Underground Atlanta
Tourist attraction · Atlanta ·
Historic entertainment district with food, nightlife, and retail
Historic entertainment district with food, nightlife, and retail
"A six-stall food hall is planned for Upper Alabama Street as part of a larger redevelopment by Lalani Ventures that includes housing, restaurants, and hotels; the project is targeting an opening before the 2026 FIFA World Cup and will feature local vendors (Dolo’s Pizza is confirmed) while additional operators are still to be announced. In the meantime, the site will host an ATL Watch Party on July 5 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the FIFA Club World Cup Quarterfinals." - Henna Bakshi
"Planned as the anchor tenant for the downtown landmark, the yet‑named Underground Atlanta food hall will include 21 stalls and join live music and nightlife venues on the site—including the Masquerade, Future Showbar, a relocated MJQ nightclub, and Dolo’s Pizza—positioning the project as a boutique food market in downtown Atlanta." - Beth McKibben
"Once a series of storefronts, restaurants, and hotels built along the railroad tracks after the Civil War, Underground Atlanta became the city’s earliest commercial district and was covered over in the 1920s to raise the street level, turning many buildings on what is now Lower Alabama into basement spaces and, during Prohibition, speakeasies—a history that the Pigalle absinthe bar nods to in both vibe and design. Lalani Ventures purchased the property in 2020 from WRS Inc. and is working to revitalize the entertainment district with new restaurants, bars, retail, and art installations; recent and returning tenants include the music venue the Masquerade, Dolo Pizza, Daiquiriville, and Future Showbar (an LGBTQ-friendly restaurant, cabaret, and dance club), and MJQ nightclub is relocating into the former Dante’s Down the Hatch space by the end of the year." - Beth McKibben
"A historic, below-street-level entertainment district purchased by a new owner in 2020 and currently undergoing efforts at revitalization with new bars, restaurants, retail, and temporary art installations; the owner is seeking another brewery or beer-focused tenant to take the vacated brewing space. Several venues and businesses have opened or are planned as part of the redevelopment (including a music venue, multiple food and drink concepts, and an LGBTQ-friendly restaurant/cabaret/dance club), one nightclub is set to relocate into a former space by year-end, and a previously proposed 21-stall food hall now appears to be off the table. The district dates to post–Civil War storefronts along the railroad near Alabama and Pryor Streets and was largely covered over in the 1920s, creating the lower-level commercial spaces that later housed speakeasies during Prohibition." - Beth McKibben
"Underground Atlanta is hosting a big block party for the Fourth of July, from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., to include live music, food trucks, games, and ending with fireworks that evening. Ticketed event." - Beth McKibben
