While the teams battle it out on the field, the fans fight for the perfect table before and after the game. Whether your game-day destination is a foodie city like Athens, Ga., or you’re following the Mocs to Cullowhee, N.C., make sure you score the right seat with our extensive restaurant guide.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA ‘ Athens, GA
232 West Hancock Ave. ‘ 706-549-3450
Chef Peter Dayle’s Zagat-rated cuisine is both down home and international, featuring premium local ingredients (think olive oil from the first Georgia harvest in 150 years) prepared with a Mediterranean flair. Après game appetites are tempted with flavors ranging from chickpeas and okra with yogurt and harissa to braised pork shoulder with bacon and peach-green tomato salsa.