Gu’s owners hail from Chengdu, the capital of China's Sichuan province, where word on the street is the food's spiciness is good for your health. Be sure to score an order of Gu's Chengdu dumplings, plump with pure pork filling and sauced with heavy chili oil.

Chef-owner Atsushi “Art” Hayakawa not only makes some of the city's freshest, most delicious sushi, he's fun to watch. Make a reservation (at the bar if available) and see the master at work. Ask for the off-menu monkfish liver special and you won't regret it.

The BuHi outpost of this Norcross favorite boasts a 12-page menu including Vietnamese street food specialties, flaky spring rolls, pho and stews, large platters of broken rice, and an expansive drink menu.

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Cantonese comfort food. From clay pot casseroles to whole steamed fish, clams in black bean sauce to sauteed greens with garlic, lobster congee to “tofu scallops,” you might just find your new favorite.

Check out Taiwanese/Sichuan treats like pork wontons in hot oil, Taiwanese-style fried chicken, sautéed snow pea leaves in garlic, plump salt-and-pepper shrimp, and dan dan noodles. Repeat.

Here, the spicy seafood stylings of Mexico's Pacific coast. Share a whole grouper or red snapper fried and sauced with tomatoes, onions, and chiles. Dive into shrimp empanadas and tacos washed down with beer by the bucket. Or break the bank and get head-on grilled shrimp, prawns, or lobsters.

Arguably Atlanta's best dim sum. A wide menu with excellent shrimp and barbecued pork options plus an efficient staff to help you navigate.

Go eat Vietnamese banh mi. Eat it at Lee’s.

$10 lunch buffet. Only Bangladeshi restaurant in town. Get there.