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The restaurants of Hall County are delicious and diverse. We are proud to be the home of a Top 100 restaurant in the country, many eclectic eateries with international flare and, of course, downhome Southern meat and three restaurants. These businesses are owned by our friends and neighbors and Hall County Eats will introduce you to Hall County favorites and abundant new dining options.
Gainesville Eats: New restaurant opening soon from the owners of Consuelo
Pepe and Abigail are doing it again! The couple is bringing a fresh new concept to the downtown Gainesville square. “We listened to our community and decided we would open our second [...]
Faces of Hall County: Sara Garcia
Meet Sara Garcia! Sara is the owner of Saritas, a new Mexican restaurant in Downtown Lula. She is a a wife and mother to two children. It was her dream to open [...]
Faces of Hall County: Brittany Chadwick
Meet Brittany Chadwick! Brittany is the Operational Manager at the new Puzzle Piece Pastries on Thompson Bridge Road in Gainesville. Puzzle Piece is set to open in August and is a bakery [...]
North Georgia Barbecue Company Set to Open in Gainesville Soon!
North Georgia Barbecue Company is set to open in Gainesville this summer! Matt and Amy Harper have restaurants in Cleveland and Dahlonega currently, and the Gainesville location will be their flagship restaurant. [...]
Faces of Hall County: Roll On In, Carey and Melanie Hollman
Meet Carey & Melanie Hollman! Carey and Melanie are longtime Gainesville residents and love their community. To be even more involved in the community, they decided to open two eateries, in one [...]
Chattahoochee Grill Owner Rand Carswell Bringing New “Eatertainment” Restaurant to Downtown Gainesville
EAT, DRINK…AND PLAY New “Eatertainment” Restaurant Coming to Downtown Gainesville Eat your food, hoist a beer or two, and bowl, play tech-infused mini golf, or hit your favorite course in the golf [...]
Hall Eats: Best Brunches in Gainesville
Pretty much anyone loves a good brunch! Lucky for us, we have several amazing places to enjoy a nice brunch in Hall County. Some of our favorites are 2 Dog, Avocados, Standard [...]
Faces of Hall County: Diane Acuna
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High School senior John Jessup Meet Diane Acuna! Diane owns Acuna’s Cake Shoppe with her husband Joel. Diane is the mother of Ema (17), Ava [...]
Faces of Hall County: Troy Luke
Meet Troy Luke! Troy is the owner of Don Carne Tacos; which you may have had the pleasure of trying locally at breweries and other events. "I have been a chef about [...]
Hall Eats: Standard Service set to open late spring
Standard Service Restaurant and Tap Room will open in downtown Gainesville late this spring. The team includes Atlanta Restaurateur Billy Streck of Hampton & Hudson, Nina & Rafi, Lyla Lila & Pielands; [...]
Local restaurateur, Angel Retana, is bringing Soco Southern Coast Grill to Gainesville
Angel Retana, owner of Gainesville Seafood Market and El Carreton, is now converting a former Denny's at 1701 Browns Bridge Road in Gainesville into Soco Southern Coast Grill. This fresh, seafood concept [...]
Authentic Mexican cuisine coming to Downtown Gainesville; Consuelo set to open in late summer
Following years of dreaming of an authentic Mexican restaurant in Gainesville, Abigail and Pepe Perez are opening Consuelo on the downtown Gainesville square. Set to open in late summer, Consuelo will offer [...]
Faces of Hall County: Hannah Jones
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High School senior Philip Mady Meet Hannah Jones! Hannah was born and raised in Georgia. She grew up in Forsyth County but has lived inArizona [...]
Hall Eats: 6 Hall County Bakeries You Can’t Miss
Truelove Celebrations If you have been in Hall County for any amount of time, you have probably heard of Truelove's Celebrations. Truelove's specializes in custom cakes for all holiday, event and birthday [...]
Faces of Hall County: Rand Carswell
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High School senior Philip Mady Meet Rand Carswell! Rand, originally from Gainesville, is the head chef and owner of the newly renovated Chattahoochee Grill, which [...]
Faces of Hall County: Salvador and Fran Barcenas
Meet Salvador and Fran Barcenas, owners of El Tepache Mexican Grill, a Mexican restaurant on Thompson Bridge Road in Gainesville. It was Salvador's dream over 15 years ago to open a [...]
Faces of Hall County: Troy Jowers
Meet Troy Jowers! Troy is a longtime Gainesville resident and owner of The Kitchen. Many may know Troy from his days playing East Hall Viking football. The Kitchen, located at 984 Athens [...]
Hall Eats: Best Brunches in Gainesville
Pretty much anyone loves a good brunch! Lucky for us, we have several amazing places to enjoy a nice brunch in Hall County. Some of our favorites are 2 Dog, Avocados, Standard [...]
Faces of Hall County: Julia Still
Meet Julia Still! Julia is the co-owner of new Gainesville restaurant Harvest Kitchen. She owns the restaurant with Chef Myles Willman, who she met while they both were serving as missionaries in [...]
Best Chefs of Hall County: Mark Hopkins
Meet Mark Hopkins! Mark is the chef and owner of Hops Kitchen in Gainesville. Mark opened Hops about four years ago and the restaurant has become one of the most loved spots [...]
Best Chefs of Hall County: Alex Covera
Meet Alex Covera! Alex is a chef at Little Italy Pizzeria in Flowery Branch and his specialty is Chicken Marsala. He has been a chef for 10 years and said he's always [...]
Best Chefs of Hall County: Robert McCue
Meet Robert McCue! Robert is the chef at Yellow Fin, just off the downtown Gainesville square. He is married to Kelly and the couple has a 6 year old daughter, Lorilai. Robert [...]
Best Chefs of Hall County: Austin Calvert
Meet Austin Calvert! Austin is the executive chef at Recess Southern Gastro Pub, just off the downtown Gainesville square. Austin is married and the couple has one daughter. He said his favorite [...]
2 Dog Cafe is open to curbside and delivery service
The pandemic hasn't slowed down one of our favorites: 2 Dog Cafe. “Overnight we changed the logistics of how we do things. We set up sanitation stations for the servers and they [...]