Motorboat is your cool Poncey-Highlands spot for mouthwatering sandwiches and lively drinks, soon to be serving late-night bites for your laid-back evenings.
8ARM, 710 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30306 Get directions
"There’s no cocktail menu at INK, the dimly-lit 20-seat cocktail bar in the back of 8arm. The bartenders just ask questions about what you want to drink at that moment - refreshing or spirit-forward, earthy or herbaceous, clear or brown liquor. You may be wary of receiving an interrogation when all you want is a cocktail, but they’re good at guiding you through the process gently and by candlelight. Whether you end up with a daiquiri variation with aged rum, blueberry-thyme syrup, and lime, or an absinthe Rusty Nail, they often know what you’ll enjoy drinking even better than you do. If you need a snack, their menu of tinned seafood, like sweet potato and tuna, is worth digging into alongside whatever concoctions land on your table." - Neal Cohen
"The 20-seat, Japanese-style kanzume bar Ink, located in 8Arm’s former coffee cafe, opens Friday, November 30 for cocktails, fancy teas, and caviar at 6 p.m. Ink patrons must check in at the host stand inside 8Arm’s dining room to gain access to the bar." - Beth McKibben
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