Explore Top Restaurants Across the South

From all-day cafes to barbecue joints and fish camps, check out where to eat and drink around the South. With recipes and stories from your favorite restaurants and chefs, use our guides to help you plan your next outing.

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The Ultimate Georgia Dining Guide

Lia Picard traversed Georgia in its entirety to find the best chef, the best mixologist, and the top dining spots across the state.

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The Ultimate Arkansas Dining Guide | Listen

A local chef and mixologist recommend the go-to spots for getting the best drinks and bites of Arkansas in 2025.

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The Ultimate Florida Dining Guide | Listen

Lauren Titus scoured the lengths of Florida to select the best chef, best mixologist, and top dining spots across the state for 2025.

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The Ultimate Mississippi Dining Guide | Listen

Daria Smith scoured the lengths of Mississippi to select the best chef, best mixologist, and top dining spots across the state for 2025.

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The Ultimate Virginia Dining Guide | Listen

Stephanie Ganz scoured the lengths of Virginia to select the best chef, best mixologist, and top dining spots across the state for 2025.

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The Ultimate North Carolina Dining Guide | Listen

Jenn Rice scoured the lengths of North Carolina to select the best chef, best mixologist, and top dining spots across the state for 2025.

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The Ultimate Kentucky Dining Guide | Listen

Tom Wilmes scoured the Kentucky landscape to uncover the best chef, best mixologist, and top dining spots across the state in 2025.

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The Ultimate Texas Dining Guide 2025 | Listen

They say everything's bigger and better in Texas, and its dining scene - from the latest cocktail joints to local eateries - is no exception.

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The Ultimate South Carolina Dining Guide | Listen

Our editors scoured the lengths of South Carolina to select the best chef, best mixologist, and top dining spots across the state for 2025.

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10 Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings in 2024 | Listen

From re-envisioned Bayou favorites to eagerly awaited brick and mortars, find our top 10 most anticipated restaurant openings for 2024.

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Radar: 8 “Must-Go” New Restaurants of 2023

From omakase to Yucatan-inspired fare, these 8 must go restaurants bring something new to the South's diverse culinary landscape.

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Top 10 Restaurant Openings This Spring and Summer | Listen

From embracing cultural heritage to new takes on fine dining, these top 10 restaurant openings are guaranteed to enrich the culinary scene.

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Our Top Restaurants of 2023

From Japanese comfort food to elevated African fusion, discover our top restaurants of 2023 and the must-order menu items for each.

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10 All-Day Cafes

From Old World bistro vibes to modern and inventive, these ten casual gathering places are inviting guests to sit down and get their morning buzz, and maybe return for an aperitif.

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12 Scenic Spots to Dine with a View

The South is filled with spectacular skylines and scenic shorelines—Why not sit back with a glass of wine or plate of food and enjoy the view?

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On the Road

7 Southern Food Halls To Explore

Southern cities have capitalized on the food hall's popularity, turning historic and large scale venues into hubs of diverse cuisine and gathering. 

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A First Look at Flora and Fauna | Listen

Flora and Fauna launches this month as an all day bakery and supper club in the space that previously housed the iconic Back in the Day Bakery.

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A First Look at Brodeto | Listen

As Brodeto prepares to open, Scott Crawford hopes a feeling of weightless abundance and Adriatic sea breeze translates throughout every dish.

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A First Look at Luca Lagotto

Luca Lagotto hopes to supply fresh Italian cuisine and a neighborhood respite to the busy residents of Homewood, Alabama.

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A First Look at Dear Charles

With a menu of elevated classics, Dear Charles is poised to become a local’s staple, a tourist’s haven, and a student’s favorite escape.

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A First Look at Lowland

Jason Stanhope gives an intimate tour of the menu at his new concept, Lowland Tavern, and his inspiration behind its celebratory tavern dishes.

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A First Look at Joelle | Listen

Joelle is poised to bring an undeniable liveliness to Bluffton with Italian American dishes, semolina pastas, and wood fired pizzas.

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Get This Look: Justine

The husband-wife team, Justin and Mia Devillier, curated a crossroads of New Orleans meets Paris in their French Quarter space, Justine.

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Get This Look: Channeling the Coast

Designer Suzanne Humphries creates a coastal feel for husband’s Birmingham seafood spot.

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In the Field

Sorelle: La Dolce Vita in Vogue

Sorelle, situated in Charleston, South Carolina, draws inspiration from its 1800s architectural structure and traditions of Italian cuisine.

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Fancypants

Fancypants in East Nashville lives up to its name, equal parts elegant and playful, flirtatiously self-aware and unself-conscious.

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Mal’s Fresh Produce

At Mal's Fresh Produce, founder and owner Mallory Moholt offers farm to table produce from local vendors for a family friendly environment.

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Fat Tiger Korean BBQ

An unexpected authentic Korean barbecue restaurant finds itself at home in Middle Tennessee.

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1010 Bridge

1010 Bridge is a New American restaurant that is distinctly Appalachian, succinctly Lowcountry, and tinged with international influences.

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Proof Incubator and Bar

Dedicated to improving the culinary landscape, Proof Incubator and Bar serves as a birthplace for chef's eye-catching concepts.

Favourite Plate of food from Audrey in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Audrey

Audrey dazzles with its artistic design and inventive Appalachian cuisine, featuring ever-changing dishes.

Favourite Dumplings from Locust in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Locust

Discover Locust for expertly crafted dumplings and inventive Japanese shaved ice. Don’t miss this culinary journey!

Favourite North of Bourbon restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky.
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North of Bourbon

Indulge in Creole dishes and an extensive bourbon selection at the North of Bourbon, all served with a warm welcome and a culinary surprise.

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June

Discover Chef Sean Brock's innovative Nashville restaurant, June, blending seasonal menus, wellness focus, and educational initiatives.

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January

Located at Southall Farm & Inn, January offers a premier fine-dining experience with a daily rotating menu that won't disappoint.