MetroFresh's Midtown Promenade cafe is closed after a late‑night fire that owner Mitchell Anderson says was sparked by a leaf‑blower battery. No injuries were reported; the Peachtree outpost is serving customers.

Zion Delight Southern Cuisine scored 64 on a routine Georgia inspection after 11 violations, including two priority temperature-control lapses. A March 3 recheck and a 14-day order to get a certified manager followed.

Station 11 will move into Midtown’s restored firehouse at 30 North Ave NW, serving Caribbean-Asian breakfast to dinner with a Gilly Brew Bar coffee program and a planned speakeasy.

Ike’s Cafe and Grill will convert its Marietta ghost kitchen into a 3,200-square-foot full-service restaurant with seating for about 100–120 this spring.

Hop City is turning a former boiling room inside Upper West Market into The Boiler Room, a 30-seat bar focused on beer, wine, cocktails and THC beverages. The bar won’t serve food; market vendors will handle eats.

Fincher’s Bar‑B‑Q plans an April opening at 102 S. Armed Forces Blvd in Warner Robins, bringing its pulled‑pork and ribs to a rebuilt storefront near Robins Air Force Base.

Foo Hai, an offshoot of Atlanta's Urban Hai, will open this spring at the Aloft in Homewood. The menu has not yet been released.

Chef Patricia Kapusta is opening Honey & Challah, a kosher dairy café at 6120 Powers Ferry Road with AKC supervision planned for early May.

A Miami-inspired open-air café called The Grotto is coming to Marietta Street with tacos, cocktails and a tropical patio, targeting a soft opening in about 60 days.

Banh Mi 135 is expanding to Doraville and Norcross, bringing its Duluth‑style bánh mì, sugarcane juice and a fast‑casual model to North Atlanta.

Shake Shack will open a drive‑thru in Athens at 161 Alps Road on March 4, with giveaways, a Hairy Dawg appearance and proceeds to benefit the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia.

Weaver D's — the Athens soul-food spot that inspired R.E.M.’s album title — will serve its last plates this week as owner Dexter Weaver retires.

Moxie Burger’s Shallowford Road spot scored 51/100 after inspectors found cross‑contamination and cold‑holding failures. A follow‑up inspection has been ordered.