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Where to Turn When the Sun Hates You

Next week, it’ll be August. And August is hot. And since August is hot, we’ve taken the liberty of finding you the coldest places in town to drink drinks and eat food. Now stop looking at us and read that stuff down there.

MISTS OF FURY

Republic Social House

Heat of the Moment: You’ve just left a Braves game. It was sunny. You were on the Chop House deck.
The Big Chill: Just down the road: the rooftop deck at this place. And... mister fans. It’s one of the few spots in town that has them. We also hear beer is, like, ice cold.

DEGREES OF SEPARATION

Kevin Rathbun Steak

Heat of the Moment: You’re leaving Piedmont Park. Where the sun is. You’re heading to Kevin Rathbun Steak. Where the Spanish wine is.
The Big Chill: Reserve the private wine cellar. They keep the room at a constant 68 degrees and the wine at a constant 55 to 60 degrees. Put them together and: yay.

FRIDGING THE GAP

Eleanor’s

Heat of the Moment: Hours on the Chattahoochee and you’re starting to get color. And thirsty for aged rum.
The Big Chill: Quaffing behind a refrigerator door. Okay, so it’s not a real refrigerator door. But it leads to a refrigerator-brisk bar. No windows. No bright lights. Just you and all that semidarkness. And rum.

MAID OF THE MIST

Terra Terroir

Heat of the Moment: You: “Hey, a secret garden with a waterfall would be nice since it’s so hot out.”
The Big Chill: Find this hidden-gem-type place in Brookhaven. Request table 94. There’s a little waterfall by it. You can dip your face in there or something. Pro tip: it’s not a Roman bath.

ICE OF ADMISSION

Czar Ice Bar

Heat of the Moment: When you’re not drinking vodka on a bar top made of solid ice, you get all mad. Which makes your cheeks turn red. Which can easily be cured by drinking vodka on a bar top made of solid ice.
The Big Chill: You get it...