Location: Macon
Top Restaurants in Macon
Top Things to do in Macon
Top 10 American food in Macon, Georgia, United States
Find out what American restaurants to try in Macon. Macon /ˈmeɪkən/ (officially Macon–Bibb County) is a city located in the state of Georgia, United States. Macon lies near the geographic center of the state, approximately 85 miles (137 km) south of Atlanta, hence the city's nickname "The Heart of Georgia."
Things to do in Macon
10. The Back Burner Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 162 reviews
Reviewed By CarolHopperBader
As usual, Back Burner was a wonderful place to eat. The wait staff were very attentive, and the food was excellent. My friend and I both had Cajun fish topped with crab, potatoes O'Brien, lobster bisque, and we shared a piece of the multi-layered caramel cake. We got there at 11:30 and stayed until 3:00. We never felt hurried. We had a wonderful time renewing our friendship with wonderful food, service, and atmosphere.
9. Bonefish Grill
Overall Ratings
4 based on 297 reviews
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Reviewed By billamos
Nice ambiance, very good service and wonderful food at a very reasonable price. Our granddaughter suggest this place and accompanied us. I knew it was a chain but had never eaten at one. All three of us loved our meals. They were accommodating to my wifeâs request that her fish be grilled in butter rather than oil. My and my granddaughterâs steak were cooked exactly as ordered. I also appreciated the fact that the chef understood that when potatoes au gratin are listed on the menu that it should just be potatoes and cheese without other things like onions thrown it but not listed as an ingredient. Wish more restaurants would list all ingredients rather the serving something different from what we thought we were ordering. Definitely will be back here and look for other locations
8. Bear's Den
Overall Ratings
4 based on 97 reviews
Reviewed By DawgExplorer
I had a meal catered for a business lunch. The food was great despite it being catered. I had the chicken fingers, dressing, green beans, mac n cheese, and banana pudding. I enjoyed all of it. Give it a try for a visit or catering.
7. S & S Cafeteria
Overall Ratings
4 based on 136 reviews
Reviewed By Shalayne B
My mom and I were looking for either a buffet or Cafeteria style restaurant not to far from our hotel. And what did find: S & S Cafeteria. They were about 5 minutes from our hotel so very convenient, great food, and customer service at a fair price. If we ever get back to Macon, we'll eat here again.
6. H & H Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 195 reviews
Reviewed By Tim L
Having read and heard about this restaurant for sometime, we finally got a chance to visit. We arrived about one hour after opening for breakfast and plenty of space was available, but soon began filling.Our food was quite favorable and tasty. The prices I felt were very reasonable for the servings. They have a parking lot accessed from Forsyth Street on the East side of the building.Next visit we want to also try the lunch menu!
5. Parish on Cherry St
Overall Ratings
4 based on 185 reviews
Reviewed By Eric72000
Nicely decorated with a small patio on the street side. Definitely gives the vibe of an aged NOLA hangout. Standard bar food that isn't particularly well executed. The corn bites are great - just the right crust with a very creamy center. Fried green tomato is better avoided - tough breading on an even tougher tomato that lacks very much flavor. The shrimp and grits is passable. The jambalaya is truly dreadful - mostly just rice with peppers and few small shrimp scattered in that tasted way too fishy for good shrimp. On top of that the service was at best described as slow. There are now a lot of choices within a short walk.
4. Kudzu Seafood Company
Overall Ratings
4 based on 130 reviews
Reviewed By Minklehole
Grouper fingers are amazing. Homemade chips are amazing. Spicy chicken bites are amazing. Servers are very nice price is very fair. always clean. Looking forward to their new place. Is it wrong to eat there three times a week? Nope
3. Jim Shaw's Seafood Grill
Overall Ratings
4 based on 306 reviews
Often described as the local's favorite seafood restaurants in Macon, GA, Jim Shaw's Seafood Grill has been open since 1979. This casual eat-in restaurant and bar serves some of the best fresh seafood in town. The restaurant is only open for dinner and th
Reviewed By deg7608
As usual our review of Macon, GA restaurants on TripAdvisor led us to great meal. There were only fast food restaurants around our hotel near the by-pass so after a long drive we chose to drive to Jim Shaw's Seafood Grill. Our trust in TripAdvisor paid off. Jim Shaw's was not fancy. Parking was limited on site, but there was adequate parking across the street. We were seated immediately upon our arrival. The restaurant was full of patrons and table turnover was rapid. Our waitress, Winnie, had worked at Jim Shaw's for 30 years. The offering of wines was very limited, but we chose a 99 Vines Cabernet Sauvignon from Lodi, one of our favorite appelations.Jim Shaw's had an extensive list of fresh fish that Winnie said was delivered twice a week. We chose blackened redfish as it was so ridiculously low priced. The fish entree was accompanied with two sides as well as the most delicious hush puppies. Our salads were generous. The fish portions were large as well. So not only was our food fantastically scrumptuous, the portion sizes were larger than we could fully consume. We thought about ordering key lime pie or salted caramel cheesecake for dessert, but we had not room in our stomachs for such. In summary, if you are traveling through or live in or near Macon, GA, you must experience Jim Shaw's Seafood Grill. You will not be disappointed.
2. The Rookery
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1079 reviews
Reviewed By isramolina
This is definitely "the place" in downtown Macon, probably (if you don't make a reservation) you will have to wait to be seated (in our case we waited for 20 minutes) but is worth it.Thet have a great menu, but the beer and burgers took the center stage, still appetizers, the snapper and dessert were also up to our expectations. While in Macon this place is a "must visit". Hopefully will come back soon.
1. Dovetail Crafted Cuisine
Overall Ratings
4 based on 276 reviews
Reviewed By tb911
Boiled peanuts appetizer, in jalapeno vinegar, tangy but not spicy. Deviled eggs, very good; fried quail salad; shrimp and chorizo grits; brussels sprouts; all very good, but a bit on the small side portion size. Crack pie for dessert - toffee pie, kinda like pecan pie without the pecans, though not as dark and thicker, firm filling. Very rich. Not as good as I'd hoped. Salted caramel ice cream it was served with was better than the pie. Nice facility, above the Rookery bar & grill. Friendly staff, service was good to great, but invasive - a bit too in your face. Iced tea never went dry. Craft food & drinks. Guy at table next to us just wanted a vodka tonic. But had to go through the 'which vodka' routine, followed by how much (2 oz, 3 oz, etc) and then, oh, by the way, we only have a "craft" tonic which has some bitters in it, is that ok? You could tell the guy yearned to say "Just bring me a god da**ed vodka tonic, what's with all these questions?!!" ("Do I have a choice" was his answer to the tonic question, to which the waitress replied "no".) Wife felt it overpriced.
