Developed around a 24-foot massive hearth, the menu, executed by Executive Chef Joe Schafer, will focus on game, steaks, chops and more. And, with a few items for two, including a whole grilled chicken accompanied by a chicory salad with giant croutons as well as a 36-ounce ribeye, aptly called the King, King + Duke might just become a date spot fave.
Despite the old-world menu, the atmosphere is much more contemporary. Meyer Davis Studio transformed the former Nava space into a contrast of dark woods with light, modern lighting with bookshelves displaying literary classics, and eclectic random artwork.
Thanks to top mixologist Lara Creasy, who drew inspiration from both American history and literature, the cocktail menu echos the theme. Delicious concoctions such as Grapes of Wrath, Sense and Sensibility, The Yearling, as well as those coupled with infamous literary quotes from Twain, Robert Louis Stevenson, and John Steinbeck may have you waxing nostalgic for high school English. The extensive wine list is a variable "library" of over 200 global selections and includes varieties from the original 13 colonies. Wines don't escape literary references, as Faust Cabernet, Kenwood's "Jack London" Merlot and Arcadian's "Sleepy Hollow" Vineyard Chardonnay are served. Oh, and the name? Perfectly suited for this antidote to Buckhead traditionalism. The King + Duke, Fry's favorite mischievous outliers from Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, were "hillbillies who lived in the woods."