Atlanta has some of the best soul food in
the nation and here are a few places:
- A mainstay is Paschal’s Restaurant, where Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders met
to plan marches. Paschal’s was founded by brothers
James and Robert Paschal, who provided free fried chicken
to students arrested for protesting. Originally in the
West End district, Paschal’s is now located in historic
Castleberry Hill; (404.525.2023)
- Soul food cook Thelma
Grundy serves sweet potato pie and candied yams at Thelma’s
Kitchen, now on Auburn Avenue; (404. 688.5855).
- At Louise’s
Soul Food on Ponce de Leon Avenue, Louise Holmes and her
daughters, cook
down-home soul food, but patrons also can
opt for heart-healthy, low-fat options; (404.817.9513)
- Find
Beautiful Restaurant, an institution in the Cascade area,
serving breakfast, lunch and dinner; (404.752.5931).
- Son’s
Place Restaurant, an Inman Park family restaurant that
dishes out meatloaf, collard greens and banana pudding;
(404.581.0530)
- Fast-food chain Yasin’s
HomeStyle Seafood, which serves catfish, chicken wings
and lemon meringue pie at five sites; 3541 MLK Jr. Drive,
1 mile outside I-285, (404.696.1541)
- Busy Bee
Café downtown,
on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, which dates back to
1947 and offers fried chicken and red velvet cake; (404.525.9212).
Other places to find not only soul
food and down-home Southern cooking but fine cuisine as well
include:
- The
Pecan, a gem
of a restaurant in College Park that serves everything
from New York strip steak to fried lobster tail.
- Chanterelle’s
Café & Catering, a Caribbean-style
eatery on Evans Street; (404.758.0909)
- West of downtown, Showcase
Eatery (404.669.0504) is known for its New Orleans shrimp
and champagne chicken, while Hairston’s Dinner Club in Stone Mountain features Cajun and Creole delicacies
and live jazz and comedy shows; (770.322.9988).
Eateries operated by celebrities also are on the rise.
- For
upscale soul and Caribbean food and perhaps a cognac, sample
Justin’s Restaurant & Bar in Buckhead, owned by Sean “Diddy” Combs and
L.A. Reid.
- Gladys Knight
and Ron Winan’s Chicken & Waffles on Peachtree Street continues a tradition dating back to
Wells Restaurant in Harlem in the 1930s, when late-night celebrity
diners couldn’t decide between breakfast and dinner;
404.874.9393.
- Jermaine Dupri owns Cafe
Dupri in Buckhead,
serving healthy American and Southern cooking until well
after midnight; (404.846.2773).
- Meanwhile, the wine lifestyle
has inspired Usher Raymond, who is a partner in The
Grape at Inman Park.
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