Filed under: The Optimist by Carly Cooper May 16, 2012, 7:13am EDT Share this story Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter Share All sharing options Share All sharing options for: The Optimist Pocket Flipboard Email Grid View The dining room at The Optimist The patio at The Optimist The Oyster Bar at The Optimist The Oyster Bar features casual, surf-like decor. More From Eater Atlanta The Latest Something New Is Headed to the Former Home of Kevin Gillespie’s Beltline Restaurant By Adele Chapin It’s Not Easy to Find This Decades-Old Sushi Restaurant in Smyrna, But It’s So Worth It By Lia Picard Grana Will Open Yet Another Location for Neopolitan Pizza By Adele Chapin Obama-Endorsed Restaurant Fishmonger Is Opening on Howell Mill Road By Beth McKibben The Original El Taco in Virginia-Highland Is Closing By Beth McKibben Charleston’s the Daily Makes Its Inman Park Debut on Monday By Beth McKibben