ATLANTA
WORLD-CLASS BAR
CHINESE
Lucky Star
Chinese · Spirited · Home Park
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Jason Liang's West Midtown Taiwanese restaurant — the Michelin-starred chef (Brush Sushi, O by Brush) traded sushi for Taiwanese cooking, drawing on the food of his childhood. By day, it's a Taiwanese café and pastry shop; by night, a serious cocktail bar serving Taiwanese small plates. The cocktail omakase experience (a James Beard semifinalist nod for Best New Bar) pairs five inventive drinks with Taiwanese-inspired bites. Michelin Recommended in the 2024 Atlanta guide. For Taiwanese cooking in a city building toward broader Asian representation, in a room that's as much about the cocktails as the food.