Restaurant in Atlanta, United States
Atlanta's strongest case for prix fixe dining.
Atlanta's strongest case for a Michelin-starred prix fixe dinner: Bacchanalia holds a Michelin star (2024 and 2025) and delivers a four-course, farm-sourced menu at $95 per person from a James Beard Award-winning team. Book it for a milestone occasion, plan at least two to three weeks ahead, and expect business casual dress in a sleek West Midtown industrial room.
If you are planning a serious dinner in Atlanta, Bacchanalia is the clearest yes on the list. A Michelin star in both 2024 and 2025, a spot on Opinionated About Dining's Leading Restaurants in North America (ranked #474 in 2024, #493 in 2025), and a four-course prix fixe at $95 per person that draws on organic ingredients, many from the owners' own farm: this is a restaurant with a documented track record. Book it for a milestone dinner, a business celebration, or any occasion where the meal itself is the point. If you are looking for something more casual or à la carte, this is not that.
Bacchanalia is run by Anne Quatrano and Clifford Harrison, a James Beard Award-winning husband-and-wife team whose culinary approach centers on seasonal, organically sourced ingredients. The menu is structured as a four-course prix fixe: two small appetizer courses, an entrée, a cheese course, and dessert. At $95 per person, it sits comfortably in line with what comparable Michelin-starred prix fixe programs cost in second-tier US markets, and below what you would pay for equivalent credentials in New York or San Francisco. For comparison, Le Bernardin in New York City or The French Laundry in Napa will run you two to four times that before wine.
The flavor profile here is built on restraint and sourcing rather than pyrotechnics. The kitchen's stated philosophy is light dishes grounded in strong, clean flavors, which in practice means you are eating produce and proteins at or near their peak rather than dishes layered with technique for its own sake. The signature lump crab cake fritters appear consistently on the menu alongside rotating seasonal proteins like stuffed plantation quail, veal sweetbreads, and braised venison. The wine list is curated by Harrison specifically to pair with the menu, and is available by the bottle, by the glass, or as a per-course pairing. If wine is important to you, this structured approach is worth factoring in when you budget the evening.
The dining room itself is in West Midtown Atlanta, relocated to an industrial-style space on Ellsworth Industrial Boulevard. The room has a sleek, urban feel rather than the warmth of a countryside farmhouse, which surprises some guests given the farm-sourcing narrative. Business casual dress is expected, so leave the sneakers at the hotel.
Bacchanalia's prix fixe format makes it structurally well-suited to group dinners, particularly for parties celebrating a specific occasion. The fixed progression of courses removes the friction of group ordering and keeps the table moving at the same pace, which matters when you have six or more people. The cheese course and dessert, built into the price, give the meal a natural rhythm that works for anniversary dinners, client entertaining, and pre-theatre celebrations alike.
For groups using this as a private dining option, the restaurant's business casual dress code and reservations-required policy signal that it operates as a destination restaurant rather than a walk-in neighbourhood spot. If you are considering it for a corporate dinner, the formal structure of the menu and the wine program's pairing orientation make it more coherent as a hosted experience than a restaurant where guests order independently. Compared to Lazy Betty, which also operates a prix fixe format at the leading of Atlanta's dining tier, Bacchanalia has the longer track record and the farm provenance story that plays well in a group context. For groups who want something more interactive and less formal, Gunshow's roving cart service offers a different group dynamic entirely.
One practical note for group bookings: at this price point and with a structured menu, Bacchanalia expects reservations. Walk-in availability is unlikely given the venue's Michelin-starred status and consistent demand. Plan at minimum two to three weeks ahead for standard tables, and further out for weekend dates or larger parties.
Dinner is the only service here: Bacchanalia is open Monday through Saturday and closed Sundays. Given the seasonal menu construction, timing your visit around the depth of a Georgia growing season, late spring or early fall, is likely to put you at the table when sourcing from the owners' farm is at its most varied. Summer heat and winter citrus windows will produce different menus, but the kitchen's organic-sourcing philosophy holds year-round. For Atlanta visitors staying over a weekend, note the Sunday closure and plan accordingly. A Saturday dinner booking gives you the leading combination of end-of-week availability and a full agricultural week of supply from the farm.
Bacchanalia sits at the leading of Atlanta's fine dining tier alongside Atlas and Lazy Betty. Atlas offers a more European-inflected menu in a grand hotel setting at the St. Regis; Bacchanalia's farm-forward American cooking and industrial West Midtown location feel more grounded and less formal in presentation even at the same price point. Staplehouse is the alternative for guests who want New American cooking with a strong ingredient narrative but prefer a more relaxed room. For the food-focused traveller who wants to cover Atlanta's Japanese dining scene in the same trip, Hayakawa and Mujō are the natural pairings. Explore more options in our full Atlanta restaurants guide.
| Venue | Awards | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacchanalia | Newly relocated in West Midtown, this urban Atlanta dining room has a sleek and industrial feel.; Opinionated About Dining Top Restaurants in North America Ranked #493 (2025); **Our Inspector's Highlights The chefs and owners at the Four-Star Atlanta restaurant, Anne Quatrano and Clifford Harrison, are a celebrated husband and wife team who create contemporary American cuisine. The culinary philosophy of this James Beard award-winning team is to create light dishes that are built on strong flavors.Bacchanalia’s menu relies entirely on organic ingredients, many of which are sourced from the couple’s own farm.Dishes are seasonal and therefore ever-evolving, but diners can expect to see the restaurant’s signature lump crab cake fritters on the menu alongside dishes like stuffed plantation quail, veal sweetbreads and braised venison.The carefully selected wine list is hand-chosen by Harrison, and it’s designed to be perfectly paired with the menu. Wine is available by the bottle, glass or as a taste to complement each course.** **Things to Know Bacchanalia is open for dinner Monday to Saturday and is closed on Sundays.The menu at the Four-Star Atlanta restaurant is designed as a four-course prix fixe meal composed of two small appetizer courses, an entrée course, cheese course and dessert course for $95 per person. This contemporary American restaurant, often used to celebrate a special occasion, calls for a business casual dress code.** **Treatments:** Amenities Bar Business casual Dinner Reservations recommended Self-parking **Amenities:** 1460 Ellsworth Industrial Blvd, Atlanta, Georgia 30318; Michelin 1 Star (2025); Opinionated About Dining Top Restaurants in North America Ranked #474 (2024); Michelin 1 Star (2024) | $$$$ | — |
| Atlas | Michelin 1 Star | $$$$ | — |
| Lazy Betty | Michelin 1 Star | $$$$ | — |
| Staplehouse | Michelin 1 Star | $$$$ | — |
| Gunshow | $$$$ | — | |
| Heirloom Market BBQ | $$ | — |
Comparing your options in Atlanta for this tier.
At $95 per person for four courses, Bacchanalia's prix fixe is competitively priced for a Michelin-starred meal. The format covers two appetizer courses, an entrée, cheese, and dessert — substantial enough that most diners won't leave wanting more. If you're comparing value against Atlanta peers like Lazy Betty, Bacchanalia's organic sourcing from the owners' farm gives the menu a coherence that justifies the price point for a sit-down occasion dinner.
Business casual is the explicitly stated dress code. Think collared shirts and trousers for men, smart separates or a dress for women. This is a Michelin-starred dining room in an industrial-chic West Midtown space, so you won't be underdressed in polished casual, but arriving in athleisure or shorts is a misstep.
Yes, and it's structurally designed for it. The four-course prix fixe at $95 per person gives a celebratory dinner a clear shape, and the restaurant's consistent Michelin recognition in 2024 and 2025 means the kitchen is performing reliably. It's the kind of place where the occasion matches the format, rather than feeling forced into a standard à la carte menu.
Dinner is the only option. Bacchanalia is open for dinner Monday through Saturday and closed Sundays, so there's no lunch service to compare. If you're visiting on a Sunday, you'll need to plan around another restaurant entirely.
The menu is a set four-course prix fixe, so ordering in the traditional sense doesn't apply. The lump crab cake fritters are noted as a signature that appears consistently, alongside seasonal dishes like stuffed plantation quail, veal sweetbreads, and braised venison. The wine list is curated by co-owner Clifford Harrison specifically to pair with the menu, so opting into wine pairings is worth considering rather than ordering by the glass independently.
For Atlanta fine dining, $95 per person for a Michelin-starred four-course meal is a fair ask. Bacchanalia has held its star in both 2024 and 2025, and the James Beard credentials of Anne Quatrano and Clifford Harrison add a track record that Atlas and Lazy Betty can't match on the same terms. If prix fixe suits your group and the occasion calls for it, this is the clearest value case at the top end of Atlanta dining.
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