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The 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants, April '12

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It's time to update the Eater 38, your answer and ours to any question that begins, "Can you recommend a restaurant?" This highly elite group covers the entire city, spans myriad cuisines, and collectively satisfies all of your restaurant needs, save for those occasions when you absolutely must spend half a paycheck. Every couple of months, we'll be adding pertinent restaurants that were omitted, have newly become eligible (restaurants must be open at least six months), or have stepped up their game.

This time around, after much reflecting and poring over reader emails and comments, the 38 bids adieu to Crawfish Shack, Myung Ga Wong and Pura Vida. With the loss of these three spots, we've welcomed some new friends. We noticed we were missing enough breakfast spots, so Highland Bakery now lives on the list. Inman Park favorite Wisteria is another new addition, as well as fantastic Japanese spot Tomo.

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Antico Pizza Napoletana

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BLT Steak

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The Busy Bee Cafe

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Cafe Agora

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Cakes & Ale

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Carvers Country Kitchen

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Community Q BBQ

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El Rey Del Taco

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Empire State South

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Floataway Cafe

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Fox Brothers Bar BQ

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Heirloom Market BBQ

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Highland Bakery

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Holeman & Finch Public House

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La Pietra Cucina

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Little Bangkok

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Miller Union

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Miso Izakaya

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Muss & Turner's

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Nam Phuong Restaurant

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No. 246

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One Eared Stag

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Quan Ba 9

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Quoc Huong Banh Mi Fast Food

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Shoya Izakaya

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Sotto Sotto Restaurant

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Star Provisions

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Super Pan Latino Sandwich Shop

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Sushi House Hayakawa

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TAKA Sushi Cafe

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Taqueria La Oaxaquena

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Tasty China

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Tomo Japanese Restaurant

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Varasano's Pizzeria

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Wisteria Restaurant

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Yakitori Jinbei

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