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What Happened to Southern Art & Bourbon Bar After Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 11 Atlanta, Georgia

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Southern Art & Bourbon Bar has closed — confirmed via Yelp, January 2026.

What the source shows: Yelp's listing for Southern Art & Bourbon Bar is marked 'CLOSED,' with the listing shown as updated January 2026, and no current (2026) reservation or operational listing for the restaurant was found on OpenTable or elsewhere during this check. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

"Best Thing I Ever Ate" episode "Stretchy Pants Required" featured Southern Art & Bourbon Bar, chef Art Smith's Southern-cooking restaurant on the lobby level of the InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta, built around Smith's Southern-heritage dishes and a bourbon list drawn from small-batch American distillers. The restaurant operated at 3315 Peachtree Road NE. Yelp marked the Southern Art & Bourbon Bar listing "CLOSED," with the page shown as updated January 2026 (Yelp, 2026-01). No current 2026 reservation listing, active hours, or ordering information for the restaurant was found on OpenTable or elsewhere during this check, consistent with the Yelp closure marker. This status has not been independently confirmed by a second dated source and should be treated as reported pending further verification.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 11

Episode 11
Air date not confirmed
Title: Stretchy Pants Required · What was featured: Chef Art Smith's Southern Art & Bourbon Bar menu and bourbon selection

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  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/southern-art-bourbon-bar-atlanta
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