Birthdays

10 places for when you tell everyone you don’t want to make your birthday “a whole thing,” but you’re low-key lying.

Doesn't matter that the onion volcano trick is older than MARTA, Nakato is a classic hibachi experience that still feels like a good time.

Ray's has been a benchmark for quality Southern seafood since 1984.

Bring your noisy friends to T's Brunch Bar for a fun brunch, as long as they like fried garlic butter crab claws.

If you love KBBQ and over-the-top dinners, Wagyu House is for you.

This server-manned, electric grill Korean BBQ restaurant is a good consideration for a celebratory group meal.

The carnival games at O4W’s Ponce City Market rooftop can feel a little gimmicky, but the real rooftop lure is Nine Mile Station.

People come to this Decatur Mexican spot for a good time, sure, but really this is a place to kick back, share some spice packed plates, and just go with the upbeat flow. 

Tio Lucho's features all the staples of Peruvian cuisine from ceviche and causa to lomo saltado.

Hayakawa is a high-dollar omakase experience with a causal cool that makes it worth it.

In our experience, hidden dark rooms are usually something we'd avoid, but it's different when there's delish omakase-style sushi inside.

Amore E Amore is know for their seasonal decorations, which turn the red sauce restaurant into a campy wonderland.

Bones has been a steak destination in Buckhead for more than 40 years.

Chattahoochee Row’s Your Third Spot has 27,000 square feet to fill with games and grub.

Verdure's upscale atmosphere and full-flavored Pan-African fusion dishes set the mood for a milestone date night.

The dolphin statue dressed in a coconut bra and hula skirt is less distracting after a few mai tais.

Yao is a beautiful Thai-Chinese restaurant in Dunwoody that impresses with live music and a weekend dim sum brunch.

Gio's is a BYOB, family-style Italian place on the Westside where you should push a few tables together and bring together a big group.

The Westside welcomes a stylish, 21-and-up spot for those who want to eat and be seen.

Nina and Rafi is a popular East BeltLine hangout with the best Detroit-style pizza in the city.

Chido + Padres patio is a premier destination on balmy afternoons when we can’t sit outside without a margarita in hand.

Garden Parc in the West End delivers all the fun of a clubstaurant but in manageable, two-hour daylight doses.

We love date nights at Tiny Lou’s in the Clermont Hotel in O4W because the flavors are anything but tiny.

The front of Wrecking Bar looks like the stately home of a Southern aristocrat, but beneath the house lies the bar and restaurant of Little Five’s only microbrewery.

Char in Inman Park is a lively spot to go to for Korean BBQ, soju, and scene.