Category: Local Dining

Blue Ridge and the surrounding areas are home to dozens of wonderful restaurants and eateries, including a few great lunch spots. If you’re craving burgers, sandwiches, soups, or salads these 13 North Georgia Lunch Spots have just what you need to power up for the rest of your afternoons adventures.

Cozy up this fall with a nice warm beverage from one of our local coffee shops. A delicious latte or cappuccino is just the pick me up you need on those chilly fall mornings.

How about these hot summer days!? You can cool off in the waters of Lake Blue Ridge or inside the cabin with the A/C cranked. But we’ve found the best way to beat the heat on a hot summer’s day is with a scoop of ice cream! And who doesn’t love ice cream!? We have many great spots in North Georgia where you can grab the perfect scoop or snow cone. Check out our list of 11 area ice cream shops where you can cool off from the summer sun in the sweetest of ways!

Soak up some rays and enjoy that summer breeze in Blue Ridge at these awesome waterfront restaurants. Sip on fruity cocktails and look out over the water as you enjoy your delicious meal with a view!

Did you know that you can find food from all over the world in Blue Ridge? That’s right, we may be a small little mountain town but our local restaurants bring in just the right amount of variety and a true flavorful experience from countries from around the world!

One of our favorite things about living in the mountains of North Georgia is the incredible southern food! We may be biased but Georgia folk do southern cooking best- with warm, homemade biscuits, shrimp & grits, collared greens, bbq & ribs, and so many other southern favorites. Check out these 8 spots in North Georgia where you can enjoy all the delicious flavors of the south in one incredible meal:

Start your morning off right with a delicious breakfast! Blue Ridge is home to many great local spots where you can feast on eggs and pancakes, and drink all the coffee you need to keep you energized for your day of exploring. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day afterall, so enjoy a scrumptious start to your morning at one of the 13 wonderful local breakfast spots and cafes:

When visiting a new town, you always want to be “in the know” of the very best places to eat. After all, breaking bread with family & friends, savoring tasty new flavors, and experiencing the delicacies of the area is what vacation is all about! We hope from your cabin stay to your full bellies that your Escape to Blue Ridge experience is everything you could wish for and more. And we hope you never run out of delicious places to eat, so here are some of our favorite local restaurants.

Desserts and sweet treats are good anytime, anywhere, and in any season. But the Valentine’s Day season is almost upon us and there’s no better time for all that sugary goodness than now! So, put the veggies aside, cheat on your diet for a day (we promise we won’t tell), and treat yourself & your favorites to all the delicious desserts and sweet treats our little mountain town has to offer while you are on your Escape to Blue Ridge!

Fine dining is different at every restaurant, but there are common threads woven through all of them. First, there is a Chef-inspired menu, with his or her signature, stamped on each offering. Unlike casual restaurants, fine dining service usually includes eating utensils that are a matched set, and have more weight than your summer camp mess hall offered you. Generally, there is a linen napkin to lay across your lap, water served in a glass vessel sans the local bank logo and the table legs hav