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These rooms lead with curated lists, an exceptional program, or a wine-forward steakhouse format.
McKendrick's Steak House in Perimeter Center is a classic family-owned steakhouse since 1995, with an exceptional wine program and an extensive wine list. It serves aged USDA prime steaks a la carte.
Joey D's Oak Room in Perimeter Center pairs steakhouse cooking with New Orleans and NYC influences and an extensive wine list. The room also has charbroiled oysters and Delmonico steak, with a photo-worthy bar and over 600 brands of spirits shaping the broader drinks program.
Novo Cucina in Dunwoody has a curated wine program, an extensive wine list, and craft cocktails. Authentic Italian food is served a la carte, with artisanal pizza and handmade pasta.
Cuddlefish in Dunwoody has counter dining and a tasting menu, Omakase by Yun in Dunwoody serves a 16-20 course omakase, and Portico in Dunwoody serves globally inspired European cuisine a la carte with a curated wine program.
Cuddlefish in Dunwoody is an interactive temaki bar with counter dining, a la carte service, and a tasting menu. Drinks include a curated wine program, a sake program, craft cocktails, and a beer program. The menu has chef-owner Jason Liang's Taiwanese-American twist on Japanese hand rolls, and the restaurant is integrated with an artisanal coffee shop and a specialty market. Cuddlefish holds Resy Best of the Hit List (2025).
Omakase by Yun in Dunwoody is a bar with a curated wine program. Chef Jonathan Yun's menu is a 16-20 course omakase of premium fish flown from Japan, with signature bites like the 'Big Mac' sushi. Sake and whiskey are poured.
Portico is a restaurant in Dunwoody with a curated wine program and a la carte service. The restaurant is inside Le Méridien Atlanta Perimeter in Dunwoody, Georgia, in Atlanta's northern suburban dining corridor.
Perimeter Center is one of the main neighbourhoods for wine-focused dining in Dunwoody. McKendrick's Steak House, Joey D's Oak Room, and The Hampton Social - Atlanta are there, and all three have extensive wine lists. Dunwoody also has curated wine programs at Novo Cucina, Portico, Cuddlefish, and Omakase by Yun.
There are 0 Michelin-starred restaurants in Dunwoody in our guide, and the total number of Michelin stars is 0. Both Michelin figures are citywide. They cover the Dunwoody neighbourhood, Perimeter Center, and Perimeter Mall, which are the neighbourhoods in our guide.
Cuddlefish and Omakase by Yun both offer structured counter-led dining in Dunwoody. Cuddlefish has counter dining, a la carte service, and a tasting menu, while Omakase by Yun serves a 16-20 course omakase menu. Taki Japanese Steakhouse also includes counter dining and a sushi bar.
One Wine Spectator Award of Excellence and one Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence are held in our Dunwoody guide. Both of these awards are citywide, and they cover the Dunwoody, Perimeter Center, and Perimeter Mall neighbourhoods in our guide.
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
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Cuddlefish landed on Resy's 2025 Hit List, a signal that Dunwoody's dining scene is drawing attention beyond the Atlanta perimeter. Located on High Street, the restaurant sits in a suburb that has quietly developed a more considered food culture. For visitors exploring the area's restaurant scene, Cuddlefish represents the kind of independently-minded opening that earns national editorial notice without relying on a flagship-city address.
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Carbonara Trattoria brings Italian trattoria cooking to Dunwoody's Chamblee Dunwoody Road corridor, where pasta-focused neighborhood dining occupies a quieter register than Atlanta's headline restaurant scene. The name signals a commitment to Roman pasta tradition, placing the kitchen firmly in the cucina povera lineage where technique and ingredient quality carry more weight than spectacle.
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CT Cantina & Taqueria sits along Perimeter Center Parkway in Dunwoody, positioning itself within a suburban Atlanta corridor where casual Mexican formats have found a reliable audience. The cantina-and-taqueria pairing signals a dual-mode operation: counter-style taco service alongside a broader sit-down cantina format. It holds its own as a neighborhood option within a dining strip that includes everything from European café fare to Italian trattorie.
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Eclipse di Luna in Dunwoody brings a Spanish tapas format to Perimeter Center, positioning itself as a social dining destination within a corridor better known for corporate hotels and chain restaurants. The format suits a neighborhood where groups gather after work or before events at nearby venues. It draws a regular crowd from Dunwoody's residential and office communities alike.
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For residents and visitors who prize consistency over novelty, it remains a reliable address.
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J. The format is accessible and the crowd is local, which in suburban Atlanta's dining context carries its own editorial weight.
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Joey D's Oak Room pairs steakhouse cooking with New Orleans and NYC influences, an extensive wine list, and signatures like charbroiled oysters and Delmonico steak.
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Kitchen + Kocktails occupies a prominent position inside Perimeter Mall's dining corridor at 4400 Ashford Dunwoody Rd, bringing a Black-owned full-service dining concept to one of Atlanta's most trafficked suburban retail anchors. The brand has built a national footprint around Southern-inflected American cooking paired with a cocktail program that draws as much attention as the food. It sits in a tier of casual-upscale dining that Dunwoody's retail-adjacent restaurant scene has increasingly leaned toward.
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McKendrick's Steak House on Ashford Dunwoody Road occupies the upper tier of Atlanta's suburban fine dining circuit, drawing a consistent crowd for whom the steakhouse ritual — the deliberate pacing, the tableside ceremony, the serious wine list — matters as much as the cut itself. It sits in Dunwoody's corporate-corridor dining belt, but operates at a register well above its neighbours.
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Novo Cucina occupies a stretch of Chamblee Dunwoody Road where the suburb's dining scene has quietly grown more considered over the past decade. Positioned among a cluster of independent restaurants serving Dunwoody's established residential base, it represents the kind of neighborhood-anchored dining that suburban Atlanta increasingly supports alongside its better-publicized Buckhead and Midtown counterparts.
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Parkwoods sits on Ashford Dunwoody Road in Dunwoody, Georgia, positioning itself within a corridor that has grown steadily as Atlanta's northern suburbs develop their own dining identity. With limited publicly available data on menu format, pricing, and awards, it occupies a place in the neighbourhood worth examining alongside the area's broader restaurant mix.
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Portico occupies a prominent address at 111 Perimeter Center West in Dunwoody, Georgia, placing it squarely inside Atlanta's northern suburban dining corridor. The venue sits in a part of the metro where corporate-adjacent restaurants tend toward the polished and reliable, making advance planning one practical approach for first-time visitors. Check current hours and booking options directly before visiting.
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Ruscello at Nordstrom occupies a distinct position in Dunwoody's dining scene: a sit-down restaurant inside Perimeter Mall's Nordstrom that draws a loyal midday crowd separate from the retail floor below. The format suits shoppers who want a proper meal rather than a food-court detour, and regulars return for reliable American café fare in a calmer setting than the surrounding mall environment.
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Steak and Grace is listed as permanently closed following the June 22, 2026 status audit.
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Superica Dunwoody brings the Tex-Mex format that built a loyal following across the Southeast to the Ashford Crossing address in Dunwoody, GA. The menu follows the enchilada-and-taco tradition of the Texas border towns that inspired the broader Superica concept, with margaritas and cold beer anchoring the drinks side. It sits in a Dunwoody dining corridor where casual-format options compete closely on price and atmosphere.
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Taki Japanese Steakhouse on Ashford Dunwoody Road sits at the intersection of teppanyaki tradition and suburban Atlanta's appetite for Japanese-American dining. The format places theatrical tableside cooking at the center of the experience, making it a reliable choice for groups and celebrations in the Dunwoody corridor. For a full picture of the area's dining options, see our Dunwoody restaurants guide.
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The Hampton Social in Dunwoody's High Street district positions itself in Atlanta's coastal-casual dining tier, where breezy aesthetics and approachable American fare meet a beverage program built around wine and cocktails. The address at 101 High St places it within easy reach of Perimeter-area dining, offering an alternative to the neighbourhood's more intensely kitchen-focused spots.
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Yao occupies a deliberate position in Dunwoody's Perimeter Center corridor, where suburban Atlanta's dining scene has grown more ambitious than its office-park surroundings might suggest. The restaurant draws occasion diners looking for something with more intention than the area's casual chains, and its address at 237 Perimeter Center Pkwy NE puts it within reach of both north Atlanta residents and corporate visitors with a reason to spend well.
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Omakase by Yun brings a counter-format dining experience to Dunwoody's Perimeter district, placing it within Atlanta's growing tier of intimate, chef-driven Japanese concepts. The format signals a deliberate departure from the metro area's broader sushi market, where volume typically outpaces precision. For readers tracking where serious omakase culture is taking root outside Atlanta's urban core, this address warrants attention.
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The Hampton Social in Dunwoody's High Street district positions itself in Atlanta's coastal-casual dining tier, where breezy aesthetics and approachable American fare meet a beverage program built around wine and cocktails. The address at 101 High St places it within easy reach of Perimeter-area dining, offering an alternative to the neighbourhood's more intensely kitchen-focused spots.
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