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Decatur restaurant Boho.115 is officially closed, according to a post on their Instagram page this week. The seafood bar and tapas restaurant took over the Square Pub space on Decatur Square in 2022.
Marietta’s Cøntrast Artisan Ales is hosting their grand opening on Sat., Oct. 26 at the new Church Street location. Starting at 3 p.m. and running until midnight, guests in costume receive a complimentary first beer. For more information, check out their website here.
If you have not caught a Diwali Mela celebration yet, check out Decatur’s Chai Pani on Fri., Nov. 1, from 5-10 p.m. There will be a pani puri station; celebratory décor with fireworks, glowsticks, and sparklers; plus complimentary henna and Diwali treats. There will also be a raffle to raise money for relief efforts in Western North Carolina; three of their restaurants in Asheville reopen this week. Visit here for more on their Employee Relief Fund.
Today kicks off the annual Kids in Costumes Eat Free event at Nakato Japanese Restaurant on Cheshire Bridge Road. Now through Oct. 31, all kids 12 and under can choose their favorite Kids’ Hibachi Meal or Kids’ Bento Box, and their dinner is free (up to a $17 value per child). Make your reservations here.
Looking for a Halloween bash tonight? Brookhaven’s HAVEN is hosting a patio party and costume contest from 7-10 p.m. Expect live music, booze, and bites, plus a dash of dancing. For more details and to purchase tickets online visit here.
The New York Times released their list of the 25 best restaurants in Atlanta this week, including Chai Pani, The Colonnade, Lyla Lila, Miller Union, La Semilla, Talat Market, and others. Click here to see the full list.
Necessary Purveyor, a restaurant and gourmet market, will open in Scout Living at Atlanta’s Ponce City Market this winter. Expect features like curated natural and low-intervention wine, local produce, sandwiches, and seafood. For more updates follow their Instagram here.
Peruvian coastal restaurant Tio Lucho’s in Poncey-Highland is introducing a new Power Hour lunch menu from 11:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m., Tuesdays through Fridays. Featuring protein-packed selections, you can expect everything from Tio’s Salad – Quinoa, aji dulce, apples, tomato, feta, rocoto vinaigrette – to a Pollo Bowl with a braised chicken quarter and jasmine rice. See more updates on their Instagram here.
Korean barbecue aficionados take note: Cumberland Mall’s SSamJang Korean BBQ (pictured) is now open for lunch and dinner seven days a week. You can look forward to everything from ssambap – rice wrapped in leafy greens with 14 meat toppings – to ramyeon Korean spicy noodles, and jumukbap rice balls. Curated and zero-proof cocktails are also part of the lineup. Check out their Instagram here.
Midtown’s Flight Club Atlanta launched a new menu this week highlighting fall flavors. Grab a grilled chicken sandwich, buffalo chicken sliders, or churros for a sweet treat, or sample their autumn-inspired cocktails including an Espresso Old Fashioned with Woodford Reserve; an Oaxacan Seaglass made with house-infused green chili mezcal, lychee, lime, and ginger; or the The Ladybird featuring Planteray rum.
How have you been celebrating National Pizza Month? Bocado, newly opened in Sandy Springs, not only offers wood-fired pizzas in-house, but they are now launching nationwide shipping of their pies. You can learn more about their ready-to-ship artisan sourdough pizzas here.
Avondale Estates’ Commune listening bar is tapping into horror-centric drag for Halloween with a “Drag Me to Hell” event on Wed., Oct. 30, starting at 9 p.m. Hosted by Jarvis Hammer and featuring DJ Jenny Watts, you can catch more updates on their Instagram here.
The Atlanta Whiskey Riot festival returns Nov. 2 with more than 200 whiskies and bourbons available for sampling. This year’s event will benefit the Georgia Ovarian Cancer Alliance, whose mission is to increase awareness and educate women and their families as well as the healthcare community about risks, symptoms, and treatment of ovarian cancer leading to earlier detection. Today is the last day to secure VIP tickets. You can view the current pour list and get your tickets here.