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Atlanta Magazine: Chops Lobster Bar is opening a location Downtown

Buckhead Life Restaurant Group has shaped Atlanta’s dining identity for decades. When founder I. Pano Karatassos launched the company in 1979, he set a new standard for hospitality in the city. The opening of Chops Lobster Bar in 1989 cemented that legacy, establishing a steakhouse that many Atlantans still consider a benchmark of fine dining. In the years […]

Written by on February 11, 2026

Atlanta Journal Constitution: A second location of Chops Lobster Bar is heading to Centennial Yards

Chops Lobster Bar, the longtime Atlanta steakhouse from Buckhead Life Restaurant Group, will open a second location in downtown Atlanta’s Centennial Yards development later this year. Chops Lobster Bar’s 13,000-square-foot downtown outpost at 85 Centennial Olympic Park Drive NW will offer a menu of seafood delivered fresh daily and USDA Prime aged beef, according to […]

Written by on February 11, 2026

Atlanta News First: Iconic Atlanta soul food restaurant The Busy Bee to open location at Centennial Yards

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Busy Bee is coming to Centennial Yards. On New Year’s Day, developer CIM Group announced the iconic Atlanta restaurant signed a lease for a new 2,985-square-foot location at The Mitchell residential tower, which is part of the $5 billion mixed-use Centennial Yards development in Downtown Atlanta. It will be the […]

Written by on January 7, 2026

WhatNow Atlanta: The Busy Bee To Join Centennial Yards In 2027

The Busy Bee, which has been open in Atlanta since 1947, will be opening a new location in The Mitchell at Centennial Yards in 2027, according to a recent social media announcement. “We’re extremely proud to welcome The Busy Bee, a legacy restaurant that represents the very best of Atlanta’s history, and hospitality,” Brian McGowen, president of Centennial […]

Written by on January 7, 2026