower Grille
Three Dollar Cafe
WNB Factory - Wings & Burger

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

AJ's Waterfront Cafe
Bad Daddy's Burger Bar
Brasserie Circa
Bubba's Bistro
Cast Iron Catering
Gaston Street Eats Food Truck
Hoagie Bros
Home Restaurant
Munch Hut Deli & Store
Ocmulgee Brewpub
Slutty Vegan
Speakcheesy
Swan Cafe
Uncle Chet's BBQ & Catering

Bagels

Best of Georgia

Macon Bagels
The Bagel Meister

Best of Georgia Regional

Art's Bagel & More
BB's Bagels
Sandy Bottom Bagels

Bakeries

Best of Georgia

Ally's Bakery
Bottom Line Bakery
Cakes By Darcy
CEG Bakery
Heavenly Cookie Co.
Just Because Bakeshop
Sunflour Community Bakery
Sweet & Sophisticated

Best of Georgia Regional

A Little Slice Of Heaven Bakery
Ain't B's Bakery/cafe'
Alpine Bakery
Custom Cake Studio
Duke’s Dessert
Fortune Foods Kitchen
Oh Honey Baking Co.
PastryPlugg LLC.
Raven Cowart Desserts
Savannah Scone Company
Smallcakes
Spouses Bakery & Deli
Statesboro Sweets Cafe
Sweet Peach Confections
Sweetie Mae's Desserts
Tasty Bakery Cafe
Wilson's Bakery
Zell's Cottage Bakery

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

Auspicious Baking Company
Bakin' Me Crazy
Bread and Butter Bakery
C's Sweet Treats N Things
Cassie Cakes
Chubby Cakes and Bakes Bakery
Douceur De France
Highland Bakery
Jazzy Sweets LLC
Just Not The Cakes
Kat's Cafe' & Cakes
Mits Creamy Creations
Rising Star Bakery
Southern Girl Bakery
The Cookie Doll
The SugarMill, Inc.
The Sweet Spot Baking Company, LLC
TRICIA'S OFFICE
Vanilla and the Bean

Barbecue Joints

Best of Georgia

Big B's BBQ Restaurant and Catering
Fat Matt's Rib Shack
Flavor BBQ
Four 41 South BBQ Co.
Jim's Smokin' Que
Local Joe's Cave Spring
Southern Soul Catering
Stan's Smoke Signals BBQ

Best of Georgia Regional

Cue BBQ
GQ's Bar B Que
Heirloom Market BBQ
Holy Smokes BBQ And Catering
North Georgia BBQ
Satterfield's Barbecue
Smoakies Bar-B-Que
SmokehouseQ
Smokin Pig
Tickled Pig BBQ
Uncle Chet's BBQ & Catering

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

Baby CJ's Rib Shack
Crazy Hawg BBQ and Catering
Roy's Nutz & Buttz
Smoking Grizzly BBQ
Taylor'd Bar-B-Q
Trinity Barbecue

Bars

Best of Georgia

Barks N Brews
Moondogs
NAVI Wine Bar & Tasting Room
Old Mulehouse
Shenanigans
Vintage Wine Bar

Best of Georgia Regional

Atkins Park Restaurant & Bar
Congress Street Social Club
FREYA'S Lounge Corp
Six Pence Pub
Smith's Olde Bar
Society Garden
The Albert
Truck & Tap

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

Across the Bar Bartending Services
Boomys
Cowboys Firepit Grill & Bar
Downtown Drafts
Fadó Irish Pub
Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos
Smyrna Beer Market by the Stout Brothers

Breweries

Best of Georgia

Apparition Brewing
Eagle Creek Brewing Company
Fall Line Brewing Co.
Reformation Brewery (Woodstock)
Silver Bluff Brewing Company

Best of Georgia Regional

Drowned Valley Brewing Company
Georgia Beer Company
Printer's Ale Manufacturing Company
Savannah River Brewing Company
Strange Duck Brewing
Two Tides Brewing Company
UrbanTree Cidery

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

108 Ale House
Cartecay River Brewing Co.
Cherry Street Brewpub at Halcyon
From the Earth Brewing Company
Horned Owl Brewing
Ironshield Brewing
Moon River Brewing Company
Service Brewing Co.

Bubble Tea Shops

Best of Georgia

Greatea
Nobi Cha Bubble Tea
Sum'Mo Tea & Things

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

Maddlulu

Cajun Restaurants

Best of Georgia

Gumbeauxs, A Cajun Cafe
Henry's Louisiana Grill
Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen

Best of Georgia Regional

Alligator Soul
Big Easy Grille
Lee's Southern Kitchen
Louisiana Bistreaux Seafood Kitchen

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

The Po'Boy Shop

Candy Stores

Best of Georgia

Kopper Kettle Fudge
Savannah's Candy Kitchen
Sweet Cacao Chocolates

Best of Georgia Regional

All Things Chocolate & More
Kilwins
Rocket Fizz
The Chocolate Box on Wheels
Xocolatl Chocolate

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

River Street Sweets
Rocket Fizz
Three Sisters Fudge

Caribbean Restaurants

Best of Georgia

Bahama Breeze
Dat Fire Jerk Chicken
JoJo Fritay
Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant

Best of Georgia Regional

1804 Caribbean Cuisine
Papi's Cuban & Caribbean Grill
The Jerk Shack
Trelawny Fusion Kitchen LLC

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

ADDIKTIVE Blended Flavas
Belle & Lily's Caribbean Brunch House

Chinese Restaurants

Best of Georgia

Fire Stone Chinese Cuisine
Mr. Eggroll

Best of Georgia Regional

Fortune House Chinese Restaurant
Happy Wok
Hsu's Gourmet
Lucky Dragon
Oriental Garden
Royal Buffet

Coffeehouses

Best of Georgia

Abide Coffee
Barrel House Coffee Co
Drip-Thru Coffee®
Little Light Coffee Co
Morning By Morning Coffee Company
Rendezvous Cafe
Rooted Coffeehouse
Savannah Coffee Roasters
Way Station Coffee Co.

Best of Georgia Regional

Cool Beans Coffee Roasters
Cool Beanz Espresso Bar
Cream and Shuga Coffee
Friendship Coffee Company
Kingdom Coffee
Noble & Main Coffee Co.
Tuesday Coffee + Shoppe
Ubora Coffee Roasters
Z Beans Coffee

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

1000 Faces Coffee
Alma Coffee
Bizarre Coffee
BUZZ Coffee and Winehouse
Chattahoochee Coffee Company
Coffee Camper Co.
Harlem Java House
Sheffield Coffee Company, LLC
Spiller Park Coffee

Cupcake Bakeries

Best of Georgia

Dolce Darlin’
Kizzy's Kakes
Smallcakes Woodstock

Best of Georgia Regional

AddiCakes Cupcakes
CamiCakes Cupcakes
Crisha's Tasty Treats ®
Deb’s Curbside Cupcakes
Kupcakerie
Petite Sweets N Treats
Smallcakes Cupcakery Marietta

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

Smallcakes
Smallcakes of Alpharetta
TMK/ The Mulberry Kitchen

Delicatessens

Best of Georgia

Market 50
Muss & Turners
Victory Sandwich Bar

Best of Georgia Regional

Grouchy's New York Deli
Hildebrandt's

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

Kopper Kettle Fudge
Rocky's NY Deli & Italian Catering

Desserts

Best of Georgia

Alumni Cookie Dough
Lulus Chocolate Bar
Paula's Zzerts
PuddingBar101
Schmoo.Pies
Sweet Thang's Carnival Eats Decatur
Vampire Penguin Evans
Vampire Penguin Grovetown LLC
Wandaful Things

Best of Georgia Regional

211 Main Street Restaurant & Bakery
Amorino Gelato
Arie's Artisan Cheesecake
Bananas and Beehives
Better Than Sex
Crumbl Cookies - Brookhaven
Honeycream
Jassy’s Sweet Treats, LLC
Jonny Boy Cookies
Kopper Kettle Fudge
Kustom Kreationz by Andrea
The Boll Weevil Cafe and Sweetery

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

Flippin' Sweets 'n Treats
Sweet Thangs Carnival Eats Atlanta
Whipped Creamery

Diners & Cafes

Best of Georgia

Denny's
Fenders Diner

Best of Georgia Regional

Bankhead Diner
Cup & Saucer Diner Restaurant
Metro Diner
Sunday Diner
Sunny Side Up
The Diner at Sugar Hill

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

Metro Cafe Diner
West Cobb Diner

Distilleries

Best of Georgia

13th Colony Distilleries
Grandaddy Mimm's Distilling Co.
Sugar Hill Distillery

Best of Georgia Regional

ASW Distillery
Dalton Distillery
Legends Distillery
Second City Distillery
Sharptop Distilling Company

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

Distillery of Modern Art
Richland Rum

Donut Bakeries

Best of Georgia

Diesel Donuts and Coffee
Dough In The Box
Heirloom Donuts
Sprinkles Donuts and Coffee

Best of Georgia Regional

Cleveland Donuts
Da Vinci's Donuts
Daylight Donuts of Cochran
Doba Cafe
Donut King
Giggle Monsters Craft Donuts
Revolution Doughnuts & Coffee

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

Duck Donuts
Five Daughters Bakery
Sara Donuts

Frozen Yogurt Shops

Best of Georgia

Menchie's Frozen Yogurt

Best of Georgia Regional

The Crave Of Chatsworth

Greek Restaurants

Best of Georgia

Baba's Gyro & Kabob
Grecian Gyro

Best of Georgia Regional

Athens Greek Restaurant
Greek Village
It's Greek to Us
K&L Gyros & More
Persepolis Lounge and Grill

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

Opa!!!
Yeero Village

Health Food Stores

Best of Georgia

A to Zinc Health Store & Smoothie Bar
Better Health & Gourmet
Moore Organic Foods, LLC
Sprouts Farmers Market

Best of Georgia Regional

Brighter Day Natural Foods
Health Unlimited
Nature's Corner Market
Nuts 'n Berries
Timeless Remedies
Yvonne's Natural Market

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

GNC
Whole Foods Market

Ice Cream Parlors

Best of Georgia

AGW Ice Cream
Butter'Dudder Premium Ice Cream
Das Ice Cream Cafe
Leopolds Ice Cream
The Rolling Monkey

Best of Georgia Regional

Butter & Cream
Connie's Ice Cream Parlor
Cool World Ice Cream Shop
Kreamkles
Lollidrops Sweet Shoppe
Macon Swirls
Marble Slab Creamery
Moo Cow Ice Cream
Rock Salt Milk Bar

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

Jenis Splendid Ice Creams
The Ice Cream Stop

Indian Restaurants

Best of Georgia

NaaN On Broughton
Nalan Indian Cuisine
Pinch Of Spice Indian Cuisine
Veduka South Indian Cuisine

Best of Georgia Regional

Indian Flavors Restaurant
Palm Palace Indian Restaurant
Saffron Columbus
Tandoor & Tap

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

Aamar Indian Cuisine
Cafe Bombay

International Bakeries

Best of Georgia

Panbury's

Italian Restaurants

Best of Georgia

Buon Fornello Café & Bottega
Deano's Italian
Enrico's Italian Restaurant
Ipp's Pastaria & Bar
Modena Ristorante Vinoteca
Primo's Pizza and Italian Kitchen

Best of Georgia Regional

Amalfi
Biba's Italian Restaurant
Dominick's Italian
La Grotta Ristorante
Mamma Onesta's Italian Restaurant
Michaelee's Italian Life Caffe
Oliviana Bar Italiano & Pizzeria
Piastra Restaurant
The Expat
Tuscany Italian Restaurant
Venucci

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

Amalfi Cucina & Mercato
Dina's Family Italian Restaurant
Maggiano's Little Italy
Vinnie Van GoGos

Japanese Restaurants

Best of Georgia

Aomi Japanese Restaurant
PONKO Chicken Midtown
Sakura Japanese Sushi Bar
Shogun Steakhouse, Seafood & Sushi
Umi
Wasabi

Best of Georgia Regional

Asahi Express Japanese Steak House & Seafood
Asahi Japanese Steak & Sushi
Kinjo Kitchen + Cocktails
Koji Japanese Steakhouse
Nakato Restaurant
Saki Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar
Sumo Japanese Steakhouse
TOKI Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

Hibachi Express
Sake Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi

Juice & Smoothie Shops

Best of Georgia

BLENDED Smoothie & Juice Bar
HomeRun Nutrition
JUICE CHAMPS
Juiceside
UpDog smoothies and juices

Best of Georgia Regional

Ardens Garden Main Street
Blend & Press Wellness Bar
Flavor Juicery
Get Hooked on Nutrition
Journey Juice
Nutrition Warrior
Ride On Smoothie & Juice Bar
Spartan Smoothies
Vibe Smoothie Bar

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

Cherry Street Nutrition

Latin Restaurants

Best of Georgia

Belen De La Cruz
Casi Cielo
La Islita Food Truck
Yollah

Best of Georgia Regional

Arepa Mia
Calle Latina
La Casita Peruvian Restaurant
Mango Latino Grill
Susto's Taco Bar

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

Arepita Caf
Buenos Dias Pupusas
La Fonda Latina
Rum Cake Lady Cuban Café
Sabor Inka
Taqueria Tsunami

Liquor & Wine Stores

Best of Georgia

Conley's Wine and Spirits
Fermented Wine Boutique
Perrine's Wine Shop
Shiraz Fine Wine and Gourmet
Sprayberry Bottle Shop
Waterfront Wine & Gourmet

Best of Georgia Regional

129 Package Store, Smoke & Vape Shop
3 Parks Wine Shop
78 Package store & liquor, Wine & Beer
Deep Roots Wine Market & Tasting Room
Habersham Beverage Warehouse
Out of the Blue
The Wine Shoppe
Three Oaks Wine & Spirits
Toast Wine & Beverage

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

Marietta Wine Market
Smitty's Spirits
VinoTeca
Wagon Wheel Package Store

Meat & Seafood Shops

Best of Georgia

B's Meat Market and Backyard B'stro
Blanche Farms Meats
Buckhead Butcher Shop
Butcher on Whitlock
Sunset Farm Foods, Inc.
Tucker Meat Market

Best of Georgia Regional

Atlanta Fish Market
Bitter Creek Market & Deli
Findley's Butcher Shop
Heywoods Provision Company
Jones Country Meats Inc.
Ogeechee Meat Market
Wilkes Meat Market & Deli

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

A & D Meat & Poultry
Albany Fish Company
Amigos Meats Distributors East
Marie's Italian Deli
T & T Meats

Mediterranean Restaurants

Best of Georgia

Cafe Ostro
Frank's at the Old Mill Mediterranean Grill & Bar
Mediterranean Grill
Sinbad Mediterranean Grill

Best of Georgia Regional

Ameer's Mediterranean Grill
Gyro City Mediterranean Grill
La Scala Mediterranean Bistro
Luigi's
Metropolis Grill
Pharaohs Palace

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

Jerusalem Chef
Samad Grill

Mexican Restaurants

Best of Georgia

7 Tequilas Mexican Restaurant
El Paso Tacos & Tequila
El Ponce
Los Mezquites Mexican Grill
Puerta de Oro Taqueria & Cantina
Tacos La Villa

Best of Georgia Regional

Agave Bar and Grill
Cantina Locale
Compa's Mexican Grill and Cantina
Corazon de Mexico
El Jinete Mexican Restaurant
Fresco Cantina Grille
Las Palmas Mexican Restaurant
The Taco Shed
Viva Mexico Mexican Restaurant

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

3 Amigos Mexican Bar & Grill
Botica
El Sombrero Mexican Restaurant
Nuevo Laredo Cantina
Nuevos Amigos Cocina Mexicana
Santo Cantina & Cocina
Sol Tacos & Tequila
Taco T
Taqueria Del Sol

Pizza Joints

Best of Georgia

Broomelli Boys Pizzeria
Ellijay Wood Fired Pizza
Fellinis Pizza
Liberty Pizza - Marietta, Georgia
Vinnie Van GoGos

Best of Georgia Regional

Brooklyn Joe's
Ingleside Village Pizza
Karvelas Pizza Co
Mystic Mountain Pizza
O4W Pizza
Paparonni's Pizza
Pies on Post
Pizza By Fuscos

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

2 NYer's Pizza
Big Pie In the Sky Pizzeria
Blue Moon Pizza
Marietta Pizza Co
Papa's Pizza To Go
The Mule House Wood Fired Pizza

Produce Markets & Local Farms

Best of Georgia

Holly Hill Farm and Goods
Jaemor Farms
Lane Southern Orchards
Marietta Square Farmers Market

Best of Georgia Regional

Caprice Gardens and Beyond
Dickey Farms
Flowery Branch Farmers Market
Forsyth Farmers' Market
Olive Orchards of Georgia Inc.
Panorama Orchards & Farm Market
Weeks Honey Farm
Your DeKalb Farmers Market

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

Abu Adnan Mini Supermarket
Al Huda Groceries
Better Fresh Farms
Trader Joe's

Romantic Restaurants

Best of Georgia

Blue Ridge Grill
Bones Restaurant
Epic Restaurant
The Capital Grille

Best of Georgia Regional

Cadwalladers Café
Downtown Kitchen
The Blue Bicycle A Bistro
TWO urban licks

Seafood Restaurants

Best of Georgia

Fish Tales
Hook Line & Schooner
Island Fin Poké Company
Love's Seafood & Steaks
Mike's Seafood Market & Grill
The Shellhouse Restaurant

Best of Georgia Regional

Atlanta Hwy Seafood Market
Bubba Gumbo's
Fish N' Pig
Ray's Millpond Cafe
The Crab Trap
Wahoo! Grill

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

Dorothy's Cocktail & Oyster Bar
Prime Seafood
Savannah Seafood Shack
The Juicy Crab

Southern Restaurants

Best of Georgia

Cottage House Restaurant
Mary Mac's Tea Room
Matthews Cafeteria
Southern Classic Foods
The Brunch House of Augusta

Best of Georgia Regional

11th and Bay Southern Table
306 North Restaurant
Antebellum
Henry's Louisiana Grill
Lili's Restaurant and Bar
Magnolia Room Cafeteria
Pick O' Deli Cafeteria
Southern Charm
The Dillard House Restaurant
The Swanson

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

Chicken Salad Chick
Marti's at Midday
RJs Soulfood & More

Specialty Restaurants

Best of Georgia

Delbar Middle Eastern
JimPa's Catering
Soca Vegan Kitchen
Stock Market Dueling Kitchens

Best of Georgia Regional

Buttafly Kisses Vegan Treats
Coach’s Cuts Hoagies
Himalayan Kitchen
Hofer's Bakery & Cafe
Paige’s Bistro
Salata Salad Kitchen
The Back Burner Restaurant
Uncle Chet's BBQ & Catering
Wunderbar Bierhaus and Euro Bistro

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

Affordable Gourmet
J’s Mini HotPot Deluxe
Wow Poke & Juice

Sports Bars

Best of Georgia

Bigg Daddys Restaurant & Tavern
Irish Bred Pub & Grill
Outerbanks Bar and Grill
Wee Pub Beach

Best of Georgia Regional

278 South
Bench Warmers Sports Grill
Cashman's Pub
Cold Creek At North Oaks
Friends Dawson Grill
Green Fire Pizza & Wings, Sports Bar
Harold's Chicken & Ice Bar
Sports Center

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

Adda Sports Pub & Eatery
Crescent City Tavern
The Hangout Bar & Grill

Steakhouses

Best of Georgia

Bordeaux Steak & Seafood
Cowboys & Angels Restaurant
Kevin Rathbun Steak
Little Alley Steakhouse

Best of Georgia Regional

B & Js Steaks & Seafood
Bare Bones Steakhouse
Chops & Hops
Chops & Lobster Bar
Fish Eye Grill
Jacks Chophouse
Latin Flavors Steakhouse
Props Steak and Seafood Restaurant

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

Daniels Steak House
Texas Roadhouse
Texas Roadhouse

Sushi Restaurants

Best of Georgia

Blue Fin Sushi & Grill
Solé Augusta
Umi

Best of Georgia Regional

Rice Restaurant & Sushi Bar
Soyumi Asian Kitchen
Sushi Zen Southside
Taki Japanese Sushi & Hibachi Restaurant
Takosushi
Yoon Sushi

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

Aha Sushi
BORUBORU
Rock N Roll Sushi

Thai Restaurants

Best of Georgia

Banana Leaf ATL
Colonial Kitchen and Bar
Surin of Thailand

Best of Georgia Regional

26 Thai Kitchen & Bar
Spice 55 Thai and Sushi Restaurant
Thai Basil Kitchen
Thai House
Thai Taste

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

Bangkok Thai Restaurant
Eat At Thai

Vegetarian Restaurants

Best of Georgia

Slutty Vegan
VeGreen Vegan Fusion Restaurant

Best of Georgia Regional

Shayona Caf
Xtraction Smoothies and Vegan Cafe

Wine Tasting & Tour Services

Best of Georgia

Dahlonega Wine Tours
Southern Sunshine & Wine

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

North Georgia Wine Tours
The Crafty Rabbit Meadery, LLC

Wine, Beer, & Spirit Importers and Distributors

Best of Georgia

Beer & Wine Craft and Sandy Springs Boutique Winery
Clover Wine Merchant
Old Milton Beverage

Wineries

Best of Georgia

Bear Claw Vineyards & Winery
Broken Anchor Winery
Three Strands Vineyard and Winery

Best of Georgia Regional

Chateau Meichtry
Currahee Vineyard & Winery
Fainting Goat Vineyards & Winery
Monks Meadery
Qualusi Vineyards
Still Pond Vineyard & Winery
The Cottage Vineyard & Winery
Watermelon Creek Vineyard
Wolf Creek Plantation

Best of Georgia Honorable Mention

Newby Farm + Vineyard
Odom Springs Vineyards
Olea Olive Oils and Wine
Shezmu Cellars Winery & Taproom
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