While more than 200 restaurants, bakeries and bars opened in metro Atlanta in 2023 , a long list of restaurants — including many longtime local eateries — closed their doors. Breweries were also especially hard hit. Scroll down to see a full list of the food and beverage concepts we said goodbye to this year.
Dishes from the menu of Serenidad in Cascade Heights.
The Wurst Beer Hall
Drift Fish House & Oyster Bar. Of course, every Fat Tuesday party has to have oysters.
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Cobb County 101 Bagel Cafe Akers Mill
Burnt Hickory Brewing
Drift Fish House & Oyster Bar
Four Fat Cows Marietta
Henri’s Bakery Marietta
Paces & Vine
The first nigiri course in the 12-course Signature Plus Chef Set at Cuddlefish: two pieces of steelhead trout and one of hirame, or Japanese flounder.
DeKalb County BBQ Cafe
Breakers Korean BBQ Perimeter
Common Roots Farmers Market
Cuddlefish
The Hall at Ashford Lane
Lucky’s Burger and Brew Brookhaven
Pontoon Brewing’s The Lodge
Revival
The Rusty Nail
Scoville Hot Chicken Chamblee
Taco Mac Decatur
The Maiz en Texturas dessert at Casa Robles celebrates corn through many textures: as a moist cake, smooth cold ice cream, crunchy caramel popcorn and a warm corn sauce inspired by Central American hot corn beverage atole de elote. Photo by Andrew Thomas Lee
North Fulton County Big Oak Tavern
Carson Kitchen
Casa Robles
Delightful Donuts
Four Fat Cows Alpharetta
Houck’s Grille
Lagarde American Eatery Milton
Loving Hut Sandy Springs
Peach and the Porkchop
Pontoon Brewing
Restaurant Holmes
Sally’s Gluten-Free Bakery Sandy Springs and Alpharetta
Tupelo Honey
VG Bistro
Beer from Anderby Brewing / Anderby Brewing Facebook page
Gwinnett County Anderby Brewing
Blackbird Farms Brewery
Ironshield Brewing
Many would never suspect the Sottaceto pizza from Ammazza was vegan.
Set to close 10 Degrees South (closing date not yet announced)
Ammazza Pizza (Dec. 31)
Bocado (Jan. 2)
Christos (Jan. 15)
Hodgepodge Coffee (Dec. 31)
Lean Draft House (Dec. 31)
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