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The Optimist

Seafood

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Mon-Thu 5-10pm; Fri 5-11pm; Sat 3-11pm; Sun 3-10pm

914 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, GA 30318
404-477-6260
Last verified: August 2026

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Seafood platter with lobster, shrimp, roe, lemons and sauces at The Optimist

Menu

Raw & Starters

Deviled Eggs$9
White anchovy, salsa verde
Hamachi$19
Ponzu, ikura, serrano, lime
Wood Roasted Oysters$24
Hondashi butter, breadcrumbs
Smoked Fish Dip$14
House potato chips, dill
Cod Cheeks$22
Harissa butter, benne crunch
Optimist Lobster Roll$43
Maine style, house potato chips

Soups & Salads

She Crab Soup$18
Sherry, shrimp toast
Spicy Kale Salad$15
Chorizo, crispy shallots, parmesan
Local Lettuces$14
Cucumber, onion, benne, buttermilk vinaigrette
Spanish Octopus$23
Salsa macha, marcona almond, potato, lime
Shrimp a la Plancha$22
Chili butter, lime, "sopping toast"
Fried Oysters$19
Caper aioli, lemon, horseradish

Sides

Proper "Chips"$8
Malt vinegar aioli
Kedgeree$18
Smoked haddock, egg, basmati rice, peanut, chili, lime
Fingerling Potatoes$16
Romesco, roasted garlic, almonds, basil
Braised Greens$12
Bacon, potlikker, hondashi
Sea Island Red Peas$21
Blue crab butter, white wine, lemon
Corn-Milk Hushpuppies$12
Beignet style, cane syrup butter, 10x sugar

Mains

Whole Roasted Lobster$48
Saffron butter, breadcrumbs
Sea Scallops$52
Lobster butter, capers, chives
Duckfat Poached Swordfish$40
Tomato, peanut, jimmy nardello peppers
Steelhead Trout$36
Salsa verde, sweet corn, tomatoes, bacon
Blackened Redfish$38
Garlic confit beurre blanc
Crispy Haddock$34
Malt aioli, pickle, dill
16oz New York Strip$79
Bourbon barrel worcestershire, shiitake mushroom
Butter Burger$19
Cheese, caramelized onion, pickles, comeback sauce
Roasted Half Chicken$34
Brown butter jus, fines herbs

Menu items and prices are approximate and may have changed — call the restaurant to confirm.

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