Dining in Atlanta – Restaurants With Southern Cuisine Near Cobb County, Georgia

By Robbie Foglia

If Southern style cooking means more to you than grits and fried green tomatoes, you need to visit Atlanta, GA for a taste of gourmet Southern dining. Restaurants in Atlanta are stocked with all types of food for the taste connoisseur, and you can bet the cafes, diners, and eateries of Atlanta rival and home-cooked meals in the South.

No vacation to Atlanta is complete without sampling some of the delicious cuisine. Whether you are staying in Downtown Atlanta, nearby Marietta, neighboring Kennesaw, or any other locality around Cobb County, you will want to check out some of these fine dining establishments.

-  Chicken & Waffles – No trip to a Southern city like Atlanta would be complete without some home-cooked soul food. Opened by Gladys Knight as an homage to 30s Harlem musicians, this restaurant is open late, serving both breakfast and dinner to meet your needs.

-  Mary Mac’s Tea Room – One of the only places serving free cornbread and signature pot likker soup to tourist visiting Atlanta, this tea room was started in 1945 by women looking to become entrepreneurs after they were no longer needed making war rations. Using locally grown vegetables and homemade bread are just two of the highlights of this traditional Atlanta restaurant.

-  4th & Swift – One of top chef’s in Atlanta, Jay Swift, operates this restaurant in Atlanta that serves different Southern dishes depending on the season or availability of ingredients. While the menu isn’t extensive, it does offer variety week to week, and the plates are large enough to fill you up.

-  Sweet Auburn Bread Company – The head chef and owner of this Atlanta restaurant, Sonya Jones, is a native of the Sweet Auburn neighborhood of Atlanta. Her eatery has gained a reputation for some of the best cheesecakes in the South, even garnering the attention of Rachel Ray for inclusion in her cookbook.

If you are thinking about taking a vacation to Atlanta or you just want to try some of the best Southern cooking this side of the Mason-Dixon Line, visit the Cobb County Convention & Visitors Bureau at http://www.cobbcvb.com to get a free map and visitors guide, and let them help you plan the best trip to Atlanta possible.

Robbie Foglia writes for Ciniva Systems, an award winning Virginia web design company and internet marketing agency. Cobb CVB is the official website for business and tourist info for Cobb County and Atlanta, GA.

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