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Best New Restaurant - 2004

The culinary cognoscenti whispered words of worry among themselves when Kevin Rathbun announced he would be opening his own venture in the location on Krog Street where the defunct Virginia's had flailed. Those fears turned out to be most unfounded. RATHBUN'S is the smash success of the year. Rathbun has shed his corporate Buckhead Life Restaurant Group skins for a personal take on two of the city's perennial gustatory favorites: small plates and comfort food. Think mussels on toast, rib eye with blue cheese and bacon vinaigrette, and wondrous miniature desserts. Do not think about showing up on weekends without a reservation.