Berkley’s Market opens new store in Dallas

DALLAS – Upscale neighborhood grocery chain Berkley’s Market is opening a new Uptown store in a former Foxtrot Market space.

Berkley’s Market recently closed two of its four Dallas locations (one downtown at 1800 Main Street and another in Oak Cliff at 634 W. Davis Street) and announced at the time that they planned to open another store soon .

The new 4,100-square-foot Uptown location at 2822 McKinney Avenue, scheduled to open in the fall, will feature indoor seating and a patio.

“Our goal at Berkley’s Market is to be the go-to destination in every neighborhood we serve,” said Zac Porter, founder of Berkley’s Market. “Whether it’s a morning coffee break, a grab-and-go lunch or dinner, stocking the pantry and fridge, or a wine happy hour with friends, we want our customers to feel and know they’re at home that they can find everything they need in one place. ”

Berkley’s Market offers groceries, prepared foods, coffee, beer and wine, and the new Uptown location will serve as a “test kitchen” for experimenting with new prepared foods.

“We continue to expand our prepared meal offerings here while still offering our core favorites,” Porter said. “The quality of our food is top notch and I would put our coffee program up there with anyone. We have partnered with La Colombe for our coffee since day one and are proud to source locally sourced pastries from La Casita and bagels from Shug’s.”

The downtown Berkley market opened in 2018 and the Oak Cliff location opened in 2022, the Dallas Business Journal reported.

Berkley’s Market was founded as an offshoot of Royal Blue Grocery and all Royal Blue Grocery locations converted to Berkley’s Market stores around 2021.

The two remaining Berkley’s Market locations include a nearly 5,000-square-foot store at 3300 Knox Street, which opened in August 2023, and the downtown Trammell Crow Center at 2001 Ross Avenue.

Another specialty grocery chain, Chicago-based Foxtrot, closed all stores nationwide, including four in the Dallas area, and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy earlier this year. Foxtrot plans to reopen some of its closed stores in Dallas and Chicago in 2025.