Yeppa & Co. - Buckhead
Italian restaurant · Atlanta
306 Buckhead Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
Highlights
Upscale Italian eatery with specialty pizzas and pasta
Upscale Italian eatery with specialty pizzas and pasta
"Walking into a crowded place where no one knows your name might seem lonely on the surface. But stroll past the cliques at the front tables and head straight to the giant oval bar in this Buckhead Italian restaurant. From lunch to dinner, the bar is always filled with solo diners, Buckhead biz groups, and scene-chasers who want to be where the action is. Babble is the usual soundtrack at Yeppa, so don't hesitate to strike up a convo with the bartender or with a fellow bar mate while you fork through decent pasta dishes. Plus, after a few glasses of wine (there are half-priced bottles on Tuesday), the crowd tends to get extra chatty and it should be even easier to enjoy the creamy ricotta- and pork-filled tortellini with your new friends." - jacinta howard, juli horsford, nina reeder
"There are just a handful of tables outside on Yeppa and Co.’s small patio. And this trendy Buckhead spot stays so packed the body heat from nearby tablemates is usually enough to ward off the brisk weather. But when a particularly cold patch of weather hits, their heaters emit enough warmth to make the patio feel as if it’s a balmy day. Couple that with a warm bowl of pillowy gnocchi lightly bathed in a hearty garlicky tomato sauce, and you’ll be warmed from the inside out. Plus, when temps tilt toward light jacket season, the heaters provide a nice barrier when the patio’s glass doors are retracted so the interior dining room can catch a light breeze." - juli horsford, jacinta howard, nina reeder
"Pay attention. You might catch Heather McMahan eating inside Buckhead’s Yeppa and Co. But it may be tough to single her out because this Italian restaurant usually looks like a UGA sorority reunion, where everyone's loudly gossiping about their pilates instructor rather than eating decent cacio e pepe. Aural health aside, there’s a lot more to absorb, like how most patrons have firmly settled into an underwear-for-pants era. Folks who go to the same Botox clinic We can never actually hear the music" - jacinta howard, juli horsford, nina reeder
"Seasoned solo diners relish in the joys of polishing off a multi-course meal in solitude. But newbie solo eaters might need to ease into this new style of dining. And Yeppa and Co. is the ideal place to start. Winding through tables where everyone looks like they’re from a reboot of Gossip Girl is at first intimidating. But within minutes of snagging a seat at the giant oval bar, the bartender or a fellow bar sitter will strike up a convo with you. Maybe it's because everyone has had a few glasses of Aperidiva Spritz, but Yeppa's bartop diners generally seem to be an extra chatty variety, so it’s easy to enjoy creamy ricotta- and pork-filled tortellini with your newfound bar friend who you’ll never see again." - juli horsford, nina reeder
"If there were a Loud Talkers Anonymous group, Yeppa and Co. would be their headquarters. The buzzy party scene at this Buckhead restaurant is always creating off-the-charts decibel levels. At 7:30pm, it’s the very definition of Buckhead—you’ll overhear snippets of a spin class saga, a landscaping project disaster, or the latest private school scandal. Have one too many glasses of flavorful frosé sgroppino, order a big plate of cacio e pepe, and embrace this Italian spot for what it is: a place where loud talkers will blend right in." - juli horsford, jacinta howard, nina reeder
