MarieBette Coming to the Downtown Mall
by Charlottesville29
An entrant in The Charlottesville 29 is expanding and coming to the downtown mall. MarieBette Cafe & Bakery, the beloved home of the “bronut,” plans to open a branch on Water Street, beside Roxie Daisy.
Co-owner Jason Becton says that the bakery was not actively seeking a second location, but that an opportunity fell into their lap that just felt right. A recent re-design and downsize of Roxie Daisy left a next-door space that checked all of the boxes: “It is not too big, has charm, and is just off of the mall,” says Becton. The offshoot will serve MarieBette’s bread and pastries, with an increased emphasis on coffee, to fuel downtown workers and residents. Unlike MarieBette, itself, there will not be restaurant table service at the offshoot, but there will still be seating, as well as breakfast and lunch items, which customers may eat-in or take to-go. With Roxie Daisy and The Flat right next door, Becton says, the corner of Water Street is becoming “a little French-inspired enclave.”
Look for an opening this fall.