LeDroit Park Market reopens
The LeDroit Park Market (1901 4th Street NW) has finally reopened under new management. The market stocks essentials like milk, ice cream, chips, bread, coffee, paper towels and is open daily from 7 am to 10 pm. The market also serves sandwiches and fresh coffee and will soon sell beer and wine.
The reviews posted on the neighborhood listserv have been positive so far. Neighbor Anita writes:
I stopped by the morning and picked up a slice of banana bread. I returned for lunch and had a nice chicken Caesar salad. I enjoyed both.
Dee writes:
I went there for the grand opening and had what was probably one of the best cups of coffee I’d tasted in a long time. I sat with my friend and we chatted at the window for over an hour, and got a nice cheery goodbye from the staff as we left. It’s definitely a gem in the neighborhood and worth the trip!
The market had operated under various owners over countless decades. It closed in 2011 and the shop owner, Simon, was rumored to have returned to Ethiopia. The building’s owner reincarnated the market for about a year, but the store’s selection, which focused more on exotic gourmet items more than typical essentials of a corner store, failed to attract enough enthusiasm.
The owner closed the market and sold the building to a couple that now lives upstairs. The couple leases the market to a family that operates several small markets throughout the city.
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