Cakes & Ale

A clean, rustic restaurant and bakery on Decatur Square
Word to the wise: In the evening, the bakery turns into a dessert bar with espresso and wine on the side, where you can experience the place without the prices.

Talk of the town: There's lots of buzz about 'Sunday supper', when the chef serves a separate menu based on what's in his garden.
Chef Billy Allin was born in New York, raised in the Southeast, trained in San Francisco, and has taken culinary inspiration from his Naples-born grandmother. These influences have proven to be a success at his restaurant Cakes & Ale, a name taken from a line in Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night'.

Like all good seasonally propelled restaurants, the menu at Cakes & Ale changes as often as daily. One mainstay is the arancini, and if gnocchi, pork ribs, or scallops are on the menu, you're in luck. Next door at the bakery, David Sweeney is at the helm of a cafe serving lunch, coffee, breads, pastries, and delectable desserts.