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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 August 2026.
The Busy Bee · West End
Open since 1947. Atlanta Magazine's #1 and a perennial Infatuation pick. The segregation-era Black-owned institution whose yardbird defines the Atlanta style.
Mothers Best Fried Chicken · Decatur
The Infatuation's top Atlanta fried chicken. a Decatur counter whose bird snaps through the skin into juicy meat.
Hop's Chicken · Old Fourth Ward
Fried chicken at Ponce City Market. Snappy, well-seasoned skin over juicy meat.
The Colonnade · Morningside
Old-school Cheshire Bridge supper club. Named by both The Infatuation and Atlanta Magazine as one of the city's definitive fried-chicken plates.
The General Muir · Emory Point
NYC-deli-style restaurant whose fried chicken landed on both Atlanta Magazine's top ten and The Infatuation's best-of list.