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Acclaimed restaurant replacing Big Ben in South End now open

CHARLOTTE — Acclaimed restaurant Bocado Bar + Diner debuted at South End’s Atherton Mill on Friday.

That Atlanta-based concept dishes up American cuisine that is seasonally driven and locally sourced — set in the culinary stylings and aesthetics of a diner. It will serve dinner and weekend brunch to start, with weekday lunch to follow.

Bocado will occupy a 2,700-square-foot space at Atherton Mill — formerly home to Big Ben Pub, which is relocating to Charlotte’s Elizabeth neighborhood.

Restaurateur Brian Lewis is behind that concept, which got its start in Atlanta’s Westside neighborhood in 2009.

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