Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Atlanta Restaurants Scare Up Spook-tacular Fun, Food and Drink Specials for Halloween


No bones about it, Atlanta’s best bars and restaurants are circling Halloween and brewing multiple days of boo-tiful specials. Dress up for chilling costume contests or park your broomstick at the door for frightfully good food and drink deals at these bewitching hotspots.

Midtown/Virginia-Highland

Howl-o-ween happenings rise at Atkins Park Restaurant & Bar in Virginia-Highland on Wednesday, Oct. 25 with live music from 9-11 p.m. followed by a Horror Movie Scream Contest (winner can gleefully scream about the Atkins Park gift card prize). Atkins Park provides pumpkins and carving kits for its annual pumpkin carving contest on Thursday, Oct. 26. What’s that tapping sound? Staff tapping into Southern Tier Brewing Company's Warlock Imperial, which makes a spirited accomplice to the Big Green Egg-smoked prime rib special. The annual Halloween party on Saturday, Oct. 28 conjures visions of beer and Jack Daniel’s specials. When visions hang over to sunrise (or there about) sink fangs into Sunday’s Halloween Hangover Brunch featuring a mimosa pint and a stack of pumpkin pancakes with bacon or sausage for $12. Halloween night, it’s all about scary costumes for the Halloween Hangover Contest pursuing the grand prize. Everyone in costume pulls a prize from a big bag of treats.

Masquerade in Midtown, where Midtown Takorea & Ssam Bar encourages costume wearing during Tako Tuesday on Oct. 31. Bone up on $2 classic and $3 premium Takos washed down with $4 house Takoritas.

Buckhead/Sandy Springs

Johnny’s Hideaway, Buckhead’s favorite haunt for drinking and dancing, hosts its annual Halloween bash on Oct. 31. The city’s best costume party features $500 in prizes.

At Storico Fresco Alimentari e Ristorante, Buckhead’s Italian grocery store and restaurant, squid ink pastas darken dinner in a delicious way on Halloween night, and arancione e nero with pumpkin, ricotta and Grana Padano cheese brightens the evening, available in both vegetarian ($15) and meat ($18) options.

‘Tis the month for Sweet Charlie’s to create a Halloween candy-themed version of its tasty frozen treats. Pick any two pieces of a favorite candy and Sweet Charlie’s will mix it into an ice cream roll, frozen yogurt or vegan base and crown it with unlimited spooky-good toppings!

Multiple Locations

For the dessert lovers, stop by Henri’s Bakery & Café to place a custom order or pick up spooky sweets to wow your trick-or-treaters like festive cakes, cupcakes and cookies. henrisbakery.com.

HOBNOB Neighborhood Tavern plans doubly ghoul times through festivities at both its Midtown and Brookhaven locations. On Saturday, Oct. 28, adults can monster mash the night away to a DJ-driven dance party complete with a costume contest commanding prizes of $50, $150 and $300. Halloween night, kids eat free. Before trick-or-treating, bring costumed youngsters and tail-wagging friends to the Kids & Dogs Halloween Costume Contest starting at 5 p.m. Prizes for first three places, kids and canines.

The devil’s in the details for beer lovers, Oct. 27-31, as Taco Mac taps into wickedly wonderful Brouwerij Het Anker Lucifer Black, a Belgian strong ale with notes of dark chocolate and roasted malts. Offer counts as a new Brewniversity credit. Available at all locations except Douglasville, Philips Arena, Stockbridge, Suwanee and Virginia-Highland.

Dig week-long pre- and post-Halloween celebrating of Day of the Dead at Tin Lizzy's Cantina. From Oct. 30-Nov. 5, indulge in $3 XX Ambar pints, $5 Riazul shots and a cranberry-pomegranate “La Muertas” margarita. DJs spin thrilling tunes for a Halloween night costume party (at the Buckhead, Grant Park and Midtown locations). Select locations also are hosting themed paint nights.

Bring little ghouls and boys to Willy's Mexicana Grill on Halloween weekend (Oct. 28-29) for Willy’s annual Halloween treat. All kids 12 and under who show up in costume that Saturday and Sunday receive a free kids’ combo with each adult entrée purchase. Valid for one combo per child per adult entrée. Offer good at all locations except the airport.

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