The 16 Best Downtown Atlanta Restaurants

"Reuben’s Deli plopped onto Broad Street in 1996. Yes, that's our Olympic year, and if there was a gold medal for sandwich making, Reuben's would stand atop the podium. The no-nonsense deli is a Downtown Atlanta lunch staple for GSU students and area workers, who come in yelling their orders to the team behind the counter. First timers should get their namesake, the reuben with pastrami. But beware, the meat on all of the sandwiches is piled so high Reuben’s should really have to pay for air rights. Congrats if you can finish your whole sandwich—celebrate with a tasty black and white." - demarco williams, juli horsford, nina reeder