Where to Eat in Atlanta, GA
If you are heading to a swim meet in Atlanta, GA soon there are tons of local and chain restaurants available for your fueling purposes! Below are some of my favorite places to eat while competing in Atlanta.
Upbeet
Menu link: https://www.upbeet.com/menuOnline Ordering: Yes, for pickup!
Hours: Monday-Friday 10:30am-8:30pm, Saturday and Sunday 11am-8:30pm
Address 0.6 miles away from the pool
10171 Howell Mill Road Suite A
Atlanta, GA 30318
Upbeet is a fun and hip place to eat whole nutritious foods. They serve organic ingredients, salads, warm bowls, smoothies, lattes and toasts!
Sweater Weather
A delicious salad with grilled chicken, kale, wild rice, apples, sweet potatoes, goat cheese, pecans and a balsamic vinaigrette dressing.
Coconut Kale
A Upbeet favorite salad with chicken, kale, avocado, cabbage, mango, coconut, pumpkin seeds, and a ginger miso dressing.
Macro Bowl
A bowl filled with brown rice, green lentils, roasted brussels sprouts, roasted cauliflower, sweet potatoes, sunflower seeds and a detox dressing.
Build Your Own Bowl
Your choice of protein, carbohydrate, fruits, vegetables, dry toppings and dressing.
Flower Child
Menu Link: https://www.iamaflowerchild.com/locations/atlanta-westside-provisions/menus/main-menu/
Online Ordering: Yes, on the website for pickup!
Hours: Monday through Sunday 11am-9pm
Flower Child is another unique place to eat similar to Upbeet with bowls and wraps for choices of food.
Address 1.1 miles away from the pool
1170 Howell Mill Road Building C
Atlanta, GA 30318
Mother Earth Bowl
An incredible bowl filled with ancient grains, sweet potatoes, mushrooms, avocado, cucumber, broccoli pesto, charred onion, leafy greens, red pepper miso vinaigrette and hemp seed.
Flying Avocado Wrap
A wrap filled with smoked turkey, gouda, romaine lettuce, tomato, and avocado hummus.
You can also build your own bowl and wrap if you do not like any of the options on the menu.
Fresh To Order
Menu link: https://www.freshtoorder.com/fresh-food-menu/
Online Ordering: Yes!
Hours: Monday through Sunday 11am-9pm
Address 1.7 miles away from the pool
860 Peachtree Street NE Suite B
Atlanta, GA 30308
Fresh To Order is a great place to eat that is fast and healthy. Here are some options from the menu to try.
Grilled Salmon Plate
Salmon with coconut curry sauce or black bean orange sauce, corn relish, Indian harvest rice and baby greens. You can make it a combination meal with ½ soup or ½ salad.
Fire Grilled Chicken Plate
A grilled chicken with cabernet reduction, mushroom cream sauce, or coconut curry sauce, Indian harvest rice and baby greens. You can make it a combination meal with ½ soup or ½ salad.
House Turkey Club Panini
A panini with turkey, two cheeses, candied peppered bacon, baby greens, tomato, bacon and honey mustard. You can make it a combination meal with ½ soup or ½ salad.
There are also salads and rice bowls if you would rather have that as a meal instead.
Antico Pizza Napolentana
Menu link: https://www.freshtoorder.com/fresh-food-menu/
Online Ordering: Yes!
Hours: Monday through Friday 11:30am-10pm, Saturday and Sunday 12pm-9pm
Address 0.8 miles away from the pool
1093 Hemphill Ave NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
If you are looking for a nice place to celebrate being done with the swim meet I highly recommend going to Antico Pizza! They have amazing pizzas, calzones and desserts.
Yard House
Menu link: https://www.upbeet.com/menuOnline Ordering: Yes!
Hours: Monday through Sunday 11am-11 or 12:30pm
Address 1.7 miles away from the pool
261 19th St NW #1100
Atlanta, GA 30363
Yard House is a great chain that you could go to for dinner after a finals session or even celebrate with a burger once the meet is over! Here are some things to try on the menu.
Cilantro Lime Chicken
Chicken with roasted corn, radish, baby tomato relish, stir-friend cauliflower rice, ed quinoa and cilantro.
Mediterranean Salmon
Salmon za’atar crusted, warm cauliflower rice, red quinoa tabbouleh, kale, baby tomatoes, and spicy tahini sauce.
Chicken Bowl
Chicken with stir-fried seasame brown rice, red quinoa, mushroom, snap peas, bok choy, carrots, red onion, baby broccoli, and red pepper flakes.
As always don’t forget about pre-meet and during meet fuel!
Bananas, oranges, honey stinger chews, superhero muffins, crackers, rice cake, HU crackers, handful of grapes, ½ Lara Bar, nuts, peanut butter and jelly, hydrate with water, electrolytes or Harmless Harvest Coconut Water.
Recovery food is very important post-race. Immediately after your last race of a session be sure to have a protein shake or bar with equal carbs and equal protein. Great options are Lara Protein, Primal Kitchen Protein Bar and RX Layers Bar.