Bantam 46

At Bantam 46, owner Ben Scholtz offers a thoughtful, upscale take on southern comfort food, featuring a chicken-centric menu, and cocktails named after his penchant for literature. Whether you’re craving a brunchy fried chicken and waffles or a whole/half rotisserie bird, Bantam 46 has a custom kitchen designed to cook 15 birds at a time. Not to mention, the traditional southern sides (think grits and mac and cheese, mmm) will have you drooling.

Bonus: Bantam 46 is a gratuity-included restaurant that seeks to bridge the gap between front and back-of-house staff by valuing them equally.