As reported by Creative Loafing, Midtown Atlanta will be getting a new restaurant…..
DaVinci’s Pizzeria, a popular spot in Smyrna, will be opening their second Atlanta location later this month. The pizza shop will be in Arts Center Tower across from the Arts Center Marta Station.
Look for MyMidtownMojo to check this place out and give you a report. Isn’t everyone looking for good pizza?
This restaurant space is located in Cornerstone Village, at the corner of 5th and Peachtree. My office was next door for 3 years. Indeed, this will be the 3rd try of a restaurant since Eno closed a couple years ago. I’m going to go out on a limb and say it will all depend on the menu and of course service.
El Escorpión to take failed Eno by Zaza (most recently 5th Street Cafe) space
Riccardo Ullio, owner of Atlanta favorites Sotto Sotto and Fritti of U Restaurants, will open a new Midtown restaurant.
El Escorpión, the name of Ullio’s newest venture, will open in the former Eno by Zaza space (most recently 5th Street Cafe), according to management at both Sotto Sotto and Fritti.
Located at 800 Peachtree street, El Escorpión will be the third concept the space has seen in less than two years.
5th Street Cafe closed after a mere 78 days in business, owned by Atlanta Hawks’ Zaza Pachulia (story here).
El Escorpión will also be Ullio’s fourth attempt at a successful Midtown restaurant. Ullio opened three concepts at 905 Juniper in Midtown (Cuerno, Lupe and Beleza) all which are now closed (story here).
Still under development, U Restaurants has not released any specifics on the concept and have no comment at this time.
Here’s to hoping Ullio doesn’t get stung a fourth time in Midtown.
Developing…
El Escorpión
800 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA 30308
“Things go better with Coke.” Remember that commercial campaign for the famous soft drink? Well, Midtown Atlanta will certainly be getting “better with Coke” as Coca Cola begins a transformation of their Midtown/North Avenue campus which will include the relocation of up to 600 employees.
The 35 acre campus, located just West of Midtown on North Avenue will be reinvigorated with a $90 million renovation of its 1.8 million sq. ft. campus, most famous for 1 Coca Cola Plaza, the tower with the logo on top. In a statement to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, spokeswoman Kerry Tressler stated, “The effort is part of reaching our goal of being a great place to work in our 2020Vision and to meet the needs of a high-performance workforce.”
Coca Cola Relocation to Midtown Atlanta
The relocation of employees and the renovations are part of the $13 billion acquisition of Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.’s North American operations, which was done last October.
Midtown Atlanta
This project is great news for Midtown Atlanta! The Coca-Cola campus is convenient to numerous Midtown high-rise and single family homes. New higher paying jobs could certainly mean more buyers for the many condos available as well as shoppers and diners for Midtown’s retail and restaurant business.
