The neighborhood is growing! A number of retail and restaurant businesses are opening just in time for summer.
Did you know that new businesses opened at a rate of 2x the number of businesses that closed in 2021? It looks like the trend continues in 2022!
Here’s a quick review of all of them for you to explore and share with your friends and neighbors.
Now Open!
🦁&🦅 Courage & Soar: Lifestyle & home goods
- Familiar faces from Oh, Hello, this new shop will be located right next door to their current space.
- Features: hands-on workshop experiences for artists and Certified Tourism Ambassador staff.
- Location: 40 Monroe Center St. NW.
👟 Gazelle Sports:
- A local favorite for running gear and expertise that you no longer have to drive to!
- Features: selection of activewear as well as some “takeovers” meant to highlight specific brands, running groups, workshops and community events.
- Join Gazelle Sports every Thursday night for a community run/walk!
- Location: 52 Monroe Center St. NW.
🌯 Taste of Cairo:
- Taste of Cairo brings Egypt to you! Street food meant to satisfy while stopping in on a walk.
- Features: authentic Egyptian cuisine such as vegan and vegetarian favorites like koshery (or koshari).
- Location: 125 Ottawa Ave. in the Ledyard Building.
🍤 Real Seafood Co.:
- Offering premium fresh seafood straight from the waters of New England.
- Features: a familiar outpost for seafood.
- Location: corner of Lyon and Monroe, 141 Lyon St. NW.
Opening Soon!
🍵 Monsoon Vietnamese Restaurant:
- Monsoon will bring the Vietnamese dining experience to the neighborhood!
- Features: more than pho and bahn mi… looking to feature the depth of Vietnamese cuisine with indoor and outdoor dining opportunities.
- Location: 55 Monroe Center St. NW.
Le Macaron:
- A new stop for a sweet treat in the neighborhood!
- Features: French patisseries, an array of macarons and catering services.
- Location: 132 Monroe Center St. NW, directly across Monroe Center from Rosa Parks Circle.
🌮 Barrio Tacos:
- Barrio brings the party to you with an artistic atmosphere.
- Features: tacos, tequila and marvelous murals coving the walls.
- Location: 37 Ottawa Ave., just north of the 20 Monroe Live building.
👯♀️ Midwest Movement Collective:
- MMC is Downtown’s newest movement space focused on inclusivity.
- Features: yoga, pole dancing, aerial arts and community building.
- Location: 1140 Monroe Ave NW, Suite 2103.
Opening in the near future:
♥☕ Has Heart Coffee Shop:
- A community hub to connect across a cup of coffee.
- Features: comfortable atmosphere for conversations and getting to know a new person. Focus on collaboration and sharing ideas together.
- Location: Veteran’s Memorial Park, across Sheldon St. from the Children’s Museum.
🍜 Noodle Pig Ramen:
- Homemade noodles and unique flavor combinations! Have you ever had a boozy boba tea?
- Features: each bowl of ramen purchased buys a meal for a child internationally, nationally, and locally.
- Location: 601 Bond Ave NW.