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Updating the Eater Heatmap: Where to Eat Right Now

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More often than not, tipsters, readers, friends and family of Eater have one question: Where should I eat right now? What are the new restaurants? What haven't I heard of? What's everyone talking about? While the Eater 38 is a crucial resource covering old standbys and neighborhood essentials across the city, it is not a chronicle of the 'it' places of the moment. Thus, we offer the Eater Heatmap, which will change periodically to highlight where the food-crazed crowds are flocking. Since this is a spotlight on what's happening right now, we must bid adieu to places that have been around for too long. Therefore, in this edition, we remove Sun Dial, Chick-a-Biddy, Blue Tarp Brewing, and Caffe Gio, and we welcome Kimball House, Bantam Pub, Folk Art, Ink & Elm, and Sobban.

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01/03/13: Added: Seven Lamps, Gio's Chicken Amalfitana
02/07/13: Added: General Muir, Monday Night Brewing, La Tagliatella, Woodfire Grill
03/07/13: Added: Chai Pani, KR SteakBar, the Argosy
04/03/13: Added: Paper Plane
05/02/13: Added: BoccaLupo, Villains
06/06/13: Added: Gunshow, King + Duke
07/11/13: Added: Chick-a-Biddy, Saltyard, Umi Sushi, Yum Bunz
08/01/13: Added: Timone's
09/05/13 Added: BlueTarp Brewing Co., Sun Dial, Caffe Gio
10/03/13: Added: Bantam Pub, Folk Art, Ink & Elm, Kimball House, Sobban
· All Eater Atlanta Heatmap Coverage [-EATL-]

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Kimball House

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Kimball House, opened late last month by partners from local favorites Brick Store Pub and Leon's Full Service, is housed in the old Decatur train depot. The great space coupled with the thoughtful dinner and drink menus (raw oyster "happy hour" from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and the absinthe service are notable) make the new restaurant a worthy spot for your next night out. [Photo/Design]

303 E Howard Ave, Decatur, GA 30030
(404) 378-3502
(404) 378-3502

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Sobban

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Now soft-opened on Clairmont Road, Korean-Southern diner Sobban is the second restaurant from the team behind the popular Heirloom Market BBQ. Sobban's offerings are heavily Korean-influenced and include such dishes as sweet chili salt-and-pepper shrimp, knife-cut noodles, and and more. [Photo]

1788 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA 30033
(678) 705-4233
(678) 705-4233

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Ink & Elm

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doubles as a coffeehouse

during the day. Check it out.

1577 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta, GA 30307
(678) 244-1541
(678) 244-1541

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Bantam Pub

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Recently opened Bantam Pub now serves dinner, lunch, and weekend brunch in a small Old Fourth Ward space not far from the BeltLine. Early reviews recommend the hangar steak and the lamb burger.[Photo]

737 Ralph McGill Blvd NE, Atlanta, GA 30312
(404) 223-1500
(404) 223-1500

Folk Art

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This breakfast and lunch sister spot to Wisteria opened a couple months ago, and it's on its way to becoming an Inman Park favorite. Pick from the brunch-y side of the menu, particularly the savory egg-based dishes and the corn-studded grits. [Photo]

465 N Highland Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
(404) 537-4493
(404) 537-4493

BoccaLupo

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BoccaLupo is already both a neighborhood favorite and a destination restaurant. Go for the pasta (the black spaghetti and the 20-yolk tagliatelle are popular choices), stay for the patio. Chef Bruce Logue also offers a $40 pasta tasting if you can't decide what to order.

753 Edgewood Ave, Atlanta, GA 30307
(404) 577-2332
(404) 577-2332

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Gunshow

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Kevin Gillespie's Gunshow opened in May in Glenwood Park. The format is the first of its kind in Atlanta: You don't order from the menu, you order by taking dishes off of a tray or cart that's passed around (usually) by the chef who cooked the food. The menu changes often and has had everything from pork skin risotto to an In-N-Out-inspired "West Coast" burger so far. Pro tip: The bill adds up quickly, so go with a group.

924 Garrett St SE, Ste C, Atlanta, GA 30316

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King + Duke

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At King + Duke, find the 24-foot open hearth where much of the cooking is done (by hot chef Joe Schafer, no less), but there's also an outdoor bar that proves to be one of the city's best options for drinking al fresco— as long as you don't mind the Buckhead crowds.

3060 Peachtree Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30305

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Umi Sushi

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MF Sushi's Fuyuhiko Ito and his wife and pastry chef, Lisa, are back with Umi, and they're getting across-the-board positive feedback. Try the black miso cod, agedashi tofu, or Ito's signature dish, the off-the-menu Japanese snapper. There's also foie gras sashimi and, for dessert, green tea souffle. [Photo]

3050 Peachtree Road NE Suite 1, Atlanta, GA 30305
(404) 841-0040
(404) 841-0040

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Timone's

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The anticipated third restaurant from Ron Eyester, Timone's, serves up pizza and other dishes— including a brand new brunch— inspired by the chef/owner's childhood in Long Island. The house-made sodas in flavors like wild carrot flower cream soda and blueberry mint are definitely worth a try.

1409 N Highland Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30306

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Kimball House

303 E Howard Ave, Decatur, GA 30030

Kimball House, opened late last month by partners from local favorites Brick Store Pub and Leon's Full Service, is housed in the old Decatur train depot. The great space coupled with the thoughtful dinner and drink menus (raw oyster "happy hour" from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and the absinthe service are notable) make the new restaurant a worthy spot for your next night out. [Photo/Design]

303 E Howard Ave, Decatur, GA 30030
(404) 378-3502
(404) 378-3502

Sobban

1788 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA 30033

Now soft-opened on Clairmont Road, Korean-Southern diner Sobban is the second restaurant from the team behind the popular Heirloom Market BBQ. Sobban's offerings are heavily Korean-influenced and include such dishes as sweet chili salt-and-pepper shrimp, knife-cut noodles, and and more. [Photo]

1788 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA 30033
(678) 705-4233
(678) 705-4233

Ink & Elm

1577 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta, GA 30307
doubles as a coffeehouse

during the day. Check it out.

1577 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta, GA 30307
(678) 244-1541
(678) 244-1541

Bantam Pub

737 Ralph McGill Blvd NE, Atlanta, GA 30312

Recently opened Bantam Pub now serves dinner, lunch, and weekend brunch in a small Old Fourth Ward space not far from the BeltLine. Early reviews recommend the hangar steak and the lamb burger.[Photo]

737 Ralph McGill Blvd NE, Atlanta, GA 30312
(404) 223-1500
(404) 223-1500

Folk Art

465 N Highland Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307

This breakfast and lunch sister spot to Wisteria opened a couple months ago, and it's on its way to becoming an Inman Park favorite. Pick from the brunch-y side of the menu, particularly the savory egg-based dishes and the corn-studded grits. [Photo]

465 N Highland Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
(404) 537-4493
(404) 537-4493

BoccaLupo

753 Edgewood Ave, Atlanta, GA 30307

BoccaLupo is already both a neighborhood favorite and a destination restaurant. Go for the pasta (the black spaghetti and the 20-yolk tagliatelle are popular choices), stay for the patio. Chef Bruce Logue also offers a $40 pasta tasting if you can't decide what to order.

753 Edgewood Ave, Atlanta, GA 30307
(404) 577-2332
(404) 577-2332

Gunshow

924 Garrett St SE, Ste C, Atlanta, GA 30316

Kevin Gillespie's Gunshow opened in May in Glenwood Park. The format is the first of its kind in Atlanta: You don't order from the menu, you order by taking dishes off of a tray or cart that's passed around (usually) by the chef who cooked the food. The menu changes often and has had everything from pork skin risotto to an In-N-Out-inspired "West Coast" burger so far. Pro tip: The bill adds up quickly, so go with a group.

924 Garrett St SE, Ste C, Atlanta, GA 30316

King + Duke

3060 Peachtree Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30305

At King + Duke, find the 24-foot open hearth where much of the cooking is done (by hot chef Joe Schafer, no less), but there's also an outdoor bar that proves to be one of the city's best options for drinking al fresco— as long as you don't mind the Buckhead crowds.

3060 Peachtree Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30305

Umi Sushi

3050 Peachtree Road NE Suite 1, Atlanta, GA 30305

MF Sushi's Fuyuhiko Ito and his wife and pastry chef, Lisa, are back with Umi, and they're getting across-the-board positive feedback. Try the black miso cod, agedashi tofu, or Ito's signature dish, the off-the-menu Japanese snapper. There's also foie gras sashimi and, for dessert, green tea souffle. [Photo]

3050 Peachtree Road NE Suite 1, Atlanta, GA 30305
(404) 841-0040
(404) 841-0040

Timone's

1409 N Highland Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30306

The anticipated third restaurant from Ron Eyester, Timone's, serves up pizza and other dishes— including a brand new brunch— inspired by the chef/owner's childhood in Long Island. The house-made sodas in flavors like wild carrot flower cream soda and blueberry mint are definitely worth a try.

1409 N Highland Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30306

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