In warmer months, Atlantans flock to Breaker Breaker via the Beltline, filling tables and bars with convivial groups noshing on fried shrimp and downing frozen margaritas. On the roof at Florida Man , the 21-and-up crowd gathers for conversation, cocktails, and bites on weekend nights. With the majority of Breaker Breaker’s footprint being outdoors, it’s natural that business would slow during the winter. This year, owners Johnny Farrow and Alex Brounstein are capitalizing on the more leisurely period with a new (temporary) concept and menu from executive chef Max Hines.

“We have such a great culinary team. We want Max to show off his chops,” Brounstein says. “We can’t do that as easily in the summer when we are trying to serve 200 tables.”

By introducing a Northeastern comfort taver

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