Community Q BBQ
A low-key Decatur smokehouse that cooks fresh each day. Popular meats can sell out, so the restaurant recommends ordering the day before when a specific meat matters. Pickup, delivery, and catering are available.
Over 50 ATL: Decatur
Its own city just east of Atlanta, with an outsized restaurant and bar scene.
Kimball House
Widely regarded as metro Atlanta's best oyster/cocktail program, in a converted rail depot. Dim, high-ceilinged, and as much a date-night room as a bar. Michelin Recommended in 2025, and its bar director won the guide's 2024 Exceptional Cocktails Award for Atlanta.