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And the winner is: Buckhead Atlanta.

Why: Uh, remember how long it was just a big, ugly hole in the ground?! Yes, some of this swank six-block, mixed-use development’s retail tenants — Hermes, Christian Louboutin, Helmut Lang — are more often associated with excess. But after the Great Recession halted work on what started out in 2007 as the even more elaborate “Streets of Buckhead,” new developer Oliver-McMillan scaled things back somewhat and the $1 billion project finally opened last fall.

Get in the picture: What, you mean you haven’t stood in line for a “concrete” yet? You can shop for high-end brands or just window-shop while strolling the nicely laid-out and landscaped streets. There’s fine dining, but also more casual places like Fado, Shake Shack (try the signature frozen custard, aka a “concrete”) and, soon, Georgetown Cupcakes. Plus, you can simultaneously improve your mind and wardrobe: The Atlanta-Fulton Public Library’s Buckhead branch is still there, just now on the same street as Hermes and Helmut Lang.

Information: Buckhead Atlanta, 3035 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. 678-704-0900, www.buckhead-atl.com.

CONTRIBUTED BY JONATHAN PHILLIPS / 2014 The Centennial Olympic Park stop is just one of 12 spots that can be reached via the Atlanta Streetcar. The 2.7-mile route, which opened on Dec. 30, 2014, has streetcars that run every 10 to 15 minutes daily, with free rides for the first three months.

SCOTT TRUBEY / AJC 2014 Hermes is one of the new stores at Buckhead Atlanta.