Want the intel on Atlanta's most-talked-about local spots?
We took a data-driven look at the question, using Yelp to deduce which local businesses have been in the limelight 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 increased their volume of reviews to identify statistically significant outliers compared to past performance.
Read on to see which spots are worth exploring, right now.
The Hive Buckhead
Whether or not you've been hearing buzz about Brookwood Hills' The Hive Buckhead, the bar, music venue and breakfast and brunch spot is a hot topic according to Yelp review data.
While businesses categorized as "Breakfast & Brunch" on Yelp saw a median 1.8 percent increase in new reviews over the past month, The Hive Buckhead bagged a 32.8 percent increase in new reviews within that timeframe, maintaining a mixed three-star rating. It significantly outperformed the previous month by gaining 1.8 times more reviews than expected based on its past performance.
There's more that's trending on Atlanta's breakfast and brunch scene: El Tesoro has seen a 24.4 percent increase in reviews.
Open at 1845 Peachtree Road NW since early 2019, the restaurant puts what it calls a "soul-food flair" on breakfast and brunch, with red velvet chicken and waffles, pecan and bananas Foster French toast and shrimp and grits. It also serves up lunch and dinner, with offerings ranging from cheeseburgers to Jack Daniels lamb chops.
Las Margaritas Latin Restaurant Tequila & Rum Sports Bar
Buckhead's Las Margaritas Latin Restaurant Tequila & Rum Sports Bar is also making waves. Open since 2007 at 1842 Cheshire Bridge Road, the well-established Latin American, Mexican and Cuban spot has seen a 7.2 percent bump in new reviews over the last month, compared to a median review increase of 2.1 percent for all businesses tagged "Mexican" on Yelp. Moreover, on a month-to-month basis the restaurant's review count increased by more than 280 percent.
Las Margaritas Latin Restaurant Tequila & Rum Sports Bar offers a pan-Latin menu with everything from tamales to churrascaria-style hanger steak and Cuban sandwiches. Over the past month, it's maintained a mixed 3.5-star rating among Yelpers.
Bon Ton
Midtown's Bon Ton is the city's buzziest seafood spot by the numbers.
The popular tiki bar and Cajun/Creole spot, which offers seafood and more and opened at 674 Myrtle St. NE in 2017, increased its new review count by 8.1 percent over the past month, an outlier when compared to the median new review count of 1.7 percent for the Yelp category "Seafood." It outperformed the previous month by gaining 2.2 times more reviews than expected based on past performance.
Bon Ton offers a host of Southern-style fried and smoked seafood specialties, including shrimp, oysters and crabs, with some Asian accents like a shrimp bahn mi and tempura-fried soft-shell crab.
55th & Park Restaurant and Lounge
Downtown's 55th & Park Restaurant and Lounge is currently on the upswing in the New American category on Yelp.
While businesses categorized as "American (New)" on Yelp saw a median 2 percent increase in new reviews over the past month, this lounge and New American spot increased its new reviews by 10.8 percent—and kept its rating consistent at 3.5 stars.
Open for business at 55 Park Place NE since 2018, the business offers a menu of American classics with an upscale twist, including wings, burgers, chicken and waffles, catfish, short ribs and cheesecake.
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