Coworking Space OTP: Roam
Entrepreneurs and teleworkers have traded in their basement offices and the crowded coffee shop for memberships in Roam, which operates shared workspaces in Dunwoody and Alpharetta (and has one on tap in Cumberland for early 2015).
Italian: BoccaLupo
Bruce Logue’s passion for pasta is impressive: He hand-cuts and extrudes his own and marries it deftly with Calabrian chiles, red shrimp and scallions, or wild mushrooms and Tuscan kale kimchi.
Midcentury Modern Furniture: City Issue
Casegoods and chairs ranging from generic Danish modern to collectors’ darlings like George Nelson and Edward Wormley—plus, of course, the requisite Eames and Saarinen.
Pizza: Slice by Slice
Four of the best pizza slices in the city, from Varasano's, Don Antonio, Antico, and Varuni Napoli.
Skincare Shop: Dermalogica
Opened earlier this year at Atlantic Station, Dermalogica offers gentle skincare products in its signature modern packaging.
Japanese Restaurant: Tomo
Once a quiet sushi bar in a Vinings strip mall and now a glittery mecca in the Ritz-Carlton Residences, Tomo is the one place to indulge in a multicourse omakase, which you must order five days in advance.
Field Notes: Testing the waters at Terminus Wake Park
Foreboding name aside, Terminus Wake Park allows those without boats—or boating friends—to wakeboard. Here wakeboarders are pulled by cables, rather than outboard engines. For the uninitiated, wakeboarding is like a hybrid of waterskiing and snowboarding.
Boozy Brunch: Barcelona Wine Bar & Restaurant
Traditional brunch dishes don’t pair so well with serious midmorning drinking. But a platter of Manchego, chorizo, and sobrassada? Now that’s an ideal accompaniment to a carafe of sangria (try the flora, made with rose and elderflower liqueur).
Home-Style Korean: Yet Tuh
It’s easy to get lost among the bustling shopping centers of Buford Highway, so look closely to find traditional Korean fare like barley bibimbap, seafood pancakes, and a hearty pork neck soup.
Spa Day: The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Atlanta
The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Atlanta occupies a full floor of a two-story marble-and-mahogany retreat.
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