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NEWS

PICKUP ORDERS. Order online or call. We strongly recommend ordering online for the quickest, most efficient process. At peak times (i.e., most of the day Saturday and Sunday) we may be unable to answer the phone. Feel free to email with questions or for advance orders (but not same day orders).

DELIVERY ORDERS. Order through DoorDash only — we don’t have a relationship with any other delivery service so if you see West Egg on a platform other than DoorDash, don’t order! If you order delivery through any service other than DoorDash we cannot help you with any issues.

We are all continuing to adjust to new challenges in this ever-changing environment -- every day brings something new -- and ask for your cooperation and patience. We promise to continue to do all within our power to keep you and our team healthy and safe and happy to be here. In turn, we ask only that you do the same. THANK YOU for your support!

HOURS & LOCATION

7AM TO 3PM, MON-FRI
8am to 4pm, Sat & Sun

1100 HOWELL MILL RD NW
ATLANTA, GA 30318

(we are at the corner of Howell Mill & Brady Ave, on the ground floor of the Residences at White Provision (look for our red mural), but enter the parking deck at 14th St)

DINING ROOM
& COVERED PATIO OPEN
PLUS TAKEOUT & DELIVERY

during peak volume, online ordering may be disabled so that we can care properly for the guests
in the RESTAURANT

 
It was lonely for a day or so until one morning some man,
more recently arrived than I, stopped me on the road.
”How do you get to West Egg village?”
he asked helplessly.
I told him. And as I walked on I was lonely no longer.
I was a guide, a pathfinder, an original settler.
He had casually conferred on me the freedom of the neighborhood.
— F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

West Egg Café sits in the heart of Atlanta's burgeoning Westside, nestled conveniently among Midtown, Georgia Tech, Atlantic Station, Buckhead, and Downtown, at the south end of the Westside Provisions District, below the White Provision Residences.

Open since 2004, West Egg serves up Southern comfort in a modern, energetic environment. We are a full service restaurant serving best-in-Atlanta breakfast all day, lunch, and weekend brunch, with a full bar. We also offer a separate coffee shop area with a comfortable lounge, free wi-fi, a walk-up counter with baked goodies, and full coffee menu serving locally-roasted Dancing Goats Coffee (formerly known as Batdorf & Bronson coffee, but still the same great company and coffee!).

Jennifer and Ben Johnson, husband and wife and both former attorneys, practiced law in Atlanta for nearly 7 and 11 years respectively, before embarking on a new career in hospitality to open West Egg.

Shelley Sweet found her passion for the restaurant industry after graduating college and working in graphic design, beginning her restaurant career at West Egg when it opened in 2004. She joined the Concentrics Restaurant Group in 2006, serving as a manager at Two Urban Licks, Assistant General Manager at Murphy's, and ultimately as General Manager of TAP until 2010. She was the opening General Manager at Hugh Acheson's Empire State South. Coming full circle, she rejoined West Egg in 2011. Shelley, Jennifer, and Ben also are partners in Rye Restaurants, along with Chef Todd Ginsberg, which includes The General Muir, TGM Bread, Fred’s Meat & Bread, Yalla, and Wood’s Chapel BBQ.

Chef Andrew Smith joined West Egg in 2015 with almost 20 years experience working with some of Atlanta’s best chefs, including David Berry, Shaun Doty, Todd Mussman, and Scott Peacock. A Georgia native, Andrew attended culinary school at the Art Institute of Atlanta. Following graduation, he began work at Horseradish Grill under Chef Berry and Chef Peacock. Andrew credits Chef Berry’s and Chef Peacock’s approach to seasonal ingredients and kitchen presence as a lasting influence and guiding force in his work to this day.

Andrew’s path took him to Sala, with Chef Mussman, and MidCity Cuisine, with Chef Doty.  In 2004, he became Executive Chef at Atlanta’s oldest restaurant, Atkins Park Tavern in Virginia Highland. During his eleven year tenure at Atkins Park, the restaurant became known for Andrew’s comfortable Southern cuisine and his close attention to seasonality and local sources.

Here, along the railroad artery and former stockyards that fueled Atlanta's industrial growth in the beginning of the 20th century, we aim to fuel the area's many creative businesses and residents as they launch Atlanta into the 21st century.

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Best Shrimp & Grits in Georgia
— Jekyll Island Shrimp & Grits Festival
 
Atlanta’s chock full of places where biscuits that are approximately 95% butter (and 5% love, if the menus are to be believed) are the stars, and true to form this modern-ish throwback experience brings the thunder courtesy of a build-your-own biscuit menu that keeps things simple, cheap, and delightful. Eggs, too, are perfect, packed with anything from pecan-smoked bacon, to ham, sausage, roast turkey, and a half dozen cheeses. But it’s the spins on classics that sets West Egg truly apart, including a shrimp & grits loaded up with andouille sausage, fancy butter, and roasted okra; fried chicken hash kicked in the tastebuds with Swiss chard and portobello in the mix; and a Georgia benedict that puts turkey sausage (and turkey sausage gravy) onto split biscuits with eggs. It’s southern comfort that takes things slightly out of the comfort zone. And if that all sounds too fancy, well, you can still grab a ham biscuit for like $3. If you must feel literary, go ahead and call it the “green light special.”
— The Best Breakfast Spots in America, Thrillist (Dec 2018)

Catering & PRIVATE EVENTS

We look forward to hosting your rehearsal dinners, wedding receptions, bat and bar mitzvahs, anniversary parties, business dinners, and holiday parties. If you would like to hold your event at the restaurant, Please fill out an event inquiry form below!

 

Did you know that West Egg is available for private events in the evenings? We've hosted rehearsal dinners, weddings, corporate parties, and holiday gatherings; Chef Andrew Smith and the Rye Restaurants team will craft a menu for your event.

Need to feed a group? Let us prepare breakfast platters, boxed lunches, and more for your next event. See our Catering Menu below and feel free to ask about other items you've enjoyed here at West Egg.

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After six years in its original location, West Egg moved in 2010 just steps away into the White Provision Residences building at the corner of Howell Mill and Brady Avenue (across from Northside Tavern). Parking remains the same, with plenty of free parking (2 hours, or up to 3 hours for West Egg guests, with validation) in our deck, accessed from 14th Street, including several short term parking spaces reserved only for West Egg customers running in to grab coffee or a to go order.

FAQS

IS WEST EGG AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE EVENTS? Yes! West Egg is available for your special event in the evenings. We've hosted rehearsal dinners, weddings, corporate parties, holiday gatherings, and more. Chef Andrew Smith looks forward to crafting a menu for your event, with pastry support from the Rye Restaurants team. Fill out this event inquiry to get started.

DO YOU SERVE ALCOHOL? Yes, we have a full bar. Pursuant to law, we serve only after 9am Monday-Saturday and 11am Sundays.

WHERE DO I PARK? We have a parking deck connected to our building, with 2 hours free parking. Access the parking deck from the entrance at 14th Street and Howell Mill Rd and look for the West Egg sign in the pedestrian breezeway that leads to our front door.

DO YOU HAVE FREE WI-FI? Yes.