MACON

THE BACK BURNER, Continental Cuisine. 2242 Ingleside Avenue, 478/746-3336. This chic little restaurant offers diners a cozy European atmosphere while they partake of unique specialties like Chilean sea bass, osso bucco Milanese, fresh farm raised rabbit, and more, all prepared by a French chef. $$$

CALIENTE'S, California Style Burrito Shop. 881 Wimbish Road, Macon. (478)471-8110 $

THE GREEN’S RESTAURANT & BAR, American Cuisine. Barrington Hall Golf Club, 7100 Zebulon Road, 478/757-8358. Offering a traditional take on everything from bar food to filet mignon. $$

BIA’S PIZZA KITCHEN & CAFÉ, Italian-American. 4420 Forsyth Road, 478/757-1170. New York style pizza, calzones, zeppolis, pasta, and more. $$

CAFÉ GIAMBRONE’S, Home-style Sicilian. 402 Cherry Street, 478/738-9500. New York style pizza, calzones, strombolis, steak, chicken, veal, pork, and an abundance of pasta dishes. $$

CHINA GOURMET, Chinese Cuisine. 3975 Arkwright Road, 478/471-0456. Listen to the piano being played while you dine on Mandarin, Szechuan, Hunan Shanghai, and Cantonese cuisine. $$ 

CHINA INN, Chinese Cuisine. 3268 Vineville Avenue, 478/471-6969. Chef Wu is known for his special homemade X-O seafood sauces, which is sure to make your seafood dishes far from run of the mill. His Hong Kong cooking style make specialties like Peking Duck a real pleasure. $

INGLESIDE VILLAGE PIZZA, Italian. 2396 Ingleside Avenue, 478/750-8488. This cozy pizza parlor has hangout and have a good time written all over it with its combination of fresh homemade ingredients and the largest selection of imported beer in Macon. $

JIM SHAW’S SEAFOOD GRILL, Seafood. 3040 Vineville Avenue, 478/746-3697. Offers fabulously fresh seafood with a coastal-island southern flair in a relaxed casual setting. $$

JL’S BAR-B-Q, Casual American. Eisenhower Parkway & I-475, 478/788-1989. This distinctively juicy and tasty Open Pit barbeque, was voted Georgia’s best. $ 

LUIGI’S BISTRO, Italian Cuisine. 401 Cherry Street, 478/743-4645. Contemporary Italian bistro serving homemade specialties from gorgeous pasta dishes to grilled delicacies. $$

THE MANDARIN CHINESE BISTRO, Szechuan and Mandarin Cuisine. 3086 Riverside Drive, 478/477-5728. Beautiful Chinese décor sets the stage for freshly made Chinese dishes with a Korean influence. $$ 

MIKATA, Japanese Cuisine and Sushi. 2972 Riverside Drive, 478/471-7573. This traditional Japanese steak house offers a cozy atmosphere, sushi, sashimi, Japanese cuisine , and food prepared on the hibachi grill. $$$ 

NATALIA’S, Northern Italian Cuisine. 2720 Riverside Drive, 478/741-1380. This elegant Italian restaurant offers diners an uncompromisingly legitimate taste of Italy with its top notch culinary selections. $$$$

POLLY’S CORNER CAFE, Steak & Seafood. 6351 Zebulon Road, 478/757-9926. A casual Southern hangout with everything from oysters to rib eyes. $$ 

SHO GUN JAPANESE BAR & GRILL, Japanese Cuisine and Sushi . 900 Burrus Road, 478/743-3100. This large restaurant offers big atmosphere and an assortment of sushi and Japanese cuisine as well as hibachi prepared food. $$$

SHOKI, Japanese Cuisine, Hibachi, Sashimi, and Sushi . 3850 Riverside Drive, 478/405-9331. This classically Japanese designed restaurant has several hibachi tables for those who like a show this is a great place to go.

TAYLOR MADE GRILL, Contemporary American. 157 Tom Hill Sr. Boulevard, 478/405-6678. This unpretentious grill offers authentic cuisine with regional touches in a relaxing and attractive setting. $$$

THE TIC TOC ROOM, Fusion Cuisine. 408 Martin Luther King, Jr., Boulevard, 478/744-0123. An elegant, casual, upscale restaurant where a southern fusion menu meets fine wines and martinis. $$$

TOVONA, European Café. 2308 Ingleside Avenue, 478/741-7553. Offering gourmet sandwiches, soups, salads, vegetables, deserts, and coffees in a chic contemporary setting. $

WILLOW ON FIFTH, Southern Buffet. 325 Fifth Street, 478/745-9007. Offering an ever changing selection of fresh Southern foods with everything from seafood to beef and chicken served in an upscale environment. $$

BYRON

COUNTRY CUPBOARD, Southern. 107 Chapman Road, 478/956-4771. This quaint little restaurant offers you a pick of the menu or buffet for fabulous home-style southern cooking. $

PERRY

THE LANGSTON HOUSE RESTAURANT, Continental Cuisine. 125 South Langston Circle, 478/988-8696. This Henderson Village restaurant combines a fine dining experience with a flair of European panache. $$$

NEW PERRY HOTEL, Southern Cuisine. 800 Main Street, 478/987-1000. Feel like you’re stepping back in time with true Southern hospitality, elegance, and impeccable food and service. $$$

THE SWANSON, Continental American. 933 Carroll Street, 478/987-1938. Treat yourself to sumptuous food served amidst the elegant decor of the historic Swanson House. $$$

FORSYTH

GRITS CAFÉ, Southern Cuisine. 17 West Johnston Street, 478/994-8325. A distinctively sophisticated and European approach to southern cuisine. Enjoy Southern food with flair in a casual yet sophisticated atmosphere. $$$


WARNER ROBINS

MONTANA’S, American. 2212 Watson Boulevard, 478/929-9555. This is a great place to get well prepared and generously portioned steaks as well as some traditional chicken entrees, and a few pasta dishes as well. $$ 

SNELLGROVE SEAFOOD, American. 632 Houston Lake Boulevard, 478/953-2953. Selections like fish, oysters, shrimp, scallops, chicken, and steak are sure to please in this all-American casual dining restaurant $$