Flora’s Market Run, the midtown restaurant and grocer spearheaded by the folks behind Prep and Pastry, has closed its doors.
In a message posted to social media, owner Nathan Ares said:
“I opened Flora’s Market Run with the same excitement of a kid on Christmas morning.
Sadly, I also opened Flora’s Market Run during a trying time in groceries. It started with supply chain issues and ended with price increases. As a small independently owned market I had no way to compete with the buying power of the big guys.
So, I pivoted. I downsized the market, added a juice bar. When that didn’t take off, I pivoted again. Turning the market into an event space.
But given the climate of the economy, nothing quite landed.
And so here I am, finding myself walking away from what was once my passion project.
I learned a lot along the way! You …