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A metro Atlanta dining guide keyed to eight nations playing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup — Czech beers in Summerhill, Basque pintxos in Old Fourth Ward, jollof rice on the West End.
The restored 1920s Regenstein's Department Store reopens as a six-concept vertical entertainment district, with dive bar American Dive and upscale Peachtree Sporting Club leading the June 17 debut.
A car-free, quarter-mile stretch of Walton Street fills with 20 to 30 food trucks from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on every World Cup match day, one block from the FIFA Fan Festival.
Dough in the Box, El Tesoro, CTR Food Works, a Highland Bakery pop-up and more flipped on their lights across downtown and South Downtown in the days before World Cup kickoff.
Artist Eddie Farr's neon sculpture at the small park overlooking the Downtown Connector previews the kind of public space The Stitch is trying to build across the interstate.
The Peoplestown mixed-use complex is timing weekly fitness classes, salsa nights, and FIFA watch parties to the newly opened Southside Trail segment along the Atlanta BeltLine.
FIFA's new 'Letters That Unite' video catches USMNT midfielder Sebastian Berhalter reading a letter from his father — former national team coach Gregg Berhalter — on the eve of the USA's World Cup opener. Bring tissues, then bring yourself downtown Friday night.
The Dead Rabbit Group's acclaimed Irish pub concept lands Downtown on Saturday, June 13 — its first Southern location, complete with a split-flap scoreboard wired to both stadiums and a 45-foot mural linking Atlanta to Ireland.
Glide Pizza is targeting a Friday, June 12 opening and Broad Street BBQ could fire up by the weekend, capping a South Downtown opening wave timed to Atlanta's first World Cup match.
While the FIFA Fan Festival roars to life at Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta's galleries open a quieter front: five exhibitions exploring soccer and culture, including a Leica-backed photography show debuting tonight on Edgewood Avenue.
A new city audit says Invest Atlanta overstated the ripple effects of the tax allocation districts that finance downtown redevelopment - and City Council is about to vote on renewing six of them.
Underground Atlanta begins its run as an official FIFA Watch Party venue Friday, June 12, unveiling a remade Upper Alabama Street with big screens, a stage, stadium seating and a new futsal pitch — backed by a $925,000 Invest Atlanta grant.
Gates open at noon today at Centennial Olympic Park. Before you head downtown: what the clear bag policy allows, why MARTA beats driving, and which lanes are closed around the park.
Retro Grill Atlanta, Dolce Tropical, A Taste of Secrets, and Edgewood Pizza opened June 5 at the 1918 landmark on Edgewood Avenue — landing four minority-owned kitchens just as World Cup crowds pour into downtown.
Gates come down Friday on the final 1.9 miles of the Southside Trail, completing a continuous 16.7-mile Beltline loop just three days before Atlanta's first World Cup match — and giving visitors a true car-free way to explore the city.
