You can almost smell the salty breeze of Italian shores in the light-flooded, soaring space of St. Cecilia restaurant, chef and restaurateur Ford Fry’s fifth restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia. Situated in the city’s affluent Buckhead neighbourhood, the sprawling, nearly 1,000-square-meter bistro was designed by the studio of Meyer Davis with a classic, upscale European aesthetic in mind imbued with a sense of Mediterranean warmth and comfort. Anchored around a spectacular central bar are the different dining areas, including a bar-high communal table with stools, a darker lounge area and a mezzanine private dining room, as well as the open kitchen and a preparation area.