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Where to dine during Midwinter
Atlanta is experiencing a culinary renaissance. Fine-dining restaurants now sidle up next to traditional Southern joints serving fried chicken, barbeque, and comfort food to create a vibrant food scene for the New South. The city's downtown, host to the American Library Association's 2017 Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits, is home to a bevy of new restaurants and old favorites, providing a variety of dining options for meeting attendees.
American Libraries teamed with Creative Loafing Atlanta, the city's weekly independent newspaper, to bring Midwinter guests a broad selection of restaurants to enjoy before and after their conference activities, all located within a reasonable distance from the Georgia World Congress Center in downtown Atlanta.
DOWNTOWN
Alma Cocina
404-968-9662
alma-atlanta.com
191 Peachtree St. NE
Alma Cocina serves high-end Mexican fare, taking traditional dishes and refining them just enough to allow you to taste them afresh: braised heritage pork shank with roasted root veggies, chicharrón crumble, and dried fig mole negro ($30); roasted chicken mole Oaxaca with mashed plantains, grilled green beans, and sesame seeds ($21); fried avocado tacos with crispy queso Cotija, poblano pesto, and roasted tomatoes ($14). Don't forget the side of elotes, charred corn on the cob with garlic aioli, ancho chile powder, queso Cotija, and epazote ($5). L (M-F), D daily $$-$$
Blossom Tree
404-223-7500
zomato.com/atlanta/ blossom-tree-downtown
64 Peachtree St. NW
This Korean fusion restaurant switches things up, offering a varied selection of Korean tacos, including crispy fish, beef short rib, calamari, and chicken tacos (under $3.25), as well as kimchi rice dishes (under $7.95), curries (under $8.25), and bibimbap ($7.45-$7.95). L, D daily $
Dantanna's
404-522-8873
dantannas.com
One CNN Ctr., Suite 269
The only sports bar in Atlanta with five-star restaurant quality, Dantanna's strives for culinary excellence. The "Freuben," a fish Reuben sandwich ($8), salmon BLT ($11), and crab cakes ($28) are faves. L, D daily $$-$$
Der Biergarten
404-521-2728
derbiergarten.com
300 Marietta St. NW
A true taste of German culture in downtown Atlanta, Der Biergarten balances an elegant, white-tablecloth dining room with foosball and shuffleboard offerings in the back. And don't forget the indoor and outdoor beer garden with family-style seating. The fare is traditional German, such as schnitzel ($24), bratwurst with sauerkraut ($9), rinderrouladen (slow cooked beef...