Best Restaurants Open Monday in Atlanta 2026

Atlanta's tasting counters close Monday, so book Bacchanalia or a Buckhead steakhouse. Bones and Chops never go dark.

Why a Monday list matters in Atlanta

Michelin came to Atlanta in 2023, and the stars and recommendations split between West Midtown and Buckhead. The Monday pattern follows the kitchen's labour: the small, chef-driven tasting rooms close to rest, while the larger steakhouses and brasseries stay open because Monday is still a business and convention night in a major airport city. That means a Monday in Atlanta is a steak-and-classics night more than a tasting-menu one, and the list reflects it.

The order leads with the city's Michelin-starred room and its Michelin-guide steakhouse, then runs through the Buckhead steak institutions and closes with a Basque kitchen and a French bistro for variety. Atlanta dines on the earlier side, so a 6pm to 8pm Monday booking is the sweet spot. Hours are checked against each restaurant's published schedule, and every name links to its full review. For the rest of the week, start with the Atlanta dining guide.

The Monday list

Bacchanalia

Contemporary American · West Midtown · $135–165 prix fixe

Monday hours: Monday, 5:30pm–9:30pm

Anne Quatrano and Clifford Harrison have run Bacchanalia since 1993, and it carries a Michelin star and a Green Star from the guide's 2023 Atlanta debut. The format is a four-course prix fixe built on the couple's own Summerland Farm produce, around $135 to $165, with the crab fritter a long-standing signature. It sits inside the Star Provisions market complex on the Westside. Monday dinner runs 5:30 to 9:30, the city's only Michelin-starred Monday table.

Marcel

Steakhouse · West Midtown · $80–160 per head

Monday hours: Monday, 5:00pm–10:00pm

Ford Fry's Marcel is a Parisian-style chophouse on Howell Mill Road in West Midtown, and the Michelin guide lists it. The dry-aged steaks, the tableside steak Diane and the raw bar are the order, for around $80 to $160 a head. The room is dim, brass and clubby, built for a deal. Monday dinner runs five to ten, one of the longest Monday services in the city, which makes it a strong choice for a late, expense-account night.

Bones

Steakhouse · Buckhead · $90–170 per head

Monday hours: Monday, 5:30pm–9:00pm

Bones has been Buckhead's old-guard steakhouse on Piedmont Road since 1979, the room where Atlanta's deals get closed over bone-in filet and prime rib. The dry-aged cuts, the lobster and the lump crab are the order, for around $90 to $170 a head. Dark wood, white tablecloths and career waiters set the tone. Monday dinner runs 5:30 to nine. It is the most reliably open serious steakhouse in the city on a quiet night.

Chops Lobster Bar

Steak & seafood · Buckhead · $90–170 per head

Monday hours: Monday, 5:30pm–10:00pm (Chops dining room)

The Buckhead Life Group's flagship on West Paces Ferry Road splits into two rooms, the upstairs Chops steakhouse and the downstairs Lobster Bar. On a Monday the Chops dining room serves dinner 5:30 to ten, while the Lobster Bar keeps a Tuesday-to-Saturday week, so book upstairs. The dry-aged steaks and the prime seafood run around $90 to $170 a head. It is the Buckhead Monday for a polished, old-money steak dinner.

Cooks & Soldiers

Basque · West Midtown · $50–90 per head

Monday hours: Monday, 5:00pm–10:00pm

Cooks & Soldiers brings Basque country to 14th Street in West Midtown, a lively room built around pintxos and a wood-fired grill. The txuleta, the aged Basque ribeye carved for the table, and the run of pintxos are the order, for about $50 to $90 a head. Monday dinner runs five to ten. It is the Monday for a group that wants to share and graze rather than commit to a steak each, and the txakoli list is a pleasure.

Le Bilboquet

French bistro · Buckhead Village · $50–100 per head

Monday hours: Monday, 11:30am–9:00pm

Le Bilboquet is the Buckhead Village outpost of the New York bistro, a see-and-be-seen French room at The Shops Buckhead Atlanta. The Cajun-spiced chicken paillard, the signature import from the original, plus steak frites and a raw bar, run around $50 to $100 a head. It opens seven days, with Monday service from 11:30am to nine. It is the Monday for a lighter French dinner or a long lunch, and the patio is the seat to ask for.

How to book a Monday table in Atlanta

Atlanta dines early, so a Monday booking between 6pm and 8pm is the sweet spot. Bacchanalia is the only Michelin-starred Monday room and seats a small dining room, so reserve its Monday prix fixe a week or two ahead on Resy. The Buckhead steakhouses, Bones and Chops, take Monday bookings on OpenTable and usually hold same-week tables, the move to close a deal in Atlanta. Marcel runs latest in West Midtown for an after-work night. Cooks & Soldiers seats a sharing group well, a good Atlanta team dinner, while Le Bilboquet is the lighter, all-day option and an easy Atlanta first date. Avoid the omakase counters on a Monday; most are closed.

Frequently asked questions

Are any Michelin restaurants open on Monday in Atlanta?

One. Bacchanalia, Anne Quatrano and Clifford Harrison's West Midtown room, holds a Michelin star and a Green Star and serves a Monday dinner from 5:30 to 9:30. Most of Atlanta's other Michelin entries, including the omakase counters Mujo and Hayakawa and the tasting room Lazy Betty, keep a Tuesday-to-Saturday week, so Monday is the one night Bacchanalia has the field largely to itself.

Which Atlanta steakhouses are open on Monday?

The big Buckhead names stay open. Bones on Piedmont Road serves Monday dinner until nine, and Chops Lobster Bar runs its upstairs Chops dining room Monday from 5:30 to ten, though the downstairs Lobster Bar is closed Mondays. In West Midtown, Ford Fry's Marcel serves Monday until ten. Note that Kevin Rathbun Steak and KR SteakBar both close on Mondays, so book one of the three above.

Is Bacchanalia open on Monday?

Yes. Bacchanalia serves dinner Monday through Saturday, with Monday seatings from 5:30 to 9:30. The four-course prix fixe runs about $135 to $165 and is built on the owners' Summerland Farm produce. The dining room is small and the Monday tables go quickly, so book a week or two ahead on Resy. It sits inside the Star Provisions complex on the Westside, with parking on site.

Where can I take a client to dinner on a Monday in Atlanta?

The Buckhead steakhouses are built for it and stay open Monday. Bones is the old-guard deal room, Chops is the polished alternative, and Marcel in West Midtown runs latest for an after-work table. All three keep Monday dinner service and take bookings on OpenTable. For a Michelin-starred close, Bacchanalia is the Monday option, though its format is a set prix fixe rather than a long à la carte dinner.

Do Atlanta restaurants take walk-ins on a Monday?

Monday is one of the easier nights to walk in, since demand is lower. The bar areas at Bones, Chops and Marcel usually seat walk-ins, and Le Bilboquet, open all day Monday, is the most flexible. The exception is Bacchanalia, whose small dining room and set prix fixe mean you should book ahead even on a Monday. Cooks & Soldiers also seats its bar for pintxos without a reservation.

Hours verified against each restaurant's published schedule as of June 2026; confirm directly before travelling. Restaurants for Kings is editorial, not sponsored. Some reservation links may earn an affiliate commission, which never affects a ranking or a score.