Where to Find Delicious Wings in Atlanta
Last Updated September 3, 2025
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College football season begins at the end of August with the Cricket MEAC-SWAC Challenge and the Aflac Kickoff game. Football and wings go together like, well, you know. Atlanta is known for its lemon pepper wings, and they are a must-try. Here are plenty of other ways to wing it in in Atlanta.
American Deli
Even though J.R. Crickets made it popular, American Deli was the original home of the lemon pepper wet wings. The deli has other unique flavors such as sweet chili and Family Gold.
Where: You’ll find the American Deli locations sprinkled throughout the metropolitan area. A convenient one on the Westside is 1715 Howell Mill Road.
The Bando
In the Westside, you can dine at The Bando. From the outside, it looks like a closed and abandoned building, but inside, it is decorated with classic ‘90s decor, CDs and memorabilia. The Bando serves options in addition to its famous crack wings. These include deep-fried Oreos, hot dogs and Bando Punch. Try the wings slathered in strawberry hot or honey butter.
Where: 3050 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW
Boone’s
Having lunch, brunch or dinner at Boone’s on the bobby Jones Golf Course? Consider the house-smoked wings with barbecue, hot or lemon sauce.
Where: 2205 Northside Drive NW
Brewhouse Cafe
Brewhouse Cafe, voted America’ Best Soccer Bar 2024-2025 by Men in Blazers, serves Brewhouse Famous Wings in these varieties: hot, honey hot, lemon pepper hot, lemon pepper, garlic hot honey barbecue, Asian hot and insane Wings come with celery and either bleu cheese or ranch dressing.
Where: 401 Moreland Ave.
Bully Boy
Bully Boy wings come with honey sriracha sauce or mango habanero ranch.
Where: 828 Ralph McGill Blvd.
Clay’s Sports Cafe
Clay’s Sports Cafe has unique wing flavors such as honey BBQ, garlic Parmesan and honey mustard. The small restaurant also has options for non-wing friends such as pizza and sandwiches. Though Clay’s is outside of Atlanta in Sandy Springs, it’s been listed on many top wings lists and is worth the drive.
Where: 5975 Roswell Road
DBA Barbecue
The wing’s the thing no matter whether you’re having lunch or dinner at DBA Barbecue. Get them plain or with lemon pepper, sweet or tangy barbecue sauce, habanero-honey mustard, buffalo (medium or hot) or sweet-spicy with celery, ranch or blue cheese.
Where: 4441 Roswell Road NE
Heirloom Market BBQ
At Heirloom Market, you can choose the signature smoked wings and many other flavors. Heirloom is takeout only, but the Michelin Bib Gourmand-awarded restaurant does have a couple of tables out front.
Where: 2243 Akers Mill Road SE
J.R. Crickets
J.R. Crickets is famous for its lemon pepper wet wings featured on “Atlanta.” J.R. Crickets also serves buffalo teriyaki and two different types of BBQ and offers a few food options other than wings.
Where: J.R. Crickets’ many locations make it easy to grab some wings. Here’s one that is convenient: 129 North Ave.
Little Rey
Stop at Little Rey for smoked chicken wings tossed in salsa macha and margarita mix.
Where: 1878 Piedmont Ave. NE
Marcus Bar & Grille
If you are at Marcus Bar & Grille for dinner, try the crispy whole wings with ranch dressing and pickles. If you go for happy hour, order the everything wings available only during happy hour. These wings come with ranch or bleu cheese dressing.
Where: 525 Edgewood Ave. SE
Max’s Coal Oven Pizzeria
Next door to Twin Smokers Downtown, is Max’s, known for New York-style pizza cooked in downtown Atlanta’s only coal oven. Try the lemon and herb coal oven wings with a side of buttermilk ranch.
Where: 300 Marietta St. NW
Max Lager’s Wood-Fired Grill & Brewery
Local brewery Max Lager’s has food items including its signature smoked Our Way Wings, which come in flavors including lemon pepper, honey BBQ and Jr.’s Firecracker, served with Max’s coleslaw.
Where: 320 Peachtree Road NE
Nam Phuong Vietnamese Cuisine
On Buford Highway, Nam Phuong serves traditional Vietnamese food such as pho and different types of rolls, and it also serves wings. Though there is only one flavor, the wings are glazed and soaked in tangy fish sauce and are a must-try.
Where: 4051 Buford Highway NE
Rumi’s Kitchen
Rumi’s Kitchen, with locations in suburban Atlanta and Colony Square, serves Rumi’s wings, grilled with spicy lemon saffron.
Where: Colony Square, 1175 Peachtree St. NE
Sweet Auburn BBQ
At Sweet Auburn BBQ in Poncey Highlands, order smoked wings in the signature Wu-Tang, garlic Parmesan style or one of these choices: Chinese, barbecue, spicy barbecue, buffalo, lemon pepper or chili crisp.
Where: 656 North Highland Ave. NE
Twin Smokers BBQ
Near Mercedes-Benz Stadium Downtown, Twin Smokers offers a savory, smoked barbecue. With two different smokers (named Elizabeth and Matthew), the restaurant is able to give its smoked wings a unique taste by using a different type of wood than is used to smoke the barbecue. Check out the Wood Library at the entrance and also try the mesquite smoked brisket, charro beans and banana pudding.
Where: 300 Marietta St. NW
Westside Motor Lounge
At Westside Motor Lounge, order eight jumbo wings dressed up in one of the following ways: honey hot, barbecue, garlic parmesan, lemon pepper or plain.
Where: 725 Echo St. NW
For plenty more places to eat in Atlanta, check our dining guide.
Grant Merkel is a high school student who also writes for Discover Atlanta Now magazine. He currently studies filmmaking and audio-video production and has contributed content for both films and video games. He manages sound and video at his church in Midtown and at other in-town venues. Grant enjoys visiting local movie theaters for all-night marathons, discovering the city’s best BBQ and chicken wings, and attending shows at Atlanta’s many live music spots.
Originally Published July 24, 2024
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