Southern US city Atlanta is experiencing a surge in new eateries and bars. Here are five to visit in Georgia's capital, including a snug club by Workstead and Tom Dixon's "raw yet sophisticated" cocktail lounge.

Photograph by Jeff Holt, courtesy of Workstead
Garden & Gun Club
American design studio Workstead has created a cosy venue as part of Garden & Gun Magazine, a publication that focuses on the American South, in Atlanta's The Battery ? a new development for the Georgia city's baseball team, the Atlanta Braves.
The restaurant is defined by ink-coloured walls, plaid-like floors, and dark wood panels. High ceilings are accented by a concrete pillar and a brass light fixture custom-made by Workstead.
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Himitsu
Tom Dixon crafted an intimate bar in Atlanta with his London firm Design Research Studio, marking the British designer's first hospitality project in America.
The reservation-only cocktail lounge has towering concrete walls, charcoal-coloured seats, and dim interiors overall for an environment that feels "raw yet sophisticated", the studio said.
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Photograph by Andrew Thomas Lee
Lazy Betty
Lazy Betty opened its doors last month with industrial, white-washed interiors designed by local studio Praxis3.
Concrete floors, exposed ductwork and brick walls that are painted white fuse together to create an airy restaurant. Other accents are wood chairs, plush booths ...