Chelsea Market Is Expanding Downstairs Grocery Shop

CHELSEA, NY —Chelsea Market is expanding its specialty grocery store with new vendors, more than doubling the square footage of the downstairs space next month.

The market's grocer — dubbed The Chelsea Local — will increase from 13,000 square feet to 25,000 square feet in September with a variety of new vendors moving into 75 Ninth Ave. between 15th and 16th streets, according to a release.

"The Chelsea Local continues the legacy of Chelsea Market as a neighborhood market with a global perspective," Michael Phillips, president of the market operator Jamestown, said in a statement. "We're proud to be adding to our lineup of local vendors and to offer an increased benefit to our neighbors and community."

Black Seed Bagels will bring a new iteration of its shop to the space, called Black Seed Appetizing. Additionally, the bakery Las Delicias Patisserie is opening its first brick-and-mortar digs at the market, Pearl River Mart will open a new iteration of its market called Pearl River Mart Foods, and Dickson's Farmstand Meats will relocate its current Chelsea Market location to the new space.

The Chelsea Local, which opened in 2017, aims to be a specialty grocery shop "for locals by locals."

Its current vendors include Zach & Zoe Sweet Bee Farm, Manhattan Fruit Exchange, Buon Italia, Saxelby Cheesemongers, and Heatonist.

The expanded space will open sometime in September. Its hours are Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. and Sunday 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.