Honey & Challah Cafe, a new kosher dairy restaurant, is set to open in early May at 6120 Powers Ferry Road in Atlanta. Owner Patricia Kapusta, who runs Companions Kitchen and Coffee with her husband, aims to fill a gap in local kosher dining options. The fast-casual spot will focus on breakfast and lunch in a relaxed setting.
Patricia Kapusta, owner of Companions Kitchen and Coffee for nearly nine years, is launching her second restaurant, Honey & Challah Cafe, at 6120 Powers Ferry Rd Ste 110 in Atlanta, GA 30339. Construction is underway for the fast-casual kosher dairy cafe, with a tentative opening date of May 4, though the timeline could adjust based on buildout progress.
The cafe will provide breakfast and lunch items, along with specialty coffees and teas, in a casual environment. Customers will order at the counter and have food delivered to their tables. Seating includes about 20 spots indoors and 40 outdoors, plus a lounge area with couches and small tables for working or meeting friends. Kapusta described the vibe: “It’s going to be very casual, relaxing atmosphere. Even though it’s in the office building with business and stuff, it’s going to be more like a relaxed environment where people can come and just meet their friends and get a cup of coffee or eat breakfast and lunch and just relax.”
As a kosher dairy restaurant certified by the AKC, the menu avoids chicken and beef but includes fish and vegetarian dishes. Breakfast options range from omelets to shakshuka, a tomato-based dish with poached eggs. Lunch features salads, salmon wraps, bowls, and flatbreads. Many items, such as pizza dough and sauces, will be made in-house to meet kosher standards. Kapusta noted: “There’s a lot of products that we cannot just go to the store and get it. Like pizza dough, we have to make it in-house. Our sauces we have to make it in-house. So it’s going to be more delicious, of course, and more fresh.”
Standout dishes include a house-made salmon burger, falafel platter with hummus and tahini, an Israel bowl customizable with falafel or grilled salmon, and flatbreads using in-house dough. The menu will be about 80 percent similar to that at Companions Kitchen and Coffee, adapted for kosher compliance. Kapusta explained the motivation: “There’s a demand for a kosher cafe, but there’s not a supply. I agree to supply.”
The cafe plans to operate Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., with possible changes as demand grows. A website and social media presence are forthcoming.
