The Best Places to Eat and Drink in Alpharetta
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The best places to eat and drink in Alpharetta, according to the experts: AAA and Eater have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Di Paolo comes out on top.
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Valor Coffee and Dumpling Master hold the next two places. Eater shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with AAA next.
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Rank 1. Di Paolo
Northern Italian
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A coffee shop with a rotating seasonal menu and a strong espresso program, Valor leans into drinks that split the difference, literally and figuratively. The Middle Child straddles espresso and drip coffee in a way that sounds like a therapy session but drinks better than it has any right to. Regulars track the seasonal drops the way others follow drops of a different kind, cycling back each fall and winter for whatever the team has conjured next.
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Rank 3. Dumpling Master
Chinese
A robot trundles your dumplings to the table, which makes sense once you realize this is a QR-code-order, counter-service dim sum spot in an Alpharetta strip mall. The menu leans traditional Cantonese, with har gow, siu mai, and char siu bao alongside soup dumplings and sheng jian bao for a cross-regional sweep. No rolling carts, but the robot more than compensates for the theater gap.
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