I am pleased to recommend to my readers two places to visit in the northeast Atlanta/Buckhead/Doraville area on your next trip to Atlanta. My wife and I were at both places this past week and were highly impressed with what we experienced. We highly recommend you visit these places if you can.
The first place is Little Alley Steakhouse The Buckhead outpost located in One Alliance Center on Lenox Road; the same complex as Mission and Market which opened in March at Three Alliance Center. Their orginial resturarnt is in Roswell. The 9000-square-foot Little Alley Steak-Buckhead is triple the size of the original location on Canton Street in Roswell. The Buckhead steakhouse seats 250 people and includes a bar, a main dining room, a smaller dining room, a patio with an outdoor bar, and a lounge. A private dining room is located upstairs. Little Alley-Buckhead’s menu is similar to its original Roswell outpost with wet and dry-aged steaks, prime cuts, charcuterie, and a kobe beef burger among the meat choices. Oysters and chilled seafood are available for pre-steak bites, along with appetizers like duck confit spring rolls and beef tartare. Over 400 whiskeys, bourbons, and scotches are listed on the beverage menu. The wine list is extensive also and prices are reasonable. We had a Newton unoaked Chardonnay which was outstanding. Steak-friendly cocktails include a small selection of old fashioned's and Manhattans as well as drinks like the vodka-based lemon drop, a Moscow mule riff, and sangria. We had dinner there and we can attest that the food and service was outstanding. The bar is very impressive with more bourbon that you will ever see. Food was prepared perfectly and service was prompt and unassuming. To us, the price was reasonable for what you got. It was a good value. For years when visiting Atlanta we seem to always end up at Bistro Nico, a French bistro which we also still highly recommend which is about one block from Little Alley, but we were in the mood for something different so we tried Little Alley and we are glad we did. If you are in the Lenox Square area check them out.
https://littlealleysteak.com/
On a little different idea check out the Buford Highway Farmers Market at the intersection of I-295 loop north and Buford Highway Atlanta(Doraville area). Truthfully it is more of a supermarket than a farmers market per se but what makes it unique is from what we could tell there is a food section with foods and beverages and breads and pastries from every country in the world. The place is imense, close to 2 or 3 times the size of a Costco or Sam's. They advertise they are a primarily produce store and a good portion of the store is devoted to produce from around the world but each area of the world is in it's own space and within that space are multiple countries. For example there is an Asian section with Japan, China, Thialand, etc with their own rows and shelves. I was most impressed with the fact there was an Eastern Europe section that went into the Russian section where of course there was Russian Caviar. They also have the largest fish market we have ever seen and there must have been at least 100 varieties of fish again shipped in frozen from a significant number of countries. Obviously if you go here whatever you buy you would take home and prepare so if you are in a hotel it is impractical to buy any fresh produce or fish but when we travel to France or Spain as an example we usually buy canned goods, spices, local mustards for gifts. You can do that at this market without ever leaving the country. We found the same French mustards we purchase in France and found fresh saffron that we usually buy in Spain. So if this kind of facility appeals to you spend and hour or two walking the aisles to see what the rest of the world eats and drinks.
https://littlealleysteak.com/
On a little different idea check out the Buford Highway Farmers Market at the intersection of I-295 loop north and Buford Highway Atlanta(Doraville area). Truthfully it is more of a supermarket than a farmers market per se but what makes it unique is from what we could tell there is a food section with foods and beverages and breads and pastries from every country in the world. The place is imense, close to 2 or 3 times the size of a Costco or Sam's. They advertise they are a primarily produce store and a good portion of the store is devoted to produce from around the world but each area of the world is in it's own space and within that space are multiple countries. For example there is an Asian section with Japan, China, Thialand, etc with their own rows and shelves. I was most impressed with the fact there was an Eastern Europe section that went into the Russian section where of course there was Russian Caviar. They also have the largest fish market we have ever seen and there must have been at least 100 varieties of fish again shipped in frozen from a significant number of countries. Obviously if you go here whatever you buy you would take home and prepare so if you are in a hotel it is impractical to buy any fresh produce or fish but when we travel to France or Spain as an example we usually buy canned goods, spices, local mustards for gifts. You can do that at this market without ever leaving the country. We found the same French mustards we purchase in France and found fresh saffron that we usually buy in Spain. So if this kind of facility appeals to you spend and hour or two walking the aisles to see what the rest of the world eats and drinks.
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