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Top 18 Southern restaurants based in Atlanta, United States

RevenueBase identified 50 southern restaurants headquartered in Atlanta, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 14,230 professional contacts across them, including 1,134 with verified work emails. Atlanta is the largest hub.

This list covers southern restaurants headquartered in Atlanta, United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
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The 18 largest southern restaurants based in Atlanta, United States

Ranked by team size
Top 18 of 50 southern restaurants based in Atlanta, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to southern restaurants: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a7,258 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 1990, Zaxbys® is committed to serving delicious Chicken Fingerz™, Zalads®, wings, and signature sauces with Southern hospitality and a modern twist.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Partial evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0003,641 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in San Antonio, Texas, in 1952, Church's Texas Chicken® and Texas Chicken® is a globally recognized brand in the Quick Service Restaurant industry and one of the largest…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Strong evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0001,542 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Chicken Salad Chick, the nation’s only southern-inspired, fast-casual chicken salad restaurant concept, was founded in 2008 in Auburn, Alabama by Stacy and Kevin Brown.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Indirect evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500334 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Krispy Krunchy Chicken® (KKC) operates over 3,500 quick-serve locations in all 48 of the contiguous United States, selling over a million pounds of chicken every week.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Strong evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000286 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Rocket Farm Restaurants is a family of chef-driven restaurants throughout the southeast and Texas.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Partial evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000207 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Atlanta-based and nationally acclaimed Buckhead Life Restaurant Group, owns and operates 8 award-winning extremely popular restaurants in Atlanta, Georgia and 4 in South Florida.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Indirect evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000170 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Willy’s was founded in 1995 as a result of Willy Bitter’s passion for exceptional Mexican food.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Indirect evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200168 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen shows off its New Orleans heritage with authentic spicy & mild fried chicken, chicken tenders, seafood and signature sides like red beans and rice.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Indirect evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200153 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“A heavenly breakfast, brunch + lunch experience!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Partial evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000148 contacts →

Partial evidence

“FIFTH GROUP RESTAURANTS - FOR ALL FIVE SENSES We understand that an enjoyable dining experience is as much about satisfying your mood as it is your hunger.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Partial evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,00066 contacts →

Partial evidence

“SPH is a group of passionate restauranteurs who will stop at nothing to create unforgettable guest experiences.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Indirect evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5025 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Welcome to PONKO Chicken!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Partial evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20025 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are an Atlanta based restaurant group focused on Italian concepts.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Strong evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-508 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Savory Selections is a leading portfolio of emerging restaurant brands in the Southeast Region.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Indirect evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-508 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Miller Union is named after the former Miller Union Stockyards that occupied one full city block in Atlanta’s old meatpacking district in the 1880s.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Indirect evidenceAtlanta, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-5006 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Strong evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-505 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Wisteria Restaurant, Atlanta, GA, Inman Park, Southern Savvy, Chef Jason Hill, contemporary American cuisine with Southern regional and worldly flavors.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Indirect evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-2003 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Southern restaurants based in Atlanta, United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
8.0%Verified-email coverage
284.6Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
100.0%Largest-city concentration · Atlanta
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Atlanta, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Atlanta, over 50 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among southern restaurants, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Atlanta, United States whose own description of what they do matches “southern restaurants”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names southern restaurants), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among southern restaurants, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Atlanta are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,134 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names southern restaurants, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many southern restaurants are there based in Atlanta, United States?

RevenueBase identified 50 southern restaurants headquartered in Atlanta, United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Zaxbys, headquartered in Atlanta, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most southern restaurants?

Atlanta leads with 50 headquartered companies, followed by New York (39) and Houston (33).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,134 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 50 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.