Upcoming Atlanta Restaurants and Bars Opening in 2021 by Neighborhood

Despite all of the uncertainties and financial upheaval brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, dozens of Atlanta restaurant and bar owners and food and beverage entrepreneurs plan to open new establishments in 2021.

Check out this list of over 70 restaurants, bars, and coffee shops — most announced in 2020 — set to open around Atlanta in 2021.

Know of a local restaurant or bar not listed here and slated to open this year? Send the details to [email protected].

Alpharetta

Hai Authentic Chinese opens in the former Swagat Indian Cuisine space on Windward Parkway.

The Ginger Room the juice bar and tea house opens next door to Alpharetta Provisions.

Ansley

Brooklyn Bagel Bakery opens a second location at Ansley Mall this spring.

Bolton

Amar Bien opens at the Westside Village development on Marietta Boulevard as a full-service Mexican restaurant with an emphasis on vegetables.

The Woodall could open as early as January at the developing Westside Village at Moores Mill complex on Marietta Boulevard.

Brookhaven

Kathleen’s Catch opens a third location of the seafood market and cafe soon on Clairmont Road.

Buckhead

Fetch the Old Fourth Ward dog park and bar opens its second Atlanta location at Buckhead Village District by spring.

Storico Vino wine bar, from the owners of Storico Fresco and Forza Storico, opens this winter at Buckhead Village.

Sweetgreen, the billion-dollar salad chain, expands to Atlanta with at least two new locations.

The Betty is billed as a mid-century-inspired supper club at the forthcoming Kimpton Sylvan Hotel.

St. Julep cocktail bar is located on the ninth floor of the Kimpton Sylvan Hotel.

Willow Bar, located on the ground floor behind the Kimpton Sylvan Hotel, features seating in a garden-like setting with a willow oak tree, floor lanterns, and a fire pit.

Castleberry Hill

Atlantucky Brewing from Southern rap quartet Nappy Roots opens as a microbrewery in the historic downtown Atlanta neighborhood this year.

Neyow’s Creole Cafe, the New Orleans-based restaurant, opens an Atlanta location on Walker Street.

College Park

Johnny’s Chicken and Waffles, backed by hip-hop artist Karlie Redd and singer-songwriter Ne-Yo, opens as a 23-hour restaurant on Main Street.

Cumming

Cubanos ATL, the tiny house-based Cuban sandwich shop, takes up residence in the parking lot of the Cumming Marketplace shopping complex.

Decatur

Hattie Marie’s Texas Style BBQ expands to Decatur this year.

Hodgepodge Coffeehouse opens another location this spring on the edge of Decatur.

Inner Voice Brewing opens next spring in the former Big Tex restaurant space on West Ponce.

Duluth

Hattie Marie’s Texas Style BBQ expands to Duluth this year.

Dunwoody-Perimeter

The Hall at Ashford Lane, a nine-stall food hall, opens inside the former Henredon Furniture store at Perimeter Place (soon to be renamed Ashford Lane) on Olde Perimeter Way.

East Atlanta

Hippin’ Hops brewpub opens next to Holy Taco this winter.

Pollo Supremo opens for pollo asado, sides like rice and beans and elote, soup, family meals, and desserts such as churros and flan.

East Lake

Hippin’ Hops brewpub adds a second location later in the year at the Hosea and 2nd development.

Glenwood Park

Pho Cue, the pop-up that mixes Vietnamese flavors with central Texas barbecue, opens as a restaurant later this spring.

Grant Park

Das BBQ barbecue restaurant features 50 percent more seating than the Collier Road location, a larger smokehouse, and a full bar.

Grove Park

Bankhead Seafood, backed by Atlanta rappers Killer Mike and T.I., opens as a 130-seat, two-story restaurant on Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway.

Home Park

Hattie B’s hot chicken opens a second Atlanta location at 10th Street and Howell Mill Road.

Kirkwood

Bellsmouth Cafe and 3 Heart Coffee Roastery open at the historic Pratt Pullman District development taking shape along Rogers Street.

The Abbey Singer pub opens at the historic Pratt Pullman District, featuring the famed Minneapolis cheese-stuffed burger the “Juicy Lucy”.

Midtown

Big Boss Chinese, owned by Atlanta chef Guy Wong, opens in the former Chinese Buddha space on 10th Street near Georgia Tech.

El Viñedo Local wine bar and cafe opens this spring on Peachtree Street serving “South American inspired wine, coffee, and small plates.”

Holeman and Finch pub finally reopens this year at Colony Square.

Politan Row, the upcoming food hall at Colony Square, should see stalls opening by spring.

Rumi’s Kitchen opens a third Atlanta location of the Persian restaurant at Colony Square.

Saints and Council, a new restaurant from the CEO of Cafe Intermezzo, opens this summer at Colony Square.

Toscano, from the owners of Sandy Springs Italian restaurant Cibo e Beve, open a new Italian restaurant this year at Atlantic Station.

Old Fourth Ward

Bar Vegan, owned by Pinky Cole of Slutty Vegan, takes over the space formerly occupied by the Mercury bar and restaurant on the second floor of Ponce City Market.

Biggerstaff Brewing Company opens beside Staplehouse Market on Edgewood Avenue.

Handlebar bar, from the owner of Edgewood Pizza, opens at the corner of Edgewood and Boulevard.

Highland Bistro, owned by Isaac White and Anthony Singleton, opens in the former Chef’d Up space at the corner of Highland Avenue and Sampson Street early this year.

Soul: Food & Culture replaces hot chicken food stall Richards’ Southern Fried at Krog Street Market.

Sweetgreen, the billion-dollar salad chain, expands to Atlanta with at least two new locations.

Peachtree Corners

H&W Steakhouse opens in the former Black Walnut Cafe space on Peachtree Parkway.

Poncey-Highland

Fishmonger seafood market and takeaway cafe opens at the Plaza on Ponce shopping center, home to the historic Plaza Theatre, the Righteous Room, and Southern Belle.

Jinya Ramen still plans to open at Plaza on Ponce along North Highland Avenue in the back of the complex.

Sandy Springs

The General Muir finally opens in January at the City Springs development.

Snooze an A.M. Eatery all-day breakfast restaurant opens at the Gateway complex on Roswell Road.

Summerhill

Concept modern American diner still plans to open along Georgia Avenue.

Hodgepodge Coffeehouse should open another Atlanta location along Hank Aaron Drive.

How Crispy Express sandwich shop opens across from Little Tart Bakeshop on Georgia Avenue.

Maepole, the Athens-based quick-serve restaurant, opens later this year across from Wood’s Chapel BBQ on Georgia Avenue.

Press Start, from Char Korean and Girl Diver owner chef Richard Tang, opens as an old school arcade and bar along Georgia Avenue.

Redacted Basement Drink Parlor, the Summerhill conspiracy theory-themed bar, still plans to open along Georgia Avenue.

Underwood Hills

Chattahoochee Food Works sees the first restaurant stalls opening this winter at the 31-stall food hall.

Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q opens a second location at the Works next to Chattahoochee Food Works.

Round Trip Brewing opens soon along Seaboard Industrial Boulevard, between Atlanta Brewing Company and Second Self Beer Company.

Waffle Experience, a California-based breakfast and brunch restaurant, opens at the Works development along Chattahoochee Avenue in northwest Atlanta.

Virginia-Highland

Farm Burger, the Atlanta-based organic burger restaurant, opens a seventh area location in the former Yeah! Burger space on North Highland Avenue.

Kinship combines the conveniences of a market, butcher, cheese counter, cafe, and wine shop under one roof at the VA-HI building.

Pizza By the Slice, owned by Anthony Spina of O4W Pizza, opens soon at the VA-HI building for Sicilian-style pizza, served by the slice or whole pie, and Jersey-style sub sandwiches.

West End

Edgewood Pizza — the home of “king slices” — opens a second location at the Sky Lofts complex on Oak Street near the West End Mall.

Portrait Coffee, an Atlanta-based roastery, opens at the Lottie Watkins Building on Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard, one block north of the historic Wrens Nest House Museum.

Rodney Scott’s Barbecue should finally open this year at the Met complex.

Westside-Howell Mill Road/Brady Avenue

Brown Bag Seafood, owned by Chicago restaurateur Donna Lee, opens a second Atlanta location in the former Little Star cafe space at Westside Provisions District.

Mujo, the Castellucci Hospitality-backed sushi pop-up, opens next door to Cooks and Soldiers on Howell Mill Road this summer.

SMR Tap bar could open this winter at the emerging Star Metals complex on Howell Mill Road.

Snooze an A.M. Eatery opens a second Atlanta location at the emerging Osprey complex on Howell Mill Road.

Location TBD

Kamayan ATL, the highly popular Filipino food pop-up founded by Mia Orino and Carlo Gan, opens as a restaurant in Atlanta this year.

Nourish Botanica, a sustainable greenhouse cafe owned by Quianah Upton, should open somewhere in South Atlanta by the end of 2021.