Rolling in Dough
Restaurateurs Todd Rushing and Bob Amick transformed the circular eccentricity formerly known as the Trust Company Bank into a modern pizzeria. Open since July 2005, Piebar (404.815.1605) features a large pizza oven in place of the bank’s vault. The walkway to the front door resembles a catwalk, especially awash in lights at night. The pod-shaped patio, created from the drive-through bank teller window awnings, can seat 108 or hold 150 for receptions, and a secluded private lounge below the main dining area seats six to eight. The menu includes rectangular pizzas, antipasti, and homemade gelatos and ice cream bars—Piebar’s signature desserts.
So Nice
In the up-and-coming SoNo (south of North Avenue) district, between Midtown and Downtown, Verve (404.888.8880) opened in June. The massive 10,000-square-foot space features three levels, including a lounge with a capacity of 175, a restaurant that seats 100, and the venue’s crown jewel, a rooftop terrace that accommodates 100— complete with a glass-enclosed private room equipped with Wi-Fi and videoconferencing. Verve’s dining room is part chic European café, part island bungalow, with chocolate accents complimenting cream window treatments and dark African wood floors; the lounge features five plasma TVs, a stage for live music, and a DJ booth.
Crazy for Cabanas
Chef and restaurateur Tom Catherall opened Shout (404.846.2000) at Colony Square in February 2005. In addition to the main dining room, the 18,000-squarefoot venue features an intimate wine room that seats 48, the private Bamboo Room that holds as many as 150, and a rooftop lounge with a capacity of 400. Cabanas complete with flat-screen TVs and curtains offer privacy and a view of the Midtown skyline, while multiple bars pour fruit-laden libations and specialty martinis. The menu spans the globe, as the venue features both a sushi bar and a wood-burning pizza oven.
—Joy Johnston
Posted 09.26.06
Photos: Joe Hans/Reynolds Group (Piebar), Leon Dale (Verve)
Restaurateurs Todd Rushing and Bob Amick transformed the circular eccentricity formerly known as the Trust Company Bank into a modern pizzeria. Open since July 2005, Piebar (404.815.1605) features a large pizza oven in place of the bank’s vault. The walkway to the front door resembles a catwalk, especially awash in lights at night. The pod-shaped patio, created from the drive-through bank teller window awnings, can seat 108 or hold 150 for receptions, and a secluded private lounge below the main dining area seats six to eight. The menu includes rectangular pizzas, antipasti, and homemade gelatos and ice cream bars—Piebar’s signature desserts.
So Nice
In the up-and-coming SoNo (south of North Avenue) district, between Midtown and Downtown, Verve (404.888.8880) opened in June. The massive 10,000-square-foot space features three levels, including a lounge with a capacity of 175, a restaurant that seats 100, and the venue’s crown jewel, a rooftop terrace that accommodates 100— complete with a glass-enclosed private room equipped with Wi-Fi and videoconferencing. Verve’s dining room is part chic European café, part island bungalow, with chocolate accents complimenting cream window treatments and dark African wood floors; the lounge features five plasma TVs, a stage for live music, and a DJ booth.
Crazy for Cabanas
Chef and restaurateur Tom Catherall opened Shout (404.846.2000) at Colony Square in February 2005. In addition to the main dining room, the 18,000-squarefoot venue features an intimate wine room that seats 48, the private Bamboo Room that holds as many as 150, and a rooftop lounge with a capacity of 400. Cabanas complete with flat-screen TVs and curtains offer privacy and a view of the Midtown skyline, while multiple bars pour fruit-laden libations and specialty martinis. The menu spans the globe, as the venue features both a sushi bar and a wood-burning pizza oven.
—Joy Johnston
Posted 09.26.06
Photos: Joe Hans/Reynolds Group (Piebar), Leon Dale (Verve)
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