1. The Optimist
9.3
914 Howell Mill Rd NW (9th St NW), Atlanta, GA
Seafood Restaurant · 212 tips and reviews
Atlanta Eats TV: Beer Battered Haddock and Chips - A serving is about enough food for two people. Fish and chips might be a Brit classic, but The Optimist's dish will remind you that history is written by the winners. Read more.
Samir Gillani: Hands down the best restaurant in Atlanta! Get the She Crab Soup, Peel and Eat GA Shrimp (messy but worth it!), the duck fat swordfish (holy it's good!), and fish & chips (huge!). Valet is only $3.
Creative Loafing Atlanta: Gently poached in glorious duck fat, this swordfish steak is all meaty and supple. It's surf and turf 2.0, and one of CL's 100 Dishes to eat in Atlanta before you die.
Madison Levy: Great food and scenery! Friendly staff. Had the smoked fish dip, bisque, and shrimp and crab burger. Freakin delicious! Definitely going back. Probably best seafood in Atlanta!
Taste of Atlanta: Head over to The Big Ketch Monday - Friday from 4 - 6:30pm for $5 fried pickles, 1/2 dozen oysters, and $6 conch fritters.
Kyle L: Tuna Poke...just do it, dammit
Kimberly Hong: Addicted to the chicken nachos and jerk wings. Crazy good. This place is one of our go to neighborhood bars. So thankful it's walkable, got good drinks and food, and is full of normal locals.
Stefan Kallweit: Good wings
Rob Clark: Chealsey the server is Great . . .food experience was awesome too. . . wonderful treat for my friend and I as a nice dinner out. . . .
6. Little 5 Corner Tavern
8.3
1174 Euclid Ave SE (at McLendon Ave NE), Atlanta, GA
Pub · Little Five Points · 49 tips and reviews
Amol K: Amazing beer selection. First time finding Kroenenburg 1664 in ATL!
Wesley Dysart: Ask for flavored mayo on the side, buffalo shrimp and hummus plate rule. If the Vortex has a wait just walse down the street, almost always a place to sit and some of the best service in Atlanta
Susan Maksimuk: Great burgers and a amazing selection of beers.
13. Atlanta Fish Market
8.5
265 Pharr Rd NE (at North Fulton Drive), Atlanta, GA
Seafood Restaurant · Garden Hills · 115 tips and reviews
Michele Wollaston: Best private dining rooms in Atlanta. Excellent food and service!!!
Creative Loafing Atlanta: The lobster roll, one of CL's 100 Best Dishes, features meat tossed in a not-so-secret recipe of homemade mayo, cayenne pepper, and lemon stuffed into a toasty, buttered brioche bun. Read more.
Allie Incredible: Crab cakes here are orgasmic! Food pirn at its finest!
14. 97 Estoria
7.8
727 Wylie St SE (Krog St), Atlanta, GA
Dive Bar · Cabbagetown · 56 tips and reviews
Alison Fox: One of the last holy places where you can smoke in a bar in Atlanta still. The drinks and cheap and the food is easy.
Creative Loafing Atlanta: It's got a quirky, vegetarian-friendly menu, but the laid-back, smoky nighttime bar scene is what brings in scruffy Cabbagetown regulars. Read more.
Stash "Supreme" Madison: Staggering my ass home, thank god I live around the corner.
15. Midway Pub
8.3
552 Flat Shoals Ave SE (at Glenwood Ave.), Atlanta, GA
Pub · East Atlanta Village · 93 tips and reviews
Justin H: great patio, huge beer selection with rotating taps, super nice staff and a delicious menu. the BBQ pork sandwich is one of the best in ATL.
Bobb Lovett: check out soccer games here. way less crowded than Brewhouse
Todd Giddens: The mustard that comes with the pretzels is....mindblowingly fucking amazing. Order them NOW!