Uptown Market to close permanently on Oct. 2, three years after opening

Uptown Market will open to customers for the last time on Sunday, October 2nd.

The market and cafe posted this message on its Facebook page on September 24th:

With very heavy hearts, we have some sad news to share. Uptown Market will be closing permanently.

Our last day of service will be Sunday October 2nd. Join us for a last dinner, brunch or stroll through the market. All prepared foods, beer and wine will be 25% off through our last day of business.

Thank you for your support.

An additional message, in the post’s attached image, hinted at the reasons: “The past two years have been difficult for all hospitality businesses, and we have not been immune to those struggles.”

Uptown Market got a warm welcome from the neighborhood upon its October 2019 opening at 4465 Connecticut Avenue, which included a “welcome to the neighborhood” message from Bread Furst owner Mark Furstenberg. But within a few months, Covid-19 turned the hospitality industry upside down. Uptown rapidly implemented changes including online ordering and delivery.

Soapstone Market occupied the space from 2016 to 2018.