Feeling famished during a long layover? Or maybe your in-flight snack didn’t quite hit the spot. Whether you’ve just landed or you’re killing time before take-off, there’s no need to rely on TSA-approved food options. The ATL Airport District has a variety of local restaurants in Hapeville, College Park and Union City to help you refuel and make your way to your next destination. Check out these fifteen popular places to sit and eat or get food on-the-go, all right outside Atlanta's airport.
1804 Pizza Bar & Lounge
📍 6335 Roosevelt Hwy, Union City, GA 30291
✈️ Distance from the airport ~ 7.6 miles
Union City’s 1804 offers an original menu of authentic Haitian cuisine paired with creatively topped pizzas, just a few minutes away from baggage claim. Their specialty pies include Oxtail Pizza and Classic Shrimp Delight with Creole chili pepper sauce. For a more traditional Haitian meal, the locals love their Griot or Kabrit dishes served with a side of pikliz and plantains.
Airport View Restaurant
📍 3670 Georgia Ave, Hapeville, GA 30354
✈️ Distance from the airport ~ 1.3 miles
If you need to grab a quick meal before you commit to checking your bags, but you still want to keep an eye on your flight, head to Airport View Restaurant where you can make sure your plane doesn’t take off without you! Their cafeteria-style Southern "meat and two-veg" menu offers quick, friendly service with generous portions at affordable prices. It’s a meal and a show - you’ll have front row seats to the airport runway just across the street!
Bole Ethiopian Restaurant
📍 1583 Virginia Ave, College Park, GA 30337
✈️ Distance from the airport ~ 2.1 miles
Whether you are brand new to Ethiopian food or an authentic flavor aficionado, Bole promises to impress with its colorful atmosphere, welcoming service staff, and spice-rich menu that accommodates vegans, vegetarians, and meat-lovers alike. Customers rave about the traditional Taste of Bole Sample Platter, which can easily feed an entire table (or one very hungry traveler) and the sweet, delicious honey wine.
Brake Pad
📍 3403 Main St, College Park, GA 30337
✈️ Distance from the airport ~ 2.3 miles
Stop by this converted gas station in historic College Park for the best fire-grilled burger in town! Their menu is full of classic American fare with flair – like the BP Fries with cheddar cheese, bacon, jalapeños, scallions and ranch, or the Truffle Chicken Salad Sandwich. Brake Pad is hip, without the attitude. Their friendly servers and bartenders set the tone for an enjoyable experience that will make you nostalgic for your favorite neighborhood spot.
Chick-fil-A Dwarf House
📍 461 N Central Ave, Hapeville, GA 30354
✈️ Distance from the airport ~ 1.6 miles
You can order your favorite chicken sandwich in drive-thrus nationwide, but The District is where Truett Cathy first developed and perfected The Original Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich. The Dwarf House’s recent renovation incorporates many elements from its first iteration, The Dwarf Grill, which opened in 1946. Today you can order items from its original menu - like hamburgers, omelets, and homemade lemon, coconut, and chocolate pies - food worth traveling for!
Folk Art
📍 637 N Central Ave, Hapeville, GA 30354
✈️ Distance from the airport ~ 1.8 miles
Stop in for breakfast at Folk Art no matter what time you land, because their delicious chicken and waffles, egg benedicts, and French toast are always on the menu. The quirky interior features work from local painters, and the friendly servers will help you feel just as caffeinated as their double shot espresso. If you opt for a savory meal, make sure you finish it off with a homemade dessert from next-door neighbor Buttersweet Bakery!
Hapeville Pizza Company
📍 626 S Central Ave, Hapeville, GA 30354
✈️ Distance from the airport ~ 1.8 miles
You've heard of New York, Chicago, or California-style pizzas. Now allow us to introduce you to pizza made Hapeville-style! HPC's dough is made fresh daily and is topped with unique-to-the-District flavors – and names – like the Lemon Pepper Chicken pizza and the Hapeville Hottie Buffalo Chicken pizza. For more familiar flavors, weary travelers can chow down on The Aviator (classic pepperoni) or The Co-Pilot (a 4-cheese favorite).
The Historic Green Manor
📍 6400 Westbrook Ave, Union City, GA 30291
✈️ Distance from the airport ~ 7.7 miles
For comfort food that’s sure to satisfy, come to The Green Manor and fill your plate! Union City’s historic Southern buffet has a menu that changes daily yet remains consistently scrumptious. First constructed as the Green family home in 1910, each room is specially themed and decorated. So, sip your sweet tea out on the Southern Veranda or dine in the Doll Room! This is the perfect place to come and feel like family in a home away from home.
Mamí’s La Cubana
📍 579 N Central Ave, Hapeville, GA 30354
✈️ Distance from the airport ~ 1.7 miles
If you’re looking for the best Cuban sandwich in Georgia, then you better be glad you landed in the District! Customers rave about the authenticity of the food and the coffee at this low-key Cuban restaurant with a small dining room, but big heart. This Hapeville hidden gem surprises and delights patrons with their flavorful, generous portions of their lunch and dinner specials, like Ropa Vieja and handmade empanadas, all prepared with love by the owners.
Manchester Arms Pub
📍 1705 Virginia Ave, College Park, GA 30337
✈️ Distance from the airport ~ 2.1 miles
Whether you’re flying to Atlanta from across the pond or across the country, College Park’s Manchester Arms Pub will make you feel like you’ve landed in just the right spot by serving up UK comfort food with a Southern twist. You can order British classics like Fish and Chips, Shepherd’s Pie, or Bangers and Mash as entrees, with a side of Southern lima beans, collard greens, or jalapeño cornbread, just like mama (or mum) used to make.
Noodle
📍 3693 Main St, College Park, GA 30337
✈️ Distance from the airport ~ 1.4 miles
Take a tour of Asian flavors right here on Main Street, College Park! Noodle gives diners an array of diverse food options to choose from - like Vietnamese pho, Chinese Kung Pao, Korean bulgogi BBQ, Japanese udon, and more! With dumpling dipping sauce “so good you could drink it” and portions that are perfect for sharing or taking to-go, you’re gonna wish you could stay in town a little longer – or fly in more often!
Paper Plane
📍 816 S Central Ave, Hapeville, GA 30354
✈️ Distance from the airport ~ 3.8 miles
Before you head to Hartsfield-Jackson, take a test flight at Paper Plane! This neighborhood Thai restaurant features local beer, craft cocktails, and plenty of dishes that definitely beat airline food. On weekends you can catch their community brunch of American food served with a Thai twist – like their Thai Fried Chicken and Waffle or Shrimp and Grits with coconut milk and Massaman curry. Travelers can take a seat at the bar, head outside to enjoy one of their spacious patios, or come with a larger group and reserve a private or semi-private dining room.
Pit Boss BBQ
📍 800 Doug Davis Dr, Hapeville, GA 30354
✈️ Distance from the airport ~ 2.1 miles
Sure, you could come to Atlanta and not get barbecue, but that kinda seems like a wasted trip to us. Make a pit-stop at Pit Boss, and you won’t be disappointed by their Southern smoked fall-off-the-bone ribs, cornbread, collards, and genuine hospitality. Many frequent flyers say it’s their favorite spot to return to each time they visit. It’s nothing fancy - but that’s how you know it’s good.
Tom, Dick & Hank
📍 3807 Main St, College Park, GA 30337
✈️ Distance from the airport ~ 1.2 miles
The only thing better than one local barbecue joint? Two! The Southside has no lack of smokey, spice-rubbed meats, and each spot comes with its own vibe. This College Park staple has a newly redecorated interior and the same signature TDH seasoning, sauce, and happy hour specials that will have you hopin' your flight gets delayed, so you have time to order just one more round of wings before take-off.
Zubi's Taco Kitchen & Bar
📍 1509 Virginia Avenue, College Park, GA 30337
✈️ Distance from the airport ~ 1.8 miles
Zubi's likes to do things differently, and according to customers, that means serving up some of the best tacos in town. They love to cater to every kind of eater with traditional birria-style chicken or beef tacos, seafood tacos, vegan tacos, and even breakfast tacos! We may be biased, but one of our personal favorites is the Hotlanta taco, made with fried chicken tenderloin, corn crema, kale, and a hot honey drizzle. Complete your meal with handmade flour tortillas chips, fresh guacamole, a hand-crafted margarita, and sweet crunchy churros. Catch yourself booking your next flight back to Atlanta by the time you take your last bite.
Whether you’re arriving or departing from the Atlanta airport, there’s clearly no need to limit your culinary options. And no matter which place you pick from our list, we’d love to know where you go! Upload your #ATLDistrict pics here
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