Diners' Choice: Contemporary American restaurants in Atlanta

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Updated December 05, 2024

Looking for restaurants with the best overall Contemporary American cuisine in Atlanta? You’re in the right place. Each month OpenTable analyzes more than 400,000 new diner reviews. We sort the results by category to help you discover new favorites. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Atlas

4.8

4.8 (2107)

$50 and over

Contemporary American

Buckhead

About the restaurant

Under renowned culinary leadership, Michelin One-Star Atlas brings a fresh and innovative approach to traditional cooking. Our menu is inspired by Chef Freddy Money’s career in some of Europe’s most prestigious kitchens. Each dish tells a story, and the menu takes you on a journey that focuses on ingredients, provenance, and texture, resulting in a powerful combination of wonderful and memorable food. Our restaurant doubles as a modern art gallery with emerald green walls covered in 20th-century art from some of the world’s most recognized artists, including Foujita, Chagall, Monet, Soutine, and Picasso. The artwork is part of the noted Lewis Collection, among the largest private art collections in the world, with each piece thoughtfully selected and carefully placed for guests to enjoy.

Valet parking is available at St. Regis Atlanta. The cost is $12 after validation. Please validate your ticket at the host stand. *We are unable to validate self-parking

Top review

NataliaVIP

Dined 2 days ago

The best service in Atlanta. The best food and atmosphere! The best restaurant!

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Experience

Atlas Main Dining-Chef's Tasting Menu

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Tavern/Bar - Á La Carte Menu

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Christmas Day Dinner - Atlas Main Dining

Ziba's Bistro

4.9

4.9 (503)

$30 and under

Contemporary American

Grant Park

About the restaurant

Grant Park's Best Kept Secret! A true neighborhood bistro located in Historical Grant Park home to Zoo Atlanta. Historic L.P. Grant Park is located in the southeast quadrant of the city approximately one mile from the gold dome of the state capitol building and six blocks south of I-20. The park is bordered by Boulevard SE on the east, Atlanta Avenue on the south, Cherokee Avenue on the west, Sydney Street on the north and Park Avenue and Berne Street on the northeast. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, Grant Park is the result of a gift of 100 acres to the City of Atlanta to be used in perpetuity as a public park. Lemuel Pratt Grant, donated the land and immediately began to subdivide and sell lots around the new park. The surrounding residential area grew up around the park and boasts more than 2,200 late 19th-century and early 20th-century homes and commercial structures.

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Indi

Dined 1 day ago

We love Ziba's! Great food and service. A little gem!

Saints + Council

4.8

4.8 (1807)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Midtown

About the restaurant

Saints + Council represents the highest and best in all of us - the desire to fulfill all that we were meant to be. It’s not just good friends coming together, though it is good friends coming together. It’s friends coming together to lift each other up, spurring one another on to greatness. Settle in to one of our cozy booths or relax in one of our fireside living room pods as you experience a modernly rustic approach to chef driven and always made from scratch food. Ready for a cocktail? Our in house beverage director is the best in the city, creating unique and different cocktails that are always balanced and truly refreshing.

Please note-we do not allow balloons, thank you for your understanding!

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DenaVIP

Dined 2 days ago

Great experience! From the hostess to the wait staff. Everyone was nice, friendly and accommodating.

Mission and Market

4.7

4.7 (2004)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Buckhead

About the restaurant

Located in the heart of Atlanta’s Buckhead neighborhood & business center, Mission + Market is located on the bottom level of the Three Alliance Center. A lively, comfortably stylish restaurant, Mission + Market features Contemporary American cuisine lending itself to West Coast inspired flavors translated through the lens of Chef Ian Winslade and his illustrious career.

Cuisine and Menu:
The menu features a variety of dishes, including fresh seafood, locally sourced meats, and inventive starters. Popular items include the Black Sea Bass with beet raita and seasonal vegetables, as well as the Duck with coconut panang curry and black rice.

Patio:
Mission + Market, offers access to an attached side covered, heated patio complete with fire pits.

Happy Hour: Mon - Fri 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Indian Pop-Up: "Masti at Market, Follow the Indian Spice Trail" (First event on January 19th)

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MichelleVIP

Dined 2 days ago

This restaurant is a hidden gem, warm ambiance, great food, excellent service from wait staff and mgmt. One of my most favorite places to dine!

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Polaris

4.7

4.7 (1768)

$30 and under

Contemporary American

Downtown

About the restaurant

Polaris is Atlanta's legendary rotating rooftop restaurant & lounge, serving chef-inspired shared plates and classic, hand crafted cocktails in a unique rotating lounge with amazing panoramic views of the city. Polaris partners with more than 70 local purveyors for the best and freshest ingredients, and operates its own rooftop Bee Garden producing fresh honey for our cocktails and entrees. Polaris has hosted celebrities, special occasions and everyday memories for more than 50 years. Take a ride on our famous glass elevators, step into our breathtaking space, and make some memories for your own.
For Parties of 6 or more, please email us at polaris@hyatt.com.

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Katherine

Dined on Dec 11, 2024

My husband absolutely loves this place...and so do I. What's not to love? Beautiful views, great atmosphere, delicious food, excellent service. It all adds up to a fabulous experience. Thank you!

The Woodall

4.6

4.6 (899)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

West Midtown

About the restaurant

Sophisticated southern luxury is both that place and feeling you get when people treat you well and serve you properly. Where you can be yourself, feel accepted - relax and enjoy the times with either your long-time neighborhood friends or the person next to you at the bar.

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BrianVIP

Dined 6 days ago

While it was a slow Monday the food and service were excellent. Highly recommend the shrimp and scallop dish!

The Garden Room

4.6

4.6 (2449)

$50 and over

Contemporary American

Buckhead

About the restaurant

Welcome to our Garden. A place to celebrate, unwind and step away from the noise of life. An unexpected escape from the routine. Experience an unforgettable chef-driven cuisine and indulge in innovative cocktails while surrounded by lush florals that warmly welcome you. The sense of community and euphoria will captivate one’s sense of belongingness.

A 15 minute grace period is allocated to each reservation, before cancellation. Kindly note, all guests in your party must arrive prior to being seated.

Valet parking is available at St. Regis Atlanta. The cost is $15 after validation. Please validate your ticket at the host stand. *We are unable to validate self-parking.

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JeffreyVIP

Dined 2 days ago

Food was exceptional, space was an Instagram dream come true,

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4.4

4.4 (1899)

$30 and under

Contemporary American

Buckhead

About the restaurant

We’re a chef’s playground of fresh coastal cuisine with a wood-fired grill and Buckhead’s best cocktails - all centered around our charming garden courtyard.

We feature raw oysters, fresh seafood and local "craft" foods made with passion by our culinary team. Our menu changes frequently, but fan favorites include our lobster roll and the wood fired branzino. Our cocktails mirror this fresh take and are the perfect compliment to our coastal cuisine. Come down to our corner that's tucked away in the Shops Around Lenox. We offer a charming garden courtyard complete with fire pit as well as indoor dining options.

The restaurant’s unique name comes from an extended essay by English art critic John Ruskin. The "lamps" refer to the seven principles of architecture: sacrifice, truth, power, beauty, life, memory and obedience.

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Samuel

Dined 7 days ago

Lamb shank was great! My mother liked the burger.

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4.3

4.3 (145)

$30 and under

Contemporary American

Downtown

About the restaurant

Glenn's Kitchen is a hidden gem in downtown Atlanta in the iconic Glenn Hotel. You cannot beat the restaurant's beautiful and relaxed vibe and living room-like bar area. Our restaurant is known for its American comfort food with a Southern twist. We offer a wide variety of appetizers, including our Deviled Eggs served with sweet and spicy jam, and entrées such as our famous Shrimp and Grits, Tender Braised Short Rib Sandwich, and Roasted Chicken with Whipped Yukon Gold Potatoes, grilled asparagus, and finished with a garlic herb jus. To finish your meal on a sweet note, try our Decadent Chocolate Cake. We also have an impressive selection of hand-crafted cocktails and wines that perfectly complement our dishes.

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Willie

Dined on Dec 12, 2024

Ambiance was good and our waitress was also very good. However the food didn't meet expectations. The warm crab dip was very good. However I ordered a NY Strip steak and it was par for a steak. Tasted like it wasn't seasoned at all and the broccoli has a burnt taste to it.

The Sun Dial Restaurant, Bar & View

4.4

4.4 (8920)

$50 and over

Contemporary American

Downtown

About the restaurant

The Sun Dial Restaurant, Bar & View welcomes diners to enjoy its modern, upscale setting and unbeatable views.

Standing 723 feet above Peachtree Street, The Sun Dial is Atlanta's only tri-level dining complex that offers 360-degree panoramic views of the city's skyline. Diners enjoy seasonal contemporary-American dishes, inspired by local ingredients.

With spectacular views and tantalizing menus to create the perfect ambiance, The Sun Dial Restaurant Bar & View truly is the ultimate Atlanta dining experience.

*PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR ROTATION FEATURE IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE.
IN THE MEANTIME, YOU MAY STILL ENJOY THE 360 DEGREE VIEWS AT THE SUN DIAL*

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Joseph

Dined 3 days ago

Absolutely perfect in every way……………………………………………….

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