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 School and Georgia Tech.
In an Instagram announcement, Bar Vegan acknowledged, “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 could be part of it.”
Bar Vegan opened February 2021, taking up the house previously occupied by The Mercury on the second ground of Ponce Metropolis Market in Atlanta’s Midtown district. The institution shortly gained consideration for its theatrical cocktails served in unconventional vessels like Ferris wheels and fireplace extinguishers. The restaurant additionally supplied vegan meals reminiscent of Philly Cheesesteaks and eggrolls.
Regardless of its recognition, Bar Vegan confronted challenges, together with a 2022 lawsuit filed by a former worker alleging improper tip pooling and wage violations.
Cole additionally confronted important challenges in 2025 that led to the momentary lack of possession of her enterprise in February, on account 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 below 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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