Always Save Room for Cupcakes

Move over Magnolia and bugger off Buttercup! There's a new cupcake in town.

The cupcake trend has finally made its way to Nashville in the form of a tiny shop in Midtown called Gigi's cupcakes. It has only been open a few months and already it's the talk of the town. The Midtown area is becoming more and more trendy with additions like the new contemporary Latin-American restaurant Lime and the upscale condos, and Gigi's gives the area an extra boost of fun.

Go in on any Saturday morning and you'll find a line out the door with people enjoying a treat for breakfast or picking up a few dozen for a party that night. The tiny shop with its even tiny-er bar seating area can only fit about a dozen (or maybe a baker's dozen), but luckily the people are outnumbered by the beautifully crafted cupcakes on display. With over 30 flavors, each one handmade and decorated, a person is almost forced, though certainly not against their will, to keep coming back to try them all.

Chocolate lovers will appreciate the rich, dark Midnight Magic, the creamy Texas Milk Chocolate and the nostalgic Chocolate Malt while more adventurous cupcake conoisseurs can sink their sweet tooth into Gingerbread, Hunka Hunka Banana Love, Tiramisu, Lemon Cream Supreme or a host of other creations. Each cake costs $3.00 or $2.75 if you order by the dozen.

Another thing locals will love about Gigi's is that Nashville's coffee darling Bongo Java has created a signiture roast specifically for Gigi's and only available in the store. Just another reason to drop by for a morning pick-me-up, an afternoon snack or a surprise to bring home for dinner. Because really, when is it ever a bad time for cupcakes? Never.