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The Busy Bee Café

1947 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)Black-owned restaurants in the United StatesJames Beard Foundation Award winnersRestaurants in Atlanta
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The Busy Bee Café is a restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia. It is a well-known location in the history of the U.S. civil rights movement. In 2022 it was named one of America's Classics by the James Beard Foundation.

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The Busy Bee Café
Martin Luther King Jr Drive Southwest, Atlanta

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Martin Luther King Jr Drive Southwest 810
30314 Atlanta
Georgia, United States
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