FOOD HALL FAVORITES

10 must-try items at Buckhead’s first food hall

Citizens Market, the new 25,000square-foot food hall at Phipps Plaza, opened on April 27. Take yourself on a roving progressive meal around this elegantly designed space that includes an indoor-outdoor bar and greenspace. Here are some things to add to your taste bucket list.

The OG Umami Burger:

This crave-worthy burger comes with smashed double patties, gooey American cheese, pickles, dashimarinated onions and signature “umami” sauce on a pillow-soft bun.

The Original Sam’s Crispy Chicken: This cornflake-crusted chicken breast is seasoned with flavorful spice blend, fried to perfection and topped with creamy coleslaw, pickles and signature sauce on a toasted brioche bun.

Spicy Hamachi & Wasabi

Krispy Rice: Your order comes with a duo of two-bite rectangles of sushi rice, grilled to crisp perfec- tion and topped with spicy hamachi and kizami wasabi.

Soom Soom Falafel Plate: Who says vegetarian has to be hohum? This fresh Mediterranean plate comes with crispy fried chickpea patties, rice or couscous and four salads. Choose from Israeli pickles, baba ganoush, house-made hummus, tabouli, Moroccan carrots and more.

Sa’Moto Sticky Ribs: Developed by celebrity chef Masaharu Morimoto of “Iron Chef” fame, these fall-apart tender, twice-cooked pork ribs come flecked with cilantro and served with hoisin sweet chili sauce.

Ella Mia Spicy Avocado Bagel: The on-site coffee shop serves breakfast, lunch and early dinner. Anytime is a good time to order this hearty everything bagel topped with cream cheese, avocado, tomato and jalapeno. Paired with the iced chagaccino latte (espresso and milk with wild-harvested mushroom chaga for a functional wellness kick), it’s a tasty pick-me-up.

El Pollo Verde Roasted Rosemary Chicken: From the concept designed by Spanish celebrity chef Dani Garcia (he of three Michelin stars), this bowl comes with succulent chicken, quinoa tabbouleh, spring greens, broccolini, feta, mild pickled peppers and honey mustard.

Cicci Di Carne’s Zia Tosca

Soppressata: This hot panini by Chef Dario Cecchini, who is often dubbed the “world’s best butcher,” comes stacked with Italian finocchiona salami, spicy soppressata, creamy burrata, nduja, mortadella, mixed greens, pepperoncini and mustard aioli.

Simon Says: You’ll want a cocktail to wash it all down with, and you can’t do better than this creative one made with Benchmark Bourbon, Montenegro Amaro, fresh blackberry and mint, with a hint of citrus. n gobycitizens.com/citizens/atlanta