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15 Lobster Rolls in Atlanta Worth the Splurge

From Maine and Connecticut-style to Thai takes, seek out these lobster rolls at restaurants around Atlanta

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As a landlocked city, Atlantans are not accustomed to having boat loads of Maine lobster at the ready and served at nearly every seafood restaurant in town. But for those Atlanta-area restaurants making the effort to bring these crustaceans into ATL, expect some creative twists on the classic New England sandwich. The lobster roll may be pricier here than up North, but consider shelling out for the sandwiches at these restaurants around Atlanta.

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Drift Fish House & Oyster Bar

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This East Cobb seafood restaurant offers its lobster roll two ways – chilled Maine-style with lemon mayo or a warm, Connecticut-style version with drawn butter. 

Brown Bag Seafood Co.

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The Chicago-based restaurant now includes multiple Atlanta locations, and its lobster roll is always on the menu. This roll sees Maine lobster knuckle and claw meat stuffed into a New England-style bun and served with a side of truffle parmesan tots.

There on Fifth

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You have to keep your eye on social media for this lobster roll to drop. It’s only served on occasion at There on Fifth in Midtown, and in limited quantities. But it’s worth the wait for the butter-poached Maine claw and knuckle meat served in a warm top-split bun and paired with seasoned fries.

The Steamhouse Lounge

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Located in the heart of Midtown, the menu at Steamhouse Lounge features a lobster stuffed into a poppy seed bun. Throw in a side of Zapp’s potato chips, tater tots, or hushpuppies or pair with a cup of lobster bisque.

Big B's Fish Joint

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The Southern seafood restaurant, owned by Flip Burger co-founder Barry Mills, includes on its menu under “handheld” a lobster roll filled with a quarter pound of lobster poached in lemon brown butter sauce served with a side of Old Bay fries.

The Big Ketch Saltwater Grill - Buckhead

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By all accounts from regulars of this seafood spot in Buckhead, the Maine lobster roll offered during both lunch and dinner is hard to beat here. The popular lobster roll at Big Ketch comes served on a brioche bun with drawn butter and hushpuppies.

Snap Thai Fish House

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This new Thai restaurant from the team behind Atlanta Thai restaurant institution Bangkok Thai promises to be a “culinary journey to the coast of Thailand” with dishes featuring sustainably raised and wild-caught fish, cold water lobster, and oysters. Order the Thai lobster roll, which comes served in a buttery toasted New England-style bun stuffed with Maine lobster meat tossed in Thai chili lime mayo garnished with celery, chives, jicama, and lettuce. Reservations encouraged.

W. H. Stiles Fish Camp

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The lobster roll at W.H. Stiles Fish Camp features a buttered Parker House roll overflowing with lobster meat, a touch of mayo, celery, and tarragon. It can come served cold or hot. It arrives with a side of Utz crab chips.

Cousins Maine Lobster

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With two Atlanta-area location at Lenox Square and Marietta Square Market, this “Shark Tank” success story serves Maine lobster served up in creative ways. Try the lobster quesadilla, lobster tacos, or lobster grilled cheese. Go for the real deal Maine lobster roll, served chilled with a touch of mayo or Connecticut-style, served warm with butter and lemon. 

BeetleCat

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This lobster roll at Ford Fry’s Inman Park seafood bar is served in a buttery toasted slider bun stuffed with chunks of fresh Maine lobster tossed in mayo and garnished with chives and squeezes of lemon. It’s also $6 less than the lobster roll served at the chef’s westside seafood restaurant the Optimist.

Girl Diver Atlanta

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Owned by Richard Tang of Char Korean, Girl Diver includes a lobster roll on its lunch and dinner menus. Served on a buttered brioche bun, the lobster is tossed in lemon aioli and XO sauce and sprinkled with pickled green chiles and chives. It’s served with a side of Old Bay waffle fries.

Fontaine's Oyster House

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The lobster roll at this perennial favorite in Virginia-Highland comprises of claw and knuckle lobster meat served in a butter-toasted hoagie roll and topped with lettuce and remoulade.

Fishmonger

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The daily specials served at both locations of seafood joint Fishmonger in Poncey-Highland and Kirkwood are hard to resist. This includes the Frankenstein roll stuffed with chunks of hot buttered crab meat and lobster.

Kathleen's Catch

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With locations in Brookhaven, Johns Creek, and Milton, this seafood market sells fresh fish, oysters, clams, shrimp, crab, and lobster, along with a selection of sandwiches. This includes its sought-after New England-style lobster roll.

Flavor Rich Restaurant and Food Truck

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The restaurant and food truck operation offers everything from fried chicken sandwiches, burgers, and wings to fried shrimp, blackened salmon sandwiches, and a Cajun shrimp po’boy. Regulars swear by the poached lobster roll, with meat tossed in lemon aioli and served in a soft hoagie roll. The lobster roll comes with a side of seasoned fries.

Drift Fish House & Oyster Bar

This East Cobb seafood restaurant offers its lobster roll two ways – chilled Maine-style with lemon mayo or a warm, Connecticut-style version with drawn butter. 

Brown Bag Seafood Co.

The Chicago-based restaurant now includes multiple Atlanta locations, and its lobster roll is always on the menu. This roll sees Maine lobster knuckle and claw meat stuffed into a New England-style bun and served with a side of truffle parmesan tots.

There on Fifth

You have to keep your eye on social media for this lobster roll to drop. It’s only served on occasion at There on Fifth in Midtown, and in limited quantities. But it’s worth the wait for the butter-poached Maine claw and knuckle meat served in a warm top-split bun and paired with seasoned fries.

The Steamhouse Lounge

Located in the heart of Midtown, the menu at Steamhouse Lounge features a lobster stuffed into a poppy seed bun. Throw in a side of Zapp’s potato chips, tater tots, or hushpuppies or pair with a cup of lobster bisque.

Big B's Fish Joint

The Southern seafood restaurant, owned by Flip Burger co-founder Barry Mills, includes on its menu under “handheld” a lobster roll filled with a quarter pound of lobster poached in lemon brown butter sauce served with a side of Old Bay fries.

The Big Ketch Saltwater Grill - Buckhead

By all accounts from regulars of this seafood spot in Buckhead, the Maine lobster roll offered during both lunch and dinner is hard to beat here. The popular lobster roll at Big Ketch comes served on a brioche bun with drawn butter and hushpuppies.

Snap Thai Fish House

This new Thai restaurant from the team behind Atlanta Thai restaurant institution Bangkok Thai promises to be a “culinary journey to the coast of Thailand” with dishes featuring sustainably raised and wild-caught fish, cold water lobster, and oysters. Order the Thai lobster roll, which comes served in a buttery toasted New England-style bun stuffed with Maine lobster meat tossed in Thai chili lime mayo garnished with celery, chives, jicama, and lettuce. Reservations encouraged.

W. H. Stiles Fish Camp

The lobster roll at W.H. Stiles Fish Camp features a buttered Parker House roll overflowing with lobster meat, a touch of mayo, celery, and tarragon. It can come served cold or hot. It arrives with a side of Utz crab chips.

Cousins Maine Lobster

With two Atlanta-area location at Lenox Square and Marietta Square Market, this “Shark Tank” success story serves Maine lobster served up in creative ways. Try the lobster quesadilla, lobster tacos, or lobster grilled cheese. Go for the real deal Maine lobster roll, served chilled with a touch of mayo or Connecticut-style, served warm with butter and lemon. 

BeetleCat

This lobster roll at Ford Fry’s Inman Park seafood bar is served in a buttery toasted slider bun stuffed with chunks of fresh Maine lobster tossed in mayo and garnished with chives and squeezes of lemon. It’s also $6 less than the lobster roll served at the chef’s westside seafood restaurant the Optimist.

Girl Diver Atlanta

Owned by Richard Tang of Char Korean, Girl Diver includes a lobster roll on its lunch and dinner menus. Served on a buttered brioche bun, the lobster is tossed in lemon aioli and XO sauce and sprinkled with pickled green chiles and chives. It’s served with a side of Old Bay waffle fries.

Fontaine's Oyster House

The lobster roll at this perennial favorite in Virginia-Highland comprises of claw and knuckle lobster meat served in a butter-toasted hoagie roll and topped with lettuce and remoulade.

Fishmonger

The daily specials served at both locations of seafood joint Fishmonger in Poncey-Highland and Kirkwood are hard to resist. This includes the Frankenstein roll stuffed with chunks of hot buttered crab meat and lobster.

Kathleen's Catch

With locations in Brookhaven, Johns Creek, and Milton, this seafood market sells fresh fish, oysters, clams, shrimp, crab, and lobster, along with a selection of sandwiches. This includes its sought-after New England-style lobster roll.

Flavor Rich Restaurant and Food Truck

The restaurant and food truck operation offers everything from fried chicken sandwiches, burgers, and wings to fried shrimp, blackened salmon sandwiches, and a Cajun shrimp po’boy. Regulars swear by the poached lobster roll, with meat tossed in lemon aioli and served in a soft hoagie roll. The lobster roll comes with a side of seasoned fries.

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