European-style café illy is now open at Atlantic Station, the brand’s 18 location in the U.S., its first ever in Georgia, and its first full-service restaurant in the U.S. The café offers authentic and thoughtfully sourced Italian coffee, full-service breakfast, lunch and dinner and made-in-house pastries by 2022 James Beard Award Finalist and Café Claudia pastry chef Claudia Victoria Martínez.  

The franchise is operated by Asad Babwari and Aamir Ali, who have expertise in restaurants across Atlanta. “We are excited for illy to officially be a part of the Atlantic Station community and to have the opportunity to provide Atlanta with a traditional European-style café experience,” Babwari said in a press release.