We’re kicking off October with a slew of new restaurants. Here is a running list updated throughout the month with the newest places opening around the city.

Chef Hector Santiago opens a new tapas bar in Ponce City Market

Chef Hector Santiago (of El Super Pan) has opened a new Spanish tapas bar, La Metro, in Ponce City Market today, October 30. The menu features fresh, cured, and tinned seafood, veggie-centric dishes, charcuterie, and plenty of meat and rice dishes. Drinks emphasize Spanish cava, wines, local Atlanta, and Spanish beers, ciders, and classic cocktails.

Wild Heaven Beer and Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q partner up with new taproom

Wild Heaven has opened a third location of its brewery and taproom in partnership with Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q. The 93-seat taproom also has a courtyard and a fireplace. Wild Heaven favorites like Emergency Drinking Beer and Sunburst IPA are available, plus head brewer Josh Franks will release exclusive beers here. A full kitchen with an onsite smoker ensures Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q will sling plenty of meats and treats. Local Georgia wine is also available.

The brewery’s new location is an upside amid many Georgia breweries closing recently, including Elsewhere Brewing and Eventide Brewing.

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Painted Park opens in Inman Park in the former Cafe at Parish space

The Painted empire in Atlanta is growing. The team behind the Painted Pin, Painted Duck, and Painted Pickle is now getting ready to open Painted Park on the Beltline in Inman Park on October 28. It will be in the space that formerly housed Cafe at Parish. The restaurant will include an outdoor seating area, two bars, a dance floor, a floating DJ booth, and a lower-level gaming parlor. The menu will include small plates, bowls, salads, and sandwiches, plus loaded fries like buffalo chicken, chili cheese, and truffle with garlic aioli.

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Nan Thai expands to Buckhead

The Midtown staple, Nan Thai, is now expanding to a new location in Buckhead set to open on October 18 at 3050 Peachtree Road. Atlanta restaurateurs Nan and the late Charlie Niyomkul’s daughter, DeeDee Niyomkul, will help lead the new location with her mother. Expect elevated Thai dishes including a mushroom wonton soup ravioli with shitake, chives, shallots, garlic, cilantro, and vegetable consomme, and Nan’s signature filet of whole red snapper with savory three-flavor chili sauce, fried okra, and eggplant. Linda Boualavong will lead the cocktail program with drinks like Forbidden Fruit with 400 Conejos mezcal, tamarind, cardamom syrup, and chili-lime bitters.

A pizzeria will replace General Muir in Sandy Springs

A Michelin-recommended pizza place from Miami, Mister O1 Extraordinary Pizza, will replace the recently closed General Muir in Sandy Springs, according to Tomorrow’s News Today. The restaurant is expected to open by the end of the year.

Alpine restaurant Avize opens in West Midtown

Chef Karl Gorline opened his highly anticipated Alpine restaurant, Avize, on October 3. The renovated restaurant is in the former Nick’s Westside space in West Midtown. The focus of the menu, you guessed it, will be Alpine cuisine. Gorline, formerly at Watershed and Atlas, says the restaurant is far from traditional and inspired by a mashup of European culinary influences.

The restaurant is working with a local farm in Bremen, GA to source seasonal produce. Gorline is particularly excited to serve a hay-smoked, dry-aged duck on the menu, in addition to roast chicken with a lemon caper sauce, venison tartare with blueberries, buckwheat, and walnuts, and striped bass with turnips, salsa verde, and anchovy emulsification. Also, expect foie gras, a fermented carrot bolognese, and caviar during dinner service. Reservations are open.

Hen Mother Cookhouse opens second location in Alpharetta

The popular breakfast, brunch, and lunch joint from Johns Creek, Hen Mother Cookhouse, opened a second location in downtown Alpharetta on October 4. It has taken over the former Restaurant Holmes space, which closed last year, at Alpharetta City Square. The new location is much larger than the original and the menu will be similar, with additions of breakfast tacos and salads. Hen Mother Cookhouse is part of Eater Atlanta’s 38 restaurants.

Caribbean eatery Golden Krust opens in Camp Creek

Caribbean chain eatery, Golden Krust, has opened a location on Camp Creek Parkway on October 4. The Bronx-originated business has more than a hundred locations nationwide. It is known for its jerk chicken, curried goat, and braised oxtail, as well as Jamaican baked goods, including Easter Buns and Spice Buns.

D.C.’s toast and juice cafe Toastique opens in Midtown

The first Georgia location of Toastique, a toast and juice cafe, is set to open at the Hanover Midtown apartment complex on October 5. Originating in Washington, D.C., the fast-casual eatery expanded nationwide, including location in California, Florida, and New York, among others. Expect loaded toasts, smoothie bowls, cold-pressed juices, bowls, coffee, and grab-and-go options on the menu.

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Paya Thai opens in Redbird space in West Midtown

The former Redbird space in Westside Provisions District in West Midtown now houses Paya Thai, opening on October 8. The restaurant comes from Alex Kinjo, who owns MF Sushi, Yakitori Kona, and Kinjo Room, and the team behind Osha Thai Sushi Galleria. The restaurant will be walk-in only for the first month, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Che Butter Jonez relocates to Brookhaven

Owners Malik Rhasaan and Detric Fox-Quinlan have relocated Che Butter Jonez to Brookhaven at 1602 Lavista Road, NE, opening on October 9. The popular South Atlanta restaurant closed earlier this year with plans of relocating. The menu at the new spot will have its classics, including the Halal lamb burger, and serves breakfast and lunch. Select grocery items will be available soon.

Original ChopShop opening in Alpharetta

Fast-casual eatery Original ChopShop will open its third Georgia location on Haynes Bridge Road in Alpharetta on October 9. Expect protein, fruit, and grain bowls, salads, smoothies, juices, and sandwiches on the menu. The Alpharetta location will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday.

Mad Dad’s Philly’s Authentic Cheesesteaks & Hoagies heading to Roswell Junction

A third location of family-owned Mad Dad’s Philly’s Authentic Cheesesteaks & Hoagies is opening the first week of October at food hall Roswell Junction. In addition to classic cheesesteaks, expect a vegan Philly cheesesteak, salmon salad, and gluten-free choices served with yellow rice.