This roadside restaurant in Kennesaw offers ten biscuit sandwiches on its menu, but try the fried chicken, egg, and cheese biscuit. If in the mood for pork, another great option is the sausage, egg and cheese.

People drive to and then stand in line for the birria tacos here. Slowed-cooked and stewed, tacos come stuffed with beef, goat, chicken, or jackfruit birra at this counter-service spot. Make sure to order a side of consomme for dipping the tacos and an aguas frescas. Try the crunchy taco dorados and vampiros (tostadas filled with a choice of meat, cheese, and guacamole) here, too.

The debate over who has the best lemon pepper wet wings in Atlanta will forever rage, but the three places most people agree on are LT’s Wings on Fairburn Road and any location of J.R. Crickets or American Deli. This quintessential Atlanta dish caused a nationwide wings craze when it was featured on Season 1 of “Atlanta” in the scene where Paper Boi and Darius go to J.R. Crickets for an order of lemon pepper wet.

Cody Taylor and Jiyeon Lee’s Southern-Korean barbecue restaurant offers a must-try spicy Korean pork sandwich on its menu with chopped rib meat marinated in fermented chile paste, topped with kimchi coleslaw, black sesame seeds, and a sliced scallion. Order the sandwich with a side of sweat and spicy crispy tofu, pickled cucumber-radish salad, or kimchi slaw. Order online for takeout. Order via Doordash for delivery.

The huge success of Slutty Vegan in Atlanta cannot be overstated. Owner Pinky Cole founded the business in 2018 as a delivery service, with people contacting her via Instagram to place orders for her provocatively named meatless burgers. Three years later, Cole has three restaurants in Westview, on Edgewood Avenue, and in Jonesboro, with a fourth in the works for Birmingham and a fifth headed to Duluth. With patties made using Impossible beef, order the menage a trois — a vegan burger topped with vegan bacon, shrimp, and cheese, caramelized onions, lettuce, and tomato and garnished with a house sauce. It’s served on a Hawaiian bun. Order online for takeout or delivery.

This westside Atlanta pizza pop-up from Matthew “Phew” Foster slings handmade pies, including pizzas topped with lemon pepper wet wings and oxtails and ricotta. His signature pizzas, the lemon pepper wet and hot lemon pepper wet, are made using butter sauce, chopped chicken, and mozzarella with wings dotting the center. Order online for pick up. Location provided upon ordering. Follow on Instagram for menu updates and pop-up locations.

In business since the 1940s, this Vine City staple serves some of Atlanta’s best fried chicken. Busy Bee has had plenty of time to perfect its fried chicken recipe. Take the yardbird to the next level by ordering it smothered with pan gravy. The restaurant is always bustling, so be prepared to wait. But that fried chicken is worth it. Order online for takeout.

The farm egg at James Beard award winner chef Steven Satterfield’s Miller Union is a must-order. This seemingly simple dish is made with fantastic ingredients — a farm egg swimming in celery-infused cream and a side of crusty bread. Patio available. Order online for takeout with curbside pick up.

The award-winning restaurant on Edgewood Avenue has transformed into a neighborhood market selling everything from artisan pantry ingredients, fresh breads, cheeses, and charcuterie to bags of house-made dry pastas, pastries, and beer and wine. But one of the former restaurant’s most sought-after and memorable dishes is still on the menu at Staplehouse Market: the chicken liver mousse tart. It’s a beautifully garnished indulgence. Patio available. Open Thursday through Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Now considered an Atlanta institution, and one of the few good and affordable restaurants still standing near trendy Ponce City Market, Eats is where to head for hearty meat-and-three combos for around $10 each. The restaurant’s jerk chicken platter is the move here, with choice of two vegetables, like collards, broccoli casserole, or black eyed peas. Order the special which comes with black beans, rice, and cornbread and choice of meat. Order online for takeout or delivery.

LA-style taco joint Supremo Taco serves tacos stuffed with al pastor, barbacoa, and mole poblano chicken. But for something truly indulgent order Supremo’s choriqueso — a sort of fried quesadilla stuffed with gooey cheese and chorizo and topped with salsa fresca. Order at the window and mingle in the parking lot or grab a standing spot on the small front patio. Order online for takeout.

BoccaLupo quickly became both a neighborhood favorite and a destination restaurant when it opened in 2013 on Edgewood Avenue. Head in for the fresh pasta like the black spaghetti or pappardelle in bolognese gravy. However, it’s the 20-yolk tagliatelle that is now an Atlanta classic. Patio available. Call to order takeout.

Home Grown is a breakfast favorite among Atlanta’s diners and restaurant industry folks. And, it’s home to one of the city’s must-try dishes—the comfy biscuit topped with fried chicken smothered in sausage gravy. Patio available. Order online for takeout.

Even when Buena Gente was a food trailer, it was consistently serving some of the best Cuban street eats in the city. Owners Manny Rodriguez and Stacie Antich took Buena Gente permanent in Decatur last year and continue offering their flaky and buttery empanadas, croquetas, and beef pastelitos. But do make sure to order one of the meaty Cuban sandwiches served on the bakery’s fresh-baked crusty bread with a side of plaintain chips.

There are plenty of great places around Atlanta to slurp pho but, Pho Dai Loi 2 might be the best for steaming bowls of noodle-laden, protein-packed soup with a variety of proteins to choose from like chicken or beef tendon and combinations. There’s also a location in Forest Park. Call to order takeout.

With two Atlanta-area locations now and a roving food truck, Big Dave’s continues to dominate Atlanta’s cheesesteak scene, serving up messy and meaty cheesesteaks on its menu. But make sure to also order some of Big Dave’s hand-rolled egg rolls stuffed with lots of gooey cheese, onions, and a choice of beef, chicken, or salmon. Order online for takeout or delivery.

Many Atlantans consider the bánh mì at Quoc Huong in the Asian Square complex to be the best in metro Atlanta. The fresh French bread definitely contributes to this reputation. The favorite order here is the barbecue pork. The shop is cash only, but sandwiches average around $3.50 each. Order five bánh mì, and that sixth one is free.

The dumpling-heavy menu at Northern China Eatery includes everything from baskets full of warm and savory soup dumplings to those filled with pork and fennel. Try the pork and chive steamed dumplings, lamb and zucchini, or the pork, shrimp and chive dumplings. Northern China also offers bags of frozen dumplings to make at home. Order online for takeout.

Located in the Pine Tree Plaza shopping center just down from Supermarket Chicago, this is where to head for heaping plates of some seriously long-as-your-arm, hand-pulled noodles. Try the pork or oxtail noodles or a hot bowl of duck or pork noodle soup. Watch the chef roll, twist, pull, and whip those noodles into shape through the window overlooking the kitchen. Order online for takeout or delivery.

This Doraville restaurant stands out among the many excellent Korean dining establishments throughout metro Atlanta. Matthew Kang, host of Eater’s Korean-centric web series K-Town, says the seafood pancake here is one of the “deepest, most well-constructed” versions he’s had. And, Atlantans agree. Call for takeout.

This Norcross marisqueria opened in 2011 serving everything from giant platters filled with shrimp, crab legs, and lobster to whole red snapper rubbed in chile marinade. But, for something truly indulgent, order the la piña rellena — a broiled, half pineapple stuffed with grilled seafood and topped with melted cheese. It’s over-the-top and good. There’s a second location in Lawrenceville. Call for takeout.

Sun City offers patties in the expected formats (beef, chicken, coco), small and large portions of Jamaican classics, and a few specialties, including barbecued jerk ribs. However, it’s the weekly soup specials here which really shine at this restaurant. On Thursdays, the restaurant serves a thick red pea soup. On Fridays and Saturdays, it’s fish soup — referred to in Jamaica as “fish tea”. Order online for takeout and delivery.