Grant Park Eats Mediterranean-Style Bistro and Speakeasy Cocktail Bar Zoo Bar Opening Soon at the Beacon in Grant Park, Atlanta | Eater Atlanta

"Housed alongside Grant Park Eats in the Beacon, I was told Zoo Bar — from the same ownership team — will offer a more nighttime, speakeasy-leaning experience with charcuterie, sumac- and pepper-smoked wings with celery seed aioli, a Zoo Bar burger, and entrees such as grilled lobster tails with ramp butter. The menu includes mussels with house pancetta and preserved lemon, smoked morel mushrooms with asparagus and cured duck egg, poached striped bass in porcini brodo, wild mushroom and farro–stuffed quail, pan-seared steak with green peppercorn soubise and fingerling potatoes, and other bar-friendly items; cocktails are described as “speakeasy-style.” Designer Mona Stephen of M One Design Group took inspiration from nearby Zoo Atlanta, applying a “sexy, jungle theme” throughout with a creams, purples, and gold palette, animal-print-upholstered seating, gold-plated rhino and elephant heads, a nine-foot LED zebra motif, and a large greenery wall. Zoo Bar will be open Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday from 5 p.m. to 12 a.m., and Friday and Saturday from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m." - Beth McKibben