Tag: Painted Pickle

The latest pickleball venue to open in Atlanta, Painted Pickle offers much more than the tennis-like game. Created by Justin Amick and William Stallworth, the team being the Painted Pin and the Painted Duck, Painted Pickle is a “compeatery” (a word Amick coined to describe the venue's vibe) with live music, lawn games, poker, ping-pong, a putting green, table shuffleboard, and more.

Each new year in Atlanta brings with it the promise of new places to eat, drink, and, for 2024 in particular, play, thanks to new concepts from Justin Amick and William Stallworth (Painted Hospitality), a cabaret at the Works, and a 1990s-themed cocktail bar in Dunwoody—to name a few.

Our 2023 Best of Atlanta picks for things to do—here's where you can play games, enjoy the arts, catch a show, play mini golf, workout, and more.

Painted Pin owner Justin Amick is getting close to launching his third project, three years in the making, and it's one he holds near and dear, as he, himself, is a competitive pickleball player. But the Painted Pickle is not just for pickleballers. To Amick, it’s “a high-end competery, gaming, and entertainment venue—a place to compete, eat, drink and be social.”

This year, the BeltLine takes center stage once again, with restaurants and bars popping up along the Eastside Trail, as well as in the West End. We’ll see a balance of quick comfort food spots and fine dining. Popular chefs and restaurateurs like Ford Fry, Linton Hopkins, Tal Baum, and Ron Hsu are back, bringing their creative fare to new locations, while newcomers such as Anthony Spina, Jr., hit the scene.

Old names, new restaurants; and pop-ups going permanent—those are the major themes of 2022’s most anticipated restaurants. Here's what to keep an eye out for this year.