21 places to eat in East Atlanta
In honor of East Atlanta’s own 21 Savage, here are 21 different places located in East Atlanta for your eating pleasure. One “$” equals 1-10 dollars for a meal. Two “$$” equals 10-20 dollars for a meal. Three “$$$” is 20+ dollars for a meal. Black-owned restaurants have a “★” in its description. Please, try them all.
Argosy
470 Flat Shoals AVE SE, Atlanta, GA 30316 ($$$) Gastropub. Seasonal menu gives diverse flavor options.
(404) 577-0407
Springreens & Jayida Che @ Community Cafe
566 Fayetteville Rd SE, Atlanta, GA 30316 ($$) Homestyle, Halal cooking and great tea. Family environment. ★
(470) 427-3179
Delia’s Chicken Sausage Stand
489 Moreland Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30316 ($) Good chicken sausage sandwiches in great sauce.
(404) 474-9651
Go Vinda’s Cafe
1146 Euclid Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307 ($$) Vegetarian spot in Lil 5, Please order their lemon pepper fries.
(404) 883-7039
ATL Wings
3165 Glenwood Rd, Decatur, GA 30032 ($) I am emotionally attached to this place. Get the daily special.
(404) 289-7788
Kirkyard Public House
1963 Hosea L Williams Dr SE r105, Atlanta, GA 30317 ($$) Burgers. Burgers. Burgers.
(404) 500-1357
Le Petit Marche
1986 Hosea L Williams Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30317 ($) Excellent brunch, lunch, and breakfast restaurant. ★
(404) 371-9888
Gutbuster’s Breakfast
4919 Flat Shoals PKWY #118, Decatur, Ga 30034 ($) Grab good to-go breakfast. Closes @ 2 pm.
(470) 545-1686
Fireside Jamaican Restaurant
2710 Bouldercrest Rd, Atalanta, GA, 30316 ($$) The premier Jamaican Restaurant. ★
(404) 549-2226
Village Coffee House
420 Seminole Ave NE, Atlanta, GA, 30307 ($) Coffee, Tea, Sandwiches, Ice Cream, & Pastries. ★
(404) 688-3176
Big Daddy’s Kitchen
2504 Candler Rd, Decatur, GA 30032 ($$) Homestyle soul food right in Candlerfornia. ★
(404) 244-0540
Burger Win
1181 McPherson Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA, 30316($) Asian takeout meets American comfort food.
(404) 525-2255
Little Five Points Pizza
422 Seminole Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307 ($-$$) Amazing pizza. Really quirky. Spirit of Lil 5
(404) 525-2530
The Vortex
438 Moreland Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307 ($$) Gourmet burger spot with a crazy cool skull entrance.
(404) 688-1828
Wyatt’s Country BBQ
1674 Memorial Drive SE, Atlanta, GA, 30317 ($$) Southern -style BBQ meets southern soul food. ★
(404) 371-0311
J Burger n Wings
2694 Wesley Chapel Rd #A, Decatur, GA 30034 ($) Top Tier wing place. Great fries.
(404) 907-4678
no. 246
129 E Ponce de Leon Ave, Decatur, GA 30030 ($$$) Great Italian food in downtown Decatur.
(678) 399-8246
Diaspora Kitchen
3523 Memorial Drive, Decatur, GA, 30032 ($$) Georgia cooking meets flavorful creole influences. ★
(470) 240-5858
Zun Zūn
479 Flat Shoals Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30316 ($$) Afro-Latin cuisine, cultural fusion. ★
(404) 401-6691
Ann’s Snack Bar
1615 Memorial Dr SE, Atlanta, GA 30317 ($) REALLY BIG GHETTO BURGERS!! ★
(404) 687-9207
South New Orleans Seafood
3548 Flat Shoals Rd, Decatur, GA, 30034 ($$) Great Seafood. They take EBT. Fuck the Saints.
(404) 241-4504
EAST ATLANTA LANDMARKS
Just as any historically significant place, East Atlanta has plenty of landmarks, but in our style. Of course as a prominent southern city, we have historical markers denoting the victories of the confederacy and important moments of impact and advancements in the civil rights movement but I wanted to shed light on more recent cultural touchstones that every East Atlantan can appreciate.
Texaco on Bouldercrest
1668 Eastland Rd SE, Atlanta, GA, 30316
This is Gucci Mane’s famous Texaco that he sold drugs out of before starting his rap career.
Outkast Mural
453 Moreland Ave, NE, Atlanta, GA, 30307
Behind Wish ATL and painted in 2019 by JEKS. It has quickly become one of the hottest places to take pictures due to Outkast’s legendary status.
Golden Glide
2750 Wesley Chapel Rd, Decatur, GA, 30034
Every single black East Atlantan had their first party experience here in middle school or early high school.
Starlight Drive-In Theatre and Flea Market
2000 Moreland Ave SE, Atlanta, GA, 30316
The movies, but outside. Hide yo 3rd, 4th, and 5th kid the trunk.
East Atlanta Welcome Sign
1181 McPherson Ave SE, Atlanta, Ga, 30316
The original welcome sign was changed in 2013 but the new sign still holds an immense value, it’s the entrance.
The Gallery at South Dekalb
2801 Candler Rd, Decatur, GA, 30034
South Dekalb Mall has definitely seen better days but it remains a an important hub.
285 Flea Market
4525 Glenwood Rd, Decatur, Ga, 30032
Flea Markets and discount malls are pillars in the black community. You can get damn near anything from here.
Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam
560 Fayetteville Rd SE, Atlanta, GA, 30316
EXTREME BIAS but come get yo mind right. It looks like a shopping plaza but the love is free.