Atlantic Avenue runs four lanes wide from I-95 until it reaches Swinton, where it narrows to two and becomes the stretch people walk. For years that pinch was where you slowed down for the light. Since January the corner has had a 400-bottle wine list on it, and since June it has had a sushi bar and a charcoal grill.
Both sit at the same address. Barcelona Wine Bar is Suite 140 at 22 West Atlantic, and Double Knot is Suite 150. Pebb Capital's Sundy Village campus has held six food and drink concepts since its first phase received its temporary certificate of occupancy in fall 2025. Two of them have been serving dinner for a season, and a third, Van Leeuwen Ice Cream at 20 S. Swinton, is open for dessert. That leaves half the announced lineup still waiting on a confirmed date, so this fall the west end is still a two-kitchen address.
What is open at the corner, and what is only announced
Announcements travel faster than kitchens do, so here is the status as of late September 2026.
| Venue | Status | What we know |
|---|---|---|
| Barcelona Wine Bar | Open | Opened in January as the first full-service restaurant on the campus |
| Double Knot | Open | Opened June 17 |
| Van Leeuwen Ice Cream | Open | 20 S. Swinton Ave., on the DDA's list of recent openings |
| Baya Bar | Open | Named by The Coastal Star among the spots drawing diners |
| Drinking Pig BBQ | Not confirmed | The Palm Beach Post reported a September target; the Downtown Delray Beach directory still showed "Coming Soon" |
| Maman | No date | Set for a converted cottage on the campus; Boca magazine said "later this summer" in May |
| Delray Beach Craft Brewing | No date | Planned for the restored 1903 Cathcart House |
| Sundy House | Phase Two | Restored 1902 house; The Coastal Star reports Phase Two by early 2027 |
Drinking Pig is the one to watch. Chef Raheem Sealey told What Now Miami he wants the Delray menu to serve the office crowd and neighbors as well as barbecue devotees, so expect more sandwiches and sides than the Miami menu carries. Call before you drive over, because a September target that slips is still a target that slipped.
Two rooms that work on different clocks
Barcelona and Double Knot share an address and almost nothing else. Barcelona's executive chef, Javier Narváez, prints the menu daily, with croquetas, patatas bravas, boquerones and paella staying in rotation. The wine list runs past 400 bottles with about 40 by the glass. Hours reported this spring ran from 3 p.m. to midnight most nights, opening at 1 p.m. on weekends and closing at 1 a.m. Friday and 2 a.m. Saturday. That is a bar-hours room with a kitchen behind it.
Double Knot opens at 4 p.m. and closes at 10, or 11 on Friday and Saturday. Its price range is unusually wide for one grill. A local food newsletter reported skewers starting at $4 and large plates reaching $72. The chef's select menu is 10 selections plus soft serve for $78 per person. The same newsletter says the daily 4 to 6 p.m. happy hour tops out at $9 a plate. Chef Michael Schulson's team keeps a Philadelphia nod on the menu with a cheesesteak bao. The Palm Beach Post's review said the room, with its high ceilings and soft lighting, suits date night.
Put them side by side and the corner has an early-evening shape. Both open by mid-afternoon, and Double Knot's happy hour starts the moment its doors do.
A Saturday that fits the clock
The Delray Winter GreenMarket opens Saturday, October 24, at Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave., and runs Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. through May 22, 2027. The Sundy Village corner sits across Swinton from it. The summer market ended July 25, so October 24 is the first GreenMarket Saturday since.
A route that uses the posted hours:
- Old School Square for the GreenMarket, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Barcelona from 1 p.m. on Saturday, for a late lunch or a first glass.
- Double Knot from 4 p.m., when the happy hour menu is still running.
- Barcelona again after dinner, if the late Saturday hours hold.
The downtown events calendar also lists Halloween in Downtown Delray on Saturday, October 24. Check the calendar for its hours before you build a plan around that day.
The hours are still being decided
What will set the west end's late-night character is a rule the commission has not changed yet. At a June 2 workshop, city staff told the Delray Beach City Commission that expanding the entertainment district west of Swinton would mainly raise allowed noise levels and extend active hours, without changing which uses are permitted. The summary of that workshop describes weekday quiet hours running to midnight and Friday and Saturday activity running to 1 a.m. inside the district.
Commissioners asked staff and the CRA to hold neighborhood meetings first. They specifically wanted outreach to legacy West Atlantic residents, since commercial parcels west of Swinton give way quickly to single-family blocks. They also discussed whether an expansion should start with weekend-only or reduced-decibel steps, and noted that outdoor live music has historically drawn the most complaints. No ordinance was adopted. The Coastal Star reports the commission is still talking with the public and area businesses.
That matters for a dinner plan because the campus is not finished. A brewery in a restored 1903 house, a café in a converted cottage and a hotel bar in the Sundy House would each carry their own evening hours. Pebb's own description of the site calls it the gateway to the entertainment corridor, and the district line is the piece still under discussion.
The block and a half beyond the campus
Walk another few minutes west and the addresses change character. The DDA's May 2026 list of new businesses names Tropical Smokehouse at 524 W. Atlantic, Troy's BBQ & Southern Kitchen and Coffee Beans and Greens at 400 W. Atlantic, and Dip n Crepe at 301 W. Atlantic. All of them sit on the same avenue as the campus, west of Swinton.
East of Swinton, Geronimo Tequila Bar & Southwest Grill at 105 E. Atlantic runs live bands on Wednesday evenings and Sunday afternoons and DJs Thursday through Saturday. Bourbon Steak at The Seagate is at 1000 E. Atlantic, and Deck 84 is at 840 E. Atlantic.
Rents deserve a mention too. WPTV reported in August that some small business owners along Atlantic, including Amanda Perna of the boutique A Little Wild, say rent increases have pushed out tenants of a decade. The Downtown Development Authority says 95 percent of Atlantic Avenue shops are small businesses. It also says rent is not the only factor in recent closures, and it could not provide average rent or vacancy figures.
Before you go
- Confirm with Drinking Pig BBQ and Maman before making plans around either. Neither has a confirmed opening date.
- The underground garage at Sundy Village has 268 public spaces. The 165-space Phase Two garage at 48 SE First Avenue is planned to open to the public after 6 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends, and it is not open yet.
- Sundy House reopening estimates run from late 2026 to early 2027. Treat both as estimates.
- Look up the entertainment district item on the city commission's agenda before assuming later hours on the west end.
Engel & Völkers Fort Lauderdale covers Delray Beach and follows the west end of Atlantic as the campus fills in. If you want to talk through what these openings mean for a block you know, Contact Us.
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