Two Georgia restaurants rank among best new places to eat in US. What’s on the menu?

Two Georgia restaurants recently opened — and fans can’t stop craving their food.

So much so, the Atlanta-area dining spots ranked among the “Top 25 Best New Restaurants of 2023,” according to results published Wednesday, Nov. 29.

The restaurants — Oreatha’s at The Point and Oaxaca — made it onto the list after review website Yelp studied businesses that have launched across the United States since January 2022.

To create the rankings, Yelp said it considered “a number of factors including the total volume and ratings of reviews” that customers left through Aug. 7, 2023. The website also turned to a dining trend expert to help choose the nation’s top new places to eat.

What makes the top-ranked Georgia restaurants special?

Of the two Georgia restaurants that landed on the list, Oreatha’s ranked the highest at No. 4. The Southern-inspired comfort food restaurant, which opened in April 2022, draws its name from chef Deborah VanTrece’s mother.

“VanTrece always found uncanny connections between the types of dishes her own family enjoyed and the local food traditions she discovered while traveling around the world as a flight attendant,” the restaurant wrote on its website.

On Yelp, several customers loved that the restaurant served dishes with an international twist, including fan-favorite egg rolls and Thai-seasoned catfish. Others raved about the customer service and ambiance, helping the restaurant earn more than four out of five stars.

Also exceeding four stars was Oaxaca, a Mexican restaurant that landed at No. 17 on Yelp’s list. The restaurant bears the name of a city and state in southern Mexico and serves food inspired by that region.

“What best defines us is corn, which is imported from Oaxaca, Mexico,” the restaurant wrote on its website.

The eatery announced that it would start taking reservations in February and has since then gained fans on Yelp. Customers took to the website to praise dishes ranging from mole-covered tamales to elote, a type of grilled corn.

The nationwide honor comes after Georgia restaurants made their mark in another recent ranking. Two restaurants in Atlanta joined another two others in Savannah on a list of the nation’s favorite places to eat, McClatchy News reported.

On the latest list, Anima by EDO in Las Vegas was named the best new restaurant in the country.

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