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Kamayan ATL
Filipino
The line out front of this Doraville strip-mall spot does the advertising. Kamayan ATL is a Filipino neighborhood restaurant built around kamayan, the tradition of eating communally by hand, and the family-style menu leans into classics and regional dishes with equal confidence. A James Beard semifinalist, it started as a pop-up and never lost that devoted, word-of-mouth energy. Book ahead; the room is small and the fans are loyal.
Seven honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- Food & Wine Longsilog · Best Dishes Our Editors Ate This Year
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The Infatuation #8 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Atlanta
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants Around Atlanta
- Eater Best of Buford
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Emerging Chef · Mia Orino and Carlo Gan
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Southeast · Carlo Gan and Mia Orino
One number, weighted & current 90
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Lumpia Michelin Guide
- Sinigang Michelin Guide
- Halo halo Michelin Guide
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