El Tesoro picks South Downtown for third location

El Tesoro, the Edgewood taqueria that built success by combining great food and drinks with a communal outdoor dining, is heading to South Downtown.

Why it matters: The restaurant's third location on Mitchell Street joins a growing list of businesses along historic Hotel Row looking to breathe life back into the heart of the city.

Zoom in: The taqueria will have an indoor-outdoor bar and a patio facing Broad Street, the center of the neighborhood's proposed food district, the team said in a statement.

• Expect the tacos, burros and mulitas, plus special dishes, mezcal and a smoothie bar. Raines plans to open the new restaurant in 2026.

Zoom out: Atlanta Ventures, which owns the future El Tesoro location and dozens of other nearby properties, is prepping spaces for new businesses to serve the community, including soon-to-open record store Crates and Delilah's Everyday Soul restaurant.

Fun fact: The new location's building was the longtime home of Rondo, a shop and Downtown institution that sold all the candles, oils and incense you'd need to cast a spell or seek good fortune.

The big picture: A restaurant with good food and a patio in the middle of what will become FIFA World Cup Country sounds like a good bet.