26-03-2025
El Tesoro picks South Downtown for third location
El Tesoro, the Edgewood taqueria that built success by combining great food and drinks with a communal outdoor dining, is heading to South Downtown.
Why it matters: The restaurant's third location on Mitchell Street joins a growing list of businesses along historic Hotel Row looking to breathe life back into the heart of the city.
Zoom in: The taqueria will have an indoor-outdoor bar and a patio facing Broad Street, the center of the neighborhood's proposed food district, the team said in a statement.
Expect the tacos, burros and mulitas, plus special dishes, mezcal and a smoothie bar. Raines plans to open the new restaurant in 2026.
Zoom out: Atlanta Ventures, which owns the future El Tesoro location and dozens of other nearby properties, is prepping spaces for new businesses to serve the community, including soon-to-open record store Crates and Delilah's Everyday Soul restaurant.
Fun fact: The new location's building was the longtime home of Rondo, a shop and Downtown institution that sold all the candles, oils and incense you'd need to cast a spell or seek good fortune.
