‘Mulberry Market’ Artisanal Grocer Replaces Former Met Foods in Little Italy
Photo: Essie
The former home of Met Foodmarket in Little Italy has been dormant since its closure in December 2016. For twenty-five years, this affordable supermarket served the neighborhood.
Another grocery is on the way. However, as suspected, it’s of the gourmet variety. (There was previous chatter pointing toward Food Bazaar, but that proved unfounded.) Mulberry Market will take the full 10,000 square-feet (split equally between ground and basement), selling prepared foods, organic selections, artisanal beer, wine and coffee. Neighbors are calling it just another Whole Foods lookalike.
Mulberry Market signed the lease on 251 Mulberry Street, purportedly spending a whopping $750,000 per month. Considerably higher than Met Foods was paying.
Brothers Paul and Santos – who started out stocking shelves in a Spring Street grocer in the late 1970s – opened this location at 251 Mulberry Street way back in 1991. Back before the real estate industry carved Nolita into a refuge for the rich. Now that it’s so, a “regular” grocery is no longer appropriate.
Recent Stories
Avril Lavigne Marks 20th Album Anniversary on Canal Street
Avril Lavigne returned to SoHo this week to mark the twentieth anniversary of her pop-punk debut, Let Go. The “Sk8er Boi” artist took to TikTok in celebratory gush, posting a quick hit of her standing in the intersection of Broadway and Canal Street. An ode to the album cover, twenty years older and not blurry, […]
Long-Stalled Grand Street Lot Reactivates
Despite ongoing troubles with his East Broadway project, local owner-developer Daniel Wise is now proceeding with a new development planned for Grand Street. No longer an overgrown jungle of weeds, the zombie parcel spanning 330-332 Grand is, as of a couple weeks ago, fully reanimated. The Department of Buildings issued permits for foundation work last […]
From the Rooftops: The Hell Square Aural Assault
Articles about ear-shattering noise levels, from parties to cruising cars, as well as the general lack of regard for the residents of Hell Square, are rote at this point. Almost a cliche. But to residents living in the bullseye, the aural assault remains a weekly nightmare. And this past Saturday night, by several accounts, upped […]
Pitt Pool Opens for Summer Season
New York City public pools officially opened yesterday. For the Lower East Side, that means the Pitt Pool (aka Hamilton Fish) is ready to go. The launch happened with great fanfare. Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue joined Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, Assembly Member Harvey Epstein, Senator Brian Kavanagh, Council Member Carlina Rivera, and local kids […]
At Belse, the New Vegan Brewery on the Bowery
Belse, the Texas-based vegan brewery and restaurant, is now in business on the Bowery. The Lone Star State transplant – officially, Belse Plant Cuisine – takes 11,000 square-feet at 265-267 Bowery, in what was previously the fleeting home of the Paulaner Brauhaus brewery. The renovated space features three sections – a restaurant, bar, and Garden […]
