The Bodda Getta

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Bacchanalia is one of the BESt places to eat in the ATL but it takes months to get a reservation, especially around Valentine's Day. 4th and Swift is a great restaurant for brunch, lunch or dinner. It's in an old cotton factory in the Old 4th Ward. If you're staying downtown and the weather is nice on Sat or Sunday, I'd just go walk around Little 5 Points. Where the 60's and 70's never left :-) Lots of great little shops, catch lunch at the Vortex - GREAT burgers. Not sure what's going on at the High Museum that weekend but I'd check that, too. If the weather is nice, you could also do a picnic in Piedmont Park, pick up something from the Highland Bakery, have lunch at Pure Taqueria (sp?) or at Fritti's. I'm typing this while in a training class so can only go off the top of my head but there are so many choices, especially for food, that I'd start close to where you're staying and work your way out - don't want to spend all your time driving from one place to another. Might want to check out who's playing at the Tabernacle, too. Within walking distance to Centennial Park. There's a couple of other places I'd suggest but can't think of the names right now. I'll try to post when I get home later today. I'd look each place up on the internet and just choose the menu that looks best to you. I would locate some of your top choices on a map of Atlanta and maybe plan your weekend around these locations so you don't find yourself double backing all the time. Depending on what's going on downtown, traffic could either be manageable or horrific. You might also want to see what they're offering for brunch at your hotel. Bet they'll have something special for Valentines day.

Hal's on Ivey in Buckhead Best Steak in the South!