Neighborhood Hot List: Westside/West Midtown

1. Westside Provisions District

e intersection around 14th Street and Howell Mill Road has been transformed into a retail and restaurant mecca. Trendy clothing, homegoods and some of the city’s most awardwinning eateries call the district home.

2. Delia’s Chicken Sausage Stand

e basket of three chicken sausage sliders with barbecue sauce will make your eyes roll back in your head.

3. Room & Board

Modern furniture and accessories to ll your new Westside lo or condo.

4. West Egg Café

Whether you’re going for lunch, dinner or weekend brunch, bring your patience because there’s o en a wait -- and it’s worth it.

5. Atlantic Station

e massive mixed-use development on the site of the former Atlantic Steel site put West Midtown on the map. Shopping, dining, living and frequent visits from Cirque du Soleil.

6. Octane Coffee Westside

Octane’s agship co ee shop at the corner of Howell Mill and Marietta Street continues to bring in students, business folk and hipsters for a cup of joe and some wi- time.

7. Poem 88

e award-winning gallery and literary center is temporarily closed but will reopen in a bigger space inside Westside Provisions District in May.

8. Le Fat

Guy Wong’s anticipated new FrenchVietnamese fusion restaurant should be opening any day now.

9. The Merchant

Antiques and unique gi s for every occasion in a charming shop on Marietta Street.

10. The Optimist

Chef Ford Fry is a semi nalist for a 2015 James Beard Award and e Optimist, which has earned raves from Bon Appetit and Esquire, continues to draw in foodies.

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