Here's a look at the best new Atlanta restaurants, corporate event venues, hotels, conference centers, and private and party rooms to open for events this fall. These new and renovated Atlanta venues can accommodate groups large or small for private and corporate events, conferences, meetings, weddings, business dinners, teambuilding activities, cocktail parties, and more.
Saltwood, a casual dining concept that emphasizes salted, cured meats on small plates, opened inside the Loews Atlanta Hotel in April. The restaurant, which has small tables and reclaimed wood communal tables, is centered on a charcuterie station where diners can pull up bar stools to sample locally sourced meats and cheeses and watch chefs create the plates. Executive chef Olivier Gaupin's highlights include pork and duck prosciutto and rabbit terrine. The 1,300-square-foot space seats 190: 125 in the main room and 20 on a patio, plus in a bar area.
The Delta Flight Museum completed a $12 million renovation in June, adding new exhibits and event venues to its location next to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The renovated 68,000-square-foot space now includes a 117-seat theater and a 30-seat conference room. For private events, the museum offers renovated airplane hangars: the Jet Age hangar holds 1,200 for a dinner or reception, and the Propeller Age holds 400 for a cocktail reception. The museum's courtyard holds 400 for an outdoor reception.
The Westin Jekyll Island, located on an 11-mile stretch of beach at the state park, opened in May. The hotel has 187 guest rooms and 13 suites as well as an American restaurant, a rooftop bar and lounge, a coffee shop, and an outdoor pool. A covered ballroom veranda and an oceanfront courtyard and lawn contribute to the 5,350 square feet of event space on site, with the ballroom seating 200 guests for a banquet, 350 theater-style, or 160 classroom-style; it holds 300 for receptions. The hotel is located next to the Jekyll Island Convention Center.
Flourish, the latest event venue from Legendary Events, is set to open in Buckhead in November. An extension of Estate, a venue that the event planning company opened three years ago, the space will be available for corporate events, weddings, parties, and more. The space will feature a 3,000-square-foot open-air courtyard with black and white stone, as well as a 11,600-square-foot carpeted ballroom with 100 crystal chandeliers and sconces. The venue will seat 600 guests or hold 800 for receptions.
Little Bacch, which opened in Westside in May, has an elegant dining room atmosphere and a menu featuring produce grown on the farm of executive chefs/owners Anne Quatrano and Clifford Harrison. Also run by chef Joseph Schafer, the restaurant has continental cuisine that includes oysters, whole-roasted heritage chicken, cheese soufflé, and caviar service. The interior of turquoise lacquered walls and plush banquettes is garnered toward small gatherings. The space seats 52 and holds 36 for private events.
Himitsu, a semiprivate lounge and side project from the Umi Sushi team, is set to open in September just a few doors down from the Japanese restaurant. The reservation-only venue will serve as a pre- or post-dinner stop, serving craft cocktails, sake, and small bites from Umi chef Fuyuhiko Ito. Designed by Tom Dixon, the space is 1,300 square feet and seats 70 guests or holds 100 for receptions. For private events, the space is available for complete buyout only.
The Barteca Restaurant Group opened Bartaco, a beach-inspired venture serving upscale Mexican street food, in March in Chastain Park. The restaurant, which offers a menu of familiar and unusual "tacos" and "not tacos" options, presents its meals on metal trays. The 3,900-square-foot space, which boasts an interior of whitewashed wood walls and marine blue accents, seats 192 guests—146 inside and 46 outside. The restaurant has private event space and is available for buyout.
Seafood restaurant Noble Fin is set to open this fall in Peachtree Corners. Helmed by chef Jay Swift, the contemporary American and Mediterranean-inspired restaurant will serve dishes such as octopus lasagna, shrimp dumplings, and domestic lamb chops. Designed by William Jay George of WJG Design and Architecture, the space spans 5,200 square feet and will seat 195 guests in the dining room and 25 people at the bar. Three dining rooms will be available for private dinners of groups of as many as 50 people.
Le Fat, a Vietnamese brasserie helmed by chef Guy Wong, opened in Westside in March. With decor inspired by Vietnam's French-colonial influences, the venue's menu offers classics including bánh mi, pho, and vermicelli, as well as Vietnamese coffee and cocktails. The space measures 3,500 square feet and seats 90 inside and 22 on the patio. The restaurant caters to special events with custom menus and personalized beverage offerings and will start offering buyouts in the fall.
Victory Sandwich Bar's second location reopened in Inman Park in May. Co-owned by Ian Jones and Caleb Wheelus, the industrial-chic tavern offers creative sandwiches with fillings that include pastrami smoked beets and char siu pork and sides including ramen with sesame and smoked potato salad. The bar has an extensive cocktail menu and a signature slushie of Coca-Cola and Jack Daniel's whiskey. The 2,100-square-foot space seats 60 and is available for private events.
