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The Latest Restaurant Openings Around Atlanta, August 2025
Henna Bakshi is the Regional Editor, South at Eater and an award-winning food and wine journalist with a WSET (Wine and Spirits Education Trust) Level 3 degree. She oversees coverage in Atlanta, Miami, New Orleans, the Carolinas, and Nashville.
Here are some restaurant openings around Atlanta to have on your radar this month. This list will get updated throughout the month as noteworthy openings take place.
Necessary Purveyor Opens at Ponce City Market
Necessary Purveyor, an all-day restaurant and market, opened at Ponce City Market today, Wednesday, August 6. It offers breakfast, coffee, baked goods, sandwiches (like the Short Rib and Fontina Sandwich with caramelized onions), salads, and open-air fridges stocked with deli staples for grab-and-go dishes. In the evenings, the restaurant offers happy hour cocktails, full dinner, and a raw bar with seafood towers. The restaurant is located on the ground floor of the Scout Living hotel and apartment building. Necessary Purveyor is open from 7 a.m. until late for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and market shopping.
Necessary Purveyor is the new market and cafe at Ponce City Market. Jamestown
ASW Distillery opens bar at the Atlanta airport
ASW Distillery has debuted Flights and Bites at Terminal B at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. It is serving up cocktails made with the famous Fiddler bourbon alongside burgers, sandwiches, and breakfast for travelers. The menu is Southern-inspired and includes pulled pork and waffles, and a bourbon flight.
ASW Distillery's Flights and Bites is now open at Terminal B, serving up cocktails made with the famous Fiddler bourbon alongside burgers, sandwiches, and breakfast. ASW Distillery
Magnolia's Kitchen & Cocktails replaces Under the Cork Tree
Under the Cork Tree closed in July in Sandy Springs. It has now been replaced with Magnolia's Kitchen & Cocktails, which remains under the same ownership with Succulent Hospitality. It offers dinner and brunch with a focus on Southern cuisine. Under the Cork Tree was serving European tapas and mains, with Southern influence, and an extensive wine list and craft cocktail options. The new Magnolia's is not related to Magnolia Room Cafeteria in Tucker.
Thai restaurant Pink Lotus opens in West Midtown
West Midtown is building back up. The team behind 26 Thai and Blackjack Bar Tapas, another new restaurant in Midtown, has opened a new Thai spot in West Midtown. Located in the former Donetto space, the restaurant by Niki Pattharakositkul has amassed quite the buzz already for its Thai noodle soups and cocktails. It is open daily for lunch and dinner.
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