Marcus Bar & Grille
Bar & grill · Atlanta
525 Edgewood Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30312
Highlights
Open kitchen, wood-fired grill, comfort food, classics
Open kitchen, wood-fired grill, comfort food, classics
"Marcus B&G in Edgewood is where you keep the peace when one friend wants seafood, another is craving a traditional Southern breakfast of grits, waffles, and fried chicken, and your visiting cousin just wants to experience Atlanta’s cool brunch scene. On weekends, they have a miles-long brunch buffet that costs $38 per person ($18 for kids 6-13), and it usually has options like hearty shrimp gumbo with chorizo, cinnamon-spiced stewed peaches, and baked salmon bites. Before the brunch bunch wakes up, the room packs with the after-church crowd and college friends chatting over R&B. Then, as the day goes on, expect the scene to get livelier." - nina reeder, juli horsford, demarco williams, jacinta howard
"With the garage windows raised, the soulful Atlanta vibes of Marcus Bar & Grille spill out into the sidewalk patio. Plants, albums of Atlanta-based artists, and roller skates cover nearly every corner of the Old Fourth Ward showstopper, and party tunes ensure the subtle tapping of feet throughout—’80s and ’90s R&B dance music will always be spellbinding. For brunch or dinner, we usually grab a seat under a shady umbrella, share a few cocktails with friends, and dig through the Southern menu, which has some decent dishes like the seafood-packed pasta and cornbread waffle." - nina reeder, demarco williams, juli horsford, jacinta howard
"The ’90s R&B, energetic staff, and tasty Southern food at Marcus Bar & Grille make it the kind of spot that can easily have you dancing in your seat." - jacinta howard, juli horsford
"We once saw a well-known Atlanta man here on a pleasant weekday evening, cavorting with someone who was not his wife. Not that we’re encouraging messy choices, but Marcus Bar & Grille is not the place to bring a sneaky link. Every day at this Southern restaurant feels like an AUC homecoming weekend, so there’s a very high chance you’ll run into someone you know—a former co-worker, that Jack and Jill mom, old sorors or frat brothers, or the bartender you dated for a month when you first moved to the city. People who like to dance in their seats and tourists fresh from the MLK Center Ashanti, Jodeci, and other ’90s and ’00s R&B singers who once wore leather while singing in the desert" - jacinta howard, juli horsford, nina reeder
"This spot on Edgewood has a groovy vibe with skates hanging on every wall and bright yellow accents everywhere. Their private dining space, called the Vinyl Room, is just off the main dining area. And there is a record player, so your group can select their own soundtrack from the shelves of rap, R&B, soul, funk, and jazz records. The menu at Marcus is just as soulful with Southern comforts like chicken and waffles and fried catfish and grits." - juli horsford, nina reeder
