Atlanta is best known for the Southern classics like fried chicken and mashed potatoes and gravy.Like you can get at the Wisteria, but it is fast becoming known for it's elegant and romantic and world class cuisine.

Atlanta is also known for some of the best restaurants in the south and many of them are celebrity owned, such as Gladys Knight's Chicken and Waffles, Sean "Diddy Combs' Justin's which specializes in Caribbean food, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges Asian-fusion restaurant Straits, and Grape which is owned by Usher.http://atlanta.about.com/od/restaurantsnightlife/tp/Celebrity-Restaurants.htm

Atlanta has romantic restaurants like the Canoe which sits on the bank of the Chattahoochee river and serves such unique food like ostrich and rabbit.http://atlanta.about.com/od/restaurantsnightlife/tp/romantic-restaurants.htm The Sotto Sotto restaurant has the classic romantic candlelit place settings for two .

Not all of the restaurants are expensive, there are local pizza places and specialty restaurants that are a good value for a family such as Everybody's, Mojo Pizza N Pub, and Savage Pizza.

The Palm restaurant offers you the freshest seafood and cuts of meat. Dine in the public dining room or book a private room for those special occasions. The most popular dish is the lobster, each one weighs three to seven pounds. Frommer's recommends trying the jumbo-lump crab cakes and linguine with garlicky white-clam sauce.

Willy's Mexicana Grill has been voted to have the "best burritos in Atlanta." The whole family will enjoy dining at this popular restaurant. Willy's also offers nachos,quesadillas, and tacos. A few domestic and imported beers are available. After you pick up your food, take it outside and dine on the sidewalk cafe which is perfect for people-watching.

• City Grill Phone: 404-524-2489 Google Map
  • Zagat's "Award of Distinction", AAA "4 Diamond Award"
• Seeger's Phone: 404-846-9779 Google Map
  • TripAdvisor Pick, 10 Best Pick, Gayot Top 40 2006,
• Palm Restaurant Phone: 404-814-1955 Google Map
  • Frommer's Exceptional Rating
• Bluepointe Phone: 404-237-9070 Google Map
  • Concierge.com Pick, Frommer's Exceptional Rating
• Bone's Phone: 404-237-2663 Google Map
  • USA Today Top 10 Steak House, Zagat 2006 Steakhouse Pick

• Veni Vidi Vici Phone: 404-875-8424 Google Map
  • Atlanta Magazine's Best of Atlanta, Jezebel Magazine Pick
• Sotto Sotto Phone: 404-523-6678 Google Map
  • Best of CitySearch, Bon Appetit Pick 1999
• Magic Fingers Phone: 404-815-8844 Google Map
  • Atlanta Journal Constitution Pick, Gourmet Magazine Pick
• Babette's Cafe Phone: 404-815-4993 Google Map
  • Fodor's Travel Guide Highest Rating, Zagat Top 40 Atlanta

• Colonnade Phone: 404-874-5642 Google Map
  • Frommer's Highly Recommended
• Willy's Mexicana Grill Phone: 404-252-6366 Locations
  • Frommer's Highly Recommended
• Thelma's Kitchen Phone: 404-688-5855 Google Map
  • Frommer's Highly Recommended
• Taqueria Del Sol Phone: 404-352-5811 Locations
  • Frommer's Highly Recommended

• Living Food Delights Phone: 404-635-1133 Google Map
• Green Sprout Phone: 404-874-7373 Google Map
• Cafe Sunflower Phone: 404-352-8859 Google Map
• Citysearch: Atlanta Vegetarian Restaurants
• Happy Cow: Atlanta Vegetarian Restaurants

• Creating Loafing: Atlanta Culinary Blog