Alchemy Cafe and Bistro offers a suburban-chic dining environment located in the heart of downtown Gloucester, Massachusetts. Our Restaurant offers upscale casual dining at affordable prices, and our adventurous menus provide enough choices to please everybody.

We've always prided ourselves on staying on the culinary cutting edge. We came out of the gate with a world fusion cuisine. It was new to Gloucester and caused a wonderful stir. Times are changing and so are we. These days people are much more interested in food that is fresh, local and seasonal, while remaining affordable.

We prefer food that comes from small family farms that we can trust as opposed to anonymous agribusiness. We use vegetables that come from local farms, whenever they are available. Supporting local farms means the vegetables are fresher because they do not have to travel hundreds of miles to arrive at our doorstep. The average grocery store item travels 1500 miles to get there.

Supporting local farms also means we keep our scenic farmlands. As we say in the local food circle, "eat your view or lose it." The menu is changing at Alchemy and will continue to change with the seasons. We are constantly on the lookout for more local food sources for every dish we serve. Our founder was involved in the creation of the Cape Ann Farmer's Market, which has been a fantastic source for local produce, along with the owner's garden, and other local farms. We will be changing our menu often as the seasons change and new foods become available.

The name Alchemy comes from the medieval magical art of taking lead and turning it into gold. Our chef takes something lovely and local and transforms it into global culinary bliss!

So there you have it - authentic "farm to table" food and cutting edge cuisine with a global flair in one restaurant. That's Alchemy!