“We are really excited that the Sawmill District is really looking at themselves from a national standard and saying, ‘How can we create a nice environment?'” Prickett said. It will be big enough to house 24 tenants. The space is 34,000 square feet, which includes 11,000 square feet outside the building. “This will have a little bit more tourists as well as locals, and we are happy to have both of those,” Steve Prickett, owner of Eldora Chocolate, said. Business owners said they look forward to the market bringing people inconsistently year after year.
SAWMILL TAPROOM FULL
The retail space will be full of food, beverage and retail tenants once it opens in February.
Now, New Mexico is about to get its first food hall.Īn old lumber warehouse in the Sawmill District will be home to two dozen businesses. (KRQE) – They have been going up in cities around the country. KRQE NEWS 13 - Written by: Courtney Allen | July 15, 2019ĪLBUQUERQUE, N.M. New Mexico’s first ‘food hall’ coming to Albuquerque “Because Sawmill Market is a tourist destination, we like to offer local roasts in order to bring more of a holistic New Mexican experience to our customers,” Kerkmans said of a multiroaster program, which has featured beans from Albuquerque’s Cutbow Coffeeand Red Rock Coffee, as well as house offerings from Santa Fe-based Iconik Coffee. In keeping with the spirit of the food hall, the bar features coffees coming from numerous New Mexico roasting companies. The walnut echoes rows of wooden rafters overhead, while sleek black tiles on the front of the wrap-around counter match with the black wall behind the baristas, who work over a counter-sunk Modbar espresso station. We wanted a space that felt comfortable.” “We used dark colors and concrete countertops, as well as walnut finishes, including the bar top from our old location. “Plata is a very warm and grounded space,” Kerkmans told DCN. Roughly four months later, the business finally opened again, offering a comfortable space and a focal part for the market, which also features a cocktail bar and taproom, and a broad range of approachable cuisine. The reimagined Plata opened along with rest of Sawmill Market on March 10, only to be shut down again eight days later due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Plata Co-Founder and Co-Owner Rose Kerkmans told Daily Coffee News that the original shop that opened in 2018 was shut down late last year in order to focus on the buildout and transition to newer digs in the culinary hotspot. 14, 2020Īt the progressive ends of coffee and retail design in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Plata Coffee upgraded from a small space downtown to an airier spot inside the new Sawmill Market food hall. Local Roasters and Drink craft Shine at plata coffeeĭAILY COFFEE NEWS - Written by: Howard Bryman | Oct.
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