Villagio Italian Kitchen (villagioitaliankitchen.com) has opened at 1355 Clairmont Road in Decatur serving lunch and dinner. The menu from Executive Chef Brian Obermeyer includes pizza, kabobs, pasta and more.
Nikolai’s Roof (nikolaisroof.com), perched above Downtown on the 30th floor of the Hilton Hotel, has undergone a $1 million renovation to update the 7,500 square foot space. Chef Stephanie Alderete is also re-working the menu, which features modern American fare with Russian influences. The restaurant, which originally opened in 1976, is expected to re-open this month.
Along with previously announced opening of the relocated Cheesecake Factory in the spring, Lenox Square will also welcome two more new eateries early this year – True Food Kitchen, which serves up fresh vegetables, grains and proteins, and Zinburger Wine and Burger Bar, which features Angus burgers, hand-cut fries, and paired wines.
Parish Foods and Goods (parishatl.com) in Inman Park is getting a facelift for 2014 with a new mixologist and menu from Chef Zeb Stevenson, a winner of The Food Network’s “Chopped” competition. Details are expected to be announced this month.
Starbucks has come to DeKalb Medical Center, opening a new location in the Dr. Bobbie Bailey Women’s Tower lobby on the North Decatur campus. Hours of operation are 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The distinctive, circular former location of Trust Company Bank and the now shuttered Piebar and Ixtlan on Monroe Drive will soon become a restaurant and lounge called Cirque. Built in 1962, the new concept is from the owner of The Daiquiri Factory on West Peachtree Street in Midtown.
Caribbean restaurant Stir It Up (stiritupatl.com) has reopened in Midtown at 84 12th Street after closing its location in Little Five Points last summer.
Japanese/Korean influenced Raku (rakuramen.com) has opened at 810 Marietta St. near Georgia Tech in the former Burger Joe’s space.
Kevin Rathbun Steak (kevinrathbunsteak.com) in Inman Park has finished its new “BeltLine Patio,” which faces onto the Eastside Trail. The 926-square-foot space has radiant heaters and a 12-foot high wood-burning brick fireplace. Rathbun Steak is inside the 154 Krog Street building.
Canoe Cellar Door (cellardooratl.com), a sommelier-operated wine shop, was expected to open this month at 4199 Paces Ferry Road. The new shop from the owners of Canoe Restaurant will feature 750 wines from around the world priced at $9 to more than $1,000.
Gilbert’s Cafe & Bar at 219 10th Street in Midtown has been re-branded simply as G’s (gsmidtown.com). After a week of renovations in December, the restaurant re-opened as a gastropub concept with Chef Javier Viera serving up items like mac & cheese, pimento cheese burger with arugula, fried jalapeños and fish tacos.
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