18 Best Southern Restaurants In Atlanta
Like Mary Mac’s Tea Room, The Busy Bee Cafe is another woman-established restaurant that dates back to 1947, first opened by “Momma Lucy” Jackson. The Busy Bee is a James Beard Foundation’s America’s Classics Award winner, given to independently owned restaurants that have a timeless appeal, regional following, and reflect their community’s character. Adding to Busy Bee’s bona fides, it’s also a Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand winner.
The Busy Bee Cafe is located near Clark Atlanta University and is open for takeout and delivery from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. only. The menu is chock-full of soul food classics, like baked or fried chicken, barbecue ribs, fried pork chops, and oxtails, as well as baked or fried fish and shrimp. Equally important are the sides, which cover the spectrum, from candied yams to collard greens, black-eyed peas, rice and gravy, broccoli cheese casserole, and carrot souffle. What would all this be without dessert? Busy Bee offers banana pudding, sweet potato pie, cake, and blackberry or peach cobbler.
