15 Best Soul Food Restaurants Around Atlanta

"Sim Walker didn’t come to Atlanta from New York City to play games with cuisine from the African diaspora. He’s been on a successful run with Negril Village in Midtown on North Avenue, and APT 4B on Peachtree. But it’s the food prepared at Ms. Icey’s (the Decatur restaurant named for his grandmother) that soothes the creative soul. There’s a recognizable twist of Caribbean flavor in many of the dishes here, from the jerk salmon to the hefty seafood creole with shrimp, crawfish, chicken sausage, and salmon. Expect a little modern-day shenanigans on the menu, too, including the Thai chili “strip club wings”." - Mike Jordan, Eater Staff