Few things make you feel like a VIP more than happily discovering a hidden bar or restaurant inside a retail shop that otherwise wouldn’t have such a space, or learning a restaurant conceals another restaurant or bar behind a bookcase or beneath the dining room.
Speakeasy-style bars modeled after those set up during the dark days of Prohibition are fine, but there’s just something about the thrill of actually finding an undisclosed, tucked-away bar, underground supper club, or secret dining and drinking establishment. You might not know these spots exist until you walk through the front door. Or, you might stumble upon these places simply by chance, walking up a staircase out of curiosity, or after inquiring about seeing people disappear behind a wall camouflaging an entrance to another room.
Did you know the following hidden spots existed inside Atlanta restaurants and bars? You do now.
Bovino After Dark
Inside Hop City Beer and Wine; West End
Beth McKibben
Beth McKibben
Even the most diehard Atlanta diner might not yet know about this underground supper club run by former Gunshow chef Chris McCord, bartender and butcher Alex Sher, and former Miller Union chef Mykel Burkhart. But for those who do, Bovino After Dark has been a delightful dining experience worth the trek to West End on the weekends. Hosted inside the bar and lounge at Hop City Beer and Wine in West End, this intimate chefs counter dinner seats between 10 and 12 people, offering five courses served omakase style, with optional wine pairing (and a few extra pours) from Sher. You should absolutely do the pairings (and the caviar service.) Sher serves as both host and sommelier, which helps give Bovino After Dark a dinner party vibe, and allows McCord and Burkhart…
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