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ToNeTo Atlanta has learned that Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK) plans to open a new drive-thru location in Kennesaw. The new restaurant, planned for Barrett Parkway, would open alongside new locations of 7 Brew and Raising Cane's on the site of the former and That! retail store.
Planning documents indicate that Dutch Bros. Coffee is looking to add to its metro Atlanta presence with a new location in Johns Creek.
In a move more than ten years in the making, Irish retailer Primark will in 2026 make its metro Atlanta debut. The retailer will open a new store at Sugarloaf Mills in Lawrenceville in a roughly 30,000 square foot space that was originally and until 2020 home to Neiman Marcus Last Call, the luxury retailer's off-price banner.
A stalled project across from Perimeter Mall in Dunwoody is on again, with another round of tweaks and a new restaurant, too! The redevelopment - 84 Perimeter Center East - is now scheduled to bring new retail, age-restricted apartments, and a drive-through restaurant.
New York's Van Leeuwen Ice Cream is going for thirds in Georgia. According to multiple sources close to the transaction, the growing ice cream company with one Atlanta location open and another on the way has inked a lease for a third metro location.
A new kind of restaurant is coming soon to Reynoldstown. Mama Lin's Chicken Delight, a new concept from the owner/chef of Midtown's The Consulate restaurant, is opening in the Publix-anchored Madison Yards project at 935 Memorial Drive.
The Battery Atlanta announced Monday that J. Alexander’s has joined its lineup and will open next spring. The new restaurant will mark the third in metro Atlanta for the Nashville-based chain. J. Alexander's at The Battery Atlanta will span about 8,000 square feet and replace an existing restaurant and also take over additional space.
This past February we reported that STK, the popular New York steakhouse with one existing location in Midtown Atlanta, was planning to open a second location in Buckhead. We have now learned those plans have been cancelled and the steakhouse will not be opening in Buckhead after all.
ToNeTo Atlanta reported August 7 that seven Del Taco restaurants had suddenly closed around Georgia. The closures were reportedly the result of the recently bankruptcy of franchisee Matador Restaurant Group, which owned and operated a total of 22 units in Georgia and Alabama.
A new location of Stone Age Korean Steakhouse is coming soon to 2950 Cobb Parkway near Cumberland Mall. The new Korean steakhouse is opening in a roughly 6,600 square foot space left vacant since the January 2022 closure of Bayou'Q. The space was also previously occupied by Tilted Kilt, a breastaurant.
Chicken chain Pollo Campero is quietly growing its presence in the state and will soon have more than a half dozen locations open around metro Atlanta. The popular chain started in Guatemala in 1971 and today maintains US headquarters in Dallas.
The first Atlanta area location of POP MART is scheduled to open at Perimeter Mall in Dunwoody. According to planning materials reviewed by ToNeTo Atlanta, the new store is planned for the roughly 1,700 square foot, first floor space (#1355) currently occupied by candy store Lolli & Pops.
Atlanta based J. Christopher's has closed their restaurant in Decatur. The breakfast eatery, located at 250 E. Ponce de Leon Ave., had been in business nineteen years, according to signage at the restaurant announcing the closure.
Caribou Coffee will next week open two new locations in metro Atlanta as it continues its return to growth in the state. The new locations are slated to open in Snellville and Lawrenceville and come on the heels of openings in Griffin, Athens, Smyrna and Woodstock this past June.
Del Taco has quietly closed at least three more of its greater metro Atlanta locations. The closures are likely the result of a recent bankruptcy filing by Matador Restaurant Group, one of the chain's franchisees.
The Duck Donuts franchisees in East Cobb announced Tuesday that they will be closing their shop after six years in business. The donut shop, located in the Whole Foods Market-anchored Merchants Walk shopping center, first opened in July 2019 and was, the third in metro Atlanta, joining others in Alpharetta and Chastain Park.
Like many others, we have reduced our visits to Lenox Square. That said, we noted some changes on a recent visit that seem to have gone unreported. We also noted some openings that have taken place following our reports of their imminent arrivals.
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| Former Dolce & Gabbana |
A new eatery is coming soon to Reynoldstown! Sugar Loaf, a local breakfast and lunch cafe and bakery, recently signed on to open at Modera Reynoldstown (780 Memorial Drive, Suite 1A).
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| Photo: Sugar Loaf Facebook |
A new Indian restaurant is coming to Atlanta, and it's got Michelin cred. Ghee Indian Kitchen, which has two locations in Miami, will soon open in West Midtown. The new restaurant is to open in the 5,300-square-foot space in the Star Metals project (1050 Howell Mill Road, Suite 109), previously home to Wagamama.
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| Ghee Co-owners Niven Patel and Mo Alkassar - Official |
In recent weeks we have reported on the upcoming arrival of Montreal-style bagel shop Spread Bagelry (Buckhead Village) and the expansion of local New York-style bagel shop Brooklyn Bagel & Deli (Sandy Springs). In our research for these stories, we came across several other up-and-coming bagel chains that may have Georgia on their minds.
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| Baby Bagel Bouncer as seen on the PopUp Bagels Instagram |
PJ's Coffee of New Orleans has its eyes on a return to metro Atlanta. The New Orleans-based coffee shop will on August 4 open a new location in Rome and according to a separate release, has plans to open twelve locations in metro Atlanta in the years to come.
Just over a month after we revealed news that hospitality company Landry's was replacing their Midtown Atlanta seafood restaurant The Oceanaire with Dos Caminos, an upscale Mexican restaurant, comes news that the company is also replacing its McCormick & Schmick's Seafood & Steakhouse restaurant in Downtown Atlanta with a new concept.
O'Charley's Restaurant & Bar has closed its restaurant in Hiram in Paulding County after more than two decades in business. The restaurant, located in an outparcel of Hiram Pavilion (4790 Jimmy Lee Smith Parkway), reportedly closed without warning this past weekend.
