An all-day cafe called Birdie's Barroom & Kitchen is coming to downtown Raleigh

Local restaurant group LM Restaurants will bring a new all-day cafe to Raleigh's Fayetteville Street corridor this summer.

• Birdie's Barroom & Kitchen will be on the bottom floor of the under-renovation 150 Fayetteville tower. Highwood Properties, the tower's owner, is partnering on the project.

Why it matters: The arrival of a new all-day restaurant is a welcome sign for downtown Raleigh's central business district, which has struggled to recover from the pandemic and has seen several restaurants, like Capital Club 16 and Oak City Meatball , close in recent months.

Driving the news: Birdie's will offer breakfast, lunch, dinner, cocktails and a weekend brunch, according to LM Restaurants.

• In the morning, a coffee bar will offer drinks and to-go food.

Zoom in: LM Restaurants — which runs other restaurants like Carolina Ale House, Vidrio and Taverna Agora — is investing heavily in the Fayetteville Street corridor.

• The company's owner, the Moshakos family, recently bought the nearby building at 227 Fayetteville St. , home to the Poyner YMCA, in an auction for around $15 million.
• The family, a long-time investor in downtown, has said they see the building as a chance to further invest in Raleigh and stabilize Fayetteville Street, which they believe will return to being the active center of the city.