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“BEST OF DYNAMI”

dynami’s divine secret: The MUST To-Dos in Atlanta

Best All Around Restaurant: Bacchanalia http://www.starprovisions.com/

Best Casual Dining Experience:

Ecco http://www.ecco-atlanta.com/

Agave http://www.agaverestaurant.com/

Urban Flats http://www.urbanflats.net/

Best Fine Dining Experience:

4th & Swift http://www.4thandswift.com/

Canoe http://www.canoeatl.com/canoe_default_content.htm

Best Southern Fine Dining Experience:

Horseradish Grill http://www.horseradishgrill.com/

Blue Ridge Grill http://www.blueridgegrill.com/

Best Southern Tea and Lunch:

Swan Coach House http://www.swancoachhouse.com/

South City Kitchen http://www.fifthgroup.com/

Best Good ‘Ole Southern Cooking:

Mary Mac’s Tea Room http://www.marymacs.com/Menu/tabid/54/Default.aspx

Pitty Pat’s Porch http://www.pittypatsrestaurant.com/menu.html

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Best Greek Dining Experience: Taverna Plaka

Best Mexican Dining Experience:

Nuevo Laredo Cantina http://www.nuevolaredocantina.com/home.php

La Cazuela http://www.lacazuela.com/

Best Indian Dining Experience: Bombay Grill

Best Thai Dining Experience: Nan Thai Fine Dining

http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/intercontinental/en/gb/locations/hotel

Best Chinese Dining Experience:

Chin Chin Chinese Restaurant http://www.chinchinonline.com/

years in a row)

Best Japanese Dining Experience:

Nakato Japanese Restaurant http://www.nakatorestaurant.com/

Geisha House http://www.dolcegroup.com/

Best Neighborhood Dining Experience:

Brooklyn Café http://www.brooklyncafe.com/

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Taverna Plaka http://www.tavernaplakaatlanta.com/

Best Mexican Dining Experience:

http://www.nuevolaredocantina.com/home.php

Bombay Grill http://www.bombay-grill.com/

Nan Thai Fine Dining http://www.nanfinedining.com/#home

Best Italian Restaurant: Antica Posta Tuscan

Restaurant & Bar http://www.anticaposta.com/

Best French Restaurant:

Toulouse http://www.toulouserestaurant.com/entry.htm

Au Pied De Cochon http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/intercontinental/en/gb/locations/hotel-features/dining/restaurants/atlanta

Best Chinese Dining Experience:

http://www.chinchinonline.com/ (Voted Best Chinese Food in Atlanta 8

Best Japanese Dining Experience:

http://www.dolcegroup.com/

Best Neighborhood Dining Experience:

http://www.brooklyncafe.com/

2

http://www.tavernaplakaatlanta.com/

http://www.nanfinedining.com/#home

Antica Posta Tuscan

http://www.anticaposta.com/

http://www.toulouserestaurant.com/entry.htm

features/dining/restaurants/atlanta

(Voted Best Chinese Food in Atlanta 8


Best Restaurant Concept: Enjoy a gourmet slider from FLIP Burger Boutique. Most

renowned for being Chef Richard Blais’s newly opened restaurant in Atlanta. You might have

seen him on BRAVO’s ‘Top Chef: Chicago’ as the next runner up. http://www.flipburgerboutique.com/

Best Soup and Restaurant Concept: Souper Jenny http://www.souperjennyatl.com/

Best 24-hour Vegetarian Restaurant: R Thomas Deluxe Grill http://www.rthomasdeluxegrill.com/

Best Sports Bar: STATS http://www.statsatl.com/home.php

Best Tapas:

Pura Vida http://www.puravidatapas.com/

Eclipse de Luna http://www.eclipsediluna.com/pp/index_pp.php

Best Fondue:

The Melting Pot (in Duluth) http://www.meltingpot.com/

Dante’s Down the Hatch http://www.dantesdownthehatch.com/

Best Lunch Salad: f2O: fresh to order http://www.fresh2order.com/index.htm

Best Breakfast: Thumbs Up Diner http://www.thumbsupdiner.com/

Best Healthy Breakfast:

J. Christopher’s http://www.jchristophers.com/index.php (my favorite

is the one in Roswell, GA)

Flying Biscuit http://www.flyingbiscuit.com/

Best Brunch: Murphy’s

http://murphysvh.com/home.html


Best Organic Brunch: Parish: Foods & Goods http://parishatl.com/home.php

Best Fried Chicken: JCT Kitchen & Bar http://www.jctkitchen.com/

Best Pizza:

Westside Pizza http://www.westsidepizza.com/

Fellini’s http://www.fellinisatlanta.com/fellinis.html

Best BBQ:

Slope’s BBQ http://www.slopesbbq.com/

Maddy’s: A Rib & Blues Joint http://www.maddysribs.com/

Best Greasy Burgers/ Hot Dogs/Milkshakes: The Varsity http://www.thevarsity.com/menu.php

Best Subs: Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches (in the Westside) http://www.jimmyjohns.com/

Best Coffee Shop: Joe’s Coffee House (on

Glenwood Drive) http://www.joescoffeehouse.com/

Best Ice Cream: Bruester’s real ice cream http://www.brusters.com/findus/findus.asp

Best Pastries: Pink Chocolate Café http://www.chocolatepinkcafe.com/

Best Gourmet Seasonal Breads: Breadwinner http://www.getloafed.com/bakery.cfm

Best Social Setting: Après Díem http://www.apresdiem.com/apres_diem/index.php

“This is the best NY style pizza I have ever had! You owe it to your pizza lovin' self to taste it!”


Best Ambience: La Pietra Cuicina

http://www.accessatlanta.com/restaurants/content/restaurants/reviews/stories/2009/03/10/la_pietra_cucina_atlanta.html

Best Food: Kevin Rathbun Steak LLC http://www.kevinrathbunsteak.com/

Best Sushi:

MF Buckhead http://www.mfbuckhead.com/

Best All Around Bakery & Market: Alon’s Bakery and Market http://www.alons.geomerx.com/index.cfm?fuseactio

n

Best Produce Market

Your Dekalb Farmer’s Market http://www.dekalbfarmersmarket.com/

Morningside Farmers’ Market http://www.morningsidemarket.com/

Best RoofTop Bar: Whiskey Blue http://www.starwoodhotels.com/whotels/property/dining/attraction_det

ail.html?propertyID=3167&attractionId=1003291331

Best View of Atlanta: 6 Feet Under (Rooftop deck

in the Westside)

http://www.sixfeetunderatlanta.com/

Best Martini Bar: Beluga Martini Bar http://www.belugamartinibar.com/

Best Wine Bar: Eno Restaurant & Wine Bar http://www.enorestaurant.com/

Best Happy Hour:

Front Page News http://www.frontpageatlanta.com/

Noche http://www.heretoserverestaurants.com/


Best Mexican Margaritas:

No Mas! Cantina http://www.nomascantina.com/

Agave http://www.agaverestaurant.com/

Nava http://www.buckheadrestaurants.com/nava.html

Best Beer Selection: Taco Mac http://www.taco-mac.com/alcohol.htm

Best Lounge: Bazzaar (next to the Fox

Theatre) http://www.bazzaaratlanta.com/

Best Hole in the Wall Pub: Carvers Restaurant & Pub (on West Marietta) http://www.carvers.co.za/

Best Live Music: Smith’s Olde Bar http://www.smithsoldebar.com/

Best Dance Club:

tongue & groove http://www.tandgonline.com/

Johnny’s Hideaway http://www.johnnyshideaway.com/

Best Late Night Drink Spot:

Top Floor http://www.topflr.com/

The Warren http://www.thewarrencityclub.com/

Clermont Lounge http://www.clermontlounge.net/

Best Late Night Dining:

R Thomas Deluxe Grill http://www.rthomasdeluxegrill.com/

Video: Let’s Ask the

People About Atlanta?

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1570655/exper

ience_atlanta_attractions_and_entertainment/


Best Comedy Club:

Punchline http://www.punchline.com/

The Comedy Club http://www.maconlaughs.com/

Whole World Improv Theater http://wholeworldtheatre.com/wwit/

Best Date:

Enjoy cool cocktails, stunning films, live music and creative cuisine

beneath the world’s largest dinosaurs at Fernbank Museum of

Natural History’s “Martinis & IMAX” http://www.fernbankmuseum.org/imax/martinis/index.aspx

Cook’s Warehouse https://www.cookswarehouse.com/ClassReg/Public/classes.asp

Salsa Dance Lessons at Fred Astaire Dance Studios at

the King Plow Art Center http://www.fredastaireatlanta.com/

Best Girls Night Out: Sips n Strokes https://www.sipsnstrokes.com/

Best Shopping:

Lenox Square Mall http://www.simon.com/mall/default.aspx?ID=207

Phipps Plaza http://www.simon.com/mall/default.aspx?ID=210

Best Event:

Lasershow Spectacular http://festivals.stonemountainpark.com/mini-section/default.aspx?id=5

Video: A Sneak Peak of Atlanta LIVE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FYy5owkf5U


Best Festival:

Dogwood Festival http://www.dogwood.org/

Yellow Daisy Festival (at Stone Mountain Park, usually over Labor Day Weekend)

http://festivals.stonemountainpark.com/mini-section/default.aspx?id=14

Best Attractions Spots:

Historic Oakland Cemetery http://www.oaklandcemetery.com/

Fox Theatre http://www.foxtheatre.org/

Georgia Aquarium http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/

New World Coca-Cola http://www.worldofcoca-cola.com/

Stone Mountain Park http://stonemountainpark.com/

Roswell Historic District http://www.cvb.roswell.ga.us/

Best Museum: High Museum of Art http://www.high.org/

Best Site-Seeing:

Amicalola Falls http://www.gastateparks.org/info/amicalola/

Tallulah Gorge State Park http://www.gastateparks.org/info/tallulah/

Best Day Hike:

Appalachian Trail http://georgiatrails.com/features/at_trails.html

Raven Cliffs Falls http://georgiatrails.com/trails/raven.html ; http://bp2.trimbleoutdoors.com/ViewTrip.aspx?tripId=264888


Best Camping Trip Spot: Moccasin Creek http://www.gastateparks.org/info/moccasin/

Best Place to Tire Your Kid Out!:

Monkey Joes http://www.monkeyjoes.com/

Imagine It! The Children’s Museum of Atlanta http://www.childrensmuseumatlanta.org/

Best Place to Run/Walk/Cycle:

Stone Mountain Park http://stonemountainpark.com/

Big Creek Greenway http://www.alpharetta.ga.us/index.php?p=136

Lake Lanier Islands Lake Lanier Islands

Piedmont Park http://www.piedmontpark.org/

Silver Comet Trail http://www.silvercometga.com/

Best Race: AJC Peachtree Road Race http://www.atlantatrackclub.org/

Best Spot to Rent a Lake House/Boat: Lake

Burton http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Burton_(Georgia)

Best Romantic Location within 2 hours:

Barnsley Gardens http://www.barnsleyresort.com/

The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation-Lake Oconee http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/ReynoldsPlantation/Default.htm

Best Spa:

Fabu Face Spa & Boutique (in Decatur) http://www.fabufacespa.com/main.php


Best Local Business Paper: Atlanta Business Chronicle http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/

Best Local Social Magazine: Atlanta Magazine http://www.atlantamagazine.com/

Best Public Golf Course: The Frog Golf Club http://golf.marriott-vacations.com/leisure/golf-courses/frog-golf-

club/default.jsp

Best Private Golf Course: East Lake Golf Course http://www.eastlakegolfclub.com/sites/courses/layout10.asp?id=439

&page=13110

Best Outlet Mall: North Georgia Premium Outlets http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/outlet.asp?id=16

Best Family Fun Activity:

Georgia Aquarium http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/

Atlanta Botanical Garden http://www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org/home.do

Pumpkin Farms, Strawberry Farms, Hayrides http://ngeorgia.com/ang/Pumpkins

Zoo Atlanta http://www.zooatlanta.org/home.htm

Game Day (Brave’s, Hawk’s, Thrasher’s, Falcon’s)

Philip's Arena, Turner Field, Georgia Dome

Best Concert Hall: Delta Classic Chastain Park

Amphitheatre http://www.classicchastain.com/

Best Time Saving Service: “My Girlfriends

‘Kitchen’” (several locations) http://www.mygirlfriendskitchen.com/


Restaurant Specials & Deals: http://www.accessatlanta.com/restaurants/content/restaurants/sto

ries/2009/03/06/dining_deals_weekly.html

Buy Gift Cards or Receive Discounts for Up to

50% Off:

Half Off Depot www.halfoffdepot.com

Opentable.com http://www.opentable.com/start.aspx?m=16

Restaurant.com http://www.restaurant.com/index.asp?prti=1647&aid=10404309&pi

d=3320954

MONDAY

Melting Pot: “Girl’s Night Out.” The first Monday of every

month features a multi-course fondue dinner for $25, with $5

drink specials. (Metro locations.)

Watershed: “Raid the Cellar.” Half price on every bottle of

wine on the extensive list. (406 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.,

Decatur. 404-378-4900)

La Tavola: “Molto Monday.” Have a heaping plate of house-

made pasta and a glass of wine for $15. (992 Virginia Ave.,

404-873-5430)

Via Food Bar: All-you-can-eat salad and pizza for $10. (262

Pharr Road, 404-214-5404)

TUESDAY

Ecco: A rotating roster of Spanish cuisine specials.

Currently, it’s fideua for two for $44. (40 7th St., 404-347-

9555)

Murphy’s: Try 8 wines for $20 at the 6:30 p.m. wine tasting;

stay for dinner and get a $5 credit. (997 Virginia Ave., 404-

872-0904

WEDNESDAY

Pura Vida: The first Wednesday of every month, meet the

artist whose works are featured in the restaurant with

complimentary tapas and a wine tasting for $10 per person.

(656 N. Highland Ave., 404-870-9797)

Parish: Wine tasting in the Market for $25, beginning at 7

p.m. (240 N. Highland Ave., 404-681-4434)

THURSDAY

Woodfire Grill: Half price on all wines on the extensive list.

(1782 Cheshire Bridge Road, 404-347-9055)

SUNDAY

South City Kitchen: “Beer and BBQ.” Huge platters of

smoked barbecue with creative sides — $12.95-$19.95,

depending on number of meats ordered. (1675

Cumberland Parkway, Smyrna, 404-435-0700; or in

Midtown at 1144 Crescent Ave., 404-873-7358)

Shaun’s Restaurant: “Family-style Pasta Night.” Garlic

bread, salad, pasta and homemade gelato for $12. (1029

Edgewood Ave, 404-577-4358)

Stella Pasta, Pizza, Spirits: Kids under 10 eat free; kids

10-15 eat at 30 percent off. (563 Memorial Drive, 404-688-

4238)

Alon’s Bakery and Market, Dunwoody location: Brunch

entrees just $4.99 and sides $1.99. (4505 Ashford

Dunwoody Road, 678-397-1781)


Atlanta Interactive Map: http://map.mapnetwork.com/destination/atlanta/


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Concept, Design & Staging of Business Meetings: Creative opener and closer concepts and fulfillment, set and stage

design &production, audio visual support.

Film/Video & Multimedia Production: Development & management of all media complimentary to your program, animation,

interstitials, highlight videos, PowerPoint and other requirements.

Live Business Theater: Scripting & production of theatrical business meeting elements.

Speech Writing & Speaker Support: Scripting of keynote addresses, all on-site needs, teleprompting, coaching and other

requirements.

Theme Development: Utilizing your meeting and conference content and message to develop an original meeting/event

theme.

Theme Graphic Design: Design and application of original meeting/theme logos, awards & recognition events

Live Music, Specialty Acts, Keynote Speakers, and Celebrity Entertainment: Total talent coordination and

management.

Product Launches: Materials, marketing and live launches.

Incentive Programs: Site selection through total on-site program development and management.

Trade Show Design/Production & Promotion: Booth design and fabrication, booth draw concepts and production and

staffing.

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temporary staffing, collateral, signage, giveaways and program management

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