UPDATED: Tiki Bar, S.O.S., Replaces Paper Plane; Opens Today
You may have seen the signs. Lush planters and tiki torches. Or perhaps you were invited to one of the friends and family softish opening parties. But there have been few hints online of any mention...
View ArticleLaw Change Allows Decatur Restaurants To Be More Dog-Friendly
You all excited about this? Effective Nov. 1, food service regulations established by the Georgia Department of Public Health have lightened up with regard to dogs. Now, dogs are allowed within outdoor...
View ArticleRevolution Doughnuts Opening Second Location in Inman Park
Oh happy day … signed a lease for second location at 745 Edgewood Ave – Inman Park here we come! #bestdoughnutsingeorgia, #weloveatlanta A photo posted by Revolution Doughnuts (@revolutiondoughnuts) on...
View ArticleNew Brewpub Coming to Old Mulligan’s Space in Old Family Dollar Strip in...
Oh man, I’m so jealous for not coming across this news first! And I’m also so jealous that I don’t live closer to this new place! Decaturish broke the news yesterday that there’s a spurt of...
View ArticleTwisted Soul Will Close East Howard Location December 30th; Looking For a New...
Eater reports that Twisted Soul Kitchen + Bar will close on December 30th after they were unable to agree on a new lease for their East Howard Avenue location. But there’s still hope! [Owner Deborah]...
View ArticleCakes & Ale Ranked #1 Atlanta Restaurant By Atlanta Magazine
Though it’s not online or in mailboxes yet, we’ve received word that Atlanta Magazine has ranked Decatur’s Cakes & Ale as the #1 restaurant in the Atlanta metro area in their “50 Best Restaurants”...
View ArticleTaziki’s Mediterranean Café Opens in Decatur Next Week
The Taziki’s PR team released this statement today… A new Taziki’s Mediterranean Café will open its doors in Decatur on Tues., Jan. 12 at 319 W. Ponce De Leon Ave., Suite 40. There will be a ribbon...
View ArticleÉbrik Coffee Room Opening Second Location in Downtown Decatur
Downtown Atlanta’s Ébrik Coffee Room is opening a second metro location in downtown Decatur. According to Creative Loafing… The owners of downtown coffee shop Ébrik Coffee Room (16 Park Place S.E.)...
View ArticleAmmazza Opening Second Location in Old Twisted Soul Space in Downtown Decatur
Eater is reporting that Ammazza, the “hopping Edgewood Avenue pizzeria that turns out some of Atlanta’s favorite Neapolitan-style pie” is opening a second location in the old Twisted Soul space on East...
View ArticleNYT: Decatur is the “Gastronomic Equivalent of Berkeley or Brooklyn” in...
Put that on a bumper sticker. The New York Times’ Kim Severson recently wrote a glowing piece about the growing strength of Atlanta’s food scene titled “Atlanta Pulls a Chair to the Table for Culinary...
View ArticleKevin Gillespie Opening Beer Garden Behind Revival
In his recent interview with Atlanta Magazine, Kevin Gillespie reminded everyone about something he briefly mentioned a while back in a Decaturish interview… …I’m about to open a beer garden [in...
View ArticleWhen Will Comet Pub & Lanes & Brush Sushi Izakaya Open??
If you’re getting impatient for these two hot spots to cut the ribbons and open their doors, you’re not alone. Both the local brew bowling alley and the new Decatur sushi spot are included on Eater’s...
View ArticleGeorgia Brewpubs Now Offering Growlers; is Twain’s Next?
You may not have heard about this yet, because there weren’t any legislative fistacuffs on the Georgia Senate floor or a vocal protest outside on the Capitol steps. Like most things with the alcohol...
View ArticleCheck Out Kevin Gillespie’s New Beer Garden at Revival, Which Opens This Friday
Kevin Gillespie’s new Decatur Beer Garden, “Communion”, in Revival’s side/backyard will dust off the picnic table benches and open this Friday at 4pm, according to a release from Gillespie’s PR team....
View ArticleThe Wait is Over! Activity at Highland Bakery
Jan sends in this pic from 315 West Ponce and asks… The concrete arrives, are sweet potato pancakes far behind?
View ArticleColbeh Persian Kitchen Being Converted to “1980’s Tavern” by Calle Latina Owners
Shumacher Real Estate recently posted… The Shumacher Group, Inc. sold Colbeh Persian Kitchen & Bar located at 123 East Court Square Decatur, Georgia 30030. Steve Josovitz of The Shumacher Group,...
View ArticleWork Begins on New Mellow Mushroom in Downtown Decatur
Jan sends in this photo that shows that renovation work has finally begun on the new Mellow Mushroom location in Downtown Decatur in the former Sno-Ball Cafe/Dos Madres space on West Ponce. (Note the...
View ArticleTruman Tavern & Bar To Open in Downtown Decatur on Wednesday
Truman Tavern & Bar – next to the Brick Store Pub downtown – has announced its opening… Truman Tavern & Bar will open on August 31st on Decatur Square, adjacent to the landmark City of Decatur...
View ArticleHighland Bakery Opens Tomorrow in Downtown Decatur
At long last, Highland Bakery’s new Decatur location is opening. A sign on the door of Decatur’s new Highland Bakery location in the Place on Ponce building at 315 West Ponce says that they will be...
View ArticleBig Tex To Reopen This Fall With Local Support
The AJC reports that Big Tex will reopen this fall around Thanksgiving with support from Decatur City Commissioner Scott Drake, original Big Tex partners Dan and Beau Nolan, and Big Tex General Manager...
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