Polaris
Restaurant · Atlanta ·
Iconic rotating restaurant with retro daiquiris & Southern fare
Iconic rotating restaurant with retro daiquiris & Southern fare
"An iconic piece of the downtown Atlanta skyline (and the city’s history) roared back to life in 2022, when rotating restaurant Polaris reopened atop the Hyatt Regency hotel. The restaurant closed at the start of the pandemic in 2020, and some wondered if it would ever return. Resembling a blue flying saucer, Polaris first opened in 1967 and makes a full rotation every 45 minutes. People arrive via a glass elevator that ascends 22 floors. Polaris has undergone more than a few reinventions over the years, including in its interior design, which now sees an updated space filled with mid-century modern furniture and an ever-changing view during dinner. Food here leans toward classics like the steak Oscar served over creamy whipped potatoes with a bone marrow bearnaise sauce, wagyu New York strip, and the blue dome chocolate mousse dessert containing a caramel honey center. It’s sprayed with a blue-tinted cocoa butter to resemble the restaurant’s distinctive domed roof. Reservations required." - Henna Bakshi
"Dessert with a view? Yes, please. The rotating restaurant atop the famous hotel originally opened in 1967 and over the years has attracted the likes of Sammy Davis Jr. and Gladys Knight. The scene is a little different today, but no less exciting, especially when it comes to dessert. Pastry chef James Gallo’s most notable treat is the blue dome, a chocolate mousse filled with caramel honey (sourced from their rooftop bees). The blue-tinted cocoa butter that enshrouds the dessert recalls the restaurant’s blue roof." - Lia Picard
"An iconic piece of the downtown Atlanta skyline (and the city’s history) roared back to life in 2022, when rotating restaurant Polaris reopened atop the Hyatt Regency hotel. The restaurant closed at the start of the pandemic in 2020, and some wondered if it would ever return. Food here leans toward classics like the steak Oscar served over creamy whipped potatoes with a bone marrow bearnaise sauce, wagyu New York strip, and the blue dome chocolate mousse dessert containing a caramel honey center. It’s sprayed with a blue-tinted cocoa butter to resemble the restaurant’s distinctive domed roof." - Missy Frederick
"People arrive at Polaris sitting atop the Hyatt Regency like a blue-domed flying saucer via a glass elevator that ascends 22 stories, arriving in a dining room that once played host to Sammy Davis Jr., Harry Belafonte, and Gladys Knight. First opened in 1967, its status as an iconic restaurant comes down to Atlanta architect John C. Portman Jr., who designed Polaris to make a full rotation every 45 minutes. Polaris has undergone more than a few reinventions over the years, including in its interior design, which now sees an updated space filled with mid-century modern furniture, loads of natural light, and an ever-changing view during dinner. Today, it’s still one of the hottest reservations in town — and one of the hardest to get. Food here leans into classics like the steak Oscar served over creamy whipped potatoes with a bone marrow bearnaise sauce, wagyu New York strip, and the blue dome chocolate mousse dessert containing a caramel honey center. It’s sprayed with a blue-tinted cocoa butter to resemble the restaurant’s distinctive domed roof." - Eater Staff
"An iconic piece of the downtown Atlanta skyline (and the city’s history) roared back to life in 2022, when rotating restaurant Polaris reopened atop the Hyatt Regency hotel. The restaurant closed at the start of the pandemic in 2020, and some wondered if it would ever return. Resembling a blue flying saucer, Polaris first opened in 1967 and makes a full rotation every 45 minutes. People arrive via a glass elevator that ascends 22 floors. Polaris has undergone more than a few reinventions over the years, including in its interior design, which now sees an updated space filled with mid-century modern furniture and an ever-changing view during dinner. Food here leans toward classics like the steak Oscar served over creamy whipped potatoes with a bone marrow bearnaise sauce, wagyu New York strip, and the blue dome chocolate mousse dessert containing a caramel honey center. It’s sprayed with a blue-tinted cocoa butter to resemble the restaurant’s distinctive domed roof. Reservations required." - Eater Staff