Summerhill Celebrates the Holiday Season with Special Offers, Festive Treats and Gifts
Summerhill, the vibrant, mixed-use development in downtown Atlanta, offers plenty of holiday cheer during December. Locally owned businesses within the walkable neighborhood are ready for the season with unique gift ideas, seasonal food items and special offers.
Visitors can shop for everyone on their lists with a wide range of locally made food items, merchandise and gift cards. Holiday meals will be even better this year with many businesses showcasing culinary creations to complete any festive celebration. After shopping and ordering, guests can dine in one of the many restaurants lining Georgia Avenue, have a celebratory pint or indulge in delectable sweet treats.
Holiday specials around Summerhill include:
Big Softie
Big Softie's crave-worthy soft-serve ice cream is made with organic cane sugar and local Georgia dairy. Featured holiday specials include:
White chocolate with peppermint hard shell for dipped cones.
Gingerbread whoopie pies with classic vanilla ice cream sandwiched between two gingerbread cookies and decorated with candied ginger.
Ice cream Bûche de Noël featuring one of Big Softie’s coveted soft-serve cakes dressed for the holidays. Classic or vegan six-inch cakes are available for $36. Pre-orders only.
Holiday sprinkles served in-store also will be packaged and available for purchase all month.
Big Softie merch such as t-shirts, hats and onesies, plus gift cards for stocking stuffers.
Halfway Crooks
Georgia Avenue’s much lauded brewery, Halfway Crooks, released a special holiday bottle package featuring Cassonade Quad, Cassonade Dubbel, and Seconds. Choose from two holiday packages: One with three limited edition bottles or the second with one bottle plus two pieces of glassware. The brewery also is selling a limited-edition Golden Czech mug in their online store.
On Dec. 18, Halfway Crooks will host the Summerhill Merch Sale with out-of-the-ordinary gifts from Georgia Avenue businesses including Little Bear, Big Softie, Little Tart, Maepole, Hero Doughnuts, Hot Dog Pete's and Center Parc. The sale offers guests the opportunity to score shirts, hats, glassware and more from some of the city’s most beloved and recognizable destinations.
Hero Doughnuts & Buns
Hero Doughnuts & Buns, serving delicious brioche-style doughnuts, offers several promotions during the holidays including:
Buy $50 in gift cards and receive a free $10 gift card
Parker House rolls by the dozen for $6.99
Take-and-bake cinnamon rolls and honey buns for $19.99
Grab these deals early as Hero Doughnuts & Buns will be closed on Christmas Day and is closing Christmas Eve at 3 p.m.
Iconic Orthodontics
Iconic Orthodontics, Dr. Brandon Morgan’s newly-opened office on Georgia Avenue, is giving the gift of the perfect smile this holiday season. During December, Iconic Orthodontics is offering free new patient consultation and orthodontic records appointments, $590 off braces and $59 off in-office teeth whitening.
Junior's Pizza
The local source for New York-style pizza, Junior’s Pizza is selling gift cards and stickers in fun throwback fashions. Customers can give friends or family a specialty Sicilian pie in the form of a gift card resembling a Blockbuster Video rental card and add on a few locally inspired Junior’s Pizza stickers.
Junior’s Pizza is also doing good this holiday season. When patrons donate $5 toward the Free 99 Fridge, they can choose a sticker or gift card as a free gift.
Little Bear
Little Bear is selling 2021 winter merch online until Dec. 24 for gift giving. The restaurant is also selling New Year’s Eve Baller Packs online for $200 for pick-up on Dec. 31 (no dine-in.) Created for two people, the packs come with:
One dozen oysters, an oyster shucker and shucking instructions
One jar of chicken liver mousse
One jar of caviar
Accoutrements and condiments to enjoy with oysters, mousse and caviar
One round of cocktails for two people
One bottle of fancy bubbly wine
Little Bear is closed on New Year’s Day but is hosting a ticketed “Fancy Ass Welcome to 2022” prix-fixe dinner on Jan. 2. Guests can make reservations online.
Little Tart Bakeshop
Little Tart Bakeshop, the home of thoughtfully produced pastry and coffee, offers up a mouthwatering holiday catering menu that includes not only baked goods but also savory quiches. Guests can order a delicious Bûche de Noël, chocolate maple chess pies or artfully designed cookies for Santa. Little Tart’s coveted cookie boxes also are available for pick-up or shipping.
Aviary Beauty + Wellness and Maggie Murphy's
Guests can look their holiday best by booking a blowout at these Summerhill salons. Poised to make any holiday party occasion special, Aviary Beauty + Wellness and Maggie Murphy’s are both open for appointments. Santa’s elves also recommend purchasing gift cards for stocking stuffers.
Press Shop
Press Shop has something for everyone on Santa’s nice list this year. From holiday décor to wine, stationery, art, plants and books, find the perfect present in this gift shop on Georgia Avenue. The dedicated staff is there to help find thoughtful, curated gifts this holiday season.