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What’s up Westside! Happy Friday. How’s everybody doing? Weather’s been nice, the Dream forced a game 7, the Falcons beat the Niners, and UGA is playing Florida in Atlanta on Saturday for the first time ever.
Speaking of the Falcons, I had a quick work trip this week and on Monday morning the airport was FULL of sad 49ers fans. Too bad, so sad.
But enough about sports… for the most part. We’ve got some awesome eats, events, and updates to get you ready to enjoy the weekend.
Let’s get into this week’s Anthem 👇
The Anthem is made possible in part by El Tesoro West End & South Downtown, a neighborhood treasure serving good quality food at reasonable prices. See the menu here.
🌯 El Tesoro South Downtown has a Sunday brunch buffet with burritos, chilaquiles, and more, plus aguas frescas, horchata, and coffee on the patio.
🧁 By popular demand, the WitchSugar x Lucky Star Halloween dessert and cocktail pop-up is back for an encore tonight from 6-10pm. Quantities are limited, so reservations are the move.
💀 Broad Street BBQ is begging someone to take these cursed souvenir mugs off their hands. $45 gets you the mug plus a double espresso martini slushy and a Diet Coke cold foam, 10/30 and 10/31 only. Per the fine print, they are not responsible for curse-related incidents.
🍟 Ida’s Counter just opened on Mitchell St., and the move is the $15 burger combo: a stacked double cheeseburger with a pile of fries.
👻 Milk chocolate whisky, yuzu, tamarind, and coconut foam with durian. Lucky Star’s Halloween Cocktail Omakase creation is making one last appearance on the Lucky Hour menu through 10/31.
📰 The AJC has a good read on West Midtown restaurants teaming up to fight the neighborhood’s parking-and-traffic rep through the new West Midtown Alliance and its first Restaurant Week.
🦪 Bovino After Dark is giving away a free half dozen chef’s choice oysters when you book a Friday or Saturday dinner on Resy with code OYS through 10/31. The shells go to Shell to Shore to help restore Georgia’s coastal habitats.
🥂 Speaking of Bovino After Dark, they’ve got a Power Hour where oysters, caviar, bubbles, and à la carte bites from the tasting menu are on offer Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 5pm at Lee + White.
🍩 Coffee, matcha, donuts, and a patio full of women-owned vendors. The Salty Donut on West Paces Ferry is teaming up with Gurl 2 Girl for a free Matcha Social on Sunday, 11/1, from 12-5pm. Parking is free on Sunday.
🍽️ Part architectural tour, part tasting. Dining by Design from the Architecture and Design Center of Atlanta walks South Downtown’s hidden architectural gems and eats its way through the neighborhood on 11/12, 4-6pm. Tickets are limited.
⭐ Little Sparrow was recognized again by the Michelin Guide in this year’s American South edition.
🍗 New this fall and already a fan favorite: FÜM’s chicken milanesa over a bright salsa verde with crauti, mustard greens, and a lemon squeeze to finish.
🔥 Smoked brisket, pulled pork rice plates, and a blackened jerk salmon rice plate. Jimmie’s Jerk BBQ is slinging Caribbean BBQ at Boggs Social & Supply Friday and Saturday, Halloween included.
🦃 Delilah’s Everyday Soul is taking Thanksgiving catering orders, with whole roasted or fried turkey, mac and cheese, collard greens, cornbread stuffing, and peach cobbler on the menu.
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🚫 10/30 - Ghostbusters on Founders Green - Who you gonna call? Screen on the Green is showing the 1984 classic outdoors at Founders Green in South Downtown. Doors at 6:30pm, movie at 7pm. | FREE | More Info
🎲 10/30 - Family Game Night - Switchman Hall at Terminal South hosts game night every Friday from 5-8pm. Pick from their library of board and card games or bring your own, and grab food from the hall while you play. | More Info
🎃 10/30-10/31 - Halloween Weekend at Incognito - Incognito has DJ Kenzo on Friday and Florista on Saturday, plus a free shot if you show up in costume. | More Info
🐶 10/31 - Halloween at the BrewBox - Urban Grind BrewBox at Pittsburgh Yards is hosting a pet costume contest from 2-4pm with prizes, pet treats, photo spots, and a featured Halloween drink. Happy hour kicks off at 4pm. | More Info
🌳 10/31 - Second Chance Tree Sale - Trees Atlanta is opening its tree nursery on Allene Ave SW for one more shot at its annual tree sale, with native trees, shrubs, and a pumpkin patch. Show up in costume for a treat (or trick). 8:30-11am. | More Info👻 10/31 - Annual Halloween Party & Costume Contest - Come dressed to impress. Chattahoochee Food Works has DJ Steve spinning from 5pm until late, and the costume contest kicks off at 8:30pm with prizes and surprises. Sign up at the DJ booth. | More Info
🍦 10/31 - One Last Swirl Halloween Costume Party - Pittsburgh Yards is sending off The Creamy Spot as it wraps its incubator run in the Container Courtyard. Expect a live DJ, family-friendly games, costumes for all ages, and plant-based scoops one last time on campus. 12-6pm. | More Info & RSVP
🏈 10/31 - Tailgate & Treat - Monday Night Grove is showing Georgia vs. Florida with sound on its 20-foot outdoor LED screen. $25 buckets of six select MNB beers or Yacht Waters, plus a free Jell-O shot if you show up in costume, while supplies last. | More Info
🥃 11/3 - Neon Alligator Port Tour - Neon Alligator Rum Club’s monthly world rum tasting returns with the full lineup from Louisiana’s Oxbow Estate Rum. Guided flights and specialty cocktails starting at 7pm. | More Info
🍕 11/4 - Plant Bingo - Your next pizza night comes with a plant. Atlanta Plant Bingo takes over Westside Pizza with 10+ prize plants up for grabs, and nobody leaves empty-handed. 6:30-8:30pm. | Tickets & Info
🃏 11/5 - Spades Game Night - No partner? No problem. Spades of Atlanta runs a weekly game night at Monday Night Garage every Thursday from 6-9pm, with drinks on hand and new people to meet. | FREE | More Info
🎄 11/5 - Calligraphy + Ornament Lettering - Learn modern calligraphy with Sip & Script at Terminal South, then put it to work personalizing an acrylic ornament for someone on your list. No experience necessary and a beginner’s kit comes with your ticket. 6:30-8pm. | More Info
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🪴 $13 mystery plants are the move at Seed Atlanta this Halloween weekend, and the rest of the shop at The Interlock is 13% off.
🕷️ Offbeat Books is throwing its first-ever genre-wide horror sale Friday and Saturday. Horror fiction, nonfiction, manga, graphic novels, YA, kids books, and Halloween Squishables are all buy one, get one 40% off at Terminal South. Shopping from the couch? Their 2027 horror releases are 20% off online through 11:59pm on 10/31.
💒 Two Lovebirds Chapel, billed as Atlanta’s first kitsch micro wedding chapel, is now open on Ralph David Abernathy Blvd in Westview.
🎡 Come on down, you’re the next contestant. Great Big Game Show just opened at The Interlock with a live host, podiums, buzzers, and an hour of head-to-head mini-games for your crew.
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