Another Suwanee Restaurant Closes: Cafe Gourmandises

It's getting dangerous for Suwanee restaurants.

Cafe Gourmandises, which once billed itself as the "best French restaurant in Atlanta," has closed. The suite, in a plaza in the 600 block of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, is vacant, with no postings to indicate reasons or a possible reopening elsewhere.

The cafe offered gourmet-themed entrees and sweet treats.

Chef and owner Christophe Houy was born in France and graduated Versailles Culinary school at the age of 18. He also was a Chef Instructor at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts before opening Gourmandises in Suwanee, according to a Suwanee Patch review.

This comes at a time when Olde Towne Tavern & Grille, not far away at Suwanee Town Center, closed in a bankruptcy proceeding.

Also, commercial space in Suwanee still is plentiful, with a vacancy rate of about 18 percent.

-- How do you feel about Cafe Gourmandises closing? Should a restaurateur consider such a location? Share your views in the comments below.

See also:

• Visions for Vacancies: What Should Go in Suwanee Town Center?

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