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( 404-873-7358;
www.southcitykitchen.com
; 1144 Crescent Ave; mains $17-36; 11am-3:30pm,
5-10pm Sun-Thu, to 10:30pm Fri & Sat)
An upscale Southern kitchen featuring tasty updated
staples like buttermilk fried chicken served with sautéed collards and mash, and a Geor-
gia trout, pan fried with lemon mascarpone. Start with flash fried oysters dipped in corn-
meal, served with shellfish etoufee, grilled andouille and fried capers.
Westside
inviting new complex of hip, farm-to-table-inspired restaurants sprinkled among upscale
shops and lofts on Atlanta's Westside. There is a lot to choose from here.
West Egg Cafe
DINER$
(
www.westeggcafe.com
; 1100 Howell Mill Rd; mains $6-12; 9am-9pm Mon & Tue, to 10pm Wed-
Fri, 8am-10pm Sat, to 9pm Sun; )
Belly up to the marble breakfast counter or grab a
table and dive into a salmon cake Benedict, eggs and grits, banana-bread french toast, a
fried green tomato BLT, sugar bacon pancakes, or short rib hash. All the dishes are re-
imagined versions of old school classics, served in a stylish and spare dining room.
The tasty Irish coffees and cute wait staff don't hurt.
Star Provisions
SELF-CATERING$
( 404-365-0410;
www.starprovisions.com
;
1198 Howell Mill Rd; 10am-midnight Mon-Sat)
DIY gourmands will feel at home among the cheese shops and butcher cases, bakeries
and kitchen hardware depots. The meat department has an exceptional array of house-
cured meats, including pepperoni, bresaola, lonzino and prosciutto, if you have picnic on
the brain.
Yeah! Burger
BURGERS$
(
www.yeahburger.com
;
1168 Howell Mill Rd; burgers $6-11; 11:30am-10pm Sun-Thu, to 11pm Fri &
Sat; )
A creative, cheap-and-cheerful burger joint where you pick the patty:
grass-fed beef, bison, turkey, veggie or chicken breast, tap a bun (including a gluten-free
option), select one of nine cheeses and 22 toppings among rarities like jalapeños, nitrate-
free bacon or fig jam, and add one of 18 sauces.
Kids love it, there's a full bar, and the plastic cups are compostable.
JCT Kitchen & Bar
NEW AMERICAN$$$