Atlanta native Cam Newton is opening Fellaship, a restaurant and cigar bar in Atlanta’s Castleberry Hill neighborhood this weekend. The grand opening is set for Friday, Feb. 1, 2019 and will continue over Super Bowl weekend.
One of the inaugural events at Fellaship will be a Super Bowl viewing party hosted by Newton and other celebrities. The eatery is near the site of the big game, Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Want more content like this? Sign up for our weekly #ATLHaps newsletter.)
Cam Newton opens Fellaship restaurant & cigar bar
The restaurant’s name comes from the fellowshipping he and his family grew doing on Sunday afternoons accompanied by friends and his relatives.
“This is a dream come true for me, my brother CJ, my dad Cecil and others in my extended family,” said Newton. “To be able to come back to Atlanta to such a thriving business environment and start a business is just one way that I want to start giving back to my hometown that gave me my start and has been so good to me and my family. I’d like to thank the City of Atlanta, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and others for helping this dream become a reality.”
Fellaship will feature an all-day menu consisting of such dishes as Seared Scottish Salmon, Blackened Swordfish Penne Pasta, Butter-Roasted Lobster Imperial and more.
The restaurant and cigar bar will also introduce 404 Vodka, which was developed by longtime beverage producer and Atlantan Jeff Moses.
Newton, who led the Auburn Tigers to a college football national championship, tapped into his school ties to have Fellaship built. The establishment was designed and constructed by world-acclaimed and fellow Auburn alums Meyer-Davis Architects and Gary Nix of Nix-Unger Construction, whose father coached baseball at Auburn.
Adding to the all-star roster of alums on the project, MELT Chairman/Founder/CEO (www.meltatl.com) Vince Thompson, Auburn University Class of ’84, is partnering with Newton to co-produce the events for the weekend alongside Tony Conway’s Legendary Events.
“Working with Cam and CJ has been a dream come true,” said MELT Chairman/CEO and fellow Auburn alum Vince Thompson. “We look forward to having a great weekend of fun and activities with everyone who’s in town for the Big Game!”
In addition to the Friday grand opening, on Saturday, Feb. 2, the restaurant will host a “Welcome to the 404” event. On Super Bowl Sunday, the event will be titled “Best Seat in the House.”
