September 20, 2024
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We’ve compiled five Michelin-starred Atlanta restaurants, offering everything from high-caliber tasting menus to ultra-luxurious dining experiences.
Atlas
88 W. Paces Ferry Road NW / Website
Situated in the St. Regis Atlanta, this farm-to-table fine dining destination offers seasonal American, European-influenced fare paired with hand-shaken cocktails and tasty, chef-driven small plates. Helmed by Michelin-starred chef Freddy Money, Atlas serves à la carte specialties like premium Westholme wagyu cuts, oysters with shiso mignonette and lamb ragu. Kristal caviar and San Joaquin Valley squab are among the spot’s standout tasting menu courses, along with Dungeness crab, salt-baked kohlrabi and scallops.
Bacchanalia
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1460 Ellsworth Industrial Blvd NW, Ste. 1 / Website
This elevated establishment offers a four-course, prix fixe menu crafted with organic ingredients, many of which are sourced from the eatery’s farm, Summerland. Chefs and owners Anne Quatrano and Clifford Harrison, alongside a culinary team led by executive chef Kai Nalampoon and pastry chef Carla Tomasko, serve a curated selection of offerings spanning foie gras terrine, Maine lobster with coconut and Key West pink shrimp.
Hayakawa
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679-A Ponce De Leon Ave. NE / Website
Michelin-starred James Beard Award-winning chef Atsushi Hayakawa helms this eight-seat traditional Japanese sushi, known for its meticulously curated, authentic omakase menu. Chef Hayakawa sources first-rate fish from Tokyo’s Toyosu market and from other areas across the globe to create masterful culinary delights like heaping spoonfuls of sake (salmon) and ikura (salmon roe), akami (lean bluefin tuna) and hamachi (yellowtail tuna).
Lazy Betty
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999 Peachtree St. NE / Website
Chef and owner Aaron Phillips and chef Ron Hsu have developed a renowned contemporary tasting menu at this buzzy Midtown hot spot. Highlights span Hudson Valley foie gras, crown-roasted dry-aged duck and poached Icelandic cod paired with calamari Beurre Blanc, chorizo, squid ink and allium blooms. At the bar, restaurant-goers can enjoy citrus-cured kampachi (premium-grade yellowtail) with a pineapple consommé, a chef’s selection of petit fours and caviar service with steamed milk buns, scallion pancakes and Irtysh River reserves.
Mujō
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691 14th St. NW / Website
Led by executive chef J. Trent Harris, this Edomae-style sushiya offers an omakase-only tasting menu experience at its sushi bar and private room, designed for parties of five or six guests. Mujō’s menu changes daily to incorporate fresh, seasonal ingredients, including fish flown directly from Japan. Reservations are released one month in advance at 10 a.m. on the first day of every month.
See also: 9 Best And Most Exclusive Tasting Menus In Atlanta
Photography by: Photos of Atlas menu offerings by Lorenzo Franco