In today’s Quick Bites, get details on several restaurant openings, including a new Westside omakase restaurant, a Peruvian restaurant in Reynoldstown, and new food hall stalls at Switchman Hall and Ponce City Market. Plus, we share some notable restaurant closures, along with two upcoming food events to put on your calendar.
Restaurant openings
Season, one of our Best New Restaurants of 2025, opened a satellite location inside Marietta’s Gabriel’s Bakery. According to a joint Instagram post, the partnership will help both beloved businesses succeed at what they do best. Catch counter-service breakfast and lunch at Gabriel’s location Tuesday-Sunday, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Season 2.0 has a limited coffee menu right now, but as they get more established, they’ll start incorporating seasonal flavors. Stay tuned to their socials for further updates.
Omakase Table’s sister restaurant, 788 Omakase Table, is now open at 788 W. Marietta St. NW. Expect to spend $195 per person on a 14-course meal. Reservations are available now.Â
Renzo Kuong Arrayan’s (Pisco Latin Kitchen) steakhouse and ceviche bar, Casa Coya, opened in Reynoldstown. Reservations are now available on OpenTable.
Ethiopian spot Ruki’s Kitchen (pictured above) opens this weekend in Switchman Hall at Terminal South. You may have recently enjoyed Ali Lemma’s food during his Midtown Bowl residency in November. Stop by this Saturday, Jan. 10, from noon to 8 p.m., to catch the grand opening, or come earlier for the ribbon cutting at 11 a.m.
Hippin Hops Brewpub & Oyster Bar relaunched under new ownership last Saturday, Jan. 3. The brewpub has shifted its focus to highlighting local brewers and a more robust culinary menu, which includes an oyster menu featuring more than 10 styles of preparation.
Coming attractions
Miso Ko and Ton Ton’s spaces will welcome Norifish, an omakase restaurant and Okiboru, a ramen and tsukemen spot, this spring.
Smalls Sliders, a Louisiana-based chain known for tiny burgers and indulgent milkshakes, broke ground on the second Georgia location in Marietta this week.
Lala, a panaderia from pastry chef Ricky Saucedo (Pata Negra Mezcaleria), opens in Lawrenceville Square early next month.
Downtown Decatur French restaurant Cafe Alsace reopens after a winter break on Tuesday, Jan. 13.
Ikara, a fine dining Indian restaurant, will open in Atlantic Station’s Twelve Midtown Hotel this winter.
Closures
This time of year is flush with restaurant closures, and metro Atlanta was not spared. Falling Rabbit in Duluth, Battle and Brew at the Battery, Tin Lizzy’s Cantina locations in Dunwoody and East Cobb, The Blind Pig Parlour Bar, and Chido & Padre’s all recently closed. Ponce City Market experienced multiple closures this week, including Guy Wong’s Miso Ko and Ton Ton and potentially Hector Santiago’s La Metro.
Restaurant sale
Magnolia’s Kitchen & Cocktails, which closed in Sandy Springs after just five months in December, has been listed for sale, as first reported by Tomorrow’s News Today.
Add to your calendar
The Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center will launch Joe Alterman’s Toast & Jam Jazz Brunch series in the Studio Theatre this Sunday, Jan. 11. This month, pianist Joe Alterman’s guest is Lavahi. Seatings are available at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Tickets are available now.
Atlanta’s Les Dames d’Escoffier International (LDEI) chapter hosts its 13th annual Culinary Futures Reception at the Fashion Theater at AmericasMart Building 3, Floor 15, next Thursday, Jan. 15, from 6-8 p.m. This year’s event will feature Cat Cora, the first female Iron Chef. An exclusive VIP meet-and-greet with Cora starts at 5:30. Tickets are available now.