Unity Alley

NEW RESTAURANTS: Restaurateur Martin Sprock, who owns half a dozen restaurant brands, has purchased 155 East Bay St. and 2 Unity Alley, the former homes of McCrady’s, McCrady’s Tavern, and Minero. Sprock says he plans to revive two Atlanta brands into a new Charleston restaurant concept. Sprock is opening Clarence Foster’s Cookery & Saloon, an iconic Peachtree restaurant that will mark its 50th anniversary next year. Clarence Foster’s will occupy the former McCrady’s restaurant with the same entrance on Unity Alley. For the upstairs space – known as the Long Room – Sprock is bringing back another Atlanta icon, the Chameleon Club. A bar and music venue, it hosted the likes of Hootie & the Blowfish and The Black Crowes. For this iteration, Sprock says he is aiming for something a little more laid back with a fun lounge vibe. The space where George Washington once dined will welcome guets for cocktails, bites, and music. Plans are to open both Clarence Foster’s and the Chameleon Club in early 2022.