Stanbury owners plot a new Raleigh dining concept
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The owners of the Raleigh restaurant Stanbury are in the early stages of opening a new dining concept.
Why it matters: The Stanbury, a laid-back neighborhood haunt based just north of downtown since 2013, is one of the city's most popular and idiosyncratic restaurants.
- It's known for serving funky seasonal dishes and refreshing cocktails from its intimate, converted laundromat space on Blount Street.
Driving the news: The new business will be next to the existing Stanbury restaurant, at 938 N. Blount St., in the former Escazu Chocolates location, according to Will and Joseph Jeffers, Stanbury's co-owners.
- Escazu recently relocated to the Gateway Plaza Shopping Center after 15 years on North Blount Street. This felt like an organic opportunity to try something new, Joseph Jeffers told Axios.
- The Triangle Business Journal first reported Stanbury's plans to take over the Escazu space.
Zoom in: Joseph Jeffers said it's too soon to detail what will go into the Escazu space, and it's just now filing permits with the city. But the goal would be to share an expanded kitchen with the Stanbury.
- That would give the restaurant more kitchen space to expand its culinary offerings.
- Jeffers added that he doesn't want anything about Stanbury to change as it takes over the Escazu space. "We want to keep Stanbury small and intimate," he said.
- There's no timeline for the project at the moment, Jeffers said.
What they're saying: "We are sad to see Escazu move. They have been close friends and neighbors since the beginning," Joseph Jeffers said. "It's only been a few weeks and we already miss them. We have leaned on each other for 13 years and we are excited for their new chapter."
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