--- title: "Southern food at Atlanta airport: fried chicken, barbecue" description: "Paschal's on B, Low Country on A, Sweet Georgia's on C, Chicken + Beer on D. Southern places at ATL by concourse, with gates and hours." url: "https://atlairportguide.com/guides/southern-food-at-atlanta-airport/" updated: "2026-11-15" airport: "ATL" type: "guide" --- > Independent guide, not the official ATL website. All pages: https://atlairportguide.com/llms.txt # Southern food at Atlanta airport: fried chicken, barbecue and shrimp and grits by concourse Paschal's on B, Low Country on A, Sweet Georgia's on C, Chicken + Beer on D. Southern places at ATL by concourse, with gates and hours. Published November 15, 2026 ![The propeller-pattern floor mosaic at the centre of Concourse B at Atlanta airport.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/concourse-e-gate-40-chicken-waffles-v13.webp) Propulsion floor mosaic, Concourse B [What's open at ATL right now](https://atlairportguide.com/dining/#open-now): Every place to eat and shop open at this hour, in airport time, with when it closes. Short on time, go to a counter: Paschal’s on Concourse B, Low Country on A or The Pecan Bistro on F. With time to sit, pick one of the bars that serve food, such as Chicken + Beer on D, Sweet Georgia’s Juke Joint on C or Cat Cora’s Kitchen on A. ATL says the staff at Chicken + Beer asks how much time you have before they seat you. ATL lists barbecue on every concourse except E. For fried chicken, shrimp and grits and chicken and waffles, ATL’s own Southern food story and Discover Atlanta’s airport dining story name the dishes below. The airport’s map describes dishes for some of these places too, but no page prices one, so you’ll confirm at the counter. ## Where the Southern food is, concourse by concourse Concourses A to E are separate buildings out on the airfield, so you’ll pick one rather than sample them all. Everything else to eat on each one is on the [Concourse A](https://atlairportguide.com/dining/concourse-a/), [B](https://atlairportguide.com/dining/concourse-b/), [C](https://atlairportguide.com/dining/concourse-c/), [D](https://atlairportguide.com/dining/concourse-d/), [E](https://atlairportguide.com/dining/concourse-e/) and [F](https://atlairportguide.com/dining/concourse-f/) dining pages, and every restaurant and bar is in our [restaurants and bars directory](https://atlairportguide.com/dining/restaurants/). | Concourse | Place | Where | Listed as | Hours | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | T | Atlanta Stillhouse | Next to Gate T14 | bar, salad, barbecue, burgers | 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. | | T | Grindhouse Burgers | Next to Gate T11 | bar, salad, counter service, American food, burgers | 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. | | A | Low Country | Center | counter service, dessert, barbecue | 5 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. | | A | Cat Cora’s Kitchen | Next to Gate A25 | bar, salad, seafood, American food, burgers, live games | 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. | | B | Paschal’s | Center | counter service, barbecue | 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. | | C | Bantam & Biddy | Northeast of Center | salad, counter service | 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. | | C | Sweet Georgia’s Juke Joint | Next to Gate C42 | bar, salad, barbecue, American food | 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. | | D | Terrapin Taphouse | Mezzanine, Level 2 | bar, salad, breakfast, barbecue | 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. | | D | Chicken + Beer | Next to Gate D5 | bar, seafood, American food | 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. (the airport’s map also shows 11 p.m.) | | D | Grindhouse Burgers | Concourse D, no gate printed | bar, salad, counter service, American food, burgers | Not listed | | E | Johnny’s Chicken & Waffles | Near Gate E40 | live games | 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. | | E | One Flew South | Center | bar, salad, American food, burgers, live games | Mon to Fri 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sat 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sun 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. | | F | The Pecan Bistro | Level 2, East of Center | counter service, breakfast, barbecue | 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. | ## Fried chicken, waffles and biscuits Discover Atlanta says Paschal’s fried chicken plates come with two sides and a corn muffin, and it warns that the line can get long. The story calls the food grab-and-go style, with plenty of tables nearby. It names Low Country’s crispy fried chicken too, and it says Sweet Georgia’s serves wings, fried chicken and shrimp and grits, with a jukebox at the airport location. Waffles show up on Concourses C, D and E, and at the [IHOP](https://atlairportguide.com/venues/ihop/) in the Domestic Terminal’s South West Atrium, which ATL’s cheat-eats story names for chicken and waffles. That IHOP is open daily from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. ATL’s Southern food story names Luda’s Chicken + Waffles at Chicken + Beer. Discover Atlanta says Johnny’s Chicken & Waffles offers buttermilk, red velvet and pecan waffles. It describes Bantam & Biddy as a Southern diner with fresh biscuits and fried chicken and cheddar waffles on its Breakfast All Day menu. For chain fried chicken, ATL’s directory lists [Popeye’s](https://atlairportguide.com/venues/popeyes-concourse-b/) next to Gate B13 on Concourse B, daily 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., and a [Popeye’s](https://atlairportguide.com/venues/popeyes-domestic-terminal/) in the Domestic Terminal’s South East Atrium, daily 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. It also lists [Chick-Fil-A](https://atlairportguide.com/venues/chick-fil-a-concourse-a/) at the center of Concourse A and [next to Gate C21](https://atlairportguide.com/venues/chick-fil-a-concourse-c/) on Concourse C, Monday to Saturday 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., closed Sunday. ## Shrimp and grits, gumbo and barbecue ATL’s Southern food story names shrimp and grits, mac and cheese and baby back ribs at Low Country, which it describes as buffet style with seats in the food court or a meal to go. Discover Atlanta calls Cat Cora’s Kitchen a sit-down restaurant and lists shrimp and grits among its breakfast options. Its list for Chicken + Beer includes blackened catfish, shrimp and grits and chicken and seafood gumbo. ATL lists Atlanta Stillhouse under barbecue, but Discover Atlanta calls its menu Asian, with Hawaiian-inspired barbecued chicken, so it’s the least Southern pick in the table above. The story says Grindhouse’s Dixie Style burger comes with a pimento cheese-stuffed fried green tomato and Carolina coleslaw, and it describes One Flew South’s menu as fresh sushi plus Southern-inspired dishes. ## Where ATL’s directory and Discover Atlanta disagree Discover Atlanta’s airport dining story differs from ATL’s directory in the places below. ATL’s own Southern food story agrees with the directory on Low Country’s spot at the concourse center. | Place | ATL’s directory | Discover Atlanta | | --- | --- | --- | | Low Country | Center, opens 5 a.m. | Across from Gate A19, opens 5:30 a.m. | | Paschal’s | Center | At the food court next to Gate B18 | | Bantam & Biddy | Northeast of Center | Next to Gate C33 | | One Flew South | Center | Next to Gate E26 | | Mustard Seed BBQ | No listing | Next to Gate D23 | ## What opens earliest and closes latest For an early start, go to Concourse T or to Low Country on A. For a late meal, Paschal’s on B runs latest, and Chicken + Beer on D may match it, since the airport’s map gives its closing time as both 10 and 11 p.m. The Concourse D Grindhouse lists no hours, so ask at the door. ### Sources - Our [food and shops directory](https://atlairportguide.com/dining/), [restaurants and bars directory](https://atlairportguide.com/dining/restaurants/), [terminal page](https://atlairportguide.com/terminals/terminal/) and the dining pages for [Concourse A](https://atlairportguide.com/dining/concourse-a/), [B](https://atlairportguide.com/dining/concourse-b/), [C](https://atlairportguide.com/dining/concourse-c/), [D](https://atlairportguide.com/dining/concourse-d/), [E](https://atlairportguide.com/dining/concourse-e/) and [F](https://atlairportguide.com/dining/concourse-f/) - ATL’s National Southern Food Day story and Discover Atlanta’s airport dining story