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Cypress Street Pint & Plate's mini-burgers are actually meatballs with pomodoro sauce and Caesar dressing, served in soft dinner rolls.
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Krystal and White Castle knew it: Hamburgers mysteriously become yummier when miniaturized. Owner Chris Johnson says the beef sliders at this retro-cool bar are the best-selling app. Four little lean ground beef patties lightly seasoned with salt and pepper hit the grill, then are topped with shredded white and yellow cheddar. The burgers are served on Engelman's Bakery buns and topped with sliced leeks and Roma tomatoes. Ketchup and mustard come on the side.

• $5.25. 327 Memorial Drive, Atlanta. 404-681-3344, www.thestandardbar.com.

MIDTOWN

Cypress Street Pint & Plate

A meatball slider adds an Italian twist to the usual burger-cheese-onion formula at this neighborhood bar. Beef and pork meatballs bathed in pomodoro sauce are served on soft dinner rolls. The mini sandwiches, topped with arugula and fresh Parm, stay moist with a dollop of Caesar dressing.

• $9 for three, $17 for a six-pack. 817 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. 404-815-9243, www.toastrestaurant.com.

SANDY SPRINGS

Food 101

The popular slider burgers show off Food 101's hold on comfort dishes. Three mini Angus patties sitting in freshly made buns from Alon's Bakery are topped with Boursin cheese, homemade bread-and-butter pickles and a sweet tomato jam.

• $9. 4969 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs, 404-497-9700. Also at 1397 N. Highland Ave., Virginia-Highland, 404-347-9747, www.food101atlanta.com.

— Lynn Peisner