In a June 2026 feature for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, writer Su-Jit Lin looked past Atlanta's famous Buford Highway corridor to celebrate immigrant-owned restaurants enriching the rest of metro Atlanta, and Bey Mediterranean Kitchen + Bar in Roswell earned a place on the list.

Bright acidity, olive oil, fresh herbs and mezze culture.

That is how chef and co-owner Marc Mansour frames Bey's Lebanese cooking in the piece, built on generational recipes and bold, unapologetic flavor. The AJC describes an elegant Roswell dining room of coral and sage tones, brass chandeliers, and a beach-club-style bar, a setting as considered as the food.

The dishes the AJC called out

• Chicken Taouk: ultra-garlicky charcoal-grilled chicken, a signature that keeps guests coming back.
• Charred Octopus: tender and smoky, a mezze-table favorite.
• Lebanese Lamb Shank: served over raisin-and-almond rice pilaf, deeply comforting.

The recognition places Bey alongside a hand-picked group of metro Atlanta restaurants, from a Marietta Mexican bakery to a Smyrna Tibetan dumpling house, that showcase how immigrant communities keep the region's dining scene vibrant and diverse.

Read Su-Jit Lin's full feature at the AJC.