Gifts: The Merchant
After opening its doors on the Westside in 2013, this eclectic gift shop added a second outpost this fall at Krog Street Market.
New Chocolate Shop: Xocolatl Small Batch Chocolate
Wander around Krog Street Market and it won’t take long for your nostrils to encounter the heavenly work of this craft chocolatier. Bar flavors rotate frequently, but recent favorites included Oh Nuts!, with roasted almonds and vanilla-infused sea salt.
Running Coach: Janet Hamilton
Although she often operates inside a no-frills Stockbridge gym, Hamilton is actually a nationally known coach whose expertise is often tapped by serious athletes and publications like Runner’s World.
Butcher: Pine Street Market
With one of the friendliest smiles in town, Rusty Bowers doesn’t look like someone who breaks down animal carcasses for a living.
Real-deal Modern: Switch Modern
For more than a decade, owners Roy Otwell and Doug Henderson have helped Atlanta homeowners embrace modern designers like Minotti, Knoll, and Alessi—no easy task in a city that was once a bastion of traditional decor.
Sunday Dinner: Eat Me Speak Me
From local tomatoes with coffee vinaigrette to wild catfish with oyster mushrooms, you can always count on something quirky and colorful from Jarrett Stieber, who operates this weekend pop-up out of the tiny kitchen of Candler Park’s Gato.
Place to bring the kids (& eat well, too): Novo Cucina
Toys, a self-service wine station, and orders that come out faster than your two-year-old can say “more snacks!” mean Riccardo Ullio’s Italian outpost is about as family-friendly as a restaurant that doesn’t serve corn dogs can get.
New Asian: Le Fat
So many Asian restaurants have all of the allure of an East German subway station. Hat tip to Guy Wong, who turns out terrific Vietnamese and Chinese plates in a setting bathed in French Colonial grandeur.
Karaoke Night: Clermont Lounge
The Clermont Lounge is certainly known for worse sins than crooning off-key, and that’s what makes this karaoke night (Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m.) the perfect place to find your inner rock star.
Yoga Instructor: Astrid Santana
Santana is like a super-bendy wood nymph who knows how to soothingly encourage, adjust, and inspire so that each class feels like it was designed especially for you.
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