Summer’s about sipping cocktails, soaking up the sun, and enjoying your favorite snackable bites. Cooks and Soldiers, a renowned restaurant in Atlanta, offers just that as it returns with its summer season celebration, Pintxos on the Patio. This exclusive Sunday experience aims to evoke the emotions of a lively Spanish street.
Highlights
- The Pintxos on the Patio event runs through the summer and will last until September.
- Each dish costs $9 and features casual finger‑food bites.
- Pintxos on the Patio takes over the patio every Sunday, 5-9 pm.
Pintxos on the Patio: A Spanish-Style Tapas Experience
This event, running every Sunday from 5 pm to 9 pm through September 1, 2025, aims to bring the Spanish street-style tapas experience to the people of Atlanta. Its seasonal menu invites participants to let their hair down with refreshing cocktails and a curated selection of pintxos.
Dishes in the Pintxos in the Patio menu include:
- Alcachofas or wood-grilled artichokes, serrano ham, garlic mojo, salbitxada;
- Pintxo De Cabra or caña de cabra, pickled strawberry, serrano, baguette;
- Pan De Setas or smoked local mushrooms, black truffle, goat cheese crème fraîche, sourdough;
- Pork Cheek Croquetas; and
- Chistorra Envuelta or chistorra sausage, croissant, cider glaze, maple mustard aioli, pork cheek
All of them are priced at an affordable $9 for each plate of pintxos.
The gin-based cocktails, or Bebidas, are all priced at $10 each. The selection includes the following:
- The Wonderbird: American Dry Gin, House Yuzu-Ginger Tonic
- Nordés: Atlantic Galician Gin, House Lavender-Vanilla Tonic, Lemon
- Sweet Gwendoline: French Dry Gin, Mandarin Orange, Bay Leaf Tonic
- Gin Mare: Mediterranean Herbal Gin, Herbs and Spices À La “Chimichurri,” Tonic
For those looking to share a plate with friends and partners, a $40 sharing plate offering two rotating pintxos is available.
About Cooks & Soldiers
Cooks & Soldiers is a well-established eatery that was nominated for a James Beard Foundation Award in 2024. It specializes in the Basque Country cuisine of France and Spain. Pintxos are the Basque counterpart to Spanish tapas. They are generally served on a toothpick and represent a casual setting. Cooks & Soldiers aims to recreate the loudness and vibrancy of a Pintxo Bar, offering a range of foods largely served in these casual establishments.
The Pintxos on the Patio event will run through the summer on the patio of the Cooks & Soldiers establishment. Reservations are not required, but they are encouraged. One can book their spot through the official website.
