The ATL Hit List: The Best New Restaurants In Atlanta
"This moody Buckhead mezcal bar and restaurant sits just off the perpetually busy Peachtree Street on the ground floor of an apartment complex. Pata Negra feels like stepping into a deprivation chamber, where all outside sounds and bright lights cease. Embrace it though, because reading the menu by candlelight is romantic. And instead of being a hindrance, the sexy, dark decor keeps the focus on the food. The Mexican menu is stuffed with phenomenal dishes like poblanas de pollo, which has a spicy crema that should really be bottled and mass produced. But the best dish is the temporada de lluvias. Three scallops sit on a bed of perfectly creamy risotto cooked with peppers and corn. Wash it all down with the orange-sweetened Negras Intenciones and marvel at how good charcoal mixes with tequila. " - nina reeder, juli horsford
