9/4/2023 0 Comments Painted pin![]() The rooftop includes Skyline Park, a mini amusement park with carnival games, rides, mini golf, and tiki and frozen cocktails 9 Mile Station, a full-service restaurant where you can order from a European-inspired menu (think foie gras pate and market catch cioppino) and sip craft brews in a beer garden with panoramic views and the newly opened RFD Social, where you can take the Skyline party indoors. Right above the hustle of Ponce City Market, the Roof is an eatertainment destination with an impressive view. With Top Chef judge Hugh Acheson (of Empire State South, among others) as culinary advisor, the Southern gastropub serves fried chicken, lobster-bacon fries, an Almond Joy milkshake, and cold-pressed juices, as well as a full bar with craft cocktails and zero-proof ones. And the menu is just as diverse as the entertainment. It also offers private karaoke rooms and cozy lounges (one with a fireplace and one with virtual reality games). The two-story, 25,000-square-foot emporium, which opened at the Battery at SunTrust Park in March, includes eight bowling lanes, an arcade, and games such as shuffleboard, foosball, skeeball, bocce ball, and billiards. The warehouse-like space is adorned with graffiti art and murals, and the spacious dance floor and wedding-style bands make it easy to celebrate any occasion-or none at all. ![]() For the hungriest of carnivores, there’s also the whole roasted Peking duck. As with the Painted Duck, Chef Collins crafted the menu-and puts a modern twist on bar food by offering Duck Phat Fries and Duck Nuggets. And there are more familiar games such as shuffleboard and air hockey. The Painted Pin also offers snookball (kind of like a combination of billiards and soccer) and knuckleball ( described as the “adult version of whack-a-mole”). Here you’ll find 16 lanes of duckpin bowling (a variation on traditional 10-pin with smaller pins and balls) and two Belgian feather-bowling lanes (played with a wooden “cheese wheel” that’s rolled down a trough-shaped alley towards a feather). The Westside’s answer to the Painted Pin (both venues have the same owner) offers some different games than its sister spot-and it’s double the size. Photograph by Heidi Geldhauser/Our Labor of Love The Painted Duck The menu includes ranch and cheddar pork rinds, meatball queso fundido, and fried oyster sliders from Chef Thomas Collins (formerly of ONE Midtown Kitchen and Parish). As for games, you’ll find indoor bocce courts, shuffleboard, darts, ping-pong, vintage skeeball, and more. The space takes cues from classic British design with a stylish mix of oversized chandeliers, Persian rugs, chesterfield sofas, and oak tables. Photograph by Heidi Geldhauser/Our Labor of LoveĪtlanta’s first boutique bar, upscale bowling alley, and entertainment venue, the Painted Pin opened on Buckhead’s Miami Circle in 2014 with 20 bowling lanes, traditional pub games, live bands, and “comforting pub and upscale alley” eats. Before leaving, you’ll want to cruise through Porsche’s Classic Car Gallery, explore its Driving Simulator Lab, and grab an espresso at the Carrera Café. ![]() Executive chef Robbie Pacheco (formerly of Wahoo! Grill) is responsible for a seasonal menu built on ingredients from local farmers, foragers, and artisans. But even if you don’t book the driving experience, you can still enjoy watching other drivers on the track at Restaurant 356, where the interiors are inspired by the design of Porsche’s first 356 car, built in 1948. The 90-minute, one-on-one ride with a Porsche Drive Coach does not come cheap-$350 for the 718 Cayman or 718 Boxster and $950 for the 911 Turbo and 911 GT3. ![]() The highlight of the one-of-a-kind facility is the 1.6-mile test-drive track where you can experience the thrill of driving a Porsche, test out its speed, and learn driving techniques through six challenging modules that are part of the track. If you don’t have a need for speed when you arrive at Porsche Experience Center Atlanta, you’ll almost certainly leave with one. Photograph courtesy of Porsche Cars North America Photograph courtesy of Porsche Cars North America Porsche Experience Center Atlanta
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