Restaurant in Atlanta, United States
Bib Gourmand biscuits, $ prices, no reservations needed.
Bomb Biscuit Co. is Atlanta's most credentialed breakfast and brunch spot at the $ price tier, holding a Michelin Bib Gourmand (2025) and a 4.5-star Google rating across nearly 900 reviews. Chef Erika Council's biscuits — from jalapeno cheddar to hot honey chicken sandwiches — are the reason to visit. Easy to book, under $20, and worth prioritizing over Atlanta's crowded mid-market brunch field.
Bomb Biscuit Co. holds a 4.5-star rating across nearly 900 Google reviews and earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2025 — two signals that point in the same direction: this is one of Atlanta's most consistent breakfast and brunch destinations at under $20 a head. If you are looking for Southern comfort food done with care rather than nostalgia theater, book it. If you want white-tablecloth finesse, look elsewhere.
Bomb Biscuit Co. has followed a trajectory that tracks with how Atlanta's most durable food businesses are built: it started as a pop-up, graduated to a food stall, and is now a proper sit-down breakfast and brunch restaurant at 519 Memorial Drive SE in Atlanta's Grant Park neighborhood. That evolution matters for the food-focused traveler because it means the menu has been road-tested across years of iteration. Chef and owner Erika Council did not arrive at a full restaurant overnight , the format earned its way to permanence, and the cooking reflects that kind of accumulated discipline.
The dining room signals Council's intentions immediately. Butter yellow walls , a deliberate nod to her grandmother , and framed family photos make the space feel domestic rather than designed. That is not a compromise; it is the point. For the explorer who finds context in atmosphere, this room tells you something real about where the food comes from. Compare this to the studied minimalism of tasting-menu rooms at Lazy Bear in San Francisco or the formal precision of The French Laundry in Napa , Bomb Biscuit Co. is operating in an entirely different register, one where the warmth is structural rather than performative.
Given the editorial angle here, it is worth thinking about how the counter and bar seating work in a place like this. At Bomb Biscuit Co., sitting at the counter means proximity to the baking operation , and that matters because the baked goods are where the kitchen's skill concentrates most visibly. The scent of fresh biscuits and cinnamon rolls pulling from the oven is the first thing that orients you when you walk in, and counter seats put you close enough to that process to watch it. For a solo diner or a pair, the counter is not a consolation prize , it is the right seat.
The biscuits themselves are the anchor of every visit. Traditional versions are the baseline, but the jalapeno and cheddar biscuit is the sharper choice for anyone who wants to see what the kitchen can do with the format. The cinnamon rolls with thick, tangy cream cheese glaze are the standout among the baked goods , the glaze carries enough acidity to cut through the richness, which is a technical decision that separates this from generic brunch bakery output. For a full plate, the hot honey chicken biscuit sandwich with pickles does the work: the heat from the honey, the fat from the chicken, and the brine from the pickles give you three distinct registers in a single item. Stacked egg and cheese biscuit sandwiches are the practical, quieter option , and they are well-executed. The fried chicken brunch plates round out the savory side for anyone who wants a more composed meal rather than a handheld format. The menu is deliberately focused, which means the kitchen is not spreading itself thin across too many categories , a sign of operational maturity that tracks with the Bib Gourmand recognition.
For the food-focused traveler who has also spent time at Olamaie in Austin or Virtue in Chicago, Bomb Biscuit Co. occupies a related but distinct space: it is not doing dressed-up Southern fine dining; it is doing Southern home cooking with a professional kitchen's precision and an owner's personal investment in the outcome. That distinction matters when you are calibrating expectations.
Within Atlanta's breakfast and brunch category, Bomb Biscuit Co. sits alongside Buttermilk Kitchen and Ria's Bluebird as the trio worth knowing if Southern breakfast is your focus. Mary Mac's Tea Room is the institution for traditional soul food in a larger dining room format, while The Busy Bee is the historic anchor for comfort food in the city. Twisted Soul Cookhouse and Pours is the dinner-oriented choice if you want Southern cooking with a cocktail program attached. Bomb Biscuit Co. is the breakfast and brunch pick in this set , the Michelin recognition separates it from the crowded mid-market brunch field, and the price point makes it the easiest decision in the group to commit to.
Booking difficulty is rated easy, which is consistent with the $ price tier and the breakfast-brunch format , this is not a reservation chase in the way that dinner tasting menus require. That said, the combination of Bib Gourmand press, strong Google ratings, and a relatively intimate room means weekend mornings will draw a line. Arriving close to opening on a weekday is the low-friction option. Hours are not confirmed in our current data, so check directly before visiting. The address is 519 Memorial Drive SE, Unit B2, Atlanta, GA 30312 , Grant Park is accessible by car with street parking nearby, and the Memorial Drive corridor is easy to orient around. Dress code is casual; the atmosphere is specifically designed to feel like a home kitchen, and anything more formal would be out of step with what the room is doing.
For the food traveler building an Atlanta itinerary around serious eating, Bomb Biscuit Co. anchors the breakfast slot with the kind of credentialed, personal cooking that does not require a large budget to access. Pair a morning here with dinner at one of the city's $$$$ tasting-menu restaurants and you have covered two very different registers of what Atlanta's food scene can do. See our full Atlanta restaurants guide, and if you are planning the broader trip, the Atlanta hotels guide, bars guide, wineries guide, and experiences guide will cover the rest.
| Venue | Price | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bomb Biscuit Co. | $ | Easy | — |
| Bacchanalia | $$$$ | Unknown | — |
| Atlas | $$$$ | Unknown | — |
| Lazy Betty | $$$$ | Unknown | — |
| Staplehouse | $$$$ | Unknown | — |
| Gunshow | $$$$ | Unknown | — |
A quick look at how Bomb Biscuit Co. measures up.
Come as you are. At $, with butter yellow walls and family photos on the walls, the vibe is closer to Sunday morning at a friend's house than a restaurant. Jeans and a t-shirt are entirely appropriate.
Buttermilk Kitchen and Ria's Bluebird are the closest peers in the Southern breakfast space. If you want a step up in formality or a dinner setting, Staplehouse or Lazy Betty are a different category entirely, but Bomb Biscuit Co. holds its own at the $ price point with a Michelin credential neither of those breakfast alternatives can match.
Start with the biscuits — the jalapeño and cheddar variation is a strong call alongside the traditional. The biscuit sandwich stacked with egg and cheese or the hot honey chicken with pickles are the headline plates. Cinnamon rolls with cream cheese glaze are worth adding if you want a baked good on the side.
Counter or bar seating, where available, suits the casual, drop-in format here well. The homey atmosphere means there's no awkwardness eating solo or at a counter spot — it fits the vibe Erika Council has built from the ground up.
Yes, and arguably one of the better formats for it. The $ price tier, no-reservation setup, and casual atmosphere mean you can walk in alone without the usual friction of solo dining at busier spots. A biscuit sandwich and a coffee is a perfectly complete meal here.
This is a Michelin Bib Gourmand winner for 2025 at $ prices — that combination is rare, so expect a wait on weekends. The restaurant grew from a pop-up, and the menu stays focused on Southern breakfast and brunch staples rather than trying to do everything. Order a biscuit in some form; skipping it here would be the wrong call.
Keep this venue in your Pearl passport, rate it after you visit, and track it alongside every other place you collect.
