This friendly West End neighborhood bar and restaurant is a solid spot to dine solo in the evenings. Grab a seat at the bar and order up a beer or a cocktail and whatever food is on the menu from the rotating list of pop-ups that frequent the kitchen here or wings on Wednesday. There’s often live music at Bogg’s, too. Be sure to check out breakfast pop-up Ria’s Baby Bird on the weekends.

Take yourself on a fancy date and sit at the bar for an outstanding meal from fine dining stalwart Bacchanalia. The bar is open for walk-ins during the evening and serves a la carte dishes from the tasting menu, including oysters and caviar, the popular crab fritter, and select entrees. Start off with a glass of wine here and end the night with an amaro, madeira, or an after-dinner cocktail.

Located in Midtown, both the small bar and community table at South American coffee, wine, and tapas restaurant El Viñedo Local were built for solo dining. Order arepas, empanadas, sandwiches, and ceviches paired with coffee and wines leaning into South American producers using sustainable and organic wine practices. During the warmer months, the restaurant throws open the large front windows to give the space an indoor-outdoor vibe.

Pasta, a glass of red wine, and a good book is the suggested move for the bar at Storico Fresco in Buckhead. Head here for some of Atlanta’s best cacio e pepe and a mista salad with mixed greens, cipollini onions, artichoke chunks, and crunchy almonds tossed in a saba vinaigrette. The restaurant tends to get busy in the evenings, especially on the weekends, so dining at lunch or earlier in the evening is best.

The bar at Noni’s on Edgewood is a frequent spot for solo diners looking for a heaping bowl of pasta just like grandma used to make or a hearty deli sandwich or meatball sub paired with garlic parmesan fries. Order a beer, one of the many natural wines on the list, or a cocktail here and enjoy the vibe, music, and people watching.

MetroFresh, located in the Midtown Promenade complex across from Midtown High School, serves freshly made soups, salads, and sandwiches, along with wine and large entrees in the evenings. Opened by former actor Mitchell Anderson, this small restaurant blends casual dining with seriously good food. Seating options range from two- to four-top tables, including on the patio out front.

For solo diners in search of beer, German-style pretzels, and hot dogs, Red’s Beer Garden is the place for that. While Red’s does offer indoor seating, the garden is where it’s at here. It’s often filled with tables full of friends as well as folks dining solo while reading or finishing up some work in the evenings. There’s dollar-off drinks Tuesday through Thursday, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., too.

This friendly Asian-Southern restaurant in Cabbagetown includes seating on the sidewalk and at the bar for some alone time and a great meal. Begin with an order of duck egg rolls, before diving into a bowl of coconut curry noodles topped with Vietnamese pork, panko fried shrimp, or chicken katsu or a small pizza, like the MikChan topped with burrata and mozzarella, Boston butt, and caramelized onions.

Owned by Stop Think Chew chef Julia Kesler Imerman, this cafe includes multiple seating options inside for a morning or afternoon of reading or working while dining on protein bowls, toasts, fresh pastries, and rotisserie chicken dishes and pitas. Try the harissa roast cauliflower, too. Order a latte or cup of tea, and take a seat for a bit of respite from the outside world.

For a quaint and quiet experience, grab a small table in the dining room or a bar stool at Bread and Butterfly, an all-day Parisian cafe in Inman Park. Bread and Butterfly excels at the simple and savory French classics. The laid back ambiance, friendly service, and French cafe vibes make it easy to settle into a corner nook with an espresso and a freshly baked croissant or a glass of champagne and steak frites.

Whether dining on the patio, at a two-top inside, or at the meandering bar in the dining room, Muchacho in Reynoldstown encourages solo dining, especially during the work week. The newly expanded menu here now offers even more breakfast bowls and tacos in the morning and street tacos in the afternoon, along with a surfer’s burrito stuffed with carne asada and crispy fries and several sandwiches and snacks. There’s coffee as well as wines by the glass, beer, and cocktails, too.

The counter at Gato is a solid place to dine solo with a good book. This small and inviting neighborhood restaurant in Candler Park serves a menu exploring the regional food roots of southern Mexico and the Yucatán Wednesday through Saturday evenings, paired with natural wines and a tight selection of cocktails. Gato also hosts young chefs and restaurant entrepreneurs in its kitchen, including Gigi’s Italian Kitchen every Sunday through Tuesday and Taiwanese breakfasts from Mighty Hans on Saturdays.

The food court inside Atlanta Chinatown mall serves quick, counter meals that are flavorful and affordable. Go all in on one dish or sample a few from the various food stalls, which include everything from hand-pulled noodles and barbecue duck to soup dumplings and spicy hot pots on the menus. When finished, take a stroll through the shops in the mall. There’s also a lovely courtyard patio here.

Grab a seat at the sushi bar at this Buford Highway Japanese restaurant for sushi, sashimi, and a vast array of rolls. There’s also udon, lunch and dinner specials, and teriyaki and tempura selections on the menu, too.

Owned by Daniel Brown, and located in the oldest house in Stone Mountain Village, Gilly Brew Bar serves coffee and innovative cocktail-like coffee and tea drinks on its menu, along with dishes prepared by chefs in residency in its kitchen, aka the Mayor’s House. This is the spot in Stone Mountain for a solo diner looking to work or read quietly while sipping on clever coffee concoctions and dining on meals served by some of Atlanta’s next-generation chefs and restaurant pop-ups. Indoor seating is available, but it’s hard to resist the views and vibes on Gilly’s ground-floor patio or the wraparound covered porch upstairs.