Where and what to eat in metro Atlanta | May 2023

ATLANTA – Right here is the newest restaurant information from round metro Atlanta and typically past. If you would like to submit an merchandise to added to this listing or a future listing, ship an e mail to joyce.lupiani@fox.com. 

NFA Burger’s Burger Profit is occurring Might 7 beginning at 11 a.m. As much as 3 burger makers at a time will put together their very own model of the burger from the film “The Menu.” Friends buy tickets for the time slot of their alternative upfront, with out figuring out who might be assigned to which era slot,. Tickets embrace on burger and fries. All proceeds will profit native nonprofit Giving Kitchen. 

Gusto!, which relies in Atlanta, is opening its twelfth location and fifth drive-thru in Tucker on Might 15. The brand new store might be led by Alex McGlashan and Erin Williams. Grand opening festivities embrace a free drive-thru occasion from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Might 13. Friends should be within the drive-thru line by 1 p.m. to attain a free meal and beverage, youngsters included!  

Chai Pani Decatur is internet hosting a five-course dinner to rejoice the discharge of Chef Reem Asssil’s cookbook “Arabiyya: Recipes from the Lifetime of an Arab in Diaspora” on Might 10. All tickets embrace a welcome cocktail and replica of the cookbook. Price is $119 per individual. 
 

Aveline at Kimpton Shane Resort in Midtown Atlanta is kicking off its patio season subsequent week. Aveline underneath the celebrities is occurring 6 to 9 p.m. Might 12. There might be spring cocktails and festive bites from Hartley and Aveline’s new spring menus. There can even be a reside DJ. Yappy Hour is happening 5:30 to eight:30 p.m. Might 18 in partnership with Pet United and PALS. There might be spring cocktails, delights and bites, and good vibes. 

Style of Alpharetta on Might 11 in downtown Alpharetta will characteristic native eating places together with Cattle Shed, Breakdown Burger, Curry Up Now, Eggroll Boyz, Basis Social Eatery, Jinya Ramen Bar, Auntie Vee’s, Restaurant Holmes and Smokejack BBQ. Tickets price $1 every, with bites ranging in worth from $2-$8. The occasion additionally encompasses a youngsters zone and reside music. 

Powder Springs third-annual seafood competition Bringing the Sea to the Springs is occurring Might 12-14. Distributors and festivities might be centered round Thurman Springs Park. There might be loads of seafood (and different meals to select from), arts and crafts on the market, reside music by native musicians and others, and enjoyable issues for the children.  

Sankranti Indian Kitchen is now open on North Decatur Highway close to Emory College. The restaurant serves customizable curry bowls, kathi rolls, pulao, and conventional Indian appetizers for lunch and dinner every day. Meat, vegetarian, and vegan dishes can be found to go well with any palate. Friends who dine on the new Emory Village restaurant throughout its first three months in enterprise will obtain a 20 % off coupon that can be utilized throughout a future go to. 

Lamb Shack, the favored ghost kitchen run out of Kyma in Buckhead, has prolonged its hours in response to the demand for prime quality and informal Greek Meals. New hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday via Saturday. Moreover, Chef. Pano I. Karatossos’ Lamb Shack will host shock pop-up lunches beginning in June. Upcoming particular occasions embrace grand opening of the Champagne Patio with a Champagne Social on Might 18. Tickets are $39 inclusive. Lamb Dinners are additionally again by in style demand. They may happen the final Sunday of each month at 6 p.m. beginning Might 21. The lamb might be on show for the ultimate hour throughout a “Toast and Roast” in Kyma’s out of doors backyard, over cocktails and handed hors d’oeuvres. From there, friends will take pleasure in a menu of conventional Greek spreads, Kyma’s well-known Grilled Octopus, Greek Salad and a tasting of Entire Roasted Lamb with Tzatiki, adopted by a conventional Greek dessert of Loukoumades and Baklava. All programs will embrace wine pairings. Tickets are $160 inclusive. 

There is a new SONIC location in Sandy Springs at 5903 Roswell Highway. The brand new Sandy Springs Drive-In will is open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and seven a.m. till 12 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Final fall, SONIC opened its LaGrange, Georgia, location and is planning to open places in Cornelia, Blairsville and Fayetteville by early 2024. In whole, SONIC will present greater than 200 jobs for the Atlanta group throughout the 5 places. 

Bomb Biscuit Atlanta, which began as a meals stall, now has a full restaurant on Highland Avenue NE. Menu highlights embrace the Glori-Fried Hen Biscuit, Large Nation Ham Biscuit, Scorching Honey Hen Biscuit, It is All Gravy Biscuit, The Pimento Chick Biscuit, hash and eggs, chicken-n-waffles, and buttermilk biscuits. There are additionally vegan and gluten-free biscuits. 

A brand new meals corridor — Residents Market — has opened at Phipps Plaza in Buckhead. Meals choices embrace Umami Burger, Krispy Rice, Sam’s Crispy Hen, Sa’Moto, EllaMia, Cicci di Carne, El Pollo Verde, and Soom Soom, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner seven days every week. There’s additionally a full-serve indoor/out of doors bar that options native beers. 

Carmel is opening Might 16 in Buckhead Village. It is the sixth restaurant from Baum and Oliva Restaurant Group to open since 2015. The thought behind Carmel is to provide diners an expertise that “encapsulates a common coastal ambiance, somewhat than specializing in meals from a single locality.” 

Taste Wealthy and Hen Mom Cookhouse in Suwanee have made it on Yelp’s High 100 Brunch Spots within the U.S. Taste Wealthy (No. 8) is understood for its decadent Peach Cobbler French Toast and Hen Mom Cookhouse (No. 51) is understood for its mouthwatering Breakfast Egg Sandwich.  

An automatic PizzaForno pizza machine is now open in Atlanta at 3861 Roswell Highway within the Buckhead neighborhood. The machine can bake an artisan pizza in lower than 3 minutes, 24 hours a day. Pizzas embrace pepperoni, BBQ rooster, 4 cheese mix, Hawaiian, Meat Lovers and Vegetarian. 

Fogon and Lions in Alpharetta is celebrating its first anniversary with a celebration on Might 18. There might be pinatas, specialty cocktails, reside leisure and naturally, birthday cake.  Chef Julio Delgado and his workforce are excited to showcase their appreciation for the unparalleled help from the Alpharetta group this previous yr. 

Tickets are actually out there for Colony Sq.’s Style on the Sq. on June 22. There might be meals samples from taking part CS eating places, lime music from Celebration Nation, specialty cocktails (sponsored by Grey Whale Gin), reside leisure, and photograph ops. Early hen tickets are $75 per individual via Might 31. Common tickets are $95 per individual via June 22 or till bought out. 

Gezzo’s Cantina is now open on Marietta Boulevard NW. Menu highlights embrace recent guacamole, ceviche, baja rooster eggrolls, loaded nachos, coconut curry rice bowl, jerk rooster rice bowl, carne asada, tempura fish, gulf shrimp, fajita burrito, teriyaki rooster burrito, surf & turf burrito, quesadillas and extra. 

Shake Shack has unveiled a brand new veggie burger and non-dairy shake and frozen custard. The veggie burger is filled with mushrooms, candy potatoes, carrots, farro and quinoa. It is topped with American cheese, crispy onions, pickles and ShackSauce. 

A brand new Italian restaurant in Buckhead Village will enchantment to System One Followers. Yeppa and Co. options dishes from the Emilia-Romagna area of Italy. Menu highlights meat and cheese boards; spaghetti, gnocchi, linguine and rigatoni; antipasti and antipasti skewers; rooster and veal shank; and desserts. 

A preferred Inman Park restaurant, Delbar, is opening a brand new location in Alpharetta on Might 10. It’s substitute Traditions Indian Delicacies on Outdated Milton Parkway. Menu highlights embrace adas polo (lentil rice dish made with tahdig), gheimeh bademjoon (lamb shank stew), Chilean sea bass spiced with saffron, and chinjeh (prime sirloin with saffron, onions, and yogurt marinade) throughout dinner. The restaurant will initially be open for dinner Tuesday via Saturday and can add lunch service and weekend brunch in the summertime. 

Forza Storico on Howell Mill Highway is taking its cocktail hour to new heights by providing a brand new weekly occasion — Night time in Rome. The weekly occasion will characteristic a reside FJ from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. and choose cocktails and wines. 

O’Charley’s is celebrating its anniversary with Free Pie Wednesday in the course of the month of Might. The supply is out there for dine-in friends solely at taking part places. Pies embrace the Key Lime Pie, Caramel Pie and Cobbler. 

Tyde Tate Kitchen now has a full-service restaurant on Mitchell Road SW. Menu highlights embrace shrimp rolls, candy chili crispy tofu, steamed pork dumplings, basil rooster, rooster curry puffs, pad Thai, curry beef, Thai-style fried rice and extra.