Bayside Marketplace

; An Acela Express high-speed train passing Old Saybrook station on its way to Boston Massachusetts, Tourists are drawn to the city's culinary scene which comprises a mix of urban establishments garnering national attention ethnic restaurants serving cuisine from every corner of the world and traditional eateries specializing in Southern dining Since the turn of the 21st century Atlanta has emerged as a sophisticated restaurant town Many restaurants opened in the city's gentrifying neighborhoods have received praise at the national level including Bocado Bacchanalia and Miller Union in West Midtown Empire State South in Midtown and Two Urban Licks and Rathbun's on the east side in 2011 the New York Times characterized Empire State South and Miller Union as reflecting "a new kind of sophisticated Southern sensibility centered on the farm but experienced in the city." Visitors seeking to sample international Atlanta are directed to Buford Highway the city's international corridor and suburban Gwinnett County There the nearly-million immigrants that make Atlanta home have established various authentic ethnic restaurants representing virtually every nationality on the globe for traditional Southern fare one of the city's most famous establishments is the Varsity a long-lived fast food chain and the world's largest drive-in restaurant Mary Mac's Tea Room and Paschal's are more formal destinations for Southern food, N Sailing (10); .

Media is also an important aspect of Atlanta's economy in fact the city is even a major cable television programming center Ted Turner established the headquarters of both the Cable News Network (CNN) and the Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) in the city Cox Enterprises the nation's third-largest cable television service and the publisher of over a dozen American newspapers is headquartered in the city the Weather Channel is headquartered just outside of Atlanta in suburban Cobb County. . See also: Georgia census statistical areas, The primary network-affiliated television stations in Atlanta are WXIA-TV 11 (NBC) WGCL-TV 46 (CBS) WSB-TV 2 (ABC) and WAGA-TV 5 (Fox) Other major commercial stations include WPXA-TV 14 (Ion) WPCH-TV 17 (Ind.) WUVG-TV 34 (Univision) WUPA 69 (CW) and WATL 36 (MyNetworkTV) WPXA-TV WUVG-TV WAGA-TV and WUPA are network O&O's the Atlanta metropolitan area is served by two public television stations (both PBS member stations) and one public radio station WGTV 8 is the flagship station of the statewide Georgia Public Television network while WPBA is owned by Atlanta Public Schools Georgia Public Radio is listener-funded and comprises one NPR member station WABE a classical music station operated by Atlanta Public Schools.