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13 Atlanta Restaurants That Are Simply Beautiful

Atlanta restaurants where style and substance merge into undeniably beautiful design and decor

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By George.
| Ryan Fleisher

There’s no shortage of stylish restaurants in Atlanta, especially establishments that are all about the vibes. Designers these days have even taken to curating corners in dining rooms for people seeking an instant Instagram moment to snap a photo. But there are just some Atlanta restaurants where style and substance merge into undeniably beautiful design and decor, making dining as much about the surroundings as the food on the plate, and transforming a meal into an entire experience.

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Kinjo Room

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Chic, elegant, and sexy are all words that should be used to describe the design of the dining room and bar at recently opened sushi restaurant Kinjo Room at the Interlock. While the restaurant is giving off a bit of that see-and-be-seen vibe, owner Alex Kinjo (MF Sushi) knows a thing or two about merging beautiful design, a stellar dining experience, and good food and drinks together under one roof.

Kinjo Room

By George Restaurant at The Candler Hotel

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Located on the first floor of this circa 1906 building, now home to the luxurious Candler Hotel, By George serves “American contemporary” dishes paired with cocktails and wine. This is old-school restaurant elegance where imported gray marble columns stand like monoliths in the dining room and brass and crystal chandeliers hang above tables in a space filled with natural light from the floor-to-ceiling windows. The original bank vaults from the historic Candler building still reside beneath the restaurant.

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The Consulate

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This sleek and stylish restaurant in Midtown leans into its retro vibe with plush leather and velvet half-moon booths, tables for two, an intimate bar, and tucked away corners for more private dining. Every quarter, the Consulate features a special menu serving dishes, wine, and cocktails from one specific country.

The Consulate

Polaris

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People arrive at Polaris sitting atop the Hyatt Regency like a blue-domed flying saucer via a glass elevator that ascends 22 stories, arriving in a dining room that once played host to Sammy Davis Jr., Harry Belafonte, and Gladys Knight. First opened in 1967, its status as an iconic restaurant comes down to Atlanta architect John C. Portman Jr., who designed Polaris to make a full rotation every 45 minutes. Polaris has undergone more than a few reinventions over the years, including in its interior design, which now sees an updated space filled with mid-century modern furniture, loads of natural light, and an ever-changing view during dinner. Today, it’s still one of the hottest reservations in town — and one of the hardest to get. Food here leans into classics like the steak Oscar served over creamy whipped potatoes with a bone marrow bearnaise sauce, wagyu New York strip, and the blue dome chocolate mousse dessert containing a caramel honey center. It’s sprayed with a blue-tinted cocoa butter to resemble the restaurant’s distinctive domed roof.

The dining room at downtown Atlanta rotating restaurant Polaris atop they Hyatt Regency. Ryan Fleisher

Lyla Lila

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Casual elegance is how one could describe the design, food, and drinks at Midtown Italian restaurant Lyla Lila. Muted green trim and whitewashed plastered walls give way to pops of color in jewel-toned dining chairs, colorful custom light fixtures, and leather half-moon booths throughout the dining room and bar. Airy curtains hang along the floor-to-ceiling windows in the restaurant, which still allow plenty of natural light to filter through the space. Order everything from cold-smoked scallops to duck lasagna to whole wood-grilled fish at Lyla Lila, all created by chef Craig Richards and his team. Grab a cocktail at the bar before tucking into a beautiful meal with friends over a bottle or two of wine.

Lyla Lila

The Garden Room

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Walking into the Garden Room next door to Atlas at the St. Regis Hotel is like walking into a romantic, fairy tale garden. Delicate flowers and plants drip from the ceiling, cherry blossom trees are always in bloom, and ivy cascades down trellises in this dining room. Expect small plates on the menu, like a yellowtail and citrus salad, a lobster roll, a wagyu coulotte, and desserts such as Madeleines, paired with wine and cocktails.

The Garden Room

Le Bon Nosh

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Understated elegance describes the vibe and design at Le Bon Nosh. Chef and owner Forough Vakili wanted to bring the simple, sophisticated coolness for which Paris is known to Buckhead in her French cafe and wine bar. Tones of pale blues, dusty pinks, and muted reds and teals coupled with saffron velvet drapes, bold prints on the walls, and handwoven rugs merge Vakili’s love for Paris with her Persian roots. The restaurant even includes a constellation of light fixtures with the star signs of Vakili’s two children.

A staircase in the dining room leads to a private dining space on the mezzanine. Le Bon Nosh

The Select Restaurant + Bar

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Billed as an Art Deco-inspired restaurant serving modern European cuisine, the buzzy vibe and festive design are hard to beat at the Select. While the space itself is beautiful and filled with natural light, it’s all about the seasonal decor displayed from the ceiling here, which ranges from cascading flowers throughout the spring and summer to a winter wonderland during the holidays, making it feel like dining in a snow globe.

The Select

Himitsu

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This semi-private Japanese cocktail lounge features a drinks menu created by world-renowned bartender Shingo Gokan. A reservation is necessary to get into the bar, but once inside the scene is dimly lit, sexy, and with a vibe once described by owner Farshid Arshid as “a place where James Bond and Sammy Davis Jr. would meet for a martini.”

Himitsu Jonathan Phillips

The Americano Restaurant

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Celebrity chef Scott Conant opened this swanky Italian steakhouse at the InterContinental hotel in Buckhead, taking over the space once home to chef Art Smith’s Southern Art. The chic and sophisticated design features modern gold chandeliers and a custom sculpture by Peter Deise within a dining room offering a mix of table and booth seating, as well as an island bar and lounge.

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Mission + Market

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Backed by chef Ian Winslade and restaurateur Jonathan Akly, Mission and Market is where Atlantans can order grilled Spanish octopus, ginger marinated duck, and rigatoni bolognese in a sophisticated space meant for wining and dining. Bathed in natural light from the floor-to-ceiling windows with shades of blue, dark woods, leather, and velvet throughout, the sprawling dining room and bar at this restaurant includes design features like living moss walls.

Atrium at Ponce City Market transformed the space once home to Brezza Cucina in the food hall into a tropical dining oasis serving crudo and agnolotti stuffed with duck and celery root paired with punches, brandy crustas, and martinis. With two distinct dining and drinking spaces separated by a hallway lounge, the bistro side of Atrium is filled with plush seating and bold tropical floral patterns. Over at Atrium’s cocktail bar, walls are bedecked with tropical birds in motion surrounded by tones of pink and green to create a lively space for drinks.

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Yao Atlanta

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At nearly 4,000 square feet, and spanning two levels, Thai-Chinese restaurant Yao offers beautifully appointed dining spaces throughout, complete with warm wood paneling, wrought iron, and decor meant to transport people to Yaowarat Road (the main thoroughfare in the Samphanthawong District of Bangkok’s Chinatown.)

One of the meaning two-seat dining nooks at Yao in Dunwoody, GA. Yao

Kinjo Room

Chic, elegant, and sexy are all words that should be used to describe the design of the dining room and bar at recently opened sushi restaurant Kinjo Room at the Interlock. While the restaurant is giving off a bit of that see-and-be-seen vibe, owner Alex Kinjo (MF Sushi) knows a thing or two about merging beautiful design, a stellar dining experience, and good food and drinks together under one roof.

Kinjo Room

By George Restaurant at The Candler Hotel

Located on the first floor of this circa 1906 building, now home to the luxurious Candler Hotel, By George serves “American contemporary” dishes paired with cocktails and wine. This is old-school restaurant elegance where imported gray marble columns stand like monoliths in the dining room and brass and crystal chandeliers hang above tables in a space filled with natural light from the floor-to-ceiling windows. The original bank vaults from the historic Candler building still reside beneath the restaurant.

Ryan Fleisher

The Consulate

This sleek and stylish restaurant in Midtown leans into its retro vibe with plush leather and velvet half-moon booths, tables for two, an intimate bar, and tucked away corners for more private dining. Every quarter, the Consulate features a special menu serving dishes, wine, and cocktails from one specific country.

The Consulate

Polaris

People arrive at Polaris sitting atop the Hyatt Regency like a blue-domed flying saucer via a glass elevator that ascends 22 stories, arriving in a dining room that once played host to Sammy Davis Jr., Harry Belafonte, and Gladys Knight. First opened in 1967, its status as an iconic restaurant comes down to Atlanta architect John C. Portman Jr., who designed Polaris to make a full rotation every 45 minutes. Polaris has undergone more than a few reinventions over the years, including in its interior design, which now sees an updated space filled with mid-century modern furniture, loads of natural light, and an ever-changing view during dinner. Today, it’s still one of the hottest reservations in town — and one of the hardest to get. Food here leans into classics like the steak Oscar served over creamy whipped potatoes with a bone marrow bearnaise sauce, wagyu New York strip, and the blue dome chocolate mousse dessert containing a caramel honey center. It’s sprayed with a blue-tinted cocoa butter to resemble the restaurant’s distinctive domed roof.

The dining room at downtown Atlanta rotating restaurant Polaris atop they Hyatt Regency. Ryan Fleisher

Lyla Lila

Casual elegance is how one could describe the design, food, and drinks at Midtown Italian restaurant Lyla Lila. Muted green trim and whitewashed plastered walls give way to pops of color in jewel-toned dining chairs, colorful custom light fixtures, and leather half-moon booths throughout the dining room and bar. Airy curtains hang along the floor-to-ceiling windows in the restaurant, which still allow plenty of natural light to filter through the space. Order everything from cold-smoked scallops to duck lasagna to whole wood-grilled fish at Lyla Lila, all created by chef Craig Richards and his team. Grab a cocktail at the bar before tucking into a beautiful meal with friends over a bottle or two of wine.

Lyla Lila

The Garden Room

Walking into the Garden Room next door to Atlas at the St. Regis Hotel is like walking into a romantic, fairy tale garden. Delicate flowers and plants drip from the ceiling, cherry blossom trees are always in bloom, and ivy cascades down trellises in this dining room. Expect small plates on the menu, like a yellowtail and citrus salad, a lobster roll, a wagyu coulotte, and desserts such as Madeleines, paired with wine and cocktails.

The Garden Room

Le Bon Nosh

Understated elegance describes the vibe and design at Le Bon Nosh. Chef and owner Forough Vakili wanted to bring the simple, sophisticated coolness for which Paris is known to Buckhead in her French cafe and wine bar. Tones of pale blues, dusty pinks, and muted reds and teals coupled with saffron velvet drapes, bold prints on the walls, and handwoven rugs merge Vakili’s love for Paris with her Persian roots. The restaurant even includes a constellation of light fixtures with the star signs of Vakili’s two children.

A staircase in the dining room leads to a private dining space on the mezzanine. Le Bon Nosh

The Select Restaurant + Bar

Billed as an Art Deco-inspired restaurant serving modern European cuisine, the buzzy vibe and festive design are hard to beat at the Select. While the space itself is beautiful and filled with natural light, it’s all about the seasonal decor displayed from the ceiling here, which ranges from cascading flowers throughout the spring and summer to a winter wonderland during the holidays, making it feel like dining in a snow globe.

The Select

Himitsu

This semi-private Japanese cocktail lounge features a drinks menu created by world-renowned bartender Shingo Gokan. A reservation is necessary to get into the bar, but once inside the scene is dimly lit, sexy, and with a vibe once described by owner Farshid Arshid as “a place where James Bond and Sammy Davis Jr. would meet for a martini.”

Himitsu Jonathan Phillips

The Americano Restaurant

Celebrity chef Scott Conant opened this swanky Italian steakhouse at the InterContinental hotel in Buckhead, taking over the space once home to chef Art Smith’s Southern Art. The chic and sophisticated design features modern gold chandeliers and a custom sculpture by Peter Deise within a dining room offering a mix of table and booth seating, as well as an island bar and lounge.

Will Pryce

Mission + Market

Backed by chef Ian Winslade and restaurateur Jonathan Akly, Mission and Market is where Atlantans can order grilled Spanish octopus, ginger marinated duck, and rigatoni bolognese in a sophisticated space meant for wining and dining. Bathed in natural light from the floor-to-ceiling windows with shades of blue, dark woods, leather, and velvet throughout, the sprawling dining room and bar at this restaurant includes design features like living moss walls.

Atrium

Atrium at Ponce City Market transformed the space once home to Brezza Cucina in the food hall into a tropical dining oasis serving crudo and agnolotti stuffed with duck and celery root paired with punches, brandy crustas, and martinis. With two distinct dining and drinking spaces separated by a hallway lounge, the bistro side of Atrium is filled with plush seating and bold tropical floral patterns. Over at Atrium’s cocktail bar, walls are bedecked with tropical birds in motion surrounded by tones of pink and green to create a lively space for drinks.

Angie Webb

Yao Atlanta

At nearly 4,000 square feet, and spanning two levels, Thai-Chinese restaurant Yao offers beautifully appointed dining spaces throughout, complete with warm wood paneling, wrought iron, and decor meant to transport people to Yaowarat Road (the main thoroughfare in the Samphanthawong District of Bangkok’s Chinatown.)

One of the meaning two-seat dining nooks at Yao in Dunwoody, GA. Yao

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