Staplehouse

"When your small lunch plans suddenly turns entouragey, take everybody to Staplehouse on Edgewood. Their counter-service eliminates tab-splitting nightmares, and with several tables spread out across the casual back courtyard, you won’t have to search hard for seating. Nothing here looks overly manicured—instead it has the feel of someone’s lush backyard, including the vine-covered walls. Huddle with your group at a table, passing charcuterie boards and bottles of wine. Since the mostly American menu is centered on farm-fresh ingredients, the featured seasonal dishes should never be ignored. But it’s also not wrong to go with tried-and-true favorites like the hearty meatball sub." - nina reeder, demarco williams, juli horsford, jacinta howard

"This Michelin-starred neighborhood market and counter-service restaurant features pantry staples, wine, and beer and an outstanding menu of daily dishes created by chef Ryan Smith and his team. Don’t skip the Italian grinder for lunch or any of the wood-fired pizzas. After ordering, grab wine and beer by the glass or bottle or a cocktail and find a seat outside in the sunny garden or on the covered patio out back." - Henna Bakshi

"Hit this Edgewood restaurant during the day when the atmosphere is relaxed and everyone orders at the counter (dinner is prix fixe and reservation-only). All the action takes place in Staplehouse’s back courtyard, which has vine-covered walls and a pebble garden. Its picnic tables fill up with people talking about a public radio segment or families on a playdate with quiet dogs and loud kids. And the American menu has something to please everyone, from comforting meatball subs to sliced-to-order charcuterie platters, and water bowls and treats for the other dining guests." - jacinta howard, nina reeder, juli horsford

"Newly Michelin-starred Staplehouse serves some incredible pies Friday through Sunday for lunch, noon to 4 p.m. They have a classic pepperoni, and the white pizza is a must-order with chanterelles, caramelized onions, fennel, smoked burrata, and broccoli. There are plenty of great wines at Stapelhouse, so be sure to pair a bottle with pizza (Lambrusco, anyone?) and tuck in on their garden patio out back." - Eater Staff

"Kara Hidinger and chef Ryan Smith took ownership of the restaurant in 2020 and created the national nonprofit Giving Kitchen, which aides restaurant workers with financial and resource support in a crisis. The one Michelin-starred restaurant functions as a tasting menu restaurant to a neighborhood market, with food served daily from the back counter near the kitchen. The food remains as seasonal, creative, and thoughtfully composed as ever. For lunch, don’t skip the Grinder — a meaty and mighty sandwich with milk bread, pepperoni, mortadella, and olive tapenade, easily shared between two people. Dinner is a prix fixe five-course seasonal menu of about $200 a person on Thursdays (newly added), Fridays, and Saturdays. Reservations for dinner are required. Check out Staplehouse’s melon salad, which made our Best Things Eater Atlanta Ate roundup." - Eater Staff