“Named for the iconic European boxer Marcel Cerdan, this steak-forward throwback sports one of the largest and finest French wine lists in Atlanta. It has only continued to build out the vinous offerings over the last year …”

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“Yet, for all my visits, its air of an upscale brasserie-of-old is what I love and why I will return to Marcel again and again.”

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“Marcel is Ford Fry’s first foray into steakhouse territory, and has done so with finesse and oodles of transporting charm. Just when you think his efforts could never surpass The Optimist’s everlasting buzz, this spot will usher you into a joie de vivre spirit unlike any other in the city.”

“Marcel is the great French restaurant for which Atlanta has been waiting. In other words, a knockout.”

“Restaurant Marcel is a steakhouse named after a French boxer, and like any great boxer or Frenchman, Marcel embraces spectacle.”