DINING NEWS

Pauley’s Crepe Bar closes in West Midtown

An Athens favorite has closed its doors in Atlanta after nearly three years.

Pauley’s Crepe Bar closed earlier this month at 935 Marietta St. NW in West Midtown, What Now Atlanta first reported and an employee at the Athens location confirmed to the AJC.

The Atlanta location opened in April 2016. The original Athens location, which remains open, debuted in 2008.

Pauley’s menu featured a variety of sweet and savory crepes, sandwiches and salads. Former AJC food writer Elizabeth Lenhard was critical of the food when she reviewed the restaurant in late 2016, writing, “nostalgia is Pauley’s driving force.”

The AJC has reached out to Pauley’s for more details on the closure.

Cultivate Food and Coffee to open this weekend

The owner of a collection of Atlanta cafes is slated to introduce a new concept this weekend.

Cultivate Food and Coffee is slated to open Saturday in the Howell Mills Shops at 1952 Howell Mill Road.

The combination coffee shop and cafe comes from Johnny Liu, the owner of Cafe at Pharr locations in Buckhead, West Midtown, Vinings and Miami Circle.

Cultivate will roast its own coffee in-house to be used in its coffee drinks and to be sold retail in 1-pound bags. In addition to coffee drinks, Cultivate will offer fraps, smoothies and specialty drinks.

The food menu will include breakfast, lunch and weekend brunch using locally-sourced ingredients and grass-fed and pastured meats. Each week, the menu will feature one or two “Blue Plate” options only available that week.

Cultivate also offers a full bar stocked with micro brews, wines and craft liquors.

Thirty percent of the coffee and food menus feature vegan, vegetarian, paleo and gluten-free items.

The spot will also feature a special event space and offer catering services.

Other concepts at the Howell Mill Shops include sandwich shop Zunzi’s and a forthcoming second location of Marietta’s Doughnut Dollies. Cultivate will be open from 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. 1952 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta. 404-771-7557, cultivating.co/

Porter Brew & Que Brewery opened Thursday in Dunwoody

Dunwoody officially has a new brewery.

Porter Brew & Que Brewery will open its doors for dinner tonight in the Dunwoody Village development. The barbecue eatery and brewpub comes from Allen Porter, who also owns Porter Pizza & Brewery, which opened in Sandy Springs last year. Porter, whose father Winston, is an owner of STATS Brewpub in downtown Atlanta, will also serve as the business’s brewmaster.

The restaurant’s menu features a variety of starters including kickin’ deviled eggs and pimento cheese fritters; salads and stews; sandwiches including meatloaf, “wicked” brisket, smoked bologna and a smoked portabello mushroom; and plates with options such as pulled pork, brisket, St. Louis ribs and smoked chicken. Side choices include baked beans, three cheese mac, collard greens and bacon ranch potato salad.

On the drink side, Porter Brew & Que will serve six house-brewed beers including an IPA, a cream ale and a pale ale and will also offer a selection of wine and more than 50 kinds of bourbon. 5486 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody. porterbbqbrewery.com