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Is BeetleCat Still Open? Man v. Food Update (Atlanta, GA)

Man v. Food, Season 7 Atlanta, Georgia

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, BeetleCat is listed open on Tripadvisor, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: Tripadvisor's nearby-restaurants listing for BeetleCat, updated March 2026, references it as an active, currently reviewed restaurant; the business's Facebook page shows posts confirming ongoing nightly dinner and weekend brunch service. How we decide a status →

What happened after Man v. Food?

BeetleCat is a seafood and raw-oyster bar at 299 North Highland Avenue in Atlanta's Inman Park neighborhood, according to the restaurant's own site, beetlecatatl.com. IMDb's cast listing for the Man v. Food Atlanta episode, which aired June 4, 2018, credits Andrew Isabella as the restaurant's executive chef at the time of filming. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's coverage of the episode noted the show's Atlanta stop included visits to BeetleCat, Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q, and the Nook. BeetleCat's menu centers on raw oysters and seafood plates with international influences, per the restaurant's own site, which now credits chef Davis King. As of 2026, BeetleCat's Facebook page shows recent posts confirming ongoing nightly dinner and weekend brunch service, and Tripadvisor's list of nearby restaurants references BeetleCat as an active, currently reviewed listing updated in March 2026.

The episode Man v. Food, Season 7

Aired
What was featured: Raw oysters and seafood plates at an Inman Park oyster bar
How Man v. Food restaurants have fared: 24% closed →

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Sources we checked 4 references

  1. beetlecatatl.com https://beetlecatatl.com/
  2. imdb.com https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8594546/characters/nm9966938
  3. ajc.com https://www.ajc.com/blog/radiotvtalk/travel-man-food-visits-beetlecat-the-nook-fox-bros-bar-june/ckiNb9BsHNwVIu5KdMAYVK/
  4. Tripadvisor https://www.tripadvisor.com/RestaurantsNear-g60898-d9800958-BeetleCat-Atlanta_Georgia.html
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