Mae’s Market & Cafe is Open(ish) For Business
Opening a restaurant generally requires a delicate balance of hubris and humility. Opening a restaurant amidst a global pandemic that has decimated your industry in more ways than you thought possible requires optimism. Opening a restaurant seven months pregnant requires grit I didn't even know was possible.
To be perfectly honest, I'm slapping this article together (way past my deadline, sorry, Leslie) to let you all know that we have unofficially officially open Mae's Market and Cafe.
What does that mean? It means that we are open for business as we are still putting the final touches on the space. We are still stocking market shelves, we are still developing recipes and products for you to enjoy, and we are still tweaking the menu. We are doing it all in front of you out of sheer necessity (remember the aforementioned pregnancy, pandemic, and hubris/humble pendulum?) and from an understanding that the magic of restaurants looks a little different than it did before.
That doesn't mean that I'm not incredibly proud of what we are offering! It just means that I'm an owner/operator without partners that is doing my very best to give Old Town, where I live, a neighborhood joint that we can all enjoy despite extraordinarily difficult circumstances.
So, I invite you to come in and say, "hello." Enjoy a deli sandwich on bread from our kitchen or a salad with produce sourced from PA Farmers. Try one of our pastries. Shop the aisles. Drink an espresso. Drink two espressos. I'll continue to invite you back to enjoy new furniture (when it arrives), wine from our cellar (when our ABC is approved), more prepared food items for you to enjoy at home (as we find more and more staff to join our team) and finally to our wine bar, Virginia's Darling in the coming weeks!
I'm so happy to have a store in Old Town, and I'm humbled. So deeply humbled.
Closed on Monday for now
Tuesday - Saturday 7am to 7pm
Sunday 8am to 6pm
Mae's Market and Cafe is an all-day food market where you can enjoy high quality, made-from-scratch selection of coffee, baked goods, salads, and gourmet sandwiches. For meals enjoyed at home, you'll find an edited grocery and bodega filled with house-prepared food and pantry items, produce, freshly baked bread, charcuterie and cheese, craft beer, wine, and more.