"Kamayan has mastered the art of family-style dining. That’s why strength in numbers should be the motto at Kamayan on Buford Highway—it's best experienced with a table filled with Filipino plates and a posse to help you eat them. Spicy sisig arrives still sizzling in a large skillet, slippery pancit noodles are topped with fried pork belly that achieves an unfathomable level of crispiness, and sinigang pork ribs swim in a rich, meaty broth that'll demand another scoop of rice to sop it all up. Just be sure to come with people you actually like, because there's a high likelihood they'll be eating off your plate. Atlanta isn’t a reservations-needed city, but this is a restaurant you’ll want to book a couple weeks in advance because the demand is high and the space is tight. And if you want to try their popular kamayan feast, it has to be booked as a private dinner." - nina reeder, juli horsford, jacinta howard