February may be the shortest month of the year, but it turned out to be a big month for restaurant openings around metro Atlanta. Nearly two dozen restaurants opened for business in February, equaling the openings of the previous month.

Grilled chicken bowl with rice, black beans, guacamole, pickled onions, and fried plantains served outdoors.
Wyld Bird opened for dinner at Home Grown serving pollo asado dishes. (Via Wyld Bird/Instagram)

Now Open

Salted Melon Market & Eatery (sandwiches, salads, smoothies)
Buckhead

Corbu’s Pizza
Buckhead

F1 Arcade (F1 simulators, bar bites, cocktails)
The Interlock

Füm (Italian)
Stella at Star Metals

Taffer’s Tavern
Midtown

White Windmill Bakery & Cafe
Midtown

Stn 11 ATL (coffee, all-day restaurant, bar)
Midtown

Understory (monthly wine dinners at Burle’s Bar)
Old Fourth Ward

PopUp Bagels (Eastside Beltline)
Old Fourth Ward

Related stories:
• F1 Arcade opens at The Interlock on Howell Mill Road
• Miami-based restaurant group opens Italian spot Füm at Star Metals

Modern upscale bar interior with LED lighting, gold seating, premium liquor display, and decorative floral arrangements at F1 Arcade in Atlanta.
The bar at F1 Arcade, now open at the Interlock. (Provided by JMF Communications)

Wyld Bird (pollo asado dishes for dinner at Home Grown)
Reynoldstown

Sugar Loaf Neighborhood Bakery & Cafe (breakfast, lunch)
Reynoldstown

Authentic Hand-Pulled Noodle House (Chinese noodles, soups)
Decatur

Canton Kitchen Authentic Chinese & Dim Sum 
Decatur

Jim ‘N Nick’s (barbecue)
Tucker

Baby Blue (pizzeria at BlueTop)
Chamblee

Hey Yogurt (dessert, smoothies)
Doraville

Common Coffee & Cocktails (coffee drinks, desserts, coffee cocktails)
Doraville

Cafe Sparrow (coffee, pastries, sandwiches)
Roswell

Efendi Mediterranean Restaurant (Turkish)
Alpharetta

YAVA Kitchen and Brewhouse (brewery, Uruguayan food)
Cumming

Ramyun Gallery and Lucky Claw (Korean)
Suwanee

The Library Bar (cocktail bar inside Scholar & Scribe)
Town Trilith, Fayetteville

Japanese supper club Koshu Club opens in April in Buckhead. (Photo by Andrew Thomas Lee)

Coming Attractions

Koshu Club (April; Japanese from Castellucci Hospitality Group)
Buckhead

Spread Bagelry (March; Philadelphia-based chain)
Buckhead

Upper West Market
(March/early April; restaurants, retail, indoor farmers market by Anne Quatrano)
Underwood Hills

  • Summerland (restaurant from Anne Quatrano)
  • White Oak Pastures (beef, pork, chicken)
  • Garnish & Gather (meal prep)
  • Hop City Beer & Wine
  • Prana Kitchens (South Asian)
  • Noble Honey Company
  • Honeysuckle Gelator
  • Island Seafood Market & Oyster Bar
  • Dips Kitchen (artisan dips)
  • Pantry by Mikel (artisan cooking utensils, dishes, pantry goods)
  • Xocolatl Chocolate
  • Bellwood Coffee
  • Georgia Peach Truck
  • Blended Together (Caribbean cold-pressed juices, tonics)
  • Pickles
  • Pet Wants (fresh pet food)
  • La Kiosque by Le Jardin Français (flowers, edible herbs)
  • Woodland Wellness (natural wellness products, spices, cleanse products)
  • 68th & Monroe (natural personal care, beauty, body and skin care)
  • Novare Events

Related stories:
• A second location of Chops Lobster Bar will open at Centennial Yards
• Perimeter Mall submits plan to city to relocate food court to Macy’s wing
• Red Phone Booth team opening three new Downtown Atlanta restaurants
• New dining concepts and a bar open in May at the former CNN Center
• Six food businesses become part of container courtyard at Pittsburgh Yards

Upper West Market includes an indoor farmers market and restaurants. (Provided by Robles Partners/ASD/SKY)
Upper West Market includes an indoor farmers market and restaurants. (Provided by Robles Partners/ASD/SKY)

Gocha’s All Day (2026; brunch, tapas)
Playa Bowls (2026; acai)
Atlantic Station

Ikara (March; fine dining, Indian)
Atlantic Station

Paris Baguette (2026)
Midtown

San Francisco Coffee (Spring; Loria Ansley complex)
Midtown

207 Peachtree (Spring; new restaurants and bars)
Downtown

CTR Food Works (May; food hall, 12 stalls)
The Center (former CNN Center), Downtown

Jagger Suite and Egg Slut (Spring; rooftop bar, breakfast and lunch sandwiches)
Downtown, Moxy Hotel

Chops Lobster Bar (Late 2026; second location)
Centennial Yards, Downtown

New York’s Chopped Cheese (Spring; burgers)
Little Five Points

Te Quiero Tacos (March)
Switchman Hall, Peoplestown

Container Courtyard (Spring; six food businesses)
Pittsburgh Yards, Pittsburgh

Babygirl (April; all-day cafe and bar from Chef Hudson Rouse)
East Lake

Unkie’s Pizza + Bar (Spring)
Brookhaven

Rumi’s Kitchen (reopening March 6)
Sandy Springs

MilkShake Factory (opening March 7)
Roswell

Que-Riosity (Spring; barbecue by Chef Todd Richards)
McDonough

Restaurant openings by month:

• JANUARY 2026
• DECEMBER 2025
• NOVEMBER 2025

Beth McKibben serves as both Editor-in-Chief and Dining Editor for Rough Draft Atlanta. She was previously the editor of Eater Atlanta and has been covering food and drinks locally and nationally for 15 years.