With an uncompromising effort to deliver authentic cuisine from around the world, Baltimore-based Atlas Restaurant Group is a ... lifestyle hospitality group that focuses on the integrity of product and provides an unparalleled entertainment experience that has redefined dining. - Atlas Restaurant Group is a Baltimore-based national hospitality group led by founder and president Alex Smith and his brother, co-owner Eric Smith. Founded in 2012 with the opening of Ouzo Bay in Baltimore’s Harbor East neighborhood, Atlas Restaurant Group now includes Azumi, The Bygone, Tagliata, Italian Disco, The Elk Room, Harbor East Delicatessen, Ouzo Bay (Baltimore & Houston) and Loch Bar (Baltimore, Houston and South Florida). Following five years as a professional lacrosse player & inspired to pursue a career in hospitality by his grandfather’s immense success with Baltimore’s H&S Bakery, Alex got his start operating a Häagen-Dazs franchise in Baltimore’s Harbor East neighborhood. His brother Eric began working for the group as a bartender, before joining Atlas Restaurant Group as Managing Partner and overseeing the restaurants’ impressive beverage programs. With each restaurant, Atlas Restaurant Group provides an unparalleled experience that is redefining Baltimore’s culinary culture. Atlas Restaurant Group opened Loch Bar in Boca Raton, FL and more recently opened Ouzo Bay Houston and Loch Bar Houston, with several projects in Washington, D.C. on the horizon as well. In Summer 2019, the group debuted The Choptank, a seafood and crab house opened in Baltimore’s historic Broadway Market. In December 2019, Atlas opened Maximón in Baltimore's Four Seasons Hotel. In 2020, French steakhouse Monarque opened in Baltimore's Bagby Building and Atlas acquired The Admiral's Cup, a historic tavern in Fells Point. In May 2021, Watershed and Atlas Fish Market will open in Cross Street Market. Later this year, Atlas will be opening 2 new concepts in Washington, D.C. read more