Field Day

"Field Day, the neighborhood bar and restaurant owned by Rob Bouton of Charleston’s Queen Street Grocery, closes this weekend after just two years on Highland in the Old Fourth Ward. Bouton made the announcement on Instagram Friday morning. The restaurant took over the former Across the Street Mexican restaurant space and resides next door to Bouton’s neighborhood market, Everyday. It’s unclear whether the market will also close. “Opening just a month before Covid started, we had extremely high hopes, but it just didn’t work out,” Bouton tells Eater. “We are extremely proud of our staff, the quality of our menus and all the friends and fans that continually supported us even though the outlook was bleak.” Field Day opened at the end of 2019, four months prior to the start of the pandemic, serving an eclectic menu from chef Mike Pitts (BeetleCat, Nobu, Momofuku), including kimchi grilled cheese, bone-in monkfish, classic cheeseburgers, and French fries topped with creme fraiche and trout roe. Like the food, the cocktails at Field Day ranged from funky takes on the 50/50 martini and Old Fashioned to dive bar classics and frozen cocktails and patio drinks in the summer. “Mike was tiring of the fine dining grind and wanted to open a classic, everyday bar and restaurant within his own neighborhood, some place where his neighbors could afford to eat at more than once a month,” Bouton told Eater in 2019. “It was the same thing I had done with Queen Street in Charleston.” Field Days closes after service on Sunday, January 23." - Beth McKibben

"Field Day, the neighborhood bar and cafe owned by actor Rob Bouton of Charleston’s Queen Street Grocery, opens today on Highland Avenue in the Old Fourth Ward. It takes over the former Across the Street Mexican restaurant, and resides next door to Bouton’s neighborhood market, Everyday. The dinner menu from co-owner and executive chef Mike Pitts includes a varied assortment of foods like duck confit, chicken yakitori, and a grilled cheese sandwich with nappa kimchi. Bar manager David Petro’s cocktails include gimlets, old fashioneds, and fifty-fifty martinis served alongside wines by the glass, local beers, and pitchers of 'cheap beer' like Miller High Life. The restaurant features a funky, playful, and carefree design created by designer Jacob Anderson, with a dog-friendly covered bar and views of downtown Atlanta." - Beth McKibben

"Field Day cafe and Everyday market, owned by Rob Bouton of Charleston’s Queen Street Grocery, was scheduled to open across from the Barrelhouse earlier this month. The cafe and market are taking over the former Across the Street Mexican restaurant and its adjacent market on Highland Avenue. No word as to a new targeted opening date." - Beth McKibben

"Rob Bouton, owner of Charleston cafe and market Queen Street Grocery (QSG), is opening Field Day Cafe and an adjacent market call Everyday in the space formerly occupied by Across the Street (ATS) Mexican restaurant. The new Highland Avenue neighborhood cafe plans to serve a 'hodgepodge menu' of eclectic fare and not take itself too seriously; much like its Charleston counterpart. Expect all-day breakfast sandwiches and crepes and cheeky dinner specials at an affordable price point. A dog-friendly patio with a full bar in back should be a popular spot for Freedom Park Trail walkers to gather and grab a seat for a glass of wine or even a High Life and a shot of Fernet. As for Everyday market, it's stocking the shelves with mainly local products, grab-and-go food, and will include a frozen section selling items like King of Pops popsicles." - Beth McKibben

"Field Day is a cafe opening in the former Across the Street Mexican restaurant on Highland Avenue in Atlanta. It will feature a 'hodgepodge menu' of eclectic fare, with a focus on all-day breakfast sandwiches and crepes, similar to Queen Street Grocery in Charleston. Everything on the menu is $10 or less. The cafe includes a chefs counter and a covered, dog-friendly patio bar." - Beth McKibben