Sugar Loaf to Open First Brick and Mortar in Atlanta
The beloved Atlanta pop-up Sugar Loaf is debuting a café with scratch-made, globally inspired Southern comfort food.
ATLANTA, GA – Sugar Loaf, the popular Atlanta pop-up known for its Southern dishes infused with Albanian and Ethiopian influences, is preparing to open its first brick-and-mortar location this winter at 780 Memorial Drive SE, Atlanta, GA 30316. Owners Lindsay and Nebiyu Berhane told Business Debut they signed the lease just weeks ago in the former Chick’nCone space and are targeting a December 2025 to January 2026 opening date. We read the news first from Tomorrow's News Today.
The café will be counter-service style designed to serve busy weekday customers on the go as well as neighborhood visitors and food enthusiasts who would like to sit in and eat.
Southern Inspired Menu with Global Flavors
The menu will include pop-up staples and new dishes, focusing on scratch-made items and quality local ingredients.
Breakfast offerings will include:
- Liège Belgian waffles
- Tasso ham, egg, and cheese biscuits and new sausage biscuits options (beef sausage or chicken sausage)
- House-made granola yogurt bowls inspired by Balkan and Greek styles
- Whipped ricotta and smoked salmon toasts
- Rotating pastries like gluten-free oat and millet cookies called Lil' Nebi's
Lunch selections feature:
- Fried onion burger with caramelized vidalia onions and sweet pickles
- Vegetarian “Popeye” spinach and artichoke dip sandwich
- Albanian-inspired grilled chicken sandwich with fennel, mint, and a tzatziki-like sauce
- Ethiopian-influenced dabo biscuits seasoned with nigella and ajawan seeds
- And much more
Images courtesy of Sugar Loaf and Sara Cunningham
From Pop-Up to Brick-and-Mortar
Sugar Loaf’s journey began as a farmers market pop-up in 2020 when Lindsay and Nebiyu, longtime professional dancers turned chefs, transformed their pandemic downtime into recipe development. Combining influences from their Albanian and Ethiopian heritages with years of culinary work in New York, Chicago, and Atlanta, they’ve spent five years cultivating a loyal following.
“We always have the brick and mortar as an end goal; this has been a very strategic journey for us, testing out the concept as a pop-up,” Lindsay shared. “This is our fifth year as a pop-up, and all the hard work that we've put into trying to find a consistent customer base, planting a root somewhere has finally paid off.”
The name “Sugar Loaf” honors Lindsay’s upbringing on Sugarloaf Court in Virginia and Nebiyu’s Georgia roots near Sugarloaf Parkway.
Until the brick-and-mortar opens, Sugar Loaf continues to engage with the community at farmers markets every Saturday at Piedmont Park Green Market and Sundays at Grant Park Farmers Market.
Opening Hours and Parking
Specific opening hours and seating capacity have yet to be finalized, but may be shared closer to the opening. Expect breakfast and lunch service.
For parking, Sugar Loaf customers will benefit from two hours of free parking in the nearby parking garage. Customers can also take advantage of free street parking in the nearby neighborhood.
Follow for More
To follow Sugar Loaf’s journey and latest updates, visit their website and follow them on Instagram.
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