

One of the shining features of the menu is a selection of from-scratch gelato, and the restaurant will also have a full bar including cocktails, fun wines and an extensive amaro/aperitivo/digestivo selection.

The whimsical name comes from a couple of names and nicknames in the Sims family. Shae and Ryan Sims of Dinner Party in Five Points are expanding to add ZZ & Simone’s on Lumpkin Street in Athens. A huge part of that goal for Cole was opening up a conversation about food for people who have little experience with vegan options, hoping to offer delicious foods that are nourishing and healthy. Founder Pinky Cole has long wanted to bring vegan options and food awareness to Atlanta's West End, and now that she's conquered Atlanta, she's bringing her delicious plant-based meals to Athens. Since it opened in 2018, Slutty Vegan has been making waves in Atlanta, and now it’s coming to Baxter Street in Athens in 2022! The restaurant serves huge, overflowing, decadent plant-based burgers to thunderous reviews, and is an exciting addition to the Classic City’s vegetarian and vegan food scene. Farm Burger is working to redefine the burger by bringing together a community of ranchers, farmers, chefs, restaurateurs and eaters, creating a kinship around its healthful and humane values.

The restaurant is slated to open in January of 2022, with its seasonal menus and local meat and produce. Choco coffee continues the bean-to-bar tradition of Condor Chocolates, honoring the owners' family heritage by showcasing specialty Ecuadorian coffee.įarm Burger, a southeastern US restaurant chain known for farm-to-table burgers and local hormone-free meat, is opening a location on Prince Avenue in Athens. The new location has a special focus on Choco coffee roasting, named for the Choco toucan, unique to the Choco cloud forests of Ecuador. The new shop is open Tuesday through Sunday, serving up hot cocoa, Choco coffee and of course, chocolate. New restaurants in AthensĬondor has been blessing Athens’ historic Five Points neighborhood with bean-to-bar Ecuadorian chocolate since 2014, and on November 24, 2021, a new Condor Chocolates cafe and factory opened downtown. Head to Athens this year to see all the new sights and taste all the new foods. Plus, The Classic Center Arena breaks ground in February 2022, taking the first step to bringing all-new music, sports and entertainment to downtown. New restaurants, specialty shops, exhibits and more are coming to Athens in 2022! Local favorites like Cafe Racer Coffee + Donuts and Condor Chocolates are opening second locations, while all-new and new-to-Athens businesses like Slutty Vegan, Farm Burger and ZZ & Simone's are joining the Athens community.
