• Interior
  • Bar area
  • Clams with sauce, toasted bread on the side
  • Mixed vegetables and rice with seafood
  • Two tables ready for guests

Atlanta's Best Kept Secret

About us

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Established in November 2012, Poor Calvin's is a unique boutique restaurant in Downtown Atlanta that offers rare Asian-inspired cuisine with Southern comfort. Originally from Vietnam but raised and classically trained in Germany, owner and chef Calvin Phan has brought his perspective of international culinary fusion to the front line of Poor Calvin's. This quaint restaurant, acknowledged as one of Atlanta's best-kept secrets, serves up an innovative blending of Eastern flavors and Western techniques and presentations, using only the freshest and most flavorful of ingredients. Chef Phan also presents an impressive menu filled with fresh daily seafood, locally resourced fresh vegetables, and homemade pasta.

 

DRESS CODE

Poor Calvin’s embraces individuality and creativity for all occasions. 

We ask politely that guests be respectful in their choice of attire. 

MEN: NO TANK TOPS, SLEEVELESS SHIRTS

WOMENS: EXCESSIVELY REVEALING CLOTHING 

ALL: NO STRONG ODOR OF SMOKE, OR AUDIO DEVICES

NO ATHLETIC SLIDES, CROCS, FOAM/FUZZY SANDALS

 

Please be advised that there is an automatic 19% gratuity to ALL dine in guests!!!

Many Thanks!

Originally from Vietnam but raised and classically trained in Germany, owner and chef Calvin Phan has brought his perspective of international culinary fusion to the front line of Poor Calvin's. This quaint restaurant, acknowledged as one of Atlanta's best-kept secrets, serves up an innovative blending of Eastern flavors and Western techniques and presentations, using only the freshest and most flavorful of ingredients. Chef Phan also presents an impressive dessert menu, all made in-house, including one-of-a-kind delectables like the Suspension Cake and Fuji Apple.

Owner and Chef

Chef Calvin Phan was exposed to the restaurant business at an early age, having come from a family who owned several restaurants, of all calibers, in Europe. Through this solid foundation, he immediately fell in love with culinary arts and decided to fulfill his life-long dream of working with food by attending culinary school in Germany.

After completing his training, Phan worked as a chef in Switzerland for two years before moving to Georgia; where he opened and ran a Thai restaurant in Statesboro for 3 1/2 years before moving up to Atlanta in November to work within a larger scale.