The Nest Cafe Plans Bigger Downtown Alpharetta Footprint

The Nest Cafe is preparing to expand its downtown Alpharetta location into the storefront next door, a move that would give the breakfast-and-lunch business more indoor room and a larger Canton Street patio.

Alpharetta’s Design Review Board is scheduled to consider the proposal Nov. 20. The case, DRB260028, covers exterior changes at 58 Canton St., where the cafe operates in Unit 101.

The expansion would combine the cafe with neighboring Unit 102. Plans for the two storefronts include additional patio tables, umbrellas and planters designed to match the restaurant’s existing outdoor furnishings.

The storefront would also receive black replacement awnings, new signs and fresh paint on its first-floor doors and windows. A serving window would be replaced with a conventional window, and exterior speakers would be added.

Unit 102 has been associated with Moop’s Boutique, the longtime Alpharetta retailer that is now also operating at Medley in Johns Creek. The expansion proposal does not establish the boutique’s long-term plans for its Canton Street address.

The project would enlarge an established downtown business during a broader period of growth for The Nest. The locally based cafe serves coffee, breakfast, brunch and lunch in Alpharetta and Milton, while a third location at Medley remains planned.

For downtown visitors, the most visible changes would be a wider restaurant frontage and more patio capacity along one of Alpharetta’s busiest dining streets. The Nov. 20 hearing is a design review, however, and no construction schedule or opening date for the expanded space has been announced.