Salty, cheesy, spicy, and meaty. This Edgewood Avenue pie has it all.

Many higher-end Atlanta restaurants have refined the hamburger in recent years, but if you want to get messy, go to Ann's. The Ghetto Burger, a double cheeseburger with bacon, grilled onions, ketchup, mustard, and chili, requires plenty of napkins.

If spicy pizza isn't your thing, keep it simple with mozzarella, tomato, and basil.

Atlantans don't have to go to national chains like Chipotle and Moe's to get football-sized burritos. In addition to the original in the Sweet Auburn Curb Market, there's a standalone in Buckhead at 1816 Peachtree Street.

BoccaLupo has quickly become one of this city's best restaurants, and the housemade tagliatelle may be the its star.

Heirloom Market takes traditional Southern barbecue and throws a changeup by adding Korean flavors.

It's the burger that made Atlanta double-stack crazy, and now it's available on the regular menu.

A chicken biscuit covered in sausage-heavy gravy? Wake up, eat this for breakfast, and take a nap.

Whether you prefer East Coast or West Coast bivalves, you'll surely enjoy slurping them down with a few cocktails in Decatur.

Gourmet popsicles: quite possibly the best part of summertime.

Simple, fantastic ingredients — a farm egg, celery-infused cream, crusty bread — make for a great dish.

Whatever additions you like — beef, pork, tripe, to name a few — it's tough to beat a hot bowl of pho, especially in these chilly winter months.

One can travel around the world by dining up and down Buford Highway. So Kong Dong is the stop for a taste of Korea.

What's better than tacos for lunch or dinner? Tacos in the wee hours. Good thing El Rey Del Taco stays open until 5 or 6 a.m.

With salty lox, cream cheese, salmon roe, cucumber, and chives on the bagel of choice, it's hard to find a better example of this New York classic in the South.

It may be a bit of a tourist trap — OK, a lot of a tourist trap — but The Varsity still serves the most famous hot dog in Atlanta.

With a recipe created by chef Scott Peacock and Edna Lewis, the kitchen staff at Watershed may change, but the fried chicken remains the same.

Ramen is one of the "it" dishes these days, and Yakitori Jinebi's is some of the best around.