Punch Bowl Social to Open at The Battery in Cobb

SMYRNA, GA -- Add another notch to SunTrust Park and its surrounding businesses as the place to be this year.

Punch Bowl Social, known as a forerunner in the "eatertainment" movement, announced Wednesday that it will open a 27,000 square-foot "food and games" concept in The Battery Atlanta in September.

The eatery will feature made-from-scratch cuisine, craft beer and vintage video games, according to a news release.

A short walk to SunTrust Park, the Braves' new stadium, The Battery is a mixed-use development featuring shopping, restaurants and townhomes. While the entire development won't be ready for business by Opening Day, much of it will, city leaders have said.

Punch Bowl Social joins other venerable eateries around the new ballpark, such as Antico's Pizza and "Mex-Tex" concept El Feliz. Celebrity chef Hugh Acheson joins the Punch Bowl project as "culinary partner," the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Linton Hopkins of Holeman & Finch Burger fame is slated to open a steak house at The Battery as well, the developers have said.

Punch Bowl Social is operated in a handful of major-sports cities around the United States, including Minneapolis, Detroit, Denver, Austin, Indianapolis and Cleveland.

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