David Naugle

Chef Steven Satterfield is the culinary maestro at Miller Union, an wonderfully unusual dining space.

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Food Finds

Chef Steven Satterfield has received national raves for the new Miller Union (999 Brady Ave.), an unusual dining space once occupied by the Miller Union stockyards in the city’s Westside. Start with creamy grits fritters with country ham, move to grilled mountain trout and leave a sweet spot for peach shortcake. Old Georgia meets new at Empire State South (999 Peachtree St.), where you can find breakfast, lunch and dinner—and courtyard bocce ball.

Sweet Sleeps

You’ll love the rooftop bar, complete with 360-degree views of the city, at the new Hotel Palomar (866 W. Peachtree St.; hotelpalomar-atlantamid town.com), right, with wine receptions in the lobby each night, too. Yes, 26-story St. Regis (88 West Paces Ferry Rd.) in trendy Buckhead seems imposing, but don’t let that dissuade you from checking out Remède Spa and getting a customized massage.

Night Spots

Prohibition cocktails charm the menu at The Sound Table (483 Edgewood Ave.), a new Fourth Ward hangout that also serves mean chorizo burgers and Chinese pork ribs. Midcentury aesthetics rule at Sauced Restaurant and Lounge (753 Edgewood Ave.), featuring comfort food (house-cut sweet potato fries, lemon icebox pie) and cocktails like the Dixie cup (bourbon, Red Rock ginger ale, sugar cane syrup, lime twist).

Great Walk

Martin Luther King’s old neighborhood, the Fourth Ward, is in bloom again. Refurbished lofts, townhouses and shops serve as a backdrop for the real business on Edgewood and Sweet Auburn avenues: great food and sips. While standouts abound, in addition to the ones mentioned above, be sure to stop by Café Circa (464 Edgewood Ave., SE).

Fall and Winter Fun

The High Museum of Art (1280 Peachtree St.) focuses on Salvador Dalí’s surprising connections to luminaries such as Warhol and Lichtenstein—in “Dalí: The Late Work” through Jan. 9. From Nov. 27 through Dec. 26, the Atlanta Ballet performs “The Nutcracker” at the legendary 4,678-seat Fox Theatre (660 Peachtree St.) in the heart of downtown.  

Getting There

Daily nonstop flights to Atlanta on AirTran Airways and Delta Air Lines from Reagan National and on AirTran Airways, Delta and United Airlines from Dulles International.