La Fonda Latina
Mexican restaurant · Atlanta ·
Paella, Cuban sandwiches, Mexican standards & Latin fare
Paella, Cuban sandwiches, Mexican standards & Latin fare
"There’s a special place in our heart for spots like La Fonda. No matter if you’re on a date or deciding what to feed your star midfielder after the big game, they always come through. Though there are five locations of the laid-back Mexican-Cuban cantina around town (We miss you, Howell Mill! We see you, East Atlanta!), we generally heed the call to slide over to Ponce on sunny days. We know it has as much to do with our kids enjoying the upstairs patio view as it does them loving the cheese quesadillas more than their tablet. But we understand the sentiment. La Fonda’s arroz con pollo is probably the best in the city." - DeMarco Williams
"Opening in East Lake on May 24, this longtime local eatery relocated from its Howell Mill Road location after 13 years to occupy the former Lake and Oak BBQ space in the Hosea & 2nd development. It serves a blend of Spanish, Mexican, and Cuban fare — notably tacos, burritos, Cuban sandwiches, and the restaurant’s popular paella — and operates daily from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. The move represents a kind of homecoming for the owners, who also have other neighborhood locations (Buckhead, Chastain Park, Candler Park, and Poncey-Highland) and are part-owners of the development alongside local developers." - Beth McKibben
"The restaurant is temporarily taking over the building for two years ahead of its eventual move to the newest phase of Star Metals. The property on which the building currently resides is set to become an apartment tower called Stella at Star Metals." - Beth McKibben
"After nearly 13 years on Howell Mill Road, La Fonda Latina's Howell Mill location has permanently closed; I learned it will relocate to East Lake this spring, taking over the former Lake and Oak BBQ space at the corner of 2nd Avenue and Hosea Williams Drive. Co-owner Clay Harper told What Now Atlanta they sold the Howell Mill property because they could no longer "hold off the wave of progress" as redevelopment transforms the corridor, and the old building now stands in the large shadow of the adjacent Star Metals development and will eventually become an apartment tower called Stella at Star Metals as part of a new phase." - Beth McKibben
"Opening this spring in the former Lake and Oak BBQ space at the corner of 2nd Avenue and Hosea Williams Drive in East Lake, this location will serve the same menu as the chain’s other branches: a mix of Spanish, Mexican, and Cuban dishes including tacos, burritos, paella, and Cuban sandwiches. Co-owner Karen Haan says the owners bought the building to bring the concept “closer to this side of town.” The restaurant is expected to be open daily starting around 11 a.m., and its arrival marks a return to the neighborhood for the group behind the concept, which also owns Fellini’s Pizza and Greater Good BBQ; other existing locations are in Buckhead, Chastain Park, Candler Park, and Poncey-Highland." - Beth McKibben