Wine Spectator: “11 Exciting Wine Restaurants in Atlanta”
By Julia Larson & Greg Warner | May 28th, 2025
When you think about Southern food in the United States, staples like fried chicken, biscuits and collard greens often come to mind. But in cities like Atlanta, star chefs and independent restaurateurs alike are expanding the city’s food scene—bringing options from locally sourced French fare to upscale takes on Vietnamese cooking—and offering world-class wine programs to match. Here are 11 Wine Spectator Restaurant Award–winning destinations for superior wine and food, served with a side of Southern hospitality.
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Le Bilboquet
3027 Bolling Way N.E.
Telephone (404) 869-9944
Website lebilboquetatlanta.com/
Best of Award of Excellence
Right in the center of luxury shopping area Buckhead Village, Best of Award of Excellence winner Le Bilboquet delivers classic French bistro dining alongside a stacked wine cellar of more than 2,000 bottles. With an extensive patio decorated with lush planters, white linens and charming rattan seating, Le Bilboquet is ready for dining in the Georgia sun. The 365-selection list is maintained by wine director Daniel Navarro, who focuses on French regions, including Champagne, Burgundy and Bordeaux. The ample by-the-glass list of over two dozen selections is telling of the quality of the overall list, with pours from the likes of Nicolas Feuillatte, Pescal & Maireille Renaud and Château Reysson (as well as a small vertical of Sauternes from Château de Fargues for an after-dinner treat).
On executive chef Cyrille Holota’s menu, expect a wide variety of French-accented salads and hors d’oeuvres like le salad de lentilles (a lentil salad with a soft-poached egg and mustard dressing), classic escargots de Bourgnogne and a selection of beef, salmon and tuna tartares. Among the dinner mains, bistro standbys like steak frites, moules marinières and duck confit are served alongside more global options like a poulet rôti encrusted in Cajun seasoning and a curry with Australian lamb shoulder. Not in Atlanta? Le Bilboquet has locations across the United States, including Award of Excellence winners in Dallas and Denver.