The Beacon Atlanta

It is an area with restaurants (Buteco, Hottohotto, Patria Cocina), 2 breweries and a few small shops like Tattoo studio, Hairdresser, and art studios. It is very close to the Belt Line section that will be built and finished (hopefully) in 2024. Buteco bar features small live events such as stand-up comedy or music concerts. There’s also a mid-sized farmers market every sunday morning almost year round. I haven’t visited all the places in the Beacon hill area, therefore I will keep updating this review as soon as i have visited them or when there will be more places that will open up in the area.

Small place but beautiful vibes up and coming area of more construction and living

After sitting in a salon chair for a couple hours I wanted something good to eat. I saw a taco truck outside and I had to stop. These were hands down the best tacos I had in my life. I ordered birra chorizo tacos and dirty rice with plum tea. Simply amazing!

Sooo many restaurants Take ur pick ,nice spot for a quick 1,2,

Patria Cocina-Both food and outside seating atmosphere was amazing.

Parking is tight. Great outdoors vibe. We opted to eat at Hotto Hotyo for delicious ramen. Service could have been better!

Love this area. So many cool shops and restaurants out here and right on the belt line trail.

Went specifically to Elsewhere Brewery (highly recommend!!). There was ample _free_ parking. Hope to go back to check out some of the other restaurants in the complex in the future!

Very small shopping area with various small businesses and restaurants to enjoy. We browsed the area's shops and enjoyed the restaurant and bar we tried during our visit. This area is clean and welcoming, and free parking is plentiful here.

I've been to The Beacon Atlanta a few times now and I've enjoyed my visits each time. This is a relatively new development on the southern tip of Grant Park. Warehouses have been repurposed into retail, dining, offices, studios, and more. I'd call it mixed-use, but I don't believe there are technically any residences on The Beacon property. It's all commercial. There are, however, new condominiums located just across the street (Pratt Stacks by The Providence Group). Curbed described this place as "the adaptive-reuse district." In general, like any new development, The Beacon is nice. It's clean and modern with attractive storefronts and patios, good landscaping, sidewalks, and benches. There's free parking too. During peak times, the lots can get crowded, but it's not a problem because there's plenty of free parking on the neighborhood streets. What sets The Beacon apart from other developments in metro Atlanta is its tenants aren't cookie-cutter. Most of the businesses here, as far as I can tell, are local. No chains. The development fits in with the neighborhood. Trendy, eclectic, colorful, vibrant. The buildings, paint, artwork, murals, lights, and The Beacon's "B" tower all look cool and beautiful. I'm not exactly sure when The Beacon officially opened, but the project was first announced in 2016 and businesses were open by 2018. My first visit was in January 2019 for a Yelp event at Pin & Proper: https://www.yelp.com/biz/yee-the-yelpies-2018-pin-and-proper-atlanta. Pin & Proper is a bar that has a unique game called pinfall, a combination of bowling, cornhole, and football. It's fun. I met the owners, Lauren and Chaise Hughes, and they were really friendly and welcoming. I made subsequent visits to The Beacon in 2020 and 2021 for restaurants Hotto Hotto Ramen & Teppanyaki (https://www.yelp.com/biz/hotto-hotto-ramen-and-teppanyaki-atlanta) and Buteco (https://www.yelp.com/biz/buteco-atlanta) as well as for the Grant Park Farmers Market (https://www.yelp.com/biz/grant-park-farmers-market-atlanta). Hotto Hotto has a really large and inviting space with a neat indoor-outdoor bar. Buteco is a small bar and cafe that has a hip patio, live music, and a food truck that serves outstanding Brazilian street food. The renowned Grant Park Farmers Market, which has been around since 2011, currently operates every Sunday, 9am to 1pm, across Grant Street from The Beacon.

The Beacon is a new shopping/dining/living area in Grant Park, Atlanta. The BeltLine will be running behind it at some point (and then the place will be *hopping*), but right now, about half of the commercial places are filled and running. There is dedicated lot parking and when all the spaces are taken up, people park on the street with no problem. There is an Atlanta police department horse stable nearby, so sometimes you'll smell the horses (especially if you're sitting outside at Eventide Brewery), but the small, intimate feeling of the district is nice and comforting, I think. As of January 2019, I'm a big fan of a few places. Buteco, the Brazilian coffee shop/small bites shop/bar is my new favorite place in the city. They have live music on the weekends. Be Well is my yoga studio. My massage therapist is inside the Cafe of Life center (and I plan to visit the Shambala meditation center there more than the one time I've been). I hosted my husband's birthday party at Pin and Proper, the Baker Dude makes excellent pastries and cupcakes, and Patria Cocina is fun for a fancy Mexican dinner. The Beacon seems to sense its impending explosion of business and put in extra effort to appeal to its patrons this winter season by providing photo ops, Santa, and a winter market (reminding me of Ponce City Market's winter activities). They've sponsored Atlanta events and have been a host site for one of the Grant Park Tour of Homes, too. Right now, I like having short lines and keeping my favorite places to myself, but I know that the boom is coming with the BeltLine. And once the condos are opened up, the place will be even busier and will have more to offer!

Very nice indoor/outdoor shopping area Boutiques, restaurant, wine cellar, very cute. Definitely up and coming neighborhood w a lot to offer!

Who could not love this place?!?!? Before moving near the beacon I went to Pin & Proper and thought it was cool. Now that I live .5 miles away I have tried the other spots and I'm even more impressed. The food at the Mexican restaurant is tasty and don't let me get started of Haute cookies (yummy times 10). All in all I promise you will fine something you love here.

This place is a gem...especially with the east-south beltline trailing behind it...can't wait to frequent the event tide brewery, buteco and eateries in the future.