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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in The Infatuation and Atlanta Magazine. Updated July 2026.
Northern China Eatery(Beltline) · Doraville
Below a Buford Highway eyeglass store with little signage, this family-style spot draws a regular crowd for dumplings, griddle fish, and Lion's Head meatballs. It is one of the corridor's most cited destinations for northern Chinese cooking, rewarding anyone who tracks down the unmarked entrance.
Xi'an Gourmet House (Midtown) · Midtown
A Midtown counter specializing in hand-pulled biang biang noodles, with the dry spicy cumin lamb version a standout order. It brings Xi'an street-food noodles to a part of the city with few other regional Chinese specialists, and the wide, chewy noodles are the reason to go.
Best BBQ · Chamblee
A Cantonese-style barbecue counter on Buford Highway known for dim sum and overstuffed siu mai alongside roasted meats hanging in the window. It is a fast-moving spot built for regulars who know their order, with roast duck and char siu carved to go.
Chef's House - Peking Duck · Duluth
A Duluth restaurant built around Peking duck carved tableside, served with baos, pancakes, and a soup made from the leftover carcass. It is a destination order for a dish few other metro kitchens do at this level, worth the drive up Pleasant Hill.
Gu’s Kitchen · Chamblee
The Chamblee location runs the full Sichuan street food menu, including mapo tofu and Chengdu cold noodles, a deeper spread than its Krog Street Market stall. It is a go-to for Sichuan heat along the Buford Highway corridor, with numbing spice done properly.