Petite Violette
Atlanta's Original French Restaurant With a Personal Wine Obsession
Brookhaven · Atlanta · French
Reviewed February 10, 2026
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The Wine Program
Atlanta's original French restaurant (opened as Petite Auberge in 1974) is a family-run classic that flies under the radar of the trendy dining scene. Co-owner Michael Gropp's personal love of wine has built a spectacularly deep French-focused wine list spanning Burgundy, Bordeaux, the Rhone, and Loire Valley. You will find Louis Jadot, Belle Glos, Gevrey-Chambertin, Domaine du Chateau d'Eau, and Pinotage from Ken Forrester alongside French and German classics. The depth reflects a lifetime of collecting, not a distributor's catalog.
The Restaurant
Lunch and dinner prices are genuinely affordable for this caliber of French cuisine: Coq au Vin, Rack of Lamb, Beef Wellington. Live French music three nights a week and a murder mystery dinner theater in the private Bordeaux Room add charm you will not find at any other restaurant in Atlanta. This is old-school wine dining at its best.
Why Rager
A 50-year-old family-run French restaurant with a personally curated Burgundy and Bordeaux collection at affordable prices is a Rager because you cannot replicate it. The wine list was built over decades by someone who loves wine, not by a beverage program. That difference shows in every bottle.
🔥 The Bottom Line
Petite Violette is a 50-year Atlanta institution with a personally curated French wine collection that money alone cannot build. Burgundy, Bordeaux, affordable French cuisine, and live music. A hidden Rager in Brookhaven.
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