Centennial Yards

Atlanta soul food institution the Busy Bee Cafe has announced it will open its third location, in downtown Atlanta’s Centennial Yards development. The Busy Bee Cafe will open at The Mitchell residential tower at 125 Ted Turner Drive SW with a quick-service format and a bar program, according to a news release.

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 […]

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 […]

ATLANTA — Historic Atlanta restaurant The Busy Bee signed a lease to open a new location at Centennial Yards. CIM Group, which owns Centennial Yards, announced the restaurant signed a lease at the Mitchell residential tower and will open a nearly 3,000 square foot location. Centennial Yards is currently in the midst of a mixed-use […]

The historic restaurant plans to open its third location at the base of a new luxury apartment tower in Downtown.

For generations of Atlantans, The Busy Bee has been more than a restaurant. It’s been a gathering place, a cultural landmark, and a living archive of the city’s Westside history. Now, the storied soul food institution is expanding, signing a lease for a new 2,985-square-foot location at The Mitchell, a residential tower within the massive Centennial Yards […]

A new experience is coming to Atlanta‘s Centennial Yards from the group that brought award-winning The Dead Rabbit to New York City. The Irish Exit, a mix of classic Irish pub culture and a modern aesthetic, will open it’s second location in Atlanta’s entertainment district as part of the $5 billion, 50-acre redevelopment project. The CIM Group announced a lease […]

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Irish Exit, a popular bar in New York, will open its second location in Atlanta’s Centennial Yards project, developers announced on Wednesday. The modern Irish bar signed a lease for a 4,735-square-foot space in the development’s Entertainment District, including indoor and outdoor areas to eat, drink and socialize. […]