Cooks & Soldiers

Top choice in Atlanta


A game-changing Westside choice, this Basque-inspired hot spot specializes in pintxos (Basque-style tapas) and wood-fired asadas (grills) designed to share. Both the food and cocktails are outstanding. Highlights include the house gin and tonics, coal-roasted mushrooms with goat's cheese, crème fraîche and black truffle, and an $84 wood-grilled bone-in rib eye that clocks in at an obviously shareable 2.2lbs (1kg)!


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