Good old Butcher's Inn back in business in Eastern Market

Eastern Market mainstay Butcher's Inn re-opened under new ownership for breakfast and lunch over Labor Day weekend; but now that its liquor license is in place, it will also be open for dinner six nights a week. The restaurant is at 1489 Winder.

While the appearance of the restaurant and bar's first floor looks much the same as it previously did, the second floor has been transformed into a “quiet, more lounge-y atmosphere,” owner Don Bailey says. With wi-fi and self-serve coffee priced at just $1.33, he hopes that it will draw a steady clientele not looking for the bar or restaurant scene.

With his three other partners, Bailey was looking to open a restaurant in either Midtown, Eastern Market or downriver. On a Saturday morning shopping trip to the market, he spotted a for-sale sign on Butcher’s and ended up buying it. “It was kind of like fate,” he remembers.

As for being located in Eastern Market, Bailey appreciates being able to “walk to most of the places that we buy [our produce] from.” Soup is made everyday with fresh market goods, and two-three daily dinner specials will be selected based on what is available that very day.

The menu has been updated from Butcher’s previous incarnation, but has retained the Grand Marnier-infused French toast that was a customer favorite; a new item is the John Sinclair burger that features an olive-mayo dressing.

Butcher’s will serve dinner until is closes, at “ten-ish,” and Sunday brunch will be added in March.

Source: Don Bailey, Butcher's Inn