Atlanta Magazine

5 days ago | atlantamagazine.com | Jennifer Zyman

SsamJang Korean BBQ in Cumberland MallPhotograph by Martha WilliamsAs someone who has written about the Atlanta restaurant scene for 20 years, I routinely get the same question from friends and strangers on the internet: Where should I go eat? My answer is always the same. Get in your car, brave the Atlanta traffic, and drive outside of the city center. When I try to describe Atlanta as a dining town, I explain that its landscape and sprawl most resemble Los Angeles.

6 days ago | atlantamagazine.com | Charles Bethea

In an evermore isolating world, a visit to Fantasyland Records invites a return to the simple pleasures of communal browsing. Photograph by John BoydstonI didn’t have a record player back in the early ’90s. But the first word in the name of the shop on Peachtree Road, in Garden Hills, was enough to make an 11-year-old kid beg his mom to pull over and let him wander around inside: Fantasyland Records. It didn’t really belong in broader Buckhead—that much I grasped even then.

1 week ago | atlantamagazine.com | Bill Nigut

Brian Kemp at an event in 2023. Photograph by Megan Varner/Getty ImagesEmory University political science professor Dr. Andra Gillespie and I arranged to meet at a Kirkwood coffee bar this past Monday morning so I could get her insights about the challenges Democratic U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is likely to face as he stands for re-election next November. As Gillespie is one of the most astute observers of Georgia and national politics, I was eager to hear her thoughts.

1 week ago | atlantamagazine.com | Caroline Eubanks

BrewDog Atlanta: Hazy AFPhotograph courtesy of BrewDog AtlantaAtlanta’s zest for nonalcoholic beer has created a bit of a conundrum: The process to create the beer is so complicated that local breweries have struggled to meet the demand. It’s not a lack of interest preventing more nonalcoholic beer options from being produced. Demand is as high as ever, with nonalcoholic drinks making up an estimated $2 billion industry, according to a study by International Wine and Spirits Record.

1 week ago | atlantamagazine.com | Tina Charisma

Andrew WestoverPhotograph by Ted Pio Roda PhotographyAnyone who’s a fan of art museums agrees—they’re good for the soul. But how exactly can a visit to a museum boost our well-being, and what can museums do to foster that connection? These questions are at the heart of a new research project underway at the High Museum of Art. The two-year research project, which runs through December 2026, is a partnership with Brenau University, located in Gainesville, Georgia.