Soup near Blue Ridge.

Soup and sandwich restaurant on the downtown Ellijay square, and the most praised soup in the area, with over 60 positive soup reviews. Chicken and wild rice is the favorite, followed by a creamy tomato basil and a mushroom brie, and a soup special changes daily.

• chicken and wild rice
• tomato basil
• soup and sandwich
• soup of the day

Hours: Mon and Tue 11 AM to 4 PM; Wed and Thu 11 AM to 4 PM, 5 to 8 PM; Fri and Sat 11 AM to 4 PM, 5 to 9 PM; Sun 11 AM to 5 PM

• Monday11 AM to 4 PM
• Tuesday11 AM to 4 PM
• Wednesday11 AM to 4 PM, 5 to 8 PM
• Thursday11 AM to 4 PM, 5 to 8 PM
• Friday11 AM to 4 PM, 5 to 9 PM
• Saturday11 AM to 4 PM, 5 to 9 PM
• Sunday11 AM to 5 PM

Get: A bowl of chicken and wild rice with half a sandwich. Reviewers often pair it with the turkey bacon avocado or the chicken salad.

Some reviewers find the tomato basil too sweet. Soup sometimes arrives well before the sandwich, so ask for both together.

• Google 4.6 from 2,027 reviews
• TripAdvisor 4.5 from 759 reviews, #1 of 53 Restaurants in Ellijay

The Blue Ridge location on East Main Street serves the same soups as the Ellijay original, with nearly 60 positive soup reviews. Chicken and wild rice is the one regulars say brings them back, and staff will bring samples if you can't decide.

• chicken and wild rice
• tomato basil
• soup and sandwich

Hours: Daily 11 AM to 4 PM

• Monday11 AM to 4 PM
• Tuesday11 AM to 4 PM
• Wednesday11 AM to 4 PM
• Thursday11 AM to 4 PM
• Friday11 AM to 4 PM
• Saturday11 AM to 4 PM
• Sunday11 AM to 4 PM

Get: Chicken and wild rice with the turkey bacon avocado sandwich, or tomato basil with a grilled cheese.

Lunch only, 11 AM to 4 PM. The tomato basil is too sweet for some.

• Google 4.4 from 719 reviews
• TripAdvisor 4.5 from 456 reviews, #5 of 83 Restaurants in Blue Ridge

Downtown Murphy cafe with over 60 positive soup reviews, most of them for the lobster bisque. Fans describe it as creamy and full of lobster, and the pho has its own following for a broth that tastes long simmered.

• lobster bisque
• pho
• soup with entrees

Hours: Mon to Sat 11 AM to 9 PM; Sun 11 AM to 4 PM

• Monday11 AM to 9 PM
• Tuesday11 AM to 9 PM
• Wednesday11 AM to 9 PM
• Thursday11 AM to 9 PM
• Friday11 AM to 9 PM
• Saturday11 AM to 9 PM
• Sunday11 AM to 4 PM

Get: The lobster bisque. It can also be the soup that comes with an entree.

A few reviewers say the bisque was too salty or short on real lobster.

• Google 4.2 from 1,459 reviews
• TripAdvisor 4.2 from 802 reviews, #4 of 57 Restaurants in Murphy

Bar and grill on East Main Street in Blue Ridge known for tomato bisque served with a four cheese grilled cheese, with over 50 positive soup reviews. Several diners call it some of the best tomato soup they have had, and the chili has its own fans.

• tomato bisque
• grilled cheese
• chili

Hours: Mon to Sat 11 AM to 9 PM; Sun 12 to 9 PM

• Monday11 AM to 9 PM
• Tuesday11 AM to 9 PM
• Wednesday11 AM to 9 PM
• Thursday11 AM to 9 PM
• Friday11 AM to 9 PM
• Saturday11 AM to 9 PM
• Sunday12 to 9 PM

Get: The four cheese grilled cheese with a bowl of tomato bisque.

As of October 2026 the chili had not yet returned to the menu. A few bowls have arrived barely warm.

• Google 4.7 from 4,516 reviews
• TripAdvisor 4.3 from 950 reviews, #3 of 83 Restaurants in Blue Ridge
• TikTok 10K views across 2 videos: Family-friendly pub lunch in Blue Ridge

Small noodle shop off North Main Street in Ellijay and the main place in the area for ramen and pho. Reviewers have long praised the broth, especially in the char sui ramen with bacon and BBQ pork and in the birria ramen. Rice or zucchini noodles can be swapped in.

• ramen
• pho
• noodle bowls

Hours: Mon to Sat 11 AM to 5 PM; Sun closed

• Monday11 AM to 5 PM
• Tuesday11 AM to 5 PM
• Wednesday11 AM to 5 PM
• Thursday11 AM to 5 PM
• Friday11 AM to 5 PM
• Saturday11 AM to 5 PM
• SundayClosed

Get: The Ramen Char Sui or the birria ramen.

Closed Sunday.

Reviews from 2026 are split, with complaints about reheated food, a flavorless vegan pho and deli roast beef in the beef pho. Closed Sunday and closes at 5 PM.

• Google 4.7 from 561 reviews

Seafood restaurant on Depot Street in Blue Ridge whose New England clam chowder has about 40 positive reviews. Several diners from the Northeast call it the best they have had, and even unhappy reviewers single it out as the high point of the meal.

• clam chowder
• seafood
• dinner

Hours: Mon to Wed 4 to 9 PM; Thu 12 to 9 PM; Fri and Sat 12 to 10 PM; Sun 12 to 9 PM

• Monday4 to 9 PM
• Tuesday4 to 9 PM
• Wednesday4 to 9 PM
• Thursday12 to 9 PM
• Friday12 to 10 PM
• Saturday12 to 10 PM
• Sunday12 to 9 PM

Get: A bowl of clam chowder to start, with the crab dip or fish tacos that reviewers often order alongside it.

Opens at 4 PM Monday to Wednesday and at noon Thursday to Sunday.

• Google 4.5 from 1,442 reviews

Barbecue counter on Gainesville Highway south of Blairsville whose Brunswick stew is its most praised side, with 35 positive reviews. Regulars describe a tomato heavy, peppery stew full of beef and take it home by the pint.

• brunswick stew
• barbecue
• by the pint

Hours: Daily 11 AM to 8 PM

• Monday11 AM to 8 PM
• Tuesday11 AM to 8 PM
• Wednesday11 AM to 8 PM
• Thursday11 AM to 8 PM
• Friday11 AM to 8 PM
• Saturday11 AM to 8 PM
• Sunday11 AM to 8 PM

Get: A pint of Brunswick stew with a brisket plate.

A few recent reviewers found it too sweet or too heavy on tomato. It has sold out by evening.

• Google 4.7 from 1,986 reviews
• TripAdvisor 4.6 from 913 reviews, #1 of 18 Quick Bites in Blairsville
• Reddit recommended in 2 threads: Delicious brisket and ribs

Restaurant on East Main Street in Blue Ridge with a kettle soup that changes daily, from Brunswick stew to mushroom to chicken pot pie soup. Reviewers often name the daily soup as the best thing they ate.

• soup of the day
• kettle soup
• onion soup

Hours: Mon to Thu 11 AM to 8 PM; Fri to Sun 11 AM to 9 PM

• Monday11 AM to 8 PM
• Tuesday11 AM to 8 PM
• Wednesday11 AM to 8 PM
• Thursday11 AM to 8 PM
• Friday11 AM to 9 PM
• Saturday11 AM to 9 PM
• Sunday11 AM to 9 PM

Get: The kettle soup of the day with a half salad.

The signature three onion and apple soup splits people: some love it, others find it too sweet or tart. The vegan black bean chili also gets mixed reviews.

• Google 4.5 from 5,119 reviews
• TripAdvisor 4.3 from 1,995 reviews, #7 of 83 Restaurants in Blue Ridge
• TikTok 1.5M views across 3 videos: Short ribs and fried pickles, date-night dinner
• Reddit recommended in 7 threads: Go-to celebratory dinner downtown; great menu

Long running barbecue restaurant in Cherry Log, about 20 minutes south of Mineral Bluff. For years reviewers have called its thick, chunky Brunswick stew the best in Georgia.

• brunswick stew
• barbecue
• thursday to saturday

Hours: Mon to Wed closed; Thu to Sat 11 AM to 8 PM; Sun closed

• MondayClosed
• TuesdayClosed
• WednesdayClosed
• Thursday11 AM to 8 PM
• Friday11 AM to 8 PM
• Saturday11 AM to 8 PM
• SundayClosed

Get: A cup of Brunswick stew with a pulled pork plate.

Closed Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday.

Open Thursday to Saturday only. Several 2025 reviews say the stew had changed and tasted more like chili.

• Google 4.5 from 1,655 reviews
• Reddit recommended in 2 threads: Long-running BBQ spot; the garlic salad is a must-try

Barbecue restaurant in East Ellijay with a Brunswick stew that reviewers have called the best in North Georgia. It is sold by the quart to go.

• brunswick stew
• barbecue
• to go

Hours: Mon to Wed 11 AM to 3 PM; Thu to Sat 11 AM to 7 PM; Sun 11 AM to 6 PM

• Monday11 AM to 3 PM
• Tuesday11 AM to 3 PM
• Wednesday11 AM to 3 PM
• Thursday11 AM to 7 PM
• Friday11 AM to 7 PM
• Saturday11 AM to 7 PM
• Sunday11 AM to 6 PM

Get: A quart of Brunswick stew to go, or a side of it with the brisket.

Reviews from 2023 and 2024 say the recipe changed and now has little meat.

• Google 4.3 from 1,134 reviews
• TripAdvisor 4 from 307 reviews, #8 of 53 Restaurants in Ellijay

Chinese restaurant on US 64 in Murphy whose soups regulars rank above the rest of the menu. The hot and sour soup and the Hong Kong style wonton soup are named most, and the small size is a large bowl for the price.

• wonton soup
• hot and sour
• chinese

Hours: Mon closed; Tue to Thu 11:30 AM to 8:30 PM; Fri and Sat 11:30 AM to 9:30 PM; Sun 11:30 AM to 8 PM

• MondayClosed
• Tuesday11:30 AM to 8:30 PM
• Wednesday11:30 AM to 8:30 PM
• Thursday11:30 AM to 8:30 PM
• Friday11:30 AM to 9:30 PM
• Saturday11:30 AM to 9:30 PM
• Sunday11:30 AM to 8 PM

Get: Hong Kong wonton soup or a bowl of hot and sour.

Closed Monday.

Closed Monday. A couple of reviewers found the wontons doughy.

• Google 4.5 from 987 reviews
• TripAdvisor 4.1 from 52 reviews, #14 of 57 Restaurants in Murphy

Barbecue spot on Lance Street in Blue Ridge with a spicy, pork heavy Brunswick stew that most reviewers like. It costs a little extra as a side.

• brunswick stew
• barbecue
• spicy

Hours: Mon and Tue closed; Wed to Sat 11 AM to 8 PM; Sun closed

• MondayClosed
• TuesdayClosed
• Wednesday11 AM to 8 PM
• Thursday11 AM to 8 PM
• Friday11 AM to 8 PM
• Saturday11 AM to 8 PM
• SundayClosed

Get: Brunswick stew with corn muffins and a pulled pork sandwich.

Closed Monday, Tuesday, Sunday.

Open Wednesday to Saturday only. Some find the stew too spicy or too heavy on tomato.

• Google 4.5 from 1,265 reviews
• TripAdvisor 4.4 from 142 reviews, #11 of 83 Restaurants in Blue Ridge

Casual grill on Ocoee Street in Copperhill, Tennessee, about 20 minutes from Mineral Bluff. The tomato basil soup is the order reviewers single out, and a 2026 diner called it the best tomato soup they had had in a long time.

• tomato basil
• grilled cheese
• lunch

Hours: Mon 11 AM to 8 PM; Tue closed; Wed 11 AM to 4 PM; Thu to Sat 11 AM to 8 PM; Sun 11 AM to 2 PM

• Monday11 AM to 8 PM
• TuesdayClosed
• Wednesday11 AM to 4 PM
• Thursday11 AM to 8 PM
• Friday11 AM to 8 PM
• Saturday11 AM to 8 PM
• Sunday11 AM to 2 PM

Get: Tomato basil soup with a grilled cheese.

Closed Tuesday.

Closed Tuesday, and closes at 4 PM Wednesday and 2 PM Sunday.

• Google 4.6 from 1,071 reviews

Restaurant on West Main Street in Blue Ridge with a soup of the day that diners often name as the best thing on the table. Recent soups include chicken noodle with house made noodles, leek and potato, and roasted red pepper, and clam chowder comes with the three course menu.

• soup of the day
• clam chowder
• dinner

Hours: Mon closed; Tue to Thu 4 to 9 PM; Fri 4 to 9:30 PM; Sat 11 AM to 3 PM, 5 to 9:30 PM; Sun 11 AM to 3 PM, 5 to 8:30 PM

• MondayClosed
• Tuesday4 to 9 PM
• Wednesday4 to 9 PM
• Thursday4 to 9 PM
• Friday4 to 9:30 PM
• Saturday11 AM to 3 PM, 5 to 9:30 PM
• Sunday11 AM to 3 PM, 5 to 8:30 PM

Get: Ask for the soup of the day, or the clam chowder with the three course dinner.

Closed Monday.

Dinner Tuesday to Sunday, with lunch on weekends only. Closed Monday.

• Google 4.5 from 3,699 reviews
• TripAdvisor 4.4 from 1,254 reviews, #4 of 83 Restaurants in Blue Ridge
• TikTok 51K views across 6 videos: Blue Ridge dinner, '10/10 food and vibes', book ahead in winter
• Reddit recommended in 5 threads: Excellent brunch and casual dinner

Steakhouse on Mountain Street in Blue Ridge whose French onion soup several diners call the best they have had. One reviewer said it stood out more than the steak.

• french onion
• steakhouse
• dinner

Hours: Mon closed; Tue to Thu 3:30 to 9 PM; Fri and Sat 3:30 to 10 PM; Sun 4 to 9 PM

• MondayClosed
• Tuesday3:30 to 9 PM
• Wednesday3:30 to 9 PM
• Thursday3:30 to 9 PM
• Friday3:30 to 10 PM
• Saturday3:30 to 10 PM
• Sunday4 to 9 PM

Get: French onion soup to start before the steak.

Closed Monday.

Dinner only from 3:30 PM, closed Monday. Prices are high.

• Google 4.9 from 1,299 reviews
• TripAdvisor 4.4 from 56 reviews, #16 of 83 Restaurants in Blue Ridge
• TikTok 27K views across 3 videos: Upscale steakhouse in Blue Ridge, honeymoon/anniversary dinner
• Reddit recommended in 4 threads: Fancy steak dinner for a special meal; possibly the best food in town

Bakery and cafe on Gainesville Highway in Blairsville. Reviewers praise the chicken and rice soup, and one calls it the best soup, sandwich and salad stop in Union County.

• chicken and rice
• bakery cafe
• lunch

Hours: Mon closed; Tue to Fri 6:30 AM to 2 PM; Sat 7 AM to 1 PM; Sun closed

• MondayClosed
• Tuesday6:30 AM to 2 PM
• Wednesday6:30 AM to 2 PM
• Thursday6:30 AM to 2 PM
• Friday6:30 AM to 2 PM
• Saturday7 AM to 1 PM
• SundayClosed

Get: Chicken and rice soup with an oven roasted turkey sandwich.

Closed Monday, Sunday.

Open Tuesday to Saturday until 2 PM, and until 1 PM on Saturday. Soups can sell out by early lunch.

• Google 4.8 from 669 reviews

Restaurant and pub on Blue Ridge Street in Blairsville known for a baked Bermuda onion and leek soup, which some diners call the best onion soup they have had. A soup of the day is also offered.

• onion leek soup
• french onion
• soup of the day

Hours: Mon 12 to 8 PM; Tue closed; Wed and Thu 12 to 8 PM; Fri and Sat 12 to 9 PM; Sun 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM

• Monday12 to 8 PM
• TuesdayClosed
• Wednesday12 to 8 PM
• Thursday12 to 8 PM
• Friday12 to 9 PM
• Saturday12 to 9 PM
• Sunday10:30 AM to 2:30 PM

Get: The baked onion leek soup.

Closed Tuesday.

Closed Tuesday. A few reviewers found the onion soup too salty or watery on a given night.

• Google 4.5 from 568 reviews

Small downtown Blairsville eatery that makes its soups from scratch and changes them daily. Reviewers name a different favorite each visit, including chicken gnocchi spinach, cream of asparagus and loaded potato.

• soup of the day
• from scratch
• lunch

Hours: Mon closed; Tue to Sat 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM; Sun closed

• MondayClosed
• Tuesday10:30 AM to 2:30 PM
• Wednesday10:30 AM to 2:30 PM
• Thursday10:30 AM to 2:30 PM
• Friday10:30 AM to 2:30 PM
• Saturday10:30 AM to 2:30 PM
• SundayClosed

Get: Whatever soup is on that day with a chicken salad sandwich.

Closed Monday, Sunday.

Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM.

• Google 4.9 from 228 reviews

Fine dining restaurant in downtown Hayesville, North Carolina, about an hour from Mineral Bluff. The mushroom bisque is the starter reviewers recommend, and soup specials have included a lobster bisque full of fresh lobster and a French onion.

• mushroom bisque
• fine dining
• dinner

Hours: Mon closed; Tue to Sat 5 to 10 PM; Sun closed

• MondayClosed
• Tuesday5 to 10 PM
• Wednesday5 to 10 PM
• Thursday5 to 10 PM
• Friday5 to 10 PM
• Saturday5 to 10 PM
• SundayClosed

Get: The mushroom bisque to start.

Closed Monday, Sunday.

Dinner only, Tuesday to Saturday, at fine dining prices.

• Google 4.8 from 1,055 reviews

Cafe on North Main Street in Hiawassee with a soup of the day that draws steady praise, from shrimp chowder to ham and bean to a house made mushroom soup.

• soup of the day
• lunch
• grilled cheese

Hours: Mon and Tue 11 AM to 3 PM; Wed and Thu 11 AM to 8 PM; Fri and Sat 11 AM to 9 PM; Sun 11 AM to 3 PM

• Monday11 AM to 3 PM
• Tuesday11 AM to 3 PM
• Wednesday11 AM to 8 PM
• Thursday11 AM to 8 PM
• Friday11 AM to 9 PM
• Saturday11 AM to 9 PM
• Sunday11 AM to 3 PM

Get: The soup of the day with a grilled cheese.

About an hour from Mineral Bluff. Closes at 3 PM Sunday to Tuesday.

• Google 4.5 from 589 reviews

Dinner restaurant on Murphy Highway in Blairsville with homemade soups. The roasted red pepper bisque gets the most praise, along with a lobster bisque and bean soups.

• red pepper bisque
• homemade soup
• dinner

Hours: Mon closed; Tue to Sat 3 to 8 PM; Sun closed

• MondayClosed
• Tuesday3 to 8 PM
• Wednesday3 to 8 PM
• Thursday3 to 8 PM
• Friday3 to 8 PM
• Saturday3 to 8 PM
• SundayClosed

Get: The roasted red pepper bisque.

Closed Monday, Sunday.

Dinner only, Tuesday to Saturday from 3 PM to 8 PM.

• Google 4.7 from 671 reviews
• TripAdvisor 4.7 from 428 reviews, #2 of 54 Restaurants in Blairsville
• Reddit recommended in 2 threads: Great Cuban food; one local calls it the best food in north Georgia

Lunch spot on North Main Street in Ellijay with a homemade soup of the day that reviewers praise. Past soups have included lentil, sweet potato harissa, turkey wild rice and lemon ginger chicken.

• soup of the day
• sandwiches
• lunch

Hours: Mon to Wed 11:30 AM to 3 PM; Thu to Sat 11:30 AM to 3:30 PM; Sun 12 to 2:30 PM

• Monday11:30 AM to 3 PM
• Tuesday11:30 AM to 3 PM
• Wednesday11:30 AM to 3 PM
• Thursday11:30 AM to 3:30 PM
• Friday11:30 AM to 3:30 PM
• Saturday11:30 AM to 3:30 PM
• Sunday12 to 2:30 PM

Get: The soup of the day with the half turkey cranberry sandwich.

Lunch only, closing by 3:30 PM.

• Google 4.8 from 385 reviews
• TripAdvisor 4.6 from 134 reviews, #2 of 18 Quick Bites in Ellijay