• Schntizel, a popular German dish, is found on several Atlanta restaurants.schnitzel image by Silvia Bogdanski from Fotolia.com
  
  Atlanta is one of the most vibrant cities in the United States, and the undisputed leader of the "New South." The city's greater metropolitan area is one of the fasting growing areas in the country. It is home to several globally-prominent businesses, sports teams, media outlets and has flourishing music cultural and and culinary scenes. As a result, diners have their choice of cuisine, and can find a variety of restaurants specializing in authentic German fare.
  
  

Gasthaus Restaurant & Biergarten

• The Gasthaus Restaurant is located in Cumming, a suburb in north Atlanta. It features a friendly, casual atmosphere with a popular Biergarten on the patio. The house specialty is schnitzel, prepared in at last a dozen different ways. Menu favorites include the jaegerschnitzel pork cutlets sauteed in wine and mushrooms, and the rouladen, thin strip of beef wrapped around bacon, pickles and potato. The German Plate features a combination of wurst-style sausages. There are several imported beers on tap, as well as a selection of German wines to accompany the meal.
  
  Gasthaus
  310 Atlanta Rd
  Cumming, GA 30040
  770-844-7244
  gasthaus-cumming.com
  
  

Kurt and Vreny's Restaurant & Biergarten

• Kurt and Vreny's Restaurant & Biergarten is an upscale, family-owned restaurant in northeastern Atlanta. Though housed in a business park, the restaurant mysteriously manages to resemble a farmhouse kitchen in a pastoral farm, complete with a canopied biergarten and garden gazebo. The menu offers home-style German fare, including schnitzels, wursts and sauerbraten. Steak and lobster are on the menu, but dishes like zuercher kalbsgeschnetzeltes, or veal in a mushroom-cream sauce provide a taste of genuine German cuisine. Enjoy with a bottle of German wine and beer.
  
  Kurt's and Vreny's Restaurant & Biergarten
  4225 River Green Pkwy
  Duluth, GA 30096
  770-623-4128
  www.kurtsrestaurant.com
  
  

Village Corner

• Village Corner is a full-service bakery, restaurant, and tavern located in the Stone Mountain area of Atlanta. The atmosphere is cozy cafe-style eatery, with a stone fireplace, vintage photographs and German antiques. Locally famous for its apple strudel and European cakes, the Village Corner also offers savory dishes. Popular dishes include the wurstplatte, a sampler of several sausages, and the weisswurst, a delicate veal sausage that is cooked with apples.
  
  Village Corner
  6655 James B Rivers Dr
  Stone Mountain, GA 30083
  770-498-0329
  germanrestaurant.com
  
  

Petite Auberge

• Petite Auberge is located in the Toco Hills Shopping Center in central Atlanta. It features fine dining based on French and German cuisine. The rococo-style interior has chandeliers, gilded mirrors and leaded glass doorways create an elegant, Old World ambiance. The menu features a few German choices, including Bavarian pork roast with beer and caraway sauce, served with potatoes and sauerkraut and Viennese-style veal sauteed with lemon-butter sauce. There is a full bar and an extensive wine list.
  
  Petite Auberge
  2935 N. Druid Hills Rd.
  Atlanta, GA 30329
  404-634-6268
  petiteauberge.com