Want the dirt on Atlanta's buzziest local spots?
We took a data-driven look at the question, using Yelp to analyze which eateries have been seeing especially high review volumes this month.
To find out who made the list, we looked at Atlanta businesses on Yelp by category and counted how many reviews each received. Rather than compare them based on number of reviews alone, we calculated a percentage increase in reviews over the past month, and tracked businesses that consistently increase their volume of reviews to identify statistically significant outliers compared to past performance.
Read on to see which spots are getting plenty of attention this spring.
The Brasserie
This cocktail bar and French spot is trending compared to other businesses categorized as "Cocktail Bars" on Yelp.
Citywide, cocktail bars saw a median 2.8 percent increase in new reviews over the past month, but The Brasserie saw a 57.9 percent increase, with a slight upward trend from a 2.5-star rating a month ago to three stars today. Moreover, on a month-to-month basis The Brasserie's review count increased by more than 550 percent.
Located at 550 Somerset Terrace NE, Suite #102, in Poncey-Highland, The Brasserie offers champagne cocktails, beer, wine and more on the menu.
Flying Biscuit Cafe
Buckhead's Flying Biscuit Cafe is also making waves. Open at 857 Collier Road NW, Suite #16, the breakfast and brunch spot, which offers sandwiches and salads, has seen a 17.9 percent bump in new reviews over the last month, compared to a median review increase of 2.3 percent for all businesses tagged "Breakfast & Brunch" on Yelp. Moreover, on a month-to-month basis Flying Biscuit Cafe's review count increased by more than 170 percent.
There's more than one hot spot trending in Atlanta's breakfast and brunch category: Mediterranea has seen an 8.1 percent increase in reviews.
Flying Biscuit Cafe offers Southern-inspired fare such as shrimp and grits, fried green tomatoes and more on its menu. Over the past month, it's maintained a solid four-star rating among Yelpers.
Atlanta Braves All Star Grill
Downtown's Atlanta Braves All Star Grill is the city's buzziest bar by the numbers.
The well-established bar and traditional American spot, which offers burgers and more and opened at 200 Peachtree St. NW in 2015, increased its new review count by 8.1 percent over the past month, an outlier when compared to the median new review count of 2.4 percent for the Yelp category "Bars." It outperformed the previous month by gaining 7.0 times more reviews than expected based on past performance.
It's not the only trending outlier in the bar category: Grindhouse Killer Burgers has seen a 12.7 percent increase in reviews, and Chido & Padre's has seen a 10.1 percent bump.
Atlanta Braves All Star Grill offers craft cocktails, beer, burgers and more on its menu. It currently enjoys a 3.5-star rating on Yelp.
Twisted Soul Cookhouse & Pours
This soul food and Southern spot, which offers desserts and more, is trending compared to other businesses categorized as "Southern" on Yelp.
Citywide, businesses tagged "Southern" saw a median 2.5 percent increase in new reviews over the past month, but Twisted Soul Cookhouse & Pours saw an 8.7 percent increase, maintaining a strong four-star rating throughout.
Located at 1133 Huff Road NW, Suite D, Twisted Soul Cookhouse & Pours offers a variety of small plates, salads and sandwiches on its menu.
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