"Run up the score on cool points at BoccaLupo, an Italian-American restaurant with a comfortable atmosphere, chill music, and great food. It sits at the beginning of Inman Park, slightly hidden behind foliage. The restaurant’s sign, featuring a swirling noodle as part of the logo, doesn’t necessarily translate that this restaurant is in the top-tier of Atlanta dining, but the food is incredible. The hot calabrese sausage with red shrimp and scallions adds nuance to the black spaghetti. Then, impress your date with an order of the rum-based Broken Figurine, which is served in a literal figurine head. And just when you think the place couldn't get any cooler, the staff-curated playlist starts bumping OutKast B-sides and nu jazz." - nina reeder, juli horsford, jacinta howard
