Atlanta is home to many amazing black-owned restaurants, and two in particular have made Thrillist’s list of Top 30 Black-Owned Restaurants in the Nation. Both of these Atlanta restaurants are not only known for their delicious food, but also as the meeting place of civil rights activists in the 1960s, along with modern day politicians and celebrities.
Busy Bee Cafe
Open since 1947, Busy Bee Cafe is famous for their fried chicken, which was voted best in Atlanta in the AJC Best Fried Chicken poll for the past two years. The restaurant has also received recent notoriety as the location of a well publicized meeting of Bernie Sanders and Killer Mike.
Busy Bee Cafe – 810 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW, Atlanta, GA 30314
Paschal’s
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a noted regular at Paschal’s, along with icons of the civil rights movement such as John Lewis and Andrew Young. Their photos, along with a timeline of Paschal’s history in Atlanta are now framed throughout the restaurant on Northside Drive.
Paschal’s – 180 Northside Drive SW, Atlanta, GA 30313
To read the full list of nationally recognized black owned restaurants, click here for the Thrillist article.
And to read the full AJC article about our very own local restaurants appearing on the list, visit the AJC here!