What Happened to Rathbun's After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (Atlanta, GA)
Current status
As of September 2026, Rathbun's has closed — confirmed via atlantamagazine.com, May 13, 2020.
Last verified
What the source shows: Atlanta Magazine, citing chef Kevin Rathbun directly, documents the restaurant's closure at the end of March 2020, and a 2026 Yelp listing shows it marked closed.
- Season / episode Season 3, Episode 1
- Address 112 Krog St NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Rathbun's was chef Kevin Rathbun's flagship New American restaurant in Atlanta's Inman Park neighborhood, a wood-grill-driven menu of the kind spotlighted in the show's 'Grilled' episode (S3E1), operating out of the Stove Works building since around 2004. Rathbun built the restaurant around open-fire cooking, and it anchored the Krog Street dining corridor for roughly 17 years. According to Atlanta Magazine, published May 13, 2020, Rathbun had already planned to close the restaurant later that year over a lease dispute, but moved up the closure when COVID-19 hit, telling the magazine 'let's just go ahead' and shutting the doors at the end of March 2020. A Yelp page for the Krog Street address was marked closed as of a September 2026 update, according to Yelp. Rathbun continues to operate other Atlanta restaurants under his own name.
Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- Grilled
- What was featured
- a wood-grilled steak or chop from the flagship New American menu
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Rathbun's
Frequently asked questions
Is Rathbun's still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Rathbun's has closed — confirmed via atlantamagazine.com, May 13, 2020.
What happened to Rathbun's after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Rathbun's was chef Kevin Rathbun's flagship New American restaurant in Atlanta's Inman Park neighborhood, a wood-grill-driven menu of the kind spotlighted in the show's 'Grilled' episode (S3E1), operating out of the Stove Works building since around 2004. As of September 2026, Rathbun's has closed — confirmed via atlantamagazine.com, May 13, 2020.
Is Rathbun's permanently closed?
As of September 2026, Rathbun's has closed — confirmed via atlantamagazine.com, May 13, 2020. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.
Where is Rathbun's located?
112 Krog St NE, Atlanta, GA 30307. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Rathbun's?
Season 3, Episode 1 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Grilled”.
Is Rathbun's still using the Best Thing I Ever Ate menu or branding?
Rathbun's was chef Kevin Rathbun's flagship New American restaurant in Atlanta's Inman Park neighborhood, a wood-grill-driven menu of the kind spotlighted in the show's 'Grilled' episode (S3E1), operating out of the Stove Works building since around 2004. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.
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Visit info
- Address
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- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- None found
- State hub
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Sources
- atlantamagazine.com — https://www.atlantamagazine.com/dining-news/rathbuns-and-krog-bar-were-going-to-close-covid-19-just-accelerated-it/
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/rathbuns-atlanta
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