Tag: Virginia-Highland

Wander through Virginia-Highland on a weekend morning and you can’t miss the massive line weaving through Kinship Butcher & Sundry, with neighbors catching up on gossip as they await Academy Coffee and griddled breakfast sandwiches. There’s so much demand for founders Rachael Pack and Myles Moody’s hospitality that the duo is launching a second Kinship location, as well as a full-service restaurant called So. Fox.

How to make a Virginia-Highland bungalow even better? When the location is perfect, but the client needs more space and updating, the answer is Cottage 2.0. Interior designer Nikie Barfield and architect Mark Arnold identified the home’s charm factors and enhanced them.

It wasn’t on purpose that Virginia-Highland Civic Association president Alex Bevel Jones spoke with 40 bands for the 40th iteration of the neighborhood’s annual Summerfest, which returns this month from June 6 through 8. But it certainly has a nice ring to it.

Rosa replaces DBA Barbecue on North Highland Avenue. Owned and operated by brothers Brandon and Zach Hancock, Rosa serves tacos, enchiladas, burritos, and fajitas in a casual atmosphere.

A vibrant newcomer spices up the Mediterranean mix in Virginia-Highland, a modern take on hibachi opens in Dunwoody, and a new (but familiar) coffee shop comes to Decatur.

Shop at the Indie Craft Experience Summer Market, catch live music at Virginia-Highland Porchfest, and more fun things to do this week.

This multipurpose kids’ room in a Virginia-Highland addition has good ideas for all ages, thanks to the creativity of designers at Copper Sky Design + Remodel.

When Fifth Group Restaurants shuttered the Original El Taco in Virginia-Highland in March, neighborhood families were crushed, having made the 15-year-old Tex-Mex spot a go-to for casual meals with kids. Now, Fifth Group—the company that operates Ecco, Alma Cocina, South City Kitchen, Lure, and La Tavola—has a different target audience in mind for El Taco’s replacement. Named Ela, it will serve Mediterranean fare cooked over an open flame, in a spirited environment.

Virginia-Highland has seen a lot of growth in the last few years, with businesses such as Pielands and Kinship Butcher & Sundry bringing new life to the heart of the neighborhood. Last year, Alex Kinjo (MF Sushi, Kinjo Room) quietly opened Vietnamese spot Mai Kitchen on North Highland Avenue. Last week, he launched another restaurant a few doors down: Yakitori Kona. Replacing Callie’s Hot Little Biscuit, which shuttered in 2022, Yakitori Kona is intended as a family-friendly neighborhood restaurant serving Japanese street fare.

Mother-and-daughter team Rita and Brittany Campos are bringing their own version of high tea to Virginia-Highland. They’ve taken over the space formerly home to Ten Thousand Villages on St. Charles Avenue and are transforming it into an Instagram-worthy parlor with seating for 55.