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The 38 Essential Atlanta Restaurants, January '13

It's time to update the Eater 38, your answer and ours to any question that begins, "Can you recommend a restaurant…" This highly elite group covers the entire city (inside the perimeter), spans myriad cuisines, and collectively satisfies all of your restaurant needs. Every couple of months, we'll be adding pertinent restaurants that were omitted, have newly become eligible (restaurants must be open at least six months), or have stepped up their game.

This time around, after much reflecting and poring over reader emails and comments, the 38 bids adieu to Woodfire Grill, since the restaurant recently parted ways with its sous and executive chefs, and welcomes Bacchanalia and Ecco, among others, to the alphabetical list.

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