Sweet Auburn Curb Market is marvelous; right in the heart of downtown Atlanta and easily accessible by public transport. It doesn’t have the touristy gentrification of a place like Pike Place Market in Seattle, but in many ways, it’s better for it. People come here to actually buy produce, just-baked sweet potato pies for tonight’s dessert, and whole pigs for . cochon de laits? Oh and they also come here for delicious coffee and some of the best burgers in the city.
My bf and I stopped by Grindhouse (inside the market) for lunch. Two customized burgers, one hand-spun chocolate milkshake, and a basket of fries later, we rolled off our diner stools to start shopping: a huge batch of collared greens, sweet potatoes, 2 lbs of bacon, and freshly ground coffee.
The Sweet Auburn Curb Market’s neighbor is Grady Hospital. It made me feel better that the doctor sitting next to us was eating a large burger with no veggies and a great deal of onion rings. She was probably not a cardiologist, but if we clogged our arteries while chomping away at our lunch, we were just an elbow’s width away from medical service. Win, win!
In addition to burger grease, this is what I wore yesterday:
Hat is the bf’s, sweater is from my highschool years when I shopped at Wetseal, frilly tank thing is from Forever21, pink skirt is from Asos.com, boots are Target, purse is thrifted Coach.
I tried to meet up with Cath at the market to take outfit photos together, but we just missed each other. We’ll be eating lunch together today though- woohoo! She and her bf are due here in about an hour so I have to go get lunch ready: collards, mashed sweet potatoes, black-eyed peas and chicken. A solid Southern precursor to Thanksgiving- yummy!!!
Hope you all are having a wonderfully delicious weekend too!
ooh yum! looks so nice. I love the outfit too 🙂 xx
Really great post! Cheers to avoiding death by burger 😉
I love that you guys showcase all these great places around Atlanta. I always get new “go-to” spots.
BTW: Lauren, I met you at the Sartorialist gallery opening. I was the guy in the yellow shirt and brown hat. Finally got around to commenting. I’ll try to do more in the future.
Ohhh thanks so much for leaving a comment! We have to do an actual meet-up some time soon! Just shoot us an email 😉
oh i love markets! and handspun choco milkshake sounds divine!
Lar I can’t believe you can still have bare legs down there, I’m soooo jealous! ha
xoxo Heather
Does that picture actually capture an entire sweet potato pie for $4.99?! Holy crap. Even with the exchange rate, I would be in pie heaven. I’m jealous of Thanksgiving as a public holiday. I think it’d be nice to have two big celebrations so close together.
oh my goodness this is a heavenly post for my tastebud!
Lar, I love your whole outfit-super cute! I’m really jonesin for a pair of short slouchy flat boots. And all that talk of food and your delicious meal made me so hungry!