Foxtrot reopens in Chicago's Gold Coast
CHICAGO - Foxtrot, the revived upscale corner store chain, reopened its first location in Chicago’s Gold Coast on Thursday.
It’s the same location, some of the same employees and the same coffee and foods regular customers came to love.
The reopening comes after the Chicago-based chain abruptly closed all stores nationwide on April 23, just a few months after the boutique grocer announced their merger with Dom's Kitchen and Market.
The closure affected 33 Foxtrots in Chicago, Dallas, Austin and the DC area and two Dom's Market locations in Chicago. The parent company, Outfox Hospitality, filed for bankruptcy.
In June, all the posts on Foxtrot Market's Instagram page were removed. The account then posted its first photo with the caption, "A new Foxtrot with some old friends. Coming soon."
Just a few months later, Foxtrot Café & Market would relaunch with expanded coffee offerings and a reimagined food menu.
Alongside their signature breakfast tacos, the new menu introduces panini sandwiches, salads, and bowls. The café will also offer exclusive coffee blends, such as The Milk Man Blend and Early Train Espresso, crafted specifically for Foxtrot.
"It’s good, it’s exciting. It’s so wonderful to see people back in the space again and having coffee and enjoying breakfast tacos and all the things that we missed. People are coming in with their friends. They’re restarting their morning routines and it really feels like people are starting to enjoy the space that was maybe missing from their neighborhoods," said Foxtrot Chairman Mike LaVitola.
In addition to the new food and coffee options, the store will also reintroduce customer favorites like their gummies and gummy mixes, along with a curated market featuring local makers and brands.
Sydney DeHaven was a regular customer. She said she and a friend would meet before work.
"We’d come before work and get coffee and eat the breakfast tacos. And yeah, we saw it was reopening and I think we were like the second people here when they opened. When they closed, it was sad. Now it’s like we never left," DeHaven said.
She said she spent the last five months brewing coffee at home.
"It was pretty terrible," she laughed.
More Foxtrot locations are scheduled to reopen in Chicago and Dallas throughout 2025. The flagship store in Old Town is next.