Stone Mountain Restaurant Guide

Nostalgia Kitchen + Cocktails is the most ambitious restaurant on this stretch of Memorial Drive — a Black-owned, evening-only dining-and-cocktails room that opened after more than two years of build-out under owner Philip and head chef Shanice Anderson. Profiled by The Atlanta Voice when it opened, the restaurant's premise is explicit: a global-fusion menu that pulls together American, African, and Caribbean comfort cooking on the same plate, rather than committing to any single one of those traditions. That fusion shows up most clearly in the bridge dishes the kitchen has become known for. Jerk egg rolls and soul-food egg rolls collapse Caribbean and Asian-American formats into a single appetizer. Sautéed crab claws and jerk-grilled lamb chops sit alongside a Nostalgia chicken-sausage-and-shrimp gumbo and Brussels sprouts in balsamic glaze. Anderson and Philip have described the jerk treatment in particular as a Caribbean-wide tradition rather than a strictly Jamaican one — a useful framing for a dining room that's deliberately reaching across regional lines. The space leans into the 'nostalgia' framing with what reviewers describe as a blend of modern and warm, low-lit decor designed for a celebration meal rather than a casual weeknight. The schedule reflects that: Thursday through Sunday only, evening service running until 1 a.m. (and 3 a.m. on Saturdays). With Restaurant.com offering $25 off $50, $50 off $100, and $75 off $150 here, the higher deal tiers genuinely move a four-person tasting-style dinner with cocktails into a different price bracket.