Indaco

"Indaco is an Italian restaurant overlooking the BeltLine above the Ponce De Leon Kroger. It can easily transform from a power lunch spot (with decent paninis and salads) to an elegant date night when table votives are the primary source of light and the menu expands with pasta and protein entrees. But you’re here for the wood-fired pizzas, which are good, thin, and crispy around the edges. Prolong the night with more courses if you want—just skip the bland, tasteless pastas. Instead, get the hanger steak, which sits on a bed of minty farro drizzled with a hearty mushroom au jus, and end things with their delicious apple crostata." - nina reeder

"Some interesting pizza and pasta options make this new Italian spot alluring to carboholics (eyes on you, duck ragu agnolotti). The Indaco location sits off the BeltLine near Ponce City Market. So if your meal turns out to be more Chef Boyardee than buono, you can hit the food hall for a second meal. " - nina reeder, juli horsford

"Nickey Boyd, pastry chef at the Indigo Road Hospitality Group, oversees dessert programs at Oak Steakhouse, Coletta, Indaco, and O-Ku. Her background in massage therapy and social work has uniquely contributed to her culinary career." - Henna Bakshi

"Indaco is an Italian restaurant overlooking the Beltline above the Ponce De Leon Kroger. It can easily transform from a power lunch spot (with solid paninis and salads) to an elegant date night when table votives are the primary source of light and the menu expands with pasta and protein entrees. If it’s cooked in their wood-fired oven, you should order it: charred root vegetables, crispy Neapolitan pizza, and their focaccia with honey butter. The pastas are skippable, especially the pricey truffle spaghetti that just tastes like buttered noodles. But on those days when you and your date can’t decide between steak and pizza, Indaco brings them both together for a decent meal. photo credit: Heidi Harris photo credit: Andrew Cebulka photo credit: Heidi Harris" - Nina Reeder

"Indaco, the much-anticipated, Charleston-based Italian restaurant from the group behind O-Ku on Howell Mill Road and Oak Steakhouse in Alpharetta, opens Friday, October 6, at the 725 Ponce complex on the Eastside Beltline. Known for its wood-fired pizzas and protein dishes and pastas like bucatini tossed with blue crab or mezzalune stuffed with sweet potato puree. Expect an emphasis on Italian wines, along with classic cocktails, including a take on the Aperol spritz in the La Firma and the Beltline Negroni made with reposado tequila, Hoodoo Chicory, sweet vermouth, Campari, cacao, and mole bitters." - Beth McKibben