CHEROKEE

The Butcher’s Market

It’s primarily an old-fashioned butcher shop, where your meat of choice is hand cut as you watch, but it’s also a full-service deli. Order a Boar’s Head sandwich, soup or salad to go or to enjoy at one of the butcher-block tables. There’s also a smoker on the premises, so the menu includes barbecued ribs, chicken, pulled pork and sausage. All sandwiches are $4.99. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Saturday; noon-6 p.m. Sun. 14205 Ga. 92, Suite 103, Woodstock. 770-288-2437, www.butchersmarket.com. $

DOUGLAS

Absolute Pizza Bar and Grille

This casual spot opens early with full country breakfasts. Later in the day, the menu moves on to pizzas, cheese steaks, hot dogs, salads, burgers and more. 7 a.m.-midnight daily. 8841 Bright Star Road, Douglasville. 678- 838-1438. $$

FULTON

Gladys Knight and Ron Winan’s Chicken and Waffle Bistro

The sister location of the popular Midtown spot is now serving in the Stonebridge Promenade. The menu features a mix of breakfast items and entrees served all day. Opt for brown sugar salmon and barbecued turkey wings or a shrimp omelet and buckwheat waffles. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 11 a.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday; 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday. 3495 Peachtree Parkway, Suwanee. 770-888-9986, www.gladysandron.net. $

Noon Midtown

The address makes this new cafe part of the 1080 Peachtree building, but you’ll have to go around to Crescent Avenue to enter. Stop by for breakfast and a full range of specialty coffees, then head back for a lunch of hot or cold sandwiches, soups and salads. 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday. 1080 Peachtree St. 404-966-8696, www.noonmidtown.com. $

Pacci

This Italian steakhouse puts the spotlight on meat, from carpaccio and short ribs to pork chops and hand-rubbed steaks. There’s also ravioli, risotto, gnocchi and shrimp carbonara. The restaurant’s rooftop bar, AltoRex, is open daily from 5 to 11 p.m. with a Southern-inspired casual bar menu. Breakfast, 7-10 a.m. daily; lunch, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. daily; dinner, 5-11 p.m. daily. 866 W. Peachtree St. 678-412-2402, www.pacciatlanta.com. $$$

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PRICING CODE: $$$$$ means more than $75; $$$$ means $75 or less; $$$ means $50 or less; $$ means $25 or less; $ means $15 or less. The price code represents a typical full-course meal for one excluding drinks.