GRANT PARK
The shabby chic seafood shack across from Oakland Cemetery is moving a block away from its current Grant Park location Nov. 1, but you'll still be able to see Oakland's stones from your seat at the expanded rooftop seating area. The bigger, better patio will even have its own bar. Manager Rubi Cuautle recommends a Sweetwater 420 to accompany the Old Bay-seasoned shrimp or snow crab boils. Each item is cooked separately here, so if you want your boil sans sausage or potatoes, it's easily done. One order serves one hungry person, or two could share it with a few appetizers to start.
$20.50. 415 Memorial Drive S.E., and 685 11th St., Westside. 404-523-6664, www.sixfeetunderatlanta.com.
SANDY SPRINGS
The Carolina Low Country Boil is dear to executive chef Justin Keith's heart. The Jesup native recalls from his youth newspaper-covered picnic tables piled high with corn, new potatoes, sausage and shrimp — and lots of paper towels, of course. He even caught the shrimp and prepared the Low Country Boil for his bachelor party. The recipe at Food 101 (available only at the Sandy Springs location and only at dinner) draws on these years of experience. He prepares a seafood stock out of shrimp shells, fish bones, tomato paste, fennel, onion, celery and fresh lemons, which he uses to boil the Georgia shrimp and P.E.I. mussels. Sauteed bell peppers, onions, celery, garlic and white wine are combined with the boiled goods, which also include red potatoes, andouille and corn kernels, all seasoned with Old Bay.
$19. 4969 Roswell Road, suite 200, Sandy Springs. 404-497-9700, www.food101atlanta.com.
INMAN PARK
The ingredients in Two's American Shrimp uphold all Low Country standards with freshly seared wild, American-caught shrimp, poached new potatoes, andouille, tomatoes, okra and corn. The ingredients are seasoned with crab boil seasonings heavy on chili powder and citrus overlay from oranges and lemons. Not meant to be shared, the dish is cooked to order and served in cast-iron Staub dishes. "It's rich, and it has depth," says sous chef Jonah Merrell, "but the veggies are so fresh and clean, you can't help but think summer."
$20. 820 Ralph McGill Blvd., Atlanta. 404-522-4622, www.twourbanlicks.com.
ACWORTH
The Low Country Boil here is an old Watson family recipe and fits in well with the regional aim of the restaurant's menu. "It's a recipe I've always used, and my father, who owned a raw bar in Mobile for years, used it, too," says owner Marvin Watson. "We do seafood the way it has been done for hundreds of years on the [Gulf] coast." What makes Watson's boil of Mexican white shrimp, red potatoes, sausage, corn on the cob and onions special, he says, is a finely ground boil seasoning, instead of a flaky variety. "It completely gets into the water you're using to boil and infuses into the potatoes, corn and shrimp."
$15.95. 4416 Senator Russell Ave., Acworth. 770-529-9933, www.watsonsseafood.com.
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