Check out this week’s Atlanta dining news, including details on the 80th anniversary of Mary Mac’s Tea Room, a new Neapolitan pizzeria headed to Inman Park, ATL African Restaurant Week, Diwali at Chai Pani, and Taste of Chamblee roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/10/16/q...

A second, full-service location of Glide Pizza will open in South Downtown next year, taking over a building beside Chef Todd Ginsberg's upcoming Mitchell Street restaurant roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/10/14/g...

Rough Draft attended a preview of upcoming weekly food festival Smorgasburg Atlanta, sampling as many dishes as possible. Today, we're sharing some of our favorite bites ahead of Smorgasburg Atlanta's Oct 18 debut in South Downtown roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/10/08/s...

A second location of Virginia-Highland's Kinship Butcher & Sundry will open in Grant Park next fall, which will feature a full-service cafe, a bar, butcher shop with seafood butchery program, and outdoor seating. Read this Rough Draft exclusive roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/10/08/k...

After back-to-back hurricanes, Georgia’s pecan farmers are still recovering. But, farmers are finding ways to shore up their trees and diversify their farms to withstand future natural disasters roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/10/06/g...

Longtime Ponce meat-and-three restaurant Eats will close on Oct. 18 roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/10/03/e...

Get details on the closure of a Dunwoody brewery and restaurant, Shake Shack opening in South Downtown, and the safety of gas station sushi. Plus, some dining events to add to your calendar this weekend, including a Korean festival and Taste of Tucker roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/10/02/q...

Check out this brief roundup of Atlanta restaurant openings and announcements of upcoming restaurants you might have missed in September roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/10/01/a...

Will the Northwest Beltline help boost Westside Atlanta restaurants, both on and off the trail? Area restaurateurs have thoughts. roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/09/30/a...

The best dishes we ate at Atlanta restaurants in September, including chilaquiles at La Mixteca Tamale House, za'atar bagels and the Reuben from Yaba's Bagels, the arugula salad from KR SteakBar, and the Pepp City pizza at Glide Pizza roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/09/25/b...

This week’s Atlanta dining news includes details on new restaurants at Krog District, a new Midtown bar, and Spring chef Brian So’s new restaurant. Plus, how to watch tonight’s inaugural 50 Best Restaurants in North America. Will ATL be in the mix? roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/09/25/q...

Founded by an Atlanta college student and her Parisian-born mother, nighttime delivery service Viennoiseries After Dark brings freshly baked croissants to homes around the metro roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/09/24/v...

A second, larger location of Little Five Points (L5P) soccer bar Brewhouse Cafe opens next year in South Downtown roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/09/24/b...

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Five years after debuting as a pizza window operating out of Irwin Street Market on the Eastside Beltline, the first dine-in location of Glide Pizza opened last week in Decatur. Peek inside. roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/09/19/g...

Arts leader Shawn Vinson has created a petition to save cancelled “City Lights Collective” program on WABE roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/09/19/s...

Thai street food restaurant replacing Chef Anne Quatrano’s Ponce City Market seafood restaurant roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/09/19/w...

As eco-conscious communities gain momentum, amenities such as pools and fitness centers don’t seem to cut it anymore. Some Metro Atlanta communities are going beyond traditional amenities, building shared gardens and farms into the residential package. roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/09/18/a...

This week, I have details on the opening of Mason’s Super Dogs on the Eastside Beltline, relocation plans for cocktail bar Mambo Zombi, and Doraville tapping Dunwoody’s DASH Hospitality to curate its new city center restaurant scene. Plus, more news. roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/09/18/q...

Across Atlanta, restaurants are launching weekly specials, swapping finer-dining dishes for nostalgia-fueled plates, and offering budget-friendly meal deals in hopes of attracting price-conscious diners back to the dining room and boosting sluggish sales. roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/09/17/a...

After just three months, WABE has ended “City Lights Collective,” its weekday arts and culture show that took the place of “City Lights with Lois Reitzes” in July. 😭 roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/09/17/w...

Get details on the openings of Roaring Social in Decatur, the reopening of Little Five Points Diner, and closures of Nancy’s Chicago and French Broad Chocolate. Plus, a Mushi Ni progress update and proposed expansion of Tucker’s entertainment district. roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/09/11/q...

From a trifecta of Lao, Thai, and Khmer food in Chamblee and Greek dishes and cocktails in Midtown to a dessert bar in Poncey-Highland and Neapolitan pizza in Dunwoody, put these restaurants on your opening radar this fall. roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/09/10/m...

Chefs Todd Ginsberg (The General Muir, Wood’s Chapel BBQ, Fred’s Meat & Bread, Yalla) and Josh Kim (Bloom Roadside) plan to open a counter-service restaurant in early 2026 at 185 Mitchell St. in South Downtown roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/09/09/c...

Atlanta’s west side is a boomtown. While improvements are underway, residents/visitors still face challenges w/ accessibility to restaurants, entertainment, and daily necessities due to a lack of continuous sidewalks and other connected infrastructure. roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/09/08/i...

Steady improvements may make Atlanta’s west side more connected, pedestrian-friendly The west side of Atlanta is a boomtown. While improvements are underway, residents and visitors still face challenges with accessibility to restaurants, entertainment, and daily necessities due to railroad tracks…

Breaking news: Giorgio Armani, the famed fashion designer, has died at 91. He was the president, chief executive and sole shareholder of his self-titled luxury fashion house.

Get details on the reopening of vegan ice cream shop The Creamy Spot, relocation plans for Filipino restaurant Kamayan ATL on Buford Highway, and closure of a Peachtree Corners restaurant. Plus, must-attend dining events to add to your Atlanta calendar. roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/09/04/q...

Read this week’s edition of Family Meal, including a story on transitional cocktails that bridge the gap between summer and fall, a recipe for a bulgogi Philly, and La Mixteca’s chilaquiles mailchi.mp/roughdraftat...

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Several new restaurants opened around Atlanta in August, including La Mixteca Tamale House, Northern China Eatery, Necessary Purveyor, Side Quest, Sweet Auburn Brunch, Enso Izakaya, and Tipsy Thaiger roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/08/29/a...

Captain B’s Fish Camp is back! You may have noticed something different about the menu at Ticonderoga Club on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday evenings. There are two: one for the main dining room, another for the Club’s “The Pineapple Room.” roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/08/29/c...

With Dragon Con and the college football kickoff games converging on downtown Atlanta this weekend, we’ve updated our local dining guide to the neighborhood roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/08/27/b...

Check out our top dishes from August dining around Atlanta, including chicken tikka boti, Friday night burgers, a salmon and black-eyed pea salad, and chicken shumai roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/08/28/b...

The best dishes we ate in August 2025 The best dishes Rough Draft Dining Editor Beth McKibben and Dining Reporter Sarra Sedghi ate at Atlanta restaurants in August 2025, including chicken tikka boti from Dosa Boti, Friday night burgers at Sammy's, the salmon special at Oak Grove Market, and…

The latest Atlanta dining news roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/08/28/q...

Decatur’s Kimball House won a $50,000 grant from American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, part of the “Backing Small Historic Restaurants” program. roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/08/25/d...

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Elise, the second restaurant from Chef Craig Richards, opens on Aug. 19 at the Woodruff Arts Center, home to the Alliance Theater, High Museum of Art, and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in Midtown. roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/08/18/e...

Earlier this week, Chef Kevin Clark and Lisa Spooner purchased the building in which their diner, Home Grown, has served its coveted comfy chicken biscuits, Southern fare, and “Blue Collar” lunch specials for 15 years in Reynoldstown.  roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/08/14/h...

Atlanta chef Hudson Rouse, owner of Michelin Bib Gourmand Whoopsie’s in Reynoldstown, will open East Lake restaurant Babygirl in April 2026. The all-day cafe will serve a vegetable-heavy, health-conscious breakfast, lunch, and snack menu. roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/08/12/w...

A new bar is headed to midtown from a veteran Atlanta bartender roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/08/07/b...

Farmers market bakery and biscuit stall Sugar Loaf will become a cafe later this winter, taking over the former Chick n’ Cone space on Memorial in Reynoldstown roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/08/05/s...

Love to see it! Hotdog pop-up Pepper’s is opening next Thursday at the Flatiron Building in downtown Atlanta. roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/08/01/p...

And ICYMI here’s a quick roundup of notable restaurant and bar openings around Atlanta in July roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/07/31/a...

Get the details on a handful of restaurant openings in Roswell, Chamblee, and Sylvan Hills, as well as how to participate in storytelling sessions for a new book on The Colonnade. Plus, food events to attend and more dining news from the week. roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/07/31/q...

The best dishes Rough Draft’s dining team ate in July 2025, including peaches and cream pound cake from Whoopsies, muhammara and cheese manoushe from Levant Oven, the hearty wedge salad from Small Fry, and ham and cheese beignets from Madeira Park roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/07/30/b...

The affluent neighborhood of Buckhead in Atlanta is home to nearly a dozen steakhouses. Here’s why. roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/07/30/b...

Diminutive versions of modern-proportioned cocktails aren’t new in Atlanta. Bartenders have been offering mini martinis, snaquiris, and tin Negronis for years as happy hour specials and after-dinner drinks. roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/07/29/b...

After receiving a refresh and rebrand last year, Fifth Group-backed Lure Saltwater Kitchen and Bar will close at the end of August in Midtown roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/07/28/l...