Desta Ethiopian Kitchen is now open at Westside Village. Plus, Graffiti Breakfast is closing at Chattahoochee Food Works and takeout kitchen Daily Chew now features a dining room
Atlanta Magazine
Chattahoochee Food Works hall opens on the Westside with banh mi, sushi, waffles, pizza, and more
Curated by Andrew Zimmern and Robert Montwaid, the food hall highlights a wide variety of cuisines
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Many years in the making, the Chattahoochee Food Works food hall is now open. Curated by Food Network host Andrew Zimmern and Robert Montwaid, founder of the Gansevoort Market in New York City, the food hall at 1235 Chattahoochee Avenue boasts 31 vendors opening gradually throughout the coming months.
Zimmern and Montwaid hand-selected a variety of independent chefs, bakers, and makers to showcase the cuisines of the world. From sushi and Thai to pizza and bubble tea, the Works offers both familiar and unique options with something for the kiddos, too.
Ryan Fleisher
Ozzy Llanes plans to open a third location of his popular Cuban sandwich shop Cubanos ATL at Chattahoochee Food Works, the forthcoming food hall backed by Andrew Zimmern and Robert Montwaid in Underwood Hills. A fourth location is also in the works for Roswell.
Llanes just signed a lease at the Works development food hall taking shape along Chattahoochee Avenue and hopes to open the Cuban sandwich stall by summer. The first restaurant stalls inside the 31-stall food hall begin opening this spring. Cubanos ATL joins nine previously announced stalls at Chattahoochee Food Works, including a location of Morelli’s Gourmet Ice Cream, Thai food stall TydeTate Kitchen, Graffiti Breakfast, and Lebanese barbecue stall Babakabab.
Atlanta Magazine
The most anticipated metro Atlanta restaurants of 2021
We all need something to look forward to
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It’s an understatement to say that last year was rough, especially for the restaurant industry. As the Covid-19 pandemic continues, many restaurants have been forced to rethink their business models or have had close completely. Yet the industry has remained resilient and innovative, introducing new menus and options like curbside pickup, embracing delivery-only ghost kitchens, and expanding outdoor dining. And new restaurants are still opening, giving us new options to look forward to whether you choose to dine in or out. Here are the most anticipated restaurants of 2021, in no particular order.