Must-see restaurants in 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…

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

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,…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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…

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…

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

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

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…

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,…

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