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DeKalb County

a working guide to dekalb through food, art, history, learning and the communities that make the county distinct.

the top 21

Useful places, chosen from the growing Dear city record. Each list evolves as local editors add and verify what matters.

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01

Refuge Coffee Co. ↗

Refugee-led nonprofit coffee shop and coffee truck that trains and employs newly resettled refugees; since 2014 has employed 55 people from 17 countries

Clarkston · food & beverage / workforce training
02

Buka Restaurant ↗

Nigerian restaurant at 5479 Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain, GA

Stone Mountain · Nigerian cuisine
04

Tolex African Grill ↗

West African restaurant in Stone Mountain/Decatur serving fufu, jollof rice, and egusi soup

Stone Mountain · West African cuisine
06

Taste of Jamaica ↗

Family-owned Jamaican restaurant operating 28 years at 1175A S Hairston Rd, Stone Mountain

Stone Mountain · Jamaican/Caribbean cuisine
07

CalaBar & Grill ↗

Caribbean- and American-inspired restaurant-lounge opened June 2024 at 4144 Redan Road, Stone Mountain, by Jamaican sisters Shauna and Kerry Wright, with live music Fridays

Stone Mountain · Caribbean & American cuisine
09

Duckanoo Grill ↗

Jamaican restaurant in Stone Mountain, GA

Stone Mountain · Jamaican cuisine
10

Southern Suya (Northlake) ↗

Nigerian street-food business serving suya and jollof rice in the Northlake/DeKalb area (referenced in local business coverage)

Northlake / DeKalb County · Nigerian street food