The Drafting Table, Atlanta

The Drafting Table's head chef, David Barnett, won't settle for just any local ingredients. What goes into his upscale pub dishes has to be free of hormones, antibiotics, and chemicals. Strips of nitrate-free bacon, for example, are combined with all-natural ground chuck to create the 50/50 burger, which Dereck crowns with white cheddar, arugula, and housemade herb mayo. His other creative options range from seared tuna tacos smothered with roasted red pepper aioli to slow-roasted jerk chicken piled on a pita. Local craft beers and spirits complement feasts, which unfold amid wood-beam ceilings, subway tiles, and Edison lights, named after the legendary inventor's eerie glow-in-the-dark skin.