Perc Coffee Opens in Chastain Park and More Metro Atlanta Restaurant News

Brunch options include a breakfast burger, granola bowl, and cruchwrap.

The Perc space, which features a full espresso bar with a bright mint green espresso machine, seats about 20 people inside as well as six outdoor patio tables.

The interior features a curved wall that Amber Foreman, Perc’s retail director, said she calls the “wavy wall” along which are curved banquettes. Foreman said the shape of the wall is reminiscent of Perc’s pink, blue and yellow lava lamp design. Also inside are murals that are “bright, nostalgic and fun,” Foreman said.

Co-founders Philip Brown and Alan Fischer opened Perc in Savannah in 2010 and operate a robust wholesale coffee roasting business alongside their brick-and-mortar stores.

Chastain Perc, like all Perc locations, is open daily from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Mediterranean restaurant SabaRaba’s, which has operated its Sandy Springs location out of a shipping container since 2022, opened its first brick-and-mortar location this week at 2175 American Way in the Lumen development in Chamblee. The menu includes pitas, laffas, gyros, plates and family meals, as well as salads, sides, sauces and desserts.

The restaurant also serves beer and wine in addition to frozen drinks like limonana, a mint and lemon slushy.

Owner Udi Hershkovitz also owns FuegoMundo in Sandy Springs.

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Based in Athens Creature Comforts Brewing Company, recently announced that co-founder Adam Beauchamp had been elevated to CEO. Chris Herron is stepping down from the leadership role he has held since the brewery’s inception in 2014, but will continue to provide support through an advisory role.

Beauchamp, a University of Georgia graduate who studied genetics and ecology at the University of Georgia. In addition to serving on Creature’s board of directors, he spent the first eight years leading its production and quality teams. In 2021, Beauchamp was named chief operating officer, adding responsibility for finance, accounting, business operations and oversight of Creature’s direct-to-consumer division. He also serves as co-chair of the Brewers Association Sustainability Subcommittee.

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Florida-based ice cream and candy store Jack’s Pecans is expected to open in the coming weeks at 800 Marietta St. NW in west Midtown, What Now Atlanta reports. In addition to its ice cream, the place is known for its pralines and liqueur-infused chocolates.

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Greene’s Fine Foods is expected to close its doors at 141 Trinity Place in Decatur, with plans to move within the year, Decaturish reports. The store was located in the historic building for more than 15 years. Phoenix City Jazz Club is about to take over the space.

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Japanese restaurant Omakase table, which started as a pop-up and opened its first brick-and-mortar location in west Midtown in 2022, is set to open a second location in the Buckhead Landing development at 3330 Piedmont Road NE, What Now Atlanta reports .

Cooks Leonard Yu And Paul Guttingare also working on a sister restaurant called Ryokouupon arriving at Adair Park.

Additional food and beverage concepts slated to open in Buckhead Landing in the coming months include the first Georgia location of Ohio-based Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream and the first Atlanta location of Burton’s Bar & Grill , based in Boston. They will join currently operating restaurants including Piu Bello and Urban Wu.

More restaurant news of the week

El Burro Pollo closes in Midtown

Ponce City Market Suffers Heavy Losses Due to Weekend Water Outages

Water main breaks in Atlanta are costing local restaurants a lot of money. Now what?

A weekend without water costs local restaurants

For Atlanta restaurant workers, one of the costs of the water outage was lost wages and tips.

Burst pipes shut down Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks location in downtown Atlanta

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