Busy Bee Cafe Details PleaseOpen daily from 11 AM to 7 PMNeed To KnowBusy Bee has super cute merch that can be purchased online!What Our Friends Are SayingEATER: "There’s a reason Busy Bee Cafe continues to dominate the Southern food conversation in Atlanta after seven decades — it’s that good. The dining room fills immediately after the doors open for lunch, and folks pour into “Atlanta’s soul food kitchen” for some of the best fried chicken likely within a 100-mile radius. People also love the tender collards, which the restaurant now prepares with smoked turkey rather than pork. Make sure to also indulge in the cornbread, baked mac and cheese, yams, cobblers, or sweet potato pie, while gazing upon bronze-framed photos of Civil Rights icons, celebrities, and world leaders — all who have eaten at Busy Bee over the years."Atlanta Eats: "A true Atlanta institution! Busy Bee was founded in 1947 at the height of the segregation era by self-taught cook, Lucy Jackson and is still Black-owned today by restaurateur Tracy Gates. Find this gem on Memorial Drive, just a short drive from Mercedes-Benz stadium. Order up some candied yams and finish your meal with their “ol’ fashioned banana puddin’.”
4.1 stars out of 5 stars
810 M.L.K. Jr Dr SW Downtown, GA 30314
+1 404-525-9212 Categories: Local Cuisine, Price Range: $$
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Local Cuisine in Atlanta
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Named by the James Beard Foundation as one of “America’s Classics,” the family-owned and operated Busy Bee is home to legendary fried chicken, cornbread, and mac & cheese.

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