FEAST FOR THE SENSES

3 Places To See Cool Art While You Eat

It’s often said that we eat first with our eyes, so it makes sense that stylish restaurants adorn their spaces with inspiring art. Here are a few places where the environs will whet your appetite.

No matter where you find yourself seated at Rooftop L.O.A. (rooftoploa.com) in the Westside’s Interlock building, you’re sure to find lovely things to fill your gaze, from artfully presented dishes and cocktails to the bold works of art on the walls. A few stand-outs are the Droplets wall sculpture made with Japanese paper clay and custom hardware by Atlanta-based artist Emily Mann of Ink + Indigo, the woven installation called Tide Lines by Slater Hospitality

Creative Director Holly Patterson and the hauntingly beautiful Atlantis Fairy Tale by Italian artist Paolo Lazzarotti.

Guests go to Arnette’s Chop Shop (arnetteschopshop.com) for flawlessly prepared steak, seafood and steakhouse sides, but art lovers will enjoy the large, colorful paintings of music greats Jimi Hendrix, Mick Jagger and

David Bowie that adorn the upstairs lounge. The contemporary originals by artist Carrie Penley also include a show-stopping painting of a longhorn cow that measures 15 feet long in the downstairs dining room.

5Church Buckhead (buckhead.5churchatlanta.com) has been gaining a following since it opened a year ago, thanks to its flavorful offerings for brunch, lunch and dinner. While you’re deciding what to order, enjoy the jaw-dropping Ishtar painting that measures 27 feet long by Atlanta-based artist Amy Rader. Inspired by the Babylonian goddess of love and war, the subject is depicted wearing the Alexander Mc Queen Rose gown and a Dior jeweled headpiece, a nod to Buckhead’s reputation as a high-fashion destination. n