Best soup
YOUR PICKS
Chef Jenny Levison prepares her homemade soups in the kitchen at Souper Jenny in October. Photo: Becky Stein / Special
1) Souper Jenny
You say, “Souper Jenny is homemade, fresh, and very good. Why anyone would want anything else is beyond me.”
2) The 57th Fighter Group Restaurant
3) MetroFresh
4) Stone Soup Kitchen
5) Steamhouse Lounge
Tom-kha (chicken coconut soup) at L'Thai in Tucker. Photo: Allen Sullivan / Special
OUR PICKS
1) L’Thai Organic Cuisine
Dining critic Meridith Ford Goldman says, “L’Thai’s tom-kha is a silken bowl of sweet-yet-sour soup layered with the flavors of broth and coconut milk and peppered with bright cilantro, all highlighted by unimaginably fresh tofu. One sip, and you won’t need Calgon to take you away.”
2) 4th & Swift
3) So Kong Dong
4) Phnom Penh
5) Souper Jenny
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244 comments Add your comment
Chellbell
November 17th, 2009
12:53 pm
My house!
Hulabaloo
November 17th, 2009
12:54 pm
Mexico City Style Soup at Houston’s West Paces on Thursdays
The Big Maru
November 17th, 2009
1:00 pm
Agree with Steve about the 57th Fighter Group comments, they all sound like they were written by the same 1 or 2 people.
Although I did have the beer cheese soup there back in the 80s and it was pretty darn good.
PxyStx
November 17th, 2009
1:06 pm
The South Indian Rassam at Whole Foods in Midtown is my favorite.
Kate
November 17th, 2009
1:15 pm
Beer cheese soup at the 57th Fighter Group Restaurant is my favorite, especially during these cold months – comfort food at its best!
Betsy
November 17th, 2009
1:38 pm
Harold’s stew, of course!
Seth
November 17th, 2009
1:52 pm
Panera Bread has great soup
Anne-Caroline Brown
November 17th, 2009
1:59 pm
Goldberg’s Matzoh Ball Soup wins my vote, hands down.
Anne-Caroline Brown
November 17th, 2009
2:02 pm
Second place vote goes to the “Fish Stew” at Six Feet Under…. to die for!!!
Nancy
November 17th, 2009
2:16 pm
Mitchell at MetroFresh spent a good amount of time training with Souper Jenny. Love both their offerings, but SJ is number one in my book! Agree with Jalisco and Doc Chey’s votes. For pure indulgence, though, nothing beats a big ol’ bowl (or about 3 cups at Sunday brunch) of Capital City Club’s vichyssoise!
Veronica
November 17th, 2009
2:17 pm
Put in Bay island Ohio
Lobster bisque on the boardwalk
Veronica
November 17th, 2009
2:17 pm
Lobster bisque Put in Bay Ohio
copdawg
November 17th, 2009
2:25 pm
lets gorget all this fancy stuff and get back to basics. the vegetable soup at the rexall drug store in Duluth with a slice of their great cornbread is like going to grandma’s house, yum, yum, yum.
A Rod
November 17th, 2009
3:16 pm
some of that campbell’s thick and chunky
Maya
November 17th, 2009
3:17 pm
Dynamic Dish makes amazing soups. The south Indian rasam at Whole Foods (Ponce) is surprisingly good, as well, and so is the tomato soup at Flying Biscuit.
Louisa
November 17th, 2009
3:25 pm
Oh for the love of soup…Lobster Bisque @ Steamhouse, Chicken Soup @ Jaliscos and Beef Vegetable Soup @ Cafe at Pharr are all soups that you acn’t get too much of
PAT
November 17th, 2009
3:29 pm
the 57th’s Beer Cheese soup is the best!!
Jan B
November 17th, 2009
3:40 pm
I thought the 57th was closed!
Eric
November 17th, 2009
4:15 pm
Also, the absolute best french onion soup at Violette off of Clairmont Road. If you’ve never been you need to try this restaurant. It’s a bit pricey, around $80 for two, but incredible french cuisine without the attitudes.
miss daisy
November 17th, 2009
7:38 pm
I love She Crab soup in Charleston, SC but where can you get it out in the burbs?
JimC
November 17th, 2009
7:43 pm
Tortilla chicken soup at Los Hermanos in Tucker.
'SallyB
November 17th, 2009
7:47 pm
Ok , you guys. If you are a fan of French onion soup….Try Blue Ribbon Grill at N’lake….with double cheese… Speaking healthfully, not for everyday..but for a real treat..FABULOUS
Eddie
November 17th, 2009
8:09 pm
Seafood Chowder at GUmbeaux’s in Douglasville
Darcie
November 17th, 2009
8:10 pm
Best soup is at LaParrilla mex restaurant. It’s the BOMB!!!!!
Lele
November 17th, 2009
8:55 pm
SOUPER JENNY any day of the week!!!
iron_eagle
November 17th, 2009
9:53 pm
stone soup kitchen
corn chowder tasty!!!!!!!!!!
Momof2
November 18th, 2009
8:19 am
Souper Jenny – every single time, no doubt about it!
Kar
November 18th, 2009
8:45 am
Isn’t Violette off of Clairmont closed?
Nancy
November 18th, 2009
11:01 am
The signature Beer Cheese Soup at the newly reopened 57th Fighter Group is to die for!
CKM
November 18th, 2009
10:46 pm
The chicken tortilla soup at SOHO in Vinings. Generous portion of chicken with tortilla chips, tomatoes, corn, avocado, cheese and chilies. They say it’s been on the menu for 12 years because people love it. I agree. Yum!
Seasoul
November 18th, 2009
11:22 pm
The Tortilla soup at Houstons! First place I ever had it, back in the 80’s, I think. They have it on Tues and Thurs. Chicken Tortilla soup at Mi Mexico. Hands down, best Mexican chicken soup. Also, the Sweet Beef soup at Crossroads Grill in Sugar Hill. It’s the same recipe from the first Longhorn in Buckhead some 20 something years ago.
VDice
November 19th, 2009
12:22 am
You should visit the Nordstrom Cafe’s (Perimeter and Phipps Plaza). They make every soup from scratch and fresh every day. They serve the Roma Tomato Basil every day, and offer a ton of other amazing selections….She Crab, Baked Potato, Vegetable Chili, Roasted Butternut Squash, Artichoke & Parmesan, Chicken Pot Pie, Tuscan White Bean….the list goes on!
cathy
November 19th, 2009
2:14 am
Chick-fil-a has a great vegetable soup and a chicken noodle that is sworn to cure the common cold. Try the veggie with a grilled cheese. I think I know what I’ll be having for lunch tomorrow!
Ed
November 19th, 2009
12:54 pm
Le Petit Marche in Kirkwood hands down. Every week the soup changes and it is home made by Marche’s mom hence Mom’s soup. The soups are a…maz…(wait for it)..ing!
http://www.yelp.com/biz/le-petit-marche-atlanta
Stephanie
November 19th, 2009
12:57 pm
Grand China’s hot & sour soup (on Peachtree, near Pharr) is outstanding. The tomato soup at the Shakespeare Tavern is also excellent.
Claude
November 19th, 2009
1:02 pm
The Pho at VO Pho in Morrow is the best on the southside. Just like being in Saigon.
wATSONATOR
November 19th, 2009
1:09 pm
The white rice and chicken soup at Oak Grove Market
Becky
November 19th, 2009
1:13 pm
Lobster Bisque at the Steamhouse Lounge is KILLER!!
Grant Park
November 19th, 2009
1:30 pm
Stone Soup Kitchen in Grant Park. The roasted tomato soup is heaven in a bowl.
Mm
November 19th, 2009
2:00 pm
Wow, the 57th Fighter Group’s employees are out in full force here, aren’t they? That place is really nasty. Don’t expect them to be around much longer. Blech.
In good soup news….Metrofresh…they’re the best!
Egger
November 19th, 2009
2:26 pm
Clam chowder at Legal Seafood, She-Crab soup at South City Kitchen and Chicken Tortilla at Six Feet Under.
Tiffany
November 19th, 2009
2:27 pm
It depends on what soup you are getting. Every place has different soups that they’re good at, almost no place is an expert at multiple kind of soup. I’ve tried soup at nearly every restaurant I’ve been to before and I have some odd observations. My two favorite soups are french onion and baked potato. They are the best at two different places. Panera Bread has the BEST baked potato soup in the world, but it is far better if you get it in the bread bowl. Now as for the french onion soup, it is best at an odd restaurant. It is the best at Applebee’s, or it used to be. Now they have added extra cheese on top, but you can ask for it without the extra cheese and it is the same old, delicious bowl of soup! Kind of odd, I know, but VERY, VERY good!
Thomas SENOR
November 19th, 2009
2:31 pm
Pappi’s has some good soup. There is one near your house…
aj
November 19th, 2009
2:56 pm
Any of the soups and chilis at Melton’s in Decatur on N. Decatur Road are just the greatest–and the football’s pretty great on the big screens too.
Perkle
November 19th, 2009
3:02 pm
The Mayan Tortilla Soup at Frontera in Stockbridge is fabulous! The more you eat the better it gets.
Jennifer
November 19th, 2009
3:26 pm
NEO’s silky tomato basil soup is amazing…esp. with the grilled cheese with apples and bacon. Mmmm…
Marsha
November 19th, 2009
8:02 pm
Souper Jenny is the all time best!
Vic Hansen
November 19th, 2009
10:09 pm
Tierra has the best BLACK BEAN SOUP anywhere!
Linda
November 20th, 2009
11:59 am
Black bean soup at Souper Jennys
CK9
November 20th, 2009
2:17 pm
Cho Dang Tofu House on Buford Hwy & Oakcliff!