Bar Vegan, the plant-based restaurant and cocktail bar based by Pinky Cole, is will shut its Atlanta location on Might 5 after 4 years.
The closing is a part of a broader restructuring effort inside Cole’s enterprise ventures, which incorporates the shuttering of Slutty Vegan branches in Duluth and on the campuses of Spelman Faculty and Georgia Tech.
In an Instagram announcement, Bar Vegan said, “This chapter could also be closing, however the story doesn’t finish there. Keep tuned; there’s extra coming to Atlanta this summer time. Rumor has it, we may be part of it.”
Bar Vegan opened February 2021, taking up the house previously occupied by The Mercury on the second flooring of Ponce Metropolis Market in Atlanta’s Midtown district. The institution rapidly gained consideration for its theatrical cocktails served in unconventional vessels like Ferris wheels and fireplace extinguishers. The restaurant additionally provided vegan meals equivalent to Philly Cheesesteaks and eggrolls.
Regardless of its reputation, Bar Vegan confronted challenges, together with a 2022 lawsuit filed by a former worker alleging improper tip pooling and wage violations.
Cole additionally confronted vital challenges in 2025 that led to the momentary lack of possession of her enterprise in February, because of monetary difficulties, together with a $10 million company overhead. She handed over management of the corporate as a part of the restructuring course of.
Cole reclaimed her firm in March. She bought it again underneath a brand new enterprise entity, “Ain’t No person Coming To See You, Otis LLC,” a line from The Temptations biopic. Cole has plans to launch the “Slutty Vegan 2.0”
Bar Vegan has expanded to Lawrenceville, Georgia, the place a location opened in July 2024.
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