Bring Your Appetite To Dunwoody Restaurant Week: June 8-15

From June 8-15, restaurants around Atlanta’s Perimeter area will be serving up something special. It’s called Dunwoody Restaurant Week, an annual celebration of all things delicious in the north DeKalb city.

Now in its eighth year, Dunwoody Restaurant Week allows you to sample some of the best food and drink in north Atlanta — all for a set price.

Dunwoody Restaurant Week 2019: Everything you need to know

Eateries participating in Dunwoody Restaurant Week will have food specials as well as menu items priced at $10 $15 or $25 for lunch and/or $20, $30 or $45 for dinner.

Participating restaurants encourage customers to put their best forks forward and see what all the shouting is about, from stellar entrees to best-kept-secret desserts and more.

Here are the participating restaurants:

Atlanta is having a restaurant renaissance. Hot chicken is the rage in Atlanta’s dining scene right now. But so are chicken and waffles.

Fast-casual is also the dining trend du jour around metro Atlanta restaurants. The concept involves mixing the quick accessibility of fast food with the casual dining experience. Food in Atlanta is also adapting to the various tastes of the migrants that come here to live.

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Patrons typically order off a menu board like they would at a burger joint, but the convenience of sitting down to leisurely enjoy their food has made the segment a popular one with the restaurant industry.

The craze hasn’t escaped metro Atlanta’s food and drink scene, which has seen a fast-caz explosion in recent years.

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CJ Johnson: CJ is a longtime Atlantan who has written a book about Atlanta's food scene. He has also fallen in love with the city's music and sports scenes. He writes about Food, Restaurants, Travel, Sports and Atlanta Culture. Check out the book. https://amzn.to/3RPmbZM