Bacchanalia and Star Provisions
The owner of Bacchanalia, one of Atlanta’s most celebrated restaurants, and Star Provisions, its gourmet market, was invited to relocate both businesses to a new, purpose-built facility. The area around the proposed location was relatively undeveloped at the time, but she agreed to make the move and help shape the design.
Along with our Atlanta-based team, the owner wanted to create a space that was as strong a draw as the cuisine. The architecture was inspired by Summerland, her family farm in Cartersville, Georgia. The gabled roof, open frame, inviting porch, and wood elements all evoke Summerland’s rural farm vernacular.
Anne Quatrano, Owner, Bacchanalia
A wide front porch leads from the parking area to an airy shop and café. Bright tilework accents the knee wall at the counter, while a folded metal canopy creates a sense of cozy enclosure beneath the high ceiling.
At the heart of the building, the bi-directional kitchen is configured to efficiently serve the café by day and the dining room by night.
The restaurant is on the south side, and its interior features leather-upholstered booth seating, rustic wood tabletops, an overhead constellation of Edison-style bare bulbs, and a custom macrame installation created by a local artisan.
The surrounding area has grown considerably since the restaurant and café opened, and a paved spur of the Atlanta Beltline now runs along the property’s southern edge.
