Mr & Mrs Smith

Along with Piedmont Park, Atlanta’s Botanical Garden is right next door to the hotel. The house where Margaret Mitchell wrote Gone with the Wind is down on Peachtree Street (+1 404 249 7015; www.margaretmitchellhouse.com).

Two blocks away, pop to Nonna Mia (+1 404 532 2815; www.nonnamiaatlanta.com) for some low-key Italian classics, including all the pizzas and pastas you’d hope for. Nearby, there’s One Midtown Kitchen (+1 404 892 4111; www.onemidtownkitchen.com), where American-inspired Italian dishes, such as wood-grilled hanger steak with parmesan fries, are on offer. South City Kitchen (+1 404 873 7358; www.southcitykitchen.com), on Crescent Avenue Northeast, dishes up fine southern fare, such as shrimps and scallops with creamy grits, seafood jambalaya and buttermilk fried chicken. Creative Mexican cuisine (and guacamole made at your table) awaits at Zocalo (+1 404 249 7576; www.zocalocreativemex.com) on 10th Street Northeast. Two Urban Licks (www.twourbanlicks.com; +1 404 522 4622) at 820 Ralph McGill Blvd is set in a revamped warehouse, and has an open kitchen so you can watch the chefs at work. Wood-fired meat and fish are the specialities, cooked with a lightness of touch: lamb lollipops served with grape jam and goat cheese; scallops served with smoked gouda grits and a tomato broth.

Chocolate Pink (+1 404 745 9292; www.chocolatepinkcafe.com) on Juniper Street makes the prettiest cupcakes around.