Every Lawrenceville eating list in one place: wings, pizza, Mexican, barbecue, breakfast, burgers, sushi, desserts, bakeries and patios, all alphabetical.

Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. Refreshed every three months.

Lawrenceville’s independent restaurants, cafes and dessert shops are downtown, on the streets around the historic courthouse square. The chains are out on Buford Drive, Duluth Highway, Scenic Highway and Sugarloaf Parkway. Below is every list we keep, one per kind of food.

How we made these lists. Each list starts from OpenStreetMap records with a Lawrenceville address, the same data behind our local directory, checked against each place’s own website. Where we added a place, the list says where it came from. Every list is alphabetical. None is a ranking or a recommendation, and nobody paid to be on any of them. Hours on the lists are exactly as each place publishes them on its own site; we do not copy hours from map apps or review sites. Run a restaurant? Write to us to correct your entry or tell us about a place we missed.

The lists

Wings

Seven places, from the wing shops on Buford Drive and Lawrenceville Highway to the pizza chains and Applebee’s that list wings on their menus.

Pizza

Five places: one downtown on South Perry Street and four delivery and carryout chains on Scenic Highway, Sugarloaf Parkway, Cruse Road and Highway 20.

Mexican and Tex-Mex

Nine restaurants. Five are downtown within two blocks of the square; the others are on Buford Drive, Duluth Highway, Scenic Highway and Five Forks Trickum Road.

Barbecue

Five places: three downtown, including one on the square and a biscuit and barbecue barn, plus two barbecue chains on Scenic Highway and Duluth Highway.

Breakfast and coffee

Fifteen places, from the downtown cafes and a hotel breakfast room to four 24-hour Waffle House restaurants, an IHOP and a drive-thru coffee stand.

Burgers

Four places: two downtown on Perry Street and two chain restaurants on Scenic Highway and Duluth Highway.

Sushi and Asian

Six places: five sushi, hibachi and ramen restaurants on the north and south sides of the city and a bubble tea shop downtown.

Ice cream and desserts

Six places: four downtown dessert, candy and bakery shops, plus ice cream and frozen custard on Sugarloaf Parkway and Scenic Highway.

Bakeries

Four bakeries: three downtown, including a Haitian bakery and a coffee roastery that bakes from scratch, and a nonprofit bakery on Scenic Highway.

Patios and outdoor dining

Eleven places with outdoor seating, 10 of them downtown around the square.

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Good to know

  • Downtown parking is free in the city’s color-coded decks and lots, with more than 1,200 spaces (city parking page).
  • Some restaurant websites block automated checks. Where that happened, the list says so and gives the phone number from our directory, so call before you go.
  • Know a place we missed? Tell us with a link to its own website.

Frequently asked questions

Where are the restaurants in Lawrenceville?

The independent restaurants and cafes cluster downtown around the historic courthouse square, on Crogan, Perry, Pike and Clayton streets. Chain restaurants line Buford Drive, Duluth Highway, Scenic Highway and Sugarloaf Parkway.

How are these Lawrenceville restaurant lists made?

Each list starts from OpenStreetMap records with a Lawrenceville address, the data behind our local directory, checked against each place’s own website. Lists are alphabetical, not rankings, and nobody pays to be on them.

Where can I find restaurant inspection scores for Lawrenceville?

Our restaurant inspection page explains how to look up a score on GNR Public Health’s portal for Gwinnett County and what the A, B, C and U grades mean.

How often are these lists updated?

Every three months. Restaurants can write to us at any time to correct their entry.