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The Irish Exit takes 4,735 square feet in the under-construction Entertainment District, with garage-style doors opening onto the street.
New York-based Shake Shack has signed a lease at Centennial Yards, the $5 billion mixed-use megaproject rising next to Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The restaurant could open in time for Atlanta's 2026 FIFA World Cup matches.
Atlanta's premier soccer bar, Brewhouse Cafe, is expanding to a second location in South Downtown on Broad Street, set to open in time for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The new 3,200-square-foot space will be about a 10-minute walk from Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The Love & Hip Hop star and Johnny's Chicken & Waffles owner brings Caribbean-American food and a late-night room to 255 Trinity Avenue.
A public-private grocery from Savi Provisions, Invest Atlanta and the city fills the two-story Art Deco landmark across from Woodruff Park.
The 122-room Origin Hotel Atlanta opened in a 74-year-old brick building on Mitchell Street in South Downtown, along with its restaurant Social Capitol American Bistro. The week also brought Wine Spectator awards for nearly 60 Georgia restaurants and National Chicken Wing Day deals across Atlanta.
Delronda Grant's bakery, named for her late mother, graduated from a twice-weekly table to a permanent stall on Edgewood Avenue.
Smorgasburg, the weekly open-air food festival known as the "Woodstock of eating," is coming to Atlanta's South Downtown this fall. Atlanta will be the fourth city to host a Smorgasburg location, joining New York, Los Angeles, and Miami.
Atlanta Ventures and Lalani Ventures each announced new food hubs on the same day, less than a year out from the World Cup.
The Michelin Guide launched its first American South edition on November 3, 2025, building on the 2024 Atlanta guide that awarded one star to nine metro restaurants — placing the city's dining scene alongside Paris, Tokyo, and New York in the international culinary conversation.
The team behind Adair Park's Sammy's is converting 96, 98 and 100 Broad St., keeping the brick, plaster and American flag mural, with a World Cup opening in mind.
Broad Street BBQ will open at 96 Broad St. in the South Downtown development in 2026, offering smoked brisket, pork butt, and a full cocktail bar steps from Mercedes-Benz Stadium and State Farm Arena.
Signia by Hilton launched a ResortPass day-pass program giving non-guests access to its saltwater pool, the Highball bar and a 23,000-square-foot wellness floor.
Lalani Ventures cut the ribbon with Mayor Dickens on hand. The standalone building overlooking Underground's fountains is the anchor of a daytime push.
The Edgewood favorite plans a 3,600-square-foot location with a large patio at 171 Mitchell St., a block east of Hotel Row.
