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title: "Aria"
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source_url: "https://www.aria-atl.com/"
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summary: "Aria is a fine dining restaurant in Buckhead, Atlanta, offering refined modern American cuisine with a daily-changing, seasonally-driven menu, award-winning wine list, and tasting menu experience since 2000. The restaurant has earned numerous accolades including consecutive James Beard Foundation Outstanding Hospitality finalist nominations and Wine Spectator's Best of Award of Excellence."
tags: "fine-dining, modern-american-cuisine, buckhead, atlanta, wine-list, tasting-menu, hospitality"
key_entities: "Aria Restaurant Bar & Lounge (organization), Gerry Klaskala (person), Andrés Loaiza (person), Austin Goetzman (person), Buckhead, Atlanta (location), James Beard Foundation (organization), Wine Spectator (organization), Wine Enthusiast Magazine (organization), Modern American Cuisine (concept), Eater (organization)"
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# Aria

Modern American Cuisine, Fine Dining in Buckhead, Atlanta - Aria Restaurant Bar & Lounge The bar at Aria offers a more spontaneous way to experience the restaurant, with wines by the glass, seasonal cocktails, and selections from our daily dinner menu available for both walk-ins and reservations. Dining Room The dining room is designed for guests looking to settle in for the evening, with our daily menu, tasting menu , award-winning wine list, seasonal cocktails , and a dessert program that remains an essential part of the experience all available nightly. About us ‍ At Aria, we believe a great restaurant is about more than excellent food. It is about how you are welcomed, how the evening unfolds, and how you feel while you are with us. Since 2000, we have welcomed guests to our dining room in Buckhead for refined modern American cuisine, an award-winning wine list, and warm, attentive hospitality. Whether you join us for a quiet dinner, a celebration, or our tasting menu experience, we want the evening to feel personal, comfortable, and memorable. Our menu changes daily and reflects the seasons, with a focus on ingredient-driven modern American cuisine led by Executive Chef Austin Goetzman. The food is thoughtful and refined without feeling too formal, bringing together technique, seasonality, and a sense of comfort that feels distinctly Aria. Alongside the menu, our award-winning wine list continues to evolve, with selections chosen to pair naturally with the way we cook and dine at Aria. Founded by chef and restaurateur Gerry Klaskala, Aria is now led by owner Andrés Loaiza, who joined the restaurant in 2007. Today, we remain committed to refined modern American cuisine, thoughtful hospitality, and offering one of the most distinctive fine dining experiences in Buckhead, Atlanta, earning recognition from the James Beard Foundation as a finalist for Outstanding Hospitality in consecutive years. ‍ ‍ Awards & Recognitions more about awards, press, and recognition Best of Award of Excellence 2026  - Wine Spectator Outstanding Hospitality Finalist 2026 – James Beard Foundation Outstanding Hospitality Finalist 2025 – James Beard Foundation The Resy 100: Restaurants Around the Country That Define Dining Today The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s 50 Best Restaurants 50 Best Wine Restaurants in America - Wine Enthusiast Magazine The 38 Best Restaurants in Atlanta - Eater Best Restaurants in Atlanta - Southern Living Outstanding Service Semifinalist 2017 – James Beard Foundation 50 Best Restaurants in Atlanta - Atlanta Magazine Time-Tested Restaurant - Atlanta Journal-Constitution Atlanta’s Best Restaurants - Zagat Atlanta’s Nine Most Romantic Restaurants - Thrillist Best of Award of Excellence - Wine Spectator One of the Country’s Best Restaurants – Esquire AAA’s Four Diamond rating for 19 consecutive years Atlanta’s Best Restaurant Decor - Zagat 10 Hottest Tasting Menus in Atlanta - Zagat 10 Best Romantic Restaurants in Atlanta – USA Today News & Events June 29, 2026 Something Delicios is Taking Shape. Early Summer 2026 June 29, 2026 Read more → June 29, 2026 June 8, 2026 Intruducing Our New Executive Chef June 8, 2026 Read more → June 8, 2026