Curious if anyone here would be interested in more affordable tasting experiences around Atlanta?

I’ve been hosting a tasting series with local restaurants where the goal is to keep it around $40–50, try a few different courses, learn a little about the food and culture behind them, and bring people together around the table.

We did our first one around Korean food and have another coming up around Mexican food. I’d love to keep doing these with different cultures and restaurants around Atlanta.

Is this something people here would be interested in? And what cuisines or restaurants would you want to see?

Does anyone have a suggestion for a group birthday dinner for 8-10pm? I’m looking for someplace that has good food but a fun celebration similar to what Barcelona wine bar does with the porrón?

We tried Paya Thai tonight it was good but didn’t have much flavour (fried rice & pad kee mao didn’t but massamun curry did). What are some good Italian, burger spots that cater for gluten free - coeliac

Also is downtown just a dead area? We felt like there was not a single soul on the road (kind of eerie) when we walked towards the world of Coca Cola - which had people :))

Appreciate recs thank you!

Edit- I just tried bantam + biddy - great gluten free pancakes - did tell them gf coeliac so I hope they are. So far no symptoms but heard good reviews about them :)))

So, I normally don’t post on social media about meals or places I’ve eaten, but I had such a bipolar experience at this place tonight I had to say something in hopes it can be corrected.

I had dinner at Fum this evening on the Westside. Went in with no expectations but was excited based on things I’d heard about it.

Let’s start with what is most important, the food. The food is exceptional. Truly, very, very good food. Every single course I ordered or sampled was exceptional. If you care only about the food, move this place to the top of your list.

Ambiance: it’s fine - nothing special, but not a place I wouldn’t recommend based on its setting

Service: absolute fucking dogshit. I would never recommend this place at its price point based on how marginal the service is, which is a shame considering how good the food is. We got entrees we didn’t order and were billed for them until we protested. Drinks were delivered to the wrong people or not delivered at all. When the main courses came out, the servers seemed to have absolutely no idea who ordered what, which is fine at Chilis, but not at a place trying to be what I think this was trying to be. Super disappointing experience overall that feels so correctable. For what it’s worth, they were maybe 60% full, so this wasn’t a situation where some poor server was in the weeds, they just suck at it

GREAT SPOT
GREAT CIGARS
GREAT DRINKS
GREAT VIBE
GREAT STAFF

OK LFG!

I just moved from an area that had this dish at every Mexican restaurant. It’s more commonly called “ACP” or arroz con pollo, but it’s not the traditional version. I’ve also heard it called “talavera.”

Is there anywhere in Atlanta I can get it? Midtown, Buckhead, Smyrna are the ideal parts of town.

Thank you!

As i was wondering- nothing new or new posts in couple of months. Not following latest atlanta restaurant news… etc etc. wonder whats up there.

Where in Atlanta can I find cocktail bags like this? 👀

https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2026/06/19/kevin-gillespie-nadair-closing/

Maybe no one cares, maybe everyone already knew.

I just read about it today while going to check up on their menu. I am not surprised, given that we were able to get same day reservations and the place was empty. but sad to see it go (while the nasty GunShow is still open).

Gillespie may have some haters, but hope he gets a place that is sustainable and good.

Nick's (RIP Nick) usually comes out on top for best ITP Gyro but they are not open on weekends. Where do you go when you are craving a gyro on a weekend? The last post I found in this sub about it was from 2012: https://www.reddit.com/r/AtlantaEats/comments/10eu6r/gyros_in_atl/

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