We should be long past the days of reminding ourselves to celebrate women in all areas of life, including and extending beyond culinary arts and hospitality. But of course we are still a global society that regularly forgets to give credit where it is long overdue. But at least, here in Atlanta, we have a community of food and beverage professionals that is not only well-represented by brilliant women from top to bottom.
Today and everyday, we’re celebrating the restaurants, and the women behind them, who shape the vibrant dining scene in the city, and around the country. These women know how to hustle and are changing the future of hospitality, one dish at a time. To mark the importance of supporting women-owned restaurants, we’ve compiled a collection of some of the best such restaurants in town.
26 Thai Kitchen & Bar — Midtown
26 Thai Kitchen & Bar — Buckhead
Niki Pattharakositkul
A-Street
Kellie Nelson
Atrium
Tal Baum
Aziza
Tal Baum
Bacchanalia
Anne Quatrano
Bar Vegan
Pinky Cole
Banshee
Faielle Bolzan Stocco
Todd and Kandi Present Blaze Steak & Seafood
Kandi Burruss-Tucker
Cafe Lily
Katie McLellan
Casa Nuova Italian Restaurant
Maria Fundora
The Corner Grille
Annette Nabaa
The Deer and the Dove
Jenn Koval
Eight Sushi Lounge
Lei G Ho
The Expat
Krista Lark Slater
Fade + Facet
Kelly Roberts
Fellows Cafe
Christina DeVictor
Floataway Cafe
Anne Quatrano
Georgia Boy
Emily Ward
Holeman & Finch Public House
Gina Hopkins
Joy Cafe
Joy Beber
Kindred
Chaffraix Rowles
Lazy Betty
Anita Hsu
Lucian Books and Wine
Katie Barringer
Old Lady Gang
Kandi Burruss-Tucker
Oreatha’s At The Point
Deborah VanTrece, Christian “Lucke” Bell, Kursten Berry
Patria Cocina
Roxana Hernandez
Secreto Southern Kitchen — Alpharetta
Secreto Southern Kitchen — Brookhaven
Glenda Mata
Southern Belle
Emily Ward
Georgia Boy
Emily Ward
Table25 Fork + Wine
Tekeya Priester
Twisted Soul Cookhouse & Pours
Deborah VanTrece
Feedel Bistro
Tamar Telahun
Casa Nuova Italian Restaurant
Maria Fundora
Resy Presents
The Women of Food
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