Glide Pizza joining the restaurant ranks in South Downtown

Key Points Glide Pizza will open next year in South Downtown The pizzeria will share courtyard space with chefs Todd Ginsberg and Josh Kim s new Mitchell Street restaurant Glide Pizza s South Downtown location will feature a DJ booth along with a menu of New York-style pizzas salads and wings and cocktails beer and wine from the bar Courtesy of Gabriella Valladares A second full-service location of Glide Pizza will open next year on Mitchell Street in South Downtown Slated to open ahead of the World Cup soccer matches taking place in June and July at Mercedes-Benz Stadium the pizzeria will share a -seat courtyard space with chefs Todd Ginsberg and Josh Kim s new Mitchell Street restaurant Owner Rob Birdsong wants Glide Pizza to be a neighborhood pizzeria rather than merely a destination restaurant for meeting days and concert nights at the stadium Seating people inside the design will lean nostalgic and feel similar to Glide Pizza in downtown Decatur which became the first full-service location when it opened earlier this fall Think red bench seating for booths a slice counter vintage tile and color-block flooring and old-school stained glass plant holders Rather than an arcade area like in Decatur Glide Pizza s South Downtown location will feature a DJ booth with regular DJs and turntables for playing vinyl records Birdsong wants to cater to evening and late-night crowds and provide a party atmosphere on challenge days at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Along with New York-style pizzas and slices expect salads wings mozzarella sticks and meatballs as well as cocktails beer and wine at the Mitchell Street pizzeria People on the go can order a slice and a Coke from the counter for between and Related Stories Decatur becomes first dine-in location for Glide Pizza Two chefs partnering in South Downtown restaurant More South Downtown coverage The interior of Glide Pizza in Decatur Courtesy of Gabriella Valladares The outside of Mitchell Street future home to Glide Pizza Provided by South Downtown Birdsong opened Glide Pizza five years ago as a takeout window at Irwin Street Realm in the Old Fourth Ward Two years later he relocated the pizza operation to Studioplex across the street before expanding again a limited weeks later to a second location inside Inner Voice Brewing in Decatur Birdsong closed down the takeout window at the Decatur brewery this summer opening Glide Pizza as a full-service restaurant in the former Chando s Tacos space just up the street For Birdsong opening Glide Pizza as a full-service pizzeria and slice shop in South Downtown makes sense calling what s happening in the area special Birdsong s brother Jon is also one of the developers behind South Downtown They campaigned hard to have us and after taking several tours better understanding the history of Atlanta in the area and experiencing the incredible building stock and architecture and aligning with their vision of creating a walkable dynamic downtown the maybe became a yes Birdsong declared of the decision to open Glide Pizza on Mitchell Street A pizzeria was inevitably part of the South Downtown plan however even before Jon Birdsong and his Atlanta Tech Village partner David Cummings took over the project in from German developer Newport RE The COVID- pandemic derailed Newport s forward momentum with South Downtown Construction came to a halt during the early days of the global fitness predicament followed by months of sluggish progress due to material shortages and supply chain issues The growth began to flounder Specific previously communicated restaurants planned for the Newport-led project were either cut loose or dropped out Then came the news that Newport was selling South Downtown to Atlanta-based developer Braden Fellman Group When the deal fell through the Atlanta Tech Village partners purchased the South Downtown project which includes buildings and six acres of parking lots centered around Mitchell Street and historic Hotel Row Sympathetic renovations of the century-old buildings to maintain the character and charm of the former commercial district resumed under Jon Birdsong and Cummings With Atlanta set to host eight World Cup matches at Mercedes-Benz Stadium construction in South Downtown has only ramped up in new weeks In addition to Tyde Tate Thai Kitchen and Spiller Park Coffee now open on Mitchell Street Glide Pizza will join several other upcoming restaurants in South Downtown That includes Ginsberg and Kim s yet-named Mitchell Street restaurant Castleberry Hill bar and restaraurant Bottle Rocket a location of El Tesoro Broad Street BBQ from the owners of Sammy s and Delilah s Everyday Soul Weekly food festival and field Smorgasburg Atlanta will open on Oct at the intersection of Forsyth and Trinity in South Downtown Construction also continues around the corner at the Gulch and Centennial Yards home to Wild Leap brewery and distillery in anticipation of visitors attending the World Cup next summer Glide Pizza Mitchell St 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