Pop-up bar Excuse My French has opened inside marketplace Citizen Supply on the second floor of the Central Food Hall at Atlanta mixed-use development Ponce City Market.
The bar, which will be open indefinitely, comes from Aaron Mattison, who paired up with Slutty Vegan restaurateur Pinky Cole to open Bar Vegan in February 2021 in Ponce City Market.
Excuse My French serves a variety of classic French cocktails plus wine and beer, with light bites to be added soon. Drinks offerings include a classic Kir Royale, French Martini and Pressed Juice-Suze and Tonic.
The concept was inspired by Mattison’s exploration of new cocktails while traveling in France.
“While the country is known around the globe for its world-class wine, it also boasts an impressive array of unique cocktails, many of which we’re unfamiliar within the U.S.,” he said in a prepared statement.
Bar manager Crayton Peterson previously worked at venues including State Farm Arena, Fox Theater, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center and Bar Vegan.
Mattison worked with local designer Anique Harvey with The Alexia Experience “to achieve a boho, feel-good vibe with a minimalist, eclectic aesthetic,” according to a press release. The color palette features “neutral, earthy tones with lots of greenery, showcased through the abundance of natural light that floods through century-old industrial windows at Citizen Supply.”
Drinks can be imbibed at the 15-seat bar, in a lounge area, or taken to go. Weekly, Excuse My French will host Shop & Sip Saturdays with $8 mimosas and a Bellini bar.
Citizen Supply, which opened in 2015 and features goods from makers including Emblazoned, Glad & Young, Young Gentry, Dragon Denim, was also previously home to in-store eatery and bar Likewise, which opened in 2019.
Excuse My French is open noon-7 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays.
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