Tucked away on Buford Highway, Kamayan ATL serves up vibrant Filipino comfort food, with family-style feasts featuring sizzling sisig and ube flan that beckon you to indulge.
"Hear us out. Kamayan is a fantastic and highly acclaimed Filipino restaurant by Mia Orino and Carlo Gan, and it is not for beginners. This is the perfect place for a first date to test out your potential partner. Can they fillet a whole fried fish? Then you must get the whole fried Pomfret. Can they handle heat? Get the Lechon Kawali, deep-fried pork belly with a spicy vinegar sauce. Are they willing to share? Order the Lechon Sisig, roasted parts of pork on a sizzling platter. The portions here are large and are perfect for sharing. The question is, will your partner let you? It’s the perfect date test. But on the real, everything at Kamayan is delicious, the vibes are chill and casual, and you walk away with a full tummy." - Eater Staff
"Owned by Mia Orino and Carlo Gan, Michelin-recommended Kamayan ATL brings Buford Highway a restaurant offering the vast range of dishes and cuisine styles found throughout the islands of the Philippines. This includes traditional dishes like bistek silog, lechon sisig, and hearty bowls of kaldereta (tomato-based broth beef stew with peppers, potatoes, and olives garnished with jalapenos, chilis, and fresh herbs), as well as elaborate kamayan feasts meant for sharing that cover the whole table. The restaurant tends to be busy any day it’s open, but especially on the weekends when families and friends gather together for one of its famed kamayan spreads. A new location is expected next year. Kamayan made the Best Dishes Eater Atlanta Ate roundup in September." - Eater Staff
"Owned by Mia Orino and Carlo Gan, Kamayan ATL brings to Buford Highway a restaurant offering the vast range of dishes and cuisine styles found throughout the islands comprising the Philippines. This includes traditional Filipino dishes like bistek silog, lechon sisig, and hearty bowls of kaldereta (tomato-based broth beef stew with peppers, potatoes, and olives garnished with jalapenos, chilis, and fresh herbs), as well as elaborate kamayan feasts meant for sharing spread out over tables. Michelin listed Kamayan ATL as a recommended restaurant to try on its Atlanta dining guide. A new location is expected in Asian Square in Doraville." - Eater Staff, Michael Tran
"And Atlanta launched this year with not one, but two, Filipino restaurants: Kamayan ATL." - The MICHELIN Guide
"Many people credit Filipino food pop-up Kamayan ATL, owned by Mia Orino and Carlo Gan, for finally bringing the country’s cuisine to the forefront in Atlanta. Now open as a restaurant on Buford Highway, Orino and Gan continue to draw people in with their exemplary takes on traditional Filipino dishes and kamayan feasts. For something hearty yet comforting, order a bowl of the kaldereta — a tomato-based broth beef stew brimming with peppers, potatoes, and olives garnished with jalapenos, chilis, and fresh herbs." - Beth McKibben, Eater Staff
