This fine dining Italian restaurant, with its white linen-clad tables and decadent pasta dishes, may be known more for its impressive wine list, but don’t sleep on the martinis here, which come made to order and ice cold. After dinner, order La Grotta’s espresso martini with dessert. Some regulars to the restaurant say this espresso martini might be the best version of the coffee liqueur and coffee-laced drink in Atlanta. Dress code. Reservations highly encouraged.

The martinis here may not be listed on the cocktail menu, but that doesn’t mean this Midtown Italian restaurant from chef Craig Richards can’t whip up this classic. Chilled down to the perfect temperature for slow sipping, order the martini here dry with gin and a lemon twist. For dessert, pair an espresso martini with Lyla Lila’s tiramisu.

There tends to be a new version of the martini on the menu every week at Summerhill Thai restaurant Talat Market. People even get to choose from gin, vodka, or pisco. A recent menu featured a martini with blanc vermouth, dry madeira, pandan, artichoke, and orange bitters. Make sure to order some shrimp chips and the crispy rice salad to kick off a meal here.

A hotel bar influenced by those found throughout the midcentury should always feature a martini on its menu. Located at the Kimpton Sylvan Hotel, a new boutique hotel in Buckhead residing inside a renovated midcentury office building, the bar at the Betty keeps the martini classic: dry and straight up with rocks on the side. It also comes with a choice of olives or a lemon twist. Valet parking available.

This Cheshire Bridge Road institution is Atlanta’s oldest Japanese restaurant and is still family-owned and operated. Pair a lychee martini here, made with real lychee fruit and vodka, with sushi, teppanyaki, or tempura dishes on the menu. The restaurant makes a mean dirty martini, too.

Regulars to this nearly century-old Atlanta institution know the martini at the Colonnade is a pro move. Martinis from the bar here are served super ice cold (and sized) and very strong, with either gin or vodka, and can be made dirty by request. It’s likely that giant, cold glass of gin or vodka will carry over into dinner in the dining room where it should absolutely be paired with Southern comfort classics, including the fried chicken, chicken fried steak, and turkey and dressing. It even pairs well with the Southern vegetable plate, which can come served with a side of fried chicken.

The diner-style vibes and menu at this Reynoldstown restaurant are enhanced further by the cocktails here. This includes the bar’s take on the Hanky Panky (gin and sweet vermouth with amaro), a drink credited to Ada Coleman, who is said to have created the cocktail in 1925 while working as lead bartender at the American Bar inside the Savoy in London. Some argue the Hanky Panky is a variation on the sweet martini, while others say it blends the martini with the negroni. Regardless of where the Hanky Panky falls on the martini spectrum, it’s a damn good three-ingredient gin drink. Listed as You Never Can Tell Hank from Pank, Wonderkid’s Hanky Panky features Japanese gin, Cocchi Torino, and Ramazzotti amaro. Patio available.

Pizza and martinis. That’s the move at LLoyd’s on DeKalb Avenue. Part of the Victory Brands restaurant group, Lloyd’s offers up classic pizza pies, salads, mozzarella sticks, and shrimp cocktail on its menu paired with ice cold martinis made with gin or vodka. Martinis can also be made dirty or filthy by request and come with more ‘tini in a shaker for topping off the cocktail. Check out crab leg Mondays here, too. Patio available.

The East Atlanta Japanese-influenced restaurant, known for its okonomiyaki and yakisoba, typically lists a take on the martini on the cocktail menu. A recent adaptation featured Japanese vodka, dry vermouth, orange bitters, and coriander. Patio available.

The Brookhaven steakhouse with its rooftop bar isn’t messing around with the martini, which is built specifically to pair with the steaks on the menu here. Listed as the Carnivore Martini, the cocktail is served dirty and ice cold with vodka and garnished with blue cheese-stuffed olives and bacon. Never fear, gin lovers, the bartenders at Arnette’s make a great classic martini with a lemon twist, too. Patio available.

Poor Hendrix is the total package in terms of food, cocktails, and vibe. This East Lake neighborhood establishment doesn’t list the classic cocktail on the menu, but the bartenders know it well and whip up a perfectly balanced martini with gin or vodka by request. It’s super for snacking on French fries or catfish nuggets at the bar or on the dog-friendly patio out back with friends. Do not leave without ordering food here, including the spicy peanut cold noodles, grilled cheese on sourdough with tomato jam, and marinated mussels served with a side of focaccia. Patio available.