Jang Su Jang or “The Meeting Place” has been a top spot for Korean food in Duluth for over ten years, and it’s packed from the minute the restaurant opens until closing. On a cold evening, few dishes are as satisfying as a boiling pot of spicy budae jjigae (army stew) made with kimchi, spam, sausage, noodles, and cheese. This hearty stew easily feeds two to four people. Also, worth ordering here, the Korean miso soon tofu soup with beef, mushrooms, and clams.

Colombian restaurant Las Delicias De La Abuela on Buford Highway offers a comforting and filling bowl of changua or Colombian egg and milk soup on its menu. The creamy soup is typically served at breakfast with a slice of bread, which is either used for sopping or submerged in the bowl. Both the Doraville and Duluth locations open at 8:30 a.m. daily.

Batavia resides just beyond the back entrance to Asian Square on Shallowford Road near Buford Highway. This counter-serve Indonesian restaurant with its mini market includes the hearty and comforting Jakarta beef soup soto betawi on its menu. Chunky bits of beef slowly simmer in a coconut milk broth before herbs like lemongrass and turmeric are added.

There are plenty of places to slurp pho throughout Atlanta, however, Pho Dai Loi 2 is consistently one of the best restaurants for the Vietnamese noodle soup. The menu includes a substantial amount of proteins to choose from, including tripe, flank, beef tendon, chicken, and combinations. Order a medium bowl of pho, which is more than enough to satisfy. Make sure to order a pot of tea, too.

Sabor Dominicano serves up dishes like mofongo (mashed plantains) with shrimp or chicken, pollo guisado (braised chicken), and hearty rices dishes served with chicken, shrimp, or a seafood mix. But head in for the sancocho, often served on Saturdays. It’s a savory and comforting stew containing chunks of beef and beef flank and pork, corn cobs, and plantains.

This upscale Jewish deli from Ben and Jen Johnson and Shelley Sweet (West Egg Cafe) and executive chef Todd Ginsberg opened in early 2013 at Emory Point. It’s become known for Ginsberg’s burger, piles of poutine, and classic reuben and pastrami sandwiches. But, make sure to order the matzoh ball soup here made with carrots, celery, and a giant corn bread dressing matzoh ball. At lunch, the soup and sandwich combo comes with half a turkey sandwich.

If it’s on the menu, always order dad’s turkey chili at any Souper Jenny. The ground turkey chili is a solid balance of sweet and heat from the baked beans, brown sugar, and chilis it contains. And, it really is Jenny Levison’s dad’s recipe, giving it that homemade touch.

Sidle up to the bar at any Taqueria Del Sol and order a bowl of creamy shrimp corn chowder. The soup is rich, warm, and not too spicy, filled with shrimp swimming in a creamed corn broth mixed with poblano peppers.

There is no shortage of ramen to choose from in Atlanta but, few include lobster in the bowl. Decatur’s Brush Sushi only serves four bowls of lobster ramen a day — making it hard to come by after the prime dinner hour. However, the restaurant also serves a lovely duo broth ramen, made with chicken and a seafood medley and ramen made with manila clams and chicken.

The Euclid Avenue Yacht Club (EAYC), located just a few doors down from The Porter Beer Bar, is a favorite among Little Five Points and Inman Park residents. The dive-y bar has been in business for nearly 30 years. Come here for budget-friendly beers, people watching, and a bowl of their Brunswick stew and side of tater tots.

At lunch on a cold day in Atlanta, order the tomato soup topped with a puff pastry at Bread & Butterfly — an all-day French cafe in Inman Quarter. Puncture the pastry and watch as it slowly dissolves into the tomato broth, giving the soup a lovely, creamy texture.

Japanese-Korean restaurant Salaryman takes over the former Mary Hoopa’s House of Fried Chicken in East Lake. The restaurant features a few popular dishes from owners Michael Lo and George Yu’s now defunct Son of a Bear Korean Tavern, including its uber comforting hangover ramen with pork belly and kimchi swimming in a moderately spicy broth.

For those in search of vegan stews and soups, head to Bole Ethiopian in College Park and order the vegan version of shiro wot. This hearty stew is made with roasted and powdered chickpeas and is simmered in butter and berbere (a warm spice blend which includes among its many spices chili, ginger, garlic, nutmeg, and fenugreek.)