[EXCLUSIVE] Massive Buckhead Restaurant Secures "Vibey" New Tenant

After sitting vacant for a year and a half, a former Buckhead restaurant space has found a new tenant.  STK Steakhouse, the chic modern steakhouse, currently with one location in Atlanta, is coming to Buckhead for an encore.  

STK Atlanta - Official 

[EXCLUSIVE] New Whiskey & Cocktail Bar to Open in Former Little Trouble Space

A new whiskey & cocktail bar is looking to find success in a part of Atlanta that has seen significant turnover in recent months.  Barrel Proof, which started in New Orleans in 2013 before expanding to Nashville in 2023, is looking to open at White Provisions in West Midtown later this year.  

Barrel Proof New Orleans - Official 

[ALERT] Forever 21 To Shutter Huge Flagship Shop at Lenox Square

Fast-fashion retailer Forever 21 is actively closing its "flagship" store at Lenox Square in Buckhead.  The more than 27,000 square foot store opened in the popular Buckhead mall in October 2011 and survived one bankruptcy, but it seems will not be so lucky this time around.  

[EXCLUSIVE] Lux Jeweler Bulgari Looks to Make Buckhead Return

Italian luxury jewelry boutique BVLGARI is returning to Buckhead.  Planning documents reviewed by ToNeTo Atlanta suggest that Bvlgari (also referred to as Bulgari) will open on the first floor of Phipps Plaza in a 2,231 square foot space.  

[ALERT] Growing Yemeni Coffee Shop to Make Atlanta Debut in Former Midtown Restaurant

A new kind of coffee shop is coming to metro Atlanta.  Haraz Coffee House, specializing in Yemeni coffee, plans to open its first Atlanta area shop in Midtown.  Haraz will be located at University House (930 Spring Street), a student housing building, where it replaces Twisted Kitchen which closed in the roughly 2,000 square foot space last year.  

[EXCLUSIVE] Expensive Duckpin Bowling Business Quietly Abandons Dunwoody Project

ToNeTo Atlanta has learned that "eatertainment" concept Jaguar Bolera is no longer opening at High Street in Dunwoody.  The concept, from Punch Bowl Social founder Robert Thompson, was announced in November 2023 but has recently been removed from the High Street website and is gone from the corporate Jaguar Bolera website too. 

[EXCLUSIVE] Growing Chicken Chain Looks to Cash in on Vacant Dunwoody Bank Property

A new Zaxby's is being planned in place of a former bank in Dunwoody.  The chicken chain is looking to build a next generation restaurant with drive-thru in place of a former PNC Bank along Perimeter Center West in an outparcel of Ashford Lane.  

[UPDATE] Swoozie's To Shutter Soon, Entire Store 70 Percent Off

This past November we exclusively reported on the closure of beloved Atlanta retailer Swoozie's after nearly 25 years in business.  Our post brought an outpouring of emotion and became one of our most read stories of 2024.  

[EXCLUSIVE] The Bargain Hunt is Over, Discount Retailer Closing All Stores

After hearing rumblings of struggles at Bargain Hunt for several days and news that the "extreme value" retailer had suddenly shuttered its only distribution center, we have now confirmed that the company has started liquidation sales at all of its 91 stores.