[ENCORE] Dolce&Gabbana Returning to Phipps Plaza Later This Fall

Italian fashion brand Dolce&Gabbana will later this year open one of its boutiques at Phipps Plaza in Buckhead.  The roughly 3,900 square foot boutique will mark the return of a Dolce&Gabbana stand-alone store in Atlanta and is planned to open in December. 

[UPDATE] Salad Joint Salata Setting Up Shop Near Ponce City Market

Salad franchise Salata plans to open its next Atlanta area location just off Ponce de Leon Avenue across from Ponce City Market.  The new eatery will open in place of where Olive Bistro closed this past fall.  The 2,400 square foot space is located on the corner of the Home Depot/Whole Foods Market/TJ Maxx anchored center, adjacent to Wells Fargo and across from Starbucks.  

[CLOSURE ALERT] Fuddruckers Has Closed on Windy Hill in Marietta

The Fuddruckers restaurant in Marietta has closed.  The restaurant, at 3000 Windy Hill Road in The Terrace at Windy Hill, is situated just off Powers Ferry Road, close to the Wildwood office park as well as SunTrust [Truist] Park.  Local sources tell ToNeTo Atlanta that the restaurant opened in the early to mid 80s and was one of the first locations in metro Atlanta. 

Bits & Bites

Kroger will be permanently closing their "KroBar" as it's called by many, at its Brookhaven store on Peachtree Road in Cherokee Plaza as of Saturday, June 22. The bar, located at the front of the store, offers assorted beer and wine to be consumed before or after a grocery trip.  The bar opened last February and was the fifth the company operated in the market.  Other KroBars located in Kroger stores on Glenwood Avenue in southwest Atlanta, off Lindbergh Drive near the Lindbergh MARTA station, and at their Marketplace store in Cartersville remain open while one off North Decatur Road near Decatur reportedly closed earlier this month, according to an employee at the store. 

[Fresh Baked] Le Bon Nosh to Debut at The Irby in Buckhead Village in 2020

A new concept called Le Bon Nosh is the first announced tenant to be opening at The Irby in Buckhead's West Village.  Forough Vakili plans to open the new concept at The Irby, a Broadstone Community, located at 65 Irby Avenue. Le Bon Nosh will occupy suites 102 and 103, totaling 4,333 square feet plus an outdoor patio, in a suite at the corner of Irby Avenue and Paces Ferry Place. The new bakery, cafe and marketplace is scheduled to open  Summer 2020 with the property reportedly expected to welcome its first residents within the next 90 days.