Atlanta
September
Castellucci Hospitality Group has opened Bar Mercado, a tapas-style restaurant inside Atlanta’s historic Krog Street Market, offering dinner service, lunch on Saturdays and brunch on Sundays. The colorful and eclectic design is meant to evoke feelings of a market in Madrid, while the kitchen, run by chef John Castellucci, offers multi-regional tapas, meats, cheeses and traditional bar bites. Noteworthy items include empanadas stuffed with pork cheek and golden raisin; braised pork ribs with piquillo pepper relish; bizcocho de chocolate, a brownie with rose marshmallow and raspberry sauce; and bottomless sangria, mimosas and bloody Marys at brunch