Buckhead

“Buckhead isn’t what it used to be.” That could be the tagline for Atlanta’s best-known neighborhood, where politicians, rappers, blue-bloods, and the nouveau riche (and oh yeah, the governor) mingle with apartment dwellers, the cash-poor, and the entirely normal people; where fine international dining meets light-beer pub crawls; where Atlanta’s whitebread history of private schools and gated mansions are inextricably linked to (and incredibly removed from) the city’s African-American and urban fabric. In the mid-20th century, Buckhead was a rustic, white, middle-class bastion of high-school hoo-rahs and church Sundays. By the turn of the millennium, it was known internationally as the site of a double murder outside of a nightclub after the Super Bowl. Locally, it has long served as a derisive moniker for anyone who seemed too materialistic or entitled: “She’s very Buckhead, yes?” Today, the old commercial center—the Buckhead Triangle at Peachtree, Paces Ferry, and Roswell—is a redesigned, high-end shopping district. But some of the best places of Buckhead’s history still remain the same.

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Taka Sushi and Passion

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4600 Roswell Road NortheastE110
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God-dawg, somebody be a witness: This is the best sushi in town. (Side note: It’s also the best full name of a restaurant, maybe ever. As the website explains, “It is inspired by Barry Manilow’s famous song ‘Copacabana’ in which he sings of ‘Music and Passion.’”). Enter the Pharr Road Japanese-home-like digs and prepare to be enlightened by Chef Taka Moriuchi. Born in Hiroshima, he moved to Atlanta in the ‘90s, where he has studied under Chef Soto (of the once-wondersome, now-closed Soto Sushi) and partnered with Chef Kevin Rathbun on the beautiful, but short-lived Buckhead Life early aughts anthem, Bluepointe (Rest in Power). Sushi, sashimi, nigiri, izakaya, fresh salads, Japanese pudding, and much more—Taka is fresh and tongue-popping, at prices that try not to put the lesser person in debt. One more thing: Chef Taka's blog is flames and if you've been searching for inspirational words from someone who truly respects the hustle, Chef's posts might be the scriptures you've been seeking.

Taka Sushi and Passion
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Taka Sushi and Passion
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Taka Sushi and Passion
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Taka Sushi and Passion
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Taka Sushi and Passion
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Taka Sushi and Passion
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RH Atlanta, The Gallery at The Estate in Buckhead

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