Want the inside word on Atlanta's most happening local spots?
We took a data-driven look at the question, using Yelp and SafeGraph, a dataset of commercial points of interest and their visitor patterns, to deduce which restaurants have been in the spotlight this month.
To find out who made the list, we first 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. Then we analyzed foot traffic data from SafeGraph to validate the trends.
Read on to see which spots are getting plenty of attention, right now.
Farm Burger
After opening this year, this fast-food spot, which offers burgers, juices and smoothies and more, is trending compared to other businesses categorized as "Burgers" on Yelp.
Citywide, burger spots saw a median 1.9% increase in new reviews over the past month, but Farm Burger saw a substantial 166.7% increase, with a downward trend from a 4.5-star rating a month ago to 3.5 stars today.
Located at 22 14th St. NW, Farm Burger offers beef burgers, vegan burgers, pork burgers and more on the menu.
Farm Burger is open from 11 a.m.–10 p.m. daily.
Area 4 Restaurant
Whether or not you've been hearing buzz about the Area 4 Restaurant, the breakfast and brunch spot, which offers seafood and burgers, is a hot topic according to Yelp review data.
While businesses categorized as "Breakfast & Brunch" on Yelp saw a median 1.5% increase in new reviews over the past month, Area 4 Restaurant bagged a 40% increase in new reviews within that timeframe, maintaining a two-star rating.
Open at 3226 Greenbriar Parkway since 2019, Area 4 Restaurant offers steak, salmon, crab cakes and more.
Area 4 Restaurant is open from noon–3 a.m. on Sunday-Thursday and noon–6 a.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Lazy Betty
Lazy Betty is also making waves. Open since February at 1530 Dekalb Ave. NE, the New American spot has seen an 18.2% bump in new reviews over the last month, compared to a median review increase of 2% for all businesses tagged "American (New)" on Yelp.
There's more than one hot spot trending in Atlanta's New American category: The Wing Bar has seen a 3.5% increase in reviews.
Lazy Betty offers king crab, octopus and more. Over the past month, it's maintained a strong 4.5-star rating among Yelpers.
Lazy Betty is open from 5:30 p.m.–10 p.m. on Sunday-Thursday and 5:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. (It's closed on Monday.)
Pin & Proper
Pin & Proper is the city's buzziest bar by the numbers.
The bar and traditional American and bowling spot, which opened at 1039 Grant St. SE in 2018, increased its new review count by 10.2% over the past month, an outlier when compared to the median new review count of 1.9% for the Yelp category "Bars." It outperformed the previous month by gaining 1.5 times more reviews than expected based on past performance. As for foot traffic, Pin & Proper saw visits double over the past month, according to SafeGraph data.
It's not the only trending outlier in the bar category: Blue India has seen an 8.5% increase in reviews, and Bistro Niko and Grindhouse Killer Burgers have seen 0.8% and 6.2% increases, respectively.
With 3.5 stars, Pin & Proper offers burgers, barbecue chicken and more.
Pin & Proper is open from 5 p.m.–11 p.m. on Tuesday-Thursday, 5 p.m.–1 a.m. on Friday, 11 a.m.–1 a.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m.–10 p.m. on Sunday. (It's closed on Monday.)
According to SafeGraph, foot traffic is heaviest on Tuesdays and Saturdays, and Pin & Proper attracts most of its visitors over those two days, so go on Wednesdays if you want to avoid the rush.
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