Cooks & Soldiers
Spanish restaurant · Atlanta
691 14th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
Highlights
Wood-fired Basque tapas & shareable plates, with patio seating.
Wood-fired Basque tapas & shareable plates, with patio seating.
"Tapas usually promotes sharing, but we’ve too often seen it turn into a no-holds-barred scramble to get the last piece of toast. Cooks & Soldiers on the Westside doesn’t want anyone leaving dinner with a sprained thumb, so they’ve made their portions large enough to make it all the way around the table. You’re still going to want to put in at least three orders of the Bikini though—because a grilled cheese with jamon iberico and black truffle is always going to be hard to get enough of. The massive bone-in ribeye is amazing too and, as the birthday rockstar, you could justifiably keep it all for yourself. But you’re with your friends, so do the mature thing and give everyone a very, very small piece." - nina reeder, jacinta howard
"Use this pintxos restaurant (from the same owners of Mujo) to catch up with those friends you don’t get to see regularly. That's because Cooks and Soldiers' noisy but relaxed dining room sets the tone for a sit-down-and-stay-awhile meal. Pass around plates, like tender braised lamb shoulder, lightly charred piquillo relleno, stuffed with spicy beef and ham, and other dishes inspired by the Basque country in Spain and France. When the conversation rolls on, use it as an excuse to order another round of pintxos and uncork another bottle of Spanish wine." - jacinta howard, juli horsford, nina reeder
"Cooks and Soldiers offers a weekday happy hour, from 5 to 6 p.m. The new pintxo pote happy hour features $5 gin tonics with the option to add a pinxto (snack) for an additional $1." - Eater Staff
"West Midtown’s staple tapas restaurant, Cooks & Soldiers, has vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free menu options — you have to request the vegan variation. Choose from grilled tapas like smoked local mushrooms, coal-roasted eggplant, and Basque pepper stew. Drop in for happy hour Monday to Friday from 5 to 6 p.m. for $5 gin and tonics." - Beth McKibben
"Cooks & Soldiers features Spanish and Basque cuisine and is located next to Mujō in West Midtown, Atlanta. It is part of the Castellucci family's efforts to bring global flavors to the city." - Michael He
