Photograph by Aaliyah Man
If you’re the type who wonders why the Cosmo ever went out of style, a new Dunwoody bar might satisfy all your 1990s urges. Okay Anny’s, the sequel to Colony Square’s hidden ’70s lounge JoJo’s Beloved, opens Friday at 5 p.m. in the new Politan Road food hall that was very briefly the Hall at Ashford Lane. In addition to Okay Anny’s, the 17,000-square-foot, 220-seat Politan Row at Ashford Lane will feature nine food stalls, a full-service Cuban restaurant, and a central bar.
Parking is free and plentiful, and all of the opening food businesses are female- and/or minority-owned. For opening weekend, Politan Row will donate a portion of the proceeds to Malachi’s Storehouse—a local food pantry—and Giving Kitchen, which provides emergency assistance to food service workers.
Photograph by Aaliyah Man
Here’s a run-down of what to expect when you visit:
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Okay Anny’s
1989 is the theme of Okay Anny’s cocktail bar, and it has nothing to do with Taylor Swift. Instead, it channels the late 1980s and early ’90s—a time of iconic movie sequels (Back to the Future Part II, Ghostbusters II, and Lethal Weapon 2). The vibe of the bar is kitschy and over-the-top with mirrored blinds, bright-colored acrylic, and vapor wave inspiration, like a classic ‘80s fern bar.
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Drinks will be served in “un-functional” glassware with riffs on the Cosmopolitan and re-imagined martinis, kamikazes, and Colorado Bulldogs (a vodka cocktail with coffee liqueur, cola, and cream). Bar manager Ashley Wilson, previously of Bocca Lupo and Banshee, worked with director of operations Benton Bourgeois to create an amaro-heavy beverage program. Drinks include the Cranberry Beret (Koval cranberry gin, Gaspard Blanche Armagnac, house-made cranberry syrup, Pierre Ferrand dry Curacao, and lime juice), and the Smoke-N-Pepa…
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