Must-see restaurants in North Georgia

  • Home.made from Scratch

    North Georgia

    Home.made is upping the game when it comes to nouveau Southern cuisine. The menu constantly changes based on ingredient availability, but whatever these…

  • Sawmill Place

    North Georgia

    This farm-to-table cabin eatery does high-quality, creative breakfast scrambles, sandwiches, biscuits and pancakes that will sooth a breakfast-lover's…

  • Spirits Tavern

    North Georgia

    This full bar dishes up surprisingly creative burgers made from Angus beef or free-range, hormone-free turkey and veggies, including gooey mac 'n' cheese,…

  • Fortify Kitchen & Bar

    North Georgia

    Clayton's best night out is this stylish farm-to-table supper club from chef Jamie Allred, North Georgia's top kitchen dog. Some of the Southeast's best…

  • Five & Ten

    North Georgia

    Sustainably driven, James Beard Award–winning Five & Ten ranks among the South's best restaurants. Its menu is earthy and slightly gamey: Georgia quail…

  • Ideal Bagel Co

    North Georgia

    They may never allow us past the Hudson River again after writing this, but the bagels here give anything in New York a run for its money. There, we said…

  • White Tiger

    North Georgia

    The 100-year-old structure doesn't invite confidence, but this off-the-beaten-path local favorite does killer wood-smoked pulled-pork sandwiches – add…

  • Pink Pig

    North Georgia

    Pork, ribs and chicken are served in a log cabin with a chimney pumping out smoky essence of pit BBQ. In addition to BBQ, the Pink Pig does soul food such…

  • Mully's Nacoochee Grill

    North Georgia

    Occupying a relocated rural farmhouse, Helen's foodie find serves a classic menu of globally influenced dishes stereotypically considered fine dining…

  • Michaelee’s Italian Life Cafe

    North Georgia

    This BYOB (nice wine shop next door) town-square mainstay is everything that's wrong and right with Italian-American restaurants. Michelangelo would be…

  • Bodensee

    North Georgia

    Widely considered the best of Helen's German restaurants, Bodensee even boasts a Romanian-trained chef with considerable Bavarian experience. Pork…

  • National

    North Georgia

    An effortlessly cool bistro on the downtown outskirts, favored for its daily changing, eclectic menu that jumps from roasted monkfish to roasted chicken…

  • Picnic Cafe & Dessertery

    North Georgia

    Owned by Dahlonega mayor Sam Norten and the absolute best spot around to mingle with town characters and university students engrossed in local gossip…

  • Harvest on Main

    North Georgia

    With more creative flair than most, this rustic-chic eatery in the heart of the action does hearty mains – seared fish with sesame spinach over chickpea…

  • Universal Joint

    North Georgia

    Laid-back 'Ujoint' is a local favorite – best outdoor patio in town, 17 taps of local and regional craft beers and perfectly charred burgers adorned in…

  • Pouch

    North Georgia

    In the South, 'pie' usually means something sweet, buttery and served after dinner. For the South African owners of Pouch, 'pie' means savory pastries…

  • Grit

    North Georgia

    A Normaltown vegetarian/vegan staple long before it was trendy, this somewhat divey institution is dressed up with the building's original tin-plated…

  • Copeland's

    North Georgia

    Always-packed Copeland's is a hearty stop for a wide range of Southern fare, but what it does really well are burgers – charred to perfection. Pick your…

  • X-Factor Grill

    North Georgia

    On historic Doyle St, X-Factor Grill is Toccoa's mainstay bar and grill. It's nothing fancy but it does a decent job with American staples – pecan trout,…

  • Ike & Jane

    North Georgia

    This sunny little shingle in Normaltown serves decadent doughnuts bedazzled with crazy creative ingredients such as red velvet, cinnamon-toast-crunch…

  • Big City Bread Cafe

    North Georgia

    As you may have gathered, the bread at this restaurant-bakery is awesome, but so are the creations derived from said bread: lamb burgers, grilled cheese…

  • Southern Charm

    North Georgia

    In a big, bright-yellow house across the railroad tracks from E Main St, this friendly Southern eatery excels at the classics: fried green tomato with a…

  • Capers on the Square

    North Georgia

    This tasty little newcomer on the square leans casual Greek (lamb kabobs, moussaka, shrimp orzo) but each month, it takes on a different Mediterranean…

  • Ted's Most Best

    North Georgia

    This atmospheric eatery occupies a former Michelin tire shop and is a great spot for cheap eats. Pizzas and paninis are what drives it, but the outdoor…

  • Ping's Grill

    North Georgia

    In a pretty setting on Lake Toccoa, this casual, clubhouse-style restaurant dishes up good burgers, sandwiches and chicken wings over creaky hardwood…

  • Hole in the Wall

    North Georgia

    This historic greasy spoon has been at it since the Great Depression. Eggs, hash browns, pancakes and French toast stuffed with cheesecake pudding (what?)…

  • Maple Restaurant

    North Georgia

    The Maple Restaurant at Amicalola Falls Lodge caters both to guests and hungry park visitors and through-hikers. There's a buffet option for all three…

  • Bourbon Street Grille

    North Georgia

    This intimate, Cajun-inspired eatery on the creaky, uneven 2nd floor of the historic Hill House dishes out jambalaya and gumbo and gets many of its wares…

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