Best Restaurants for Spicy Food in Poncey-Highland

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1. Sweet Auburn BBQ - Highland Ave

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4.5

Awesome(117)

Price: Expensive

• Barbecue • Poncey-Highland

Booked 6 times today

Sweet Auburn BBQ is located in the historic Poncey-Highland neighborhood, near the Fox Theatre, Ponce City Market, and Fernbank Museum. The well designed dining space features reclaimed antiques and custom lighting, making it the ideal place for a dinner date or business lunch. Their sidewalk patio is a dog friendly too. Sweet Auburn Barbecue offers traditional style barbecue with an Asian twist. Chef Cam Floyd's menu items, such as Pimento cheese wontons, Gulf Coast Shrimp & Grits and Smoked Brisket Eggrolls, demonstrate the perfect marriage of traditional and innovative styles that Sweet Auburn Barbecue has become known for. Accolades include Best BBQ from AJC.com and Atlanta Magazine, and features in Thrillist, Eater, the Washington Post and Huffington Post. Most of the menu is sourced from local, Georgia farms and features many vegetarian options too. The full-service bar serves unique craft cocktails and beers, and features large selection of whiskey & b

2. MF Sushi- Atlanta

4.8

Exceptional(1067)

Price: Expensive

• Japanese • Inman Park

Booked 34 times today

We are now offering Omakase reservations at the sushi bar only. We can accommodate a maximum 6 guests per seating at the sushi bar.Friday-Saturday 6:00PM and 8:00PM. Sunday 6:00PMPlease contact us directly 678-575-7890 for Omakase reservations.

3. TWO urban licks

4.7

Exceptional(12067)

Price: Expensive

• American • Poncey-Highland

Booked 72 times today

TWO Urban Licks' incredible wood-fired cuisine, live rotating rotisseries, unique 26 foot wine on tap barrel wall (the first in the country!), funky live blues, Beltline views and the "wow" design centered around the floor to ceiling Todd Murphy painting lit by a gas lamp wall make TWO truly one of a kind.The innovative, domestic and international, wine program consists solely of stainless steel barrels of wine displayed in a 26 foot, glass and steel, temperature controlled tower situated prominently in the restaurant. The Bar also boasts 4 in house draft cocktails, infusions and a state of the art beer program. TWO has garnered an abundance accolades including Conde Nast Traveler's "Hot List", Bon Appetit's "Hot 50 Tables" and one of Rachael Ray's "favorite restaurants" in the country by Instyle Magazine. Nominated locally year after year as "Best Restaurant Scene" and "best place to take an out of towner", guests keep coming back for dinner and weekend brunch!

4. 9 Mile Station

4.6

Exceptional(568)

Price: Moderate

• American • Midtown

Booked 35 times today

9 Mile Station is located right off the Atlanta Beltline on the rooftop of Atlanta's historic Ponce City Market. Offering creative American grill cuisine with regional influences, our menus change regularly based on seasonality and product availability. The 9 Mile Station dining room incorporates an open-style kitchen where you can observe our chefs during your visit. Enjoy one of the best views of the Atlanta Skyline with our unrivaled cocktails here on The Roof at Ponce City Market!

5. no. 246

4.8

Exceptional(3627)

Price: Moderate

• Italian • Decatur

Booked 70 times today

No. 246 offers “OG” red sauce, classic Italian – a reimagined direction that marks a new era for the Decatur gem, paying homage to the old-school, Italian dining scenes of yesteryear. From chefs Drew Belline and Ford Fry, the menu showcases the likes of spicy rigatoni vodka and a bowl of meatballs in gravy plus remixed, throwback to classics like calamari marinara, cheesy garlic bread, Nonna-approved pizzas and pastas and secondi crowd-pleasers like chicken al limone and shrimp scampi – plus classic cocktails and a carefully curated wine list of American and Italian standouts. For more information on our Chef's Counter, please visit our website.

6. UMI

4.8

Exceptional(3163)

Price: Very Expensive

• Sushi • Buckhead

Booked 68 times today

Sushi is pure, clean food with simple, thoughtful and minimal intervention and the materials and design principle at UMI reflect this philosophy.

7. Beetlecat

4.7

Exceptional(3036)

Price: Expensive

• Seafood • Inman Park

Booked 28 times today

Featuring raw oysters and fresh seafood with international influences from executive chef Eddie Barrett, BeetleCat is a trendy restaurant and bar in Atlanta’s Inman Park neighborhood. The menu transports you to the New England coast at the upstairs dining room and oyster bar, while the downstairs Den lends itself to a 70s surf shack. Enjoy fresh air on one of the two patios, both upstairs and downstairs. BeetleCat is open nightly for dinner and offers brunch in the Den on Saturdays and Sundays.

8. Saints + Council

4.8

Exceptional(1785)

Price: Expensive

• Contemporary American • Midtown

Booked 107 times today

Saints + Council represents the highest and best in all of us - the desire to fulfill all that we were meant to be. It’s not just good friends coming together, though it is good friends coming together. It’s friends coming together to lift each other up, spurring one another on to greatness. Settle in to one of our cozy booths or relax in one of our fireside living room pods as you experience a modernly rustic approach to chef driven and always made from scratch food. Ready for a cocktail? Our in house beverage director is the best in the city, creating unique and different cocktails that are always balanced and truly refreshing. Please note-we do not allow balloons, thank you for your understanding!

9. Atrium

4.4

Awesome(233)

Price: Expensive

• American • Old Fourth Ward

Booked 16 times today

Atrium brings together our love of American cuisine and everything we’ve learned over the last few years. Oliva’s food sourcing philosophy and relationships with local purveyors and farmers are highlighted throughout the menu. Everything we consume, integrate, & create in our restaurants is to share flavorful moments that celebrate worldly cuisine, honor local ingredients, and deepen our connections through memorable experiences. The restaurant welcomes guests to escape to a different time and place when they enter the cozy lounge ensconced by colorful curtains with comfortable seating. To the left, a 1,200-square-foot parlor area complete with hand-painted tile by local artisan Charlotte Smith and a mural by Savannah-based artist Kipper Millsap. Inside the 4,000-square-foot bistro, diners are transported to an airy, serene wonderland with large factory windows, floral installations by Atlanta-based floral artist Pinker Times, and large pink banquettes.

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10. Rumi's Kitchen - Colony Square

4.9

Exceptional(2618)

Price: Expensive

• Persian • Midtown

Booked 134 times today

Chef Ali Mesghali’s love of cooking began while growing up in Esfahan, Iran and Los Angeles, California. This interest grew to become a passion and a career after Ali moved to Atlanta, Georgia. In the kitchen, as well as in the dining room, Ali is known for his pursuit of perfection, his intensity and a love for what he does. This unending aspiration for perfection has been instrumental in establishing the standard for Persian cuisine in Atlanta. His unique and flavorful touch has been wowing patrons at Rumi’s Kitchen and has created a place where people want to visit again and again. The Rumi's Kitchen at Colony Square aims to earn the hearts of those in Midtown, Atlanta.

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121 restaurants available nearby

1. Sweet Auburn BBQ - Highland Ave

2. MF Sushi- Atlanta

3. TWO urban licks

4. 9 Mile Station

5. no. 246

6. UMI

7. Beetlecat

8. Saints + Council

9. Atrium

10. Rumi's Kitchen - Colony Square

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