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Kevin Rathbun Steak
Local Three Kitchen and Bar
Chris Hall, Todd Mussman, and Ryan Turner, the brains behind Local Three Kitchen and Bar, first met in 2005. At the time, Hall was a chef at Sundial restaurant, while Mussman and Turner had just opened Muss & Turner’s in Smyrna.
They soon developed the idea for Local Three.
Initially, they planned to open in 2008 in the Medici building across from their current location. However, the recession caused the government to seize the building, and progress halted. Over the next few years, the trio searched for a new space and eventually took over Joel Brasserie, formerly Joel Restaurant, in 2010.
With the help of local architects Ai3 and Tracy Hartley, they spent the summer and fall renovating the dining room. Local Three opened in December 2010 and has consistently ranked as one of the best restaurants in Atlanta, serving fresh food and boasting a top-notch bourbon bar.
Mac’s Chop House
Minato Japanese Restaurant
MTH Pizza
MTH Pizza is a neighborhood pizzeria inspired and founded by three Smyrna locals — Todd Mussman, Ryan Turner and Chris Hall. It opened in October 2019 and has quickly earned a reputation as one of Atlanta’s best pizza joints.
Muss & Turner’s
Muss & Turner’s opened in Smyrna/Vinings in February 2005, aiming to be the type of place its proprietors, Todd Mussman and Ryan Turner, wanted to go to themselves.
Muss and Turner worked at The Food Studio, part of Fifth Group Restaurants. Turner left to be F&B Manager at East Lake Golf Club, while Muss became the Executive Chef at Sala.
In 2002, they decided to build a restaurant they wanted to go to, the first iteration of which opened in 2005. The second iteration opened the following year, and in 2010, they partnered with Chris Hall and launched Local Three Kitchen & Bar.
The third iteration of M&T opened in May 2012 with a renovated space and a hidden bar, Eleanor’s. Named after their friend, Eleanor’s represents all that is great about a remarkable woman.
“A big part of our premise was let’s remove this veil of pretense that exists around really high-end food,” Turner told Sightseers’ Delight in September 2023. “Even 20 years ago, if you go back to look at the restaurant scene, if you wanted to go get an elevated food experience, you had to go to a white tablecloth restaurant.
“…We said well, ‘Why can’t we bring all the elements of fine dining as far as how you source and how you cook and all of that and treat people with a high level of hospitality, but not wrap it with all the pomp and circumstance and not charge as much,’” Turner added. “And so that really struck a nerve, and it really more so got magnified during the Great Recession.”
Noble Rot
Novo Cucina
Novo Cucina in 2015, bringing a fresh and independent concept to Dunwoody – and an entirely new way to eat Italian.
O4W Pizza
Old Hickory House
The Tucker location of the Old Hickory House opened in 1974, and it is the only Old Hickory House remaining.