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City Tap Kitchen & Craft, one of the new Atlanta restaurants AtlantaFi.com told you about, opened on Super Bowl Sunday and is now serving.
The much-anticipated gastropub at Midtown at 848 Peachtreet St NE is located in the former space of Gordon Biersch, which closed in 2017.
Now serving: City Tap brewery in Midtown Atlanta
City Tap is a national brand that sprang up in Philadelphia in 2010. Today City Tap has breweries in Philadelphia’s University City and Logan Square, Washington, D.C.’s Penn Quarter and Dupont developments, Boston’s Fort Point and Nashville’s Sobro location.
“To properly represent the evolution of craft beer, we use our taps to show just how diverse craft beer can be, highlighting strong local brews, celebrating the success of long-standing regional partners, and enjoying centuries-old European traditions as well,” it says on City Tap’s website.
What’s on the menu at City Tap?
City Tap’s dinner menu has such delights as Wood-Fired Pizzas; Rabbit Pot Pie, made with braised rabbit, bacon, and vegetable stew baked in puff pastry; Grilled 14oz. Ribeye Frites, served with creamed collard greens and fingerling potatoes; and Goat Cheese & Apple Ravioli, served with pepperoncini. (See below for pictures of menu items).
City Tap Atlanta is spread out across 10,000 square feet of restaurant space with a covered patio, an expansive mezzanine with a full bar and two private dining spaces, and first-floor dining with seating for over 100.
Where is City Tap located in Atlanta?
City Tap is in Midtown Atlanta. The restaurant is located at 848 Peachtree Street NE Atlanta, Ga. 30308. Here is a map to help you get there.
What are City Tap’s hours?
City Tap is open from 3 p.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday, 3 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday, and 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sundays. Lunch and brunch service are to follow in the coming months.
In addition to the new Atlanta location, a City Tap Kitchen & Craft is also slated for Chicago’s Fulton district in 2019.
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With the closing of Cafe + Velo next month, another coffee shop, Docent Coffee,has taken its place onEdgewood Ave. SE in Atlanta.
Docent Coffee also has launched a successful Kickstarter, to get the business up and running in the city. The idea behind the establishment is to support local artists in their craft by creating both a physical and e-commerce portal.
Docent Coffee opens on Edgewood Avenue in Atlanta
The aim of Docent Coffee is to “bring some seriously good coffee, food, and art to the city and beyond!”
The company explains the meaning of its name like this: “As our name implies, Docent is here to guide folks to something new, exciting, and hopefully unique in coffee, as well as art. We are deeply passionate about both, but also understand that both are entirely subjective experiences. Yes, we will probably be guilty of some of the cliches ourselves, but we certainly aren’t going to rely on them to have you like us, our coffee, or what we are trying to accomplish. And even though we may try our best, you may end up not liking it…and that’s ok. Your coffee should be enjoyable to you because you actually enjoy it…and we hope you enjoy ours!”
The coffee shop will be not only a place to get the best roasts in Atlanta, but also a fine art marketplace. The establishment’s website has several pieces already posted and ready to be bought. There is also some art available for wholesale.
Where is Docent Coffee located in Atlanta?
Docent Coffee is located at 381 Edgewood Ave SE. Here is a map to help you find the place.
The city has a generous scattering of coffee shops around the Perimeter. Atlanta coffee shops can be found in each quadrant of the city, trading on their respective environments to offer something truly unique to the community.
Starbucks certainly has a foothold here, but so do small mom-and-pop businesses like Brash Coffee, Ebrik Coffee and Land of a Thousand Hills. Much like the Atlanta restaurants scene, the coffee movement in ATL is alive and percolating, just like we like our coffee.
Read more: 5 really cool coffee joints to check out in Atlanta
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A new Atlanta restaurant has opened in the Candler Park neighborhood. Lazy Betty, a modern eatery from Executive Chef/Partner Ron Hsu and Chef de Cuisine/Partner Aaron Phillips, opened its doors on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019.
Lazy Betty is located on Dekalb Ave in the space formerly occupied by Radial Cafe. Lazy Betty is currently set up to offer a select number of patrons exclusivity by serving a la carte dining options for walk-in guests and two tasting menu options, available for reservations only.
Opening in Candler Park: New Atlanta restaurant Lazy Betty
Lazy Betty will offer two different tasting menus –– one of them will be the seven-course Lazy Betty Tasting Menu and the other will be a 10-course Chef’s Tasting Menu, available at the chef counter.
After hosting preview supper club dinners last year and working to conceptualize our space, we are excited to open our doors and get cooking,” says Ron Hsu. “Lazy Betty has a great team, and we are proud to offer something new and special in Atlanta.”
What’s on the menu on Lazy Betty?
Delightful dishes on the opening tasting menus include Charred Spanish Octopus with fermented black bean and Pearson peaches; “Steak and Eggs” with wasabi and ponzu-scented jus; Cauliflower “Bone Marrow” with onion marmalade; and Foie Gras with “preserved” gooseberries and petite salad. Tasting menu reservations can be made in advance through Resy.
Where is Lazy Betty located?
Lazy Betty is located at 1530 Dekalb Ave. NE, Atlanta, Ga 30307. Here is a map to help you find it.
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It’s a happy time around metro Atlanta this week. That’s because Chick-Fil-A is offering free breakfast all week. Here’s how to get free food at Chick-Fil-A.
The promotion began Monday, Feb. 11 and will run through the 16th. Customers can enjoy one free breakfast entree at any participating local Chick-fil-A store.
Free breakfast at Chick-Fil-A
Here’s how to get free food at Chick-Fil A this week
- Download the Chick-Fil-A app or log into your Chick-Fil-A One account.
- From there, just choose a free Chicken Biscuit, Chick-n-Minis, Hash Brown Scramble Bowl, or Egg White Grill.
Your free Chick-Fil-A break is good for one person per visit.
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NaanStop has opened at Atlantic Station in Midtown Atlanta. The new Atlanta restaurant specializing in fresh Indian food is expanding in its hometown.
NaanStop was started by Neal and Samir Idnani, two metro Atlanta brothers. The concept actually owes much of its beginnings to Los Angeles. That’s where the brothers opened a food truck in January 2011 in order to learn the restaurant business and what it takes to serve people on a daily basis.
NaanStop opens Atlantic Station location in Midtown
At Atlantic Station, NaanStop takes over in the space formerly occupied by Tin Drum Asian Kitchen near the escalator.
Favorite menu items at NaanStop include Chicken Tikka Masala, Kabob, Chola
and Punjabi Dal.NaanStop is a fast-casual Indian restaurant with the goal of turning Indian cuisine into everyday fare at your kitchen table.
Where is NaanStop located in Atlanta?
NaanStop is located at the following locations around Atlanta:
NaanStop downtown:
64 Broad St NW
Atlanta, GA 30303NaanStop Buckhead
3420 Piedmont Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30305NaanStop Atlantic Station
265 18th St NW #4110, Atlanta, GA 30363
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If you know about the Hop City Craft Beer & Wine team, you know that fresh brews are in their blood. Their new concept, Boxcar, is about to do for food what Hop City does for beer in Atlanta. Boxcar is set to open on Friday, March 1, 2019.
Read more: We tried Boxcar’s Beef Burger
The new Atlanta restaurant will open in the West End’s Lee + White development at 1020 White St. SW. Boxcar will join other establishments there such as Monday Night Brewing, Wild Heaven Beer, Honeysuckle Gelato and more.
Boxcar brewpub opens in Atlanta’s West End
Boxcar will be the second restaurant in metro Atlanta for the Hop City team. Inspired by urban freight train and railroad vibes, the establishment will be the style of grafitti chic. Gracing the walls will be a mural from well-known Atlanta artist Catlanta.
What’s on the menu at Boxcar?
Boxcar will specialize in well-made pub food i.e. neighborhood-friendly burgers, sandwiches and salads. For hearty eaters, large plates sourced from local farmers will be on the menu weekly.
Menu favorites will include: the “Lobstah Roll,” Yuzu Fried Chicken and Roasted Beet Carpaccio as well as elevated bar classics like the Soft Baked Pretzel and the Boxcar Beef Burger.
For craft beer heads, Boxcar will have a team of “beer nerds” to help patrons choose among 80 rotating draft choices at two different beer, wine and cocktail bars.
“Our retail space will be a little more curated on the beer side with closer to 1,000 choices compared to the 1,900 or so at our original Westside store,” Owner Kraig Torres said in a written statement. “It will still be the best our local, national and worldwide brewers have to offer…with a focus on freshness. You’ll also see a generous selection of small-production wines hand-picked by our equally-passionate wine team. We hope we have created a warm, friendly environment for enthusiasts of all things food and drink.”
Boxcar is a Lee + White development, the local company behind some of the Atlanta Beltline’s most successful food and beverage projects.
Boxcar joins a successful stable of Atlanta brewpubs under the Hop City umbrella, including Monday Night Brewing, Wild Heaven and Best End Brewpub.
Where is Boxcar located in Atlanta?
Boxcar is located in historic West End at 1020 White St. SW. Here is a map to help you find it.
What are Boxcar’s hours of operation?
Boxcar will be open Sunday from 11 am to 10 pm, Wednesday and Thursday from 5 pm to 10 pm and Friday and Saturday from 11 am to 12 am. Hop City’s retail area will be open Monday-Thursday from 11 am to 10 pm, Friday and Saturday from 11 am to 12 am and Sunday from 12:00 pm to 10 pm.
Showing its humanitarian side, a portion of Boxcar’s sales will go to the Atlanta Mission. Hop City will also be partnering with WorkSource Georgia to help keep longtime West End residents working to earn a living wage.
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Bon Ton is kicking off Mardi Gras season in Atlanta with a New Orleans-inspired cocktail menu, launching Friday, February 1.
Atlantans can get their Mardi Gras fix full of king cake, beads, and cocktails without having to cross over west of the Mississippi. The Atlanta restaurant will keep the party started until March 5 – aka Fat Tuesday – with an all day party full of fun and surprises.
Come check out Bon Ton’s Mardi Gras menu
Every year around this time, Mardi Gras ushers in good food, fun and drinks in south Louisiana, but new Atlanta restaurants as well as old ones are letting the good times roll as well!
Bon Ton is owned and operated by Big Citizen Partners Darren Carr and Eric Simpkins alongside Chef Hieu Pham of Crawfish Shack Seafood.
The restaurant is known for such dishes as its Crab Cake Entree, Crabstravaganza, Heart Stopper Fried Feast and more.
What are Bon Ton’s hours of operation?
Bon Ton is open Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00 am to 2:00 am and Sunday, 11:00 am to 12:00 am.
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A new retail store specializing in fresh meat, locally sourced foods is coming to Atlanta. Chop Shop will open its doors on Edgewood Avenue in February 2019, AtlantaFi has learned.
Chop Shop is located at located at 1366 Memorial Drive SE in Atlanta’s eastside. It is a collaboration between Pine Street Market in Avondale Estates and Riverview Farms in Ranger, Georgia.
Chop Shop opening its doors on Edgewood Avenue in Atlanta
The pork and beef will be provided by Riverview Farms, a sustainable enterprise that practices “full circle farming.” That means the land supports the livestock and vice versa.
As for the decor of Chop Shop, the store’s website says this: “The central patio at Chop Shop is intended to serve as an event space to feature up-and-coming chefs, local food crafters, cooking classes, and good old fashioned fun.”
What are Chop Shop’s hours?
The establishment’s operating hours are:
Monday-Friday 10AM-7PM
Saturday 9AM-6PM
Sunday 10AM-5PM
Chop Shop comes to the public from the creative and industrious minds of Rusty Bowers, the chef who runs Pine Street Market and Wes and Charlotte Swancy who operate Riverview Farms in North Georgia.
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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.”
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A new Atlanta restaurant is coming to Perimeter Town Center in Sandy Springs. The move will mark Primo Hoagies’ inaugural entry into the metro Atlanta market.
Primo Hoagies is a New Jersey-based sandwich shop with a focus on Italian and Philly cheesesteak hoagies. The eatery is slated to open in March 2019.
Primo Hoagies opening in Sandy Springs in March
Primo Hoagies will join other businesses at Perimeter Town Center. The shop is located at 6115 Peachtree Dunwoody Road at the intersection of Hammond Road. Ackerman & Co. runs the development.
The franchisee is Brian Ottaviano is Primo Hoagies’ franchisee.
“What differentiates Primo Hoagies is the quality of the ingredients, which includes the high-quality loin steak used to make our cheesesteaks,” Ottaviano said. “We’re very proud of our hoagies and how they’re made, and now we get to share these sandwiches that everyone is talking about with the people of Atlanta.”
Atlanta’s dining scene has become a hotbed for new restaurants. The more new Atlanta restaurants that continue to open, the bigger the city’s collective palate.In all four quadrants of the city, patrons can find anything from new world fusion foods, Southern classics to the old world staples found in Italy and other parts of Europe.Got an event or know of something opening in and around Atlanta? Holla: CJ@AtlantaFi.com. See what’s poppin’ in the ATL! Subscribe to our news alerts here, follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.