Atlanta Checkmate Club turns chess into a social hangout

Atlanta Magazine 1/7 6:01P Joe Reisigl

Online matches are gaining popularity, but chess club is all about the thrill of good old-fashioned board play. Photograph courtesy of Atlanta Checkmate Club: @Slickdaflicka On a Wednesday night in...

COMMAND CENTRAL

SimplyBuckhead.com 1/5 4:00A Nicole Letts

A BROOKHAVEN FAMILY EVOLVES THEIR HOUSE TO SERVE THEIR WORK NEEDS AND AESTHETIC DREAMS! A mason designed and installed an angled mantle that gracefully works around the original stone structure, which...

FEAST OF TALENT

SimplyBuckhead.com 1/5 4:00A Michael Jacobs

Actor Aaron Goldenberg serves up life experience amid film’s comic horror. Aaron Goldenberg says that as a restaurant worker, he s nothing like his We re So Dead character. One slow, short-staffed...

FEATURED RESTAURANTS – JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2026

SimplyBuckhead.com 1/5 4:00A Angela Hansberger

A sampling of great eats in and around Buckhead! Delbar’s bold spice levels may jolt your taste buds. ANTICO PIZZA NAPOLETANA The best pizzas linger in memory and spark cravings long after that last...

Home Style Saturday 484

Southern Hospitality 12/26 10:00P Rhoda

Hi friends! Christmas 2025 has come to a close, but I know we are all savoring the sweet memories of our time with family and friends. I always look forward to the new year and all that it brings...

Find Your Winter Slowdown in Ellijay: Your New Favorite North Georgia Winter Escape

Atlanta Magazine 12/22 3:54A Shelby Wisdom

When the still of winter settles in, there’s no better time to head to the mountains and escape to one of Georgia’s winter getaway hidden gems: Ellijay, Georgia. Cozy Cabins Ellijay is situated...

Best of Atlanta 2025: Eat

Atlanta Magazine 12/17 5:24A Atlanta Magazine

Tabletop grilling at Bene Korean Steakhouse Photograph by Wedig & Laxton Best Korean BBQ ITP: Bene Korean Steakhouse Bene Korean brings Korean barbecue to the Lindbergh area of Buckhead. It features...

Best of Atlanta 2025: Drink

Atlanta Magazine 12/17 5:24A Atlanta Magazine

Toasting with the Moon Theory (left) and Sabai Sabai cocktails at Side Quest Photograph by Wedig & Laxton Best An Nhau Drinking Experience: Side Quest Perched above Pisces on Edgewood, Side Quest...

Best of Atlanta 2025: Do

Atlanta Magazine 12/17 5:24A Atlanta Magazine

Salsa at Ponce City Market Photograph by Shoccara Marcus Best Time to Shake: Salsa Nights at Ponce City Market Bad Bunny kicked off the latest salsa craze with his hit “Baile Inolvidable,” and it’s...

Best of Atlanta 2025: Buy

Atlanta Magazine 12/17 5:24A Atlanta Magazine

Lakadong turmeric (left) and Warm Wild Long Pepper from Humble Origin Superfoods Photograph by Wedig & Laxton New Daily Wellness: Golden Warm Medley by Humble Origin Superfoods Local brand Humble...

Best of Atlanta 2025: Readers’ Choice

Atlanta Magazine 12/17 5:23A Atlanta Magazine

We asked our readers to nominate their favorites in dozens of categories. Here are more than 130 winners who received the most votes: Dad’s Garage, best community theater Photograph by Casey Gardner...

Five “Only In Atlanta” moments from 2025

Atlanta Magazine 12/17 5:23A Rachel Garbus

Y’all know ATL’s just gonna ATL sometimes. Here are a few of our favorite things that happened here this year—and couldn’t have happened anywhere else. André 3000 serenaded a fresh bundle of Grady...

After 25 years, lauded pastry chef Kathryn King plans to leave Aria

Atlanta Magazine 12/17 3:21A Carly Cooper

Aria pastry chef Kathryn King Kathryn King is as much a fixture of Aria as the little white building is on East Paces Ferry. The unassuming pastry chef began whipping up rich, visually appealing...

A night at the Atlanta Cup

Atlanta Magazine 12/9 7:58P Myrydd Wells Walljasper

It’s a Saturday night at Gas South Arena in Duluth, and Naomi Osaka and Aryna Sabalenka are deep in a rally. Osaka floats up a lob; Sabalenka chases it down and answers with a tweener — a shot between the legs while facing away from the net —...

Roshambo ditches its diner identity

Atlanta Magazine 12/2 6:30A Carly Cooper

Tuna poke bowl Courtesy of Roshambo Roshambo opened in late 2022 as a modern diner in Peachtree Battle, with a “diner’s diner” tagline, breakfast-for-dinner options, and a juke box in back. The first...