Within, one will find a bakery, a restaurant, a gift shop, an antique shop and a Christmas store. While dining in the 226 year old restaurant one may even avail oneself of a genuinely anachronistic service, Wi-Fi, something not envisioned by the wildest imagination when the building was constructed. Open morning to evening, the restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. We arrived in Guysborough in the morning, so had breakfast, which was great.
While exploring the building after breakfast we discovered what was possibly the most interesting aspect of all in this business - the Christmas Shop. The upstairs loft is dedicated entirely to Christmas decorations. It's not huge, but it's packed with Christmas paraphernalia, both factory made and handmade by local crafts-persons. These, especially, can add a real "down home" touch to a Christmas display.
This may well have been the oldest restaurant we have eaten in and definitely was the first courthouse in which we've dined. The restaurant and shops are housed in what was once the first Guysborough Court House, built in 1790. This makes it one of the oldest, if not
the oldest, buildings in Guysborough. When built, it housed not only the courthouse, but the jail, as well.
Days-Gone-By Bakery and Café, Main Street. c1790.
This building incorporates the first court house in town, which was
built in 1790 and was moved to this site. Another portion of
the building was floated across the harbour from its previous
location, and the gift shop was originally the home of
Alexander Torrey, carriage builder.
From A Walking Tour of Guysborough
Days Gone By is a bit of everything: a bakery, restaurant, antiques and gift shop, plus a Christmas loft where you can stock up on ornaments any darn time you please. The business is housed in what was the community’s first courthouse and, like the many historic buildings in Guysborough, its heritage is noted on a small plaque on the front of the structure.
From the Halifax Chronicle Herald