Check out this brief roundup of recent restaurant openings and announcements of upcoming restaurants you might have missed in May.
Now Open
Uno Más Taqueria
One Alliance, 3500 Lenox Road, Buckhead
Uno Más Taqueria, from the owners of Westside Motor Lounge, is now open at the One Alliance Center in Buckhead, near Little Alley Steakhouse. The all-day restaurant and bar is currently open weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Voagies
1542 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd, Westview
The Westview location of Slutty Vegan became a new vegan sandwich restaurant from owner Pinky Cole.
Phew’s Pies
Sweet Auburn Curb Market, 209 Edgewood Ave., Sweet Auburn
The popular delivery-only pop-up pizzeria is now a full-fledged food stall operation based out of The Municipal Market (Sweet Auburn Curb Market). Matthew “Phew” Foster has become known around the city for his very Atlanta takes on pizzas, including the now-famous lemon pepper wet pie and pizza topped with oxtails.
The Secret Slice
Takeout window across from Patagonia on the Eastside Beltline
A new pizza window opened on the Eastside Beltline earlier this month, serving $5 giant slices of cheese or pepperoni pizza and Italian ices. You can find The Secret Slice across from Patagonia’s courtyard, right before you hit Irwin Street.
Bomb Biscuit
519 Memorial Dr., Grant Park
Baker Erika Council reopened her popular Michelin Bib Gourmand breakfast restaurant Bomb Biscuit in Grant Park, taking over the former Woodward & Park space at Larkin on Memorial. Look for a menu of buttermilk biscuit sandwiches, chicken and waffles, and cinnamon rolls, along with other breakfast and brunch dishes. Open Wednesday-Sunday, Bomb Biscuit features indoor and outdoor seating and a dedicated takeout area.
More May restaurant openings
• Atlanta’s newest wine bar readies for its debut in Boulevard Heights
• NFA Burger opens at Avalon in Alpharetta
• Yeppa & Co. opens at Junction Krog District on the Beltline
Peckish
Pullman Yards, 225 Rogers St., Kirkwood
Chef Tamara Hewitt opened Peckish in the former Fishmonger space at Pullman Yards in Kirkwood. The brunch restaurant residency is currently open only on the weekends, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., serving dishes like shrimp and grits, smoked jerk wings, peaches and cream-stuffed waffles, and a high tea tower filled with honey chicken biscuits, oxtail empanadas, lox sandwiches, and fruit tarts.
Machete Grill Taco Factory
2566 Shallowford Road, Atlanta
This new Mexican restaurant is now open for fish tacos, birria, and cochinita pibil in Northeast Atlanta.
Cuzco Peruvian Cuisine
Suntan Center, 2863 Buford Hwy, Brookhaven
The new Peruvian restaurant opened in the Suntan Center on Buford Highway for traditional ceviche, lomo saltado, chaufa, and empanadas.
Dave’s Hot Chicken
6309 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs
A location of the hot chicken chain is now open on Roswell Road.
CT Cantina & Taqueria
244 Perimeter Center Pkwy, Dunwoody
A fifth location of the Mexican restaurant is now open at the Campus 244 Complex near the Perimeter.
Brooklyn Bagels
3520 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody
A fourth location of the Ansley Mall bagel shop and deli opened at Cambridge Square in Dunwoody.
Azotea Cantina
1025 Alpharetta St., Roswell
A second location of Azotea Cantina opened at Southern Post in Roswell, home to restaurants like Grana and Bey Mediterranean. The restaurant serves food and drinks inspired by the restaurants and bars found in Mexico City. Azotea Cantina also includes a location at Atlantic Station.
Taqueria La Bikina
1055 Mansell Road, Alpharetta
The new Mexican restaurant on Mansell features tacos cradled in freshly made corn tortillas.
Taste the Flavor Brunch Bar
5325 Windward Pkwy, Alpharetta
Open for brunch until 4 p.m., Taste the Flavor features dishes like French toast, swai fish plates, chicken and waffles, and Creole shrimp and grits.
JARS
4500 W. Village Pl., Smyrna
Top Chef Fabio Viviani opened dessert restaurant JARS on West Village Place in Smyrna. Expect soft serve, pies like banana cream, red velvet cheesecake, and Viviani’s popular tiramisu all served in jars, along with milkshakes.
Diyar Al Yemen
1871 Cobb Pkwy, Marietta
This Marietta restaurant serves halal Yemeni dishes, including traditional dishes like saltah, mushakal, and fahsa.
Coming Attractions
Luella Steakhouse
3717 Roswell Road, Buckhead
The restaurant group behind The Ivy and Family Dog in Atlanta and Little Betty in Birmingham plans to open Luella steakhouse in Buckhead later this year. The steakhouse, named for the owners’ daughters, will take over the former Ivy space on Roswell Road. Luella will eventually include a private cocktail club.
Big Bad Breakfast
1952 Howell Mill Road, Buckhead
A location of Chef John Currence’s Big Bad Breakfast will open in the former Cultivate Food & Coffee space.
Toastique
1000 Marietta St., Marietta Street Artery
A location of brunch restaurant and juice bar Toastique will open in the former Theory space at the Brickworks this fall. Toastique includes a location on West Peachtree in Midtown.
More May coming attractions coverage
• Indian restaurant opening at Spring Quarter in Midtown
• Broad Street BBQ joins El Tesoro next year in South Downtown
Henri’s Bakery
Piedmont Park, Midtown
A new location of the Atlanta-based bakery and cafe will open this summer near the aquatic center in the heart of Piedmont Park.
Pizza Dynamo
661 Auburn Ave., Old Fourth Ward
Pizza Dynamo will open beside Pour Taproom on the Eastside Trail in the coming weeks. Neighboring pizzeria Nina & Rafi closed in April and will be replaced this summer by Eclipse di Luna.
Raani Coffee
720 Moreland Ave., East Atlanta
A permit has been filed to transform the former Hodgepodge Coffeehouse space on Moreland into a new coffee shop. Raani Coffee, owned by Praveena Sundarraj, will include a kitchen and coffee roastery on site. Rough Draft reporter Logan C. Ritchie reached out for more details from Sundarraj, who told her that Raani Coffee will open this fall and include a roastery and a tasting room and serve pastries.
Enzo Izakaya
Olive & Pine, 100 Pine St., Avondale Estates
Enzo Izakaya has begun hiring for its location at the Avondale Estates complex, also home to Commune listening lounge and wine bar. Enzo Izakaya should open by the end of June or early July. A bagel shop will also open soon across from Leftie Lee’s sandwich shop and bakery at Olive & Pine.
The Hampton Social
High Street, 101 High St., Dunwoody
With its tagline, “Rose All Day,” The Hampton Social promises to bring coastal-inspired food and drinks and vibes meant for lively socializing when it opens in Dunwoody in mid-June.
Fogón and Lions
1650 Johns Creek Pkwy, Johns Creek
A location of the Alpharetta-based Spanish restaurant owned by Chef Julio and Zoribeth Delgado will open next year at the The Medley in Johns Creek.
2025 restaurant openings
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• March openings
• February openings
• January openings