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

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As of September 2026, Southern Art & Bourbon Bar has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, January 2026.

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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.

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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.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 11, Episode 11
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Stretchy Pants Required
What was featured
Chef Art Smith's Southern Art & Bourbon Bar menu and bourbon selection
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Southern Art & Bourbon Bar

Frequently asked questions

Is Southern Art & Bourbon Bar still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Southern Art & Bourbon Bar has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, January 2026.

What happened to Southern Art & Bourbon Bar 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. As of September 2026, Southern Art & Bourbon Bar has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, January 2026.

Is Southern Art & Bourbon Bar permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Southern Art & Bourbon Bar has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, January 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Southern Art & Bourbon Bar located?

3315 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30326. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Southern Art & Bourbon Bar?

Season 11, Episode 11 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Stretchy Pants Required”.

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Address
3315 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30326
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
None found

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Sources

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

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