People passing through downtown Lexington might have noticed a new sign on Main Street that says “Modern Pantry Marketplace.”
What is it — a cafe? Or, dare they hope, a store?
It’s going to be a bit of both, actually, according to owner Romi Singh.
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Modern Pantry Marketplace will open in mid-November at 127 W. Main St. on the ground floor of an historic three-story building with offices on the upper floors.
“It’s going to be like a convenience store. A very big convenience store, with food and coffee,” said Singh, who also owns Ruby’s Market and Cafe, a similar enterprise, on Short Street. Singh and his wife, Ruby, opened that shop in 2023 in the former Postmaster’s Pub/Village Idiot/Metropol restaurant property at 307 W. Short St. Before that, they had an even smaller shop, KM Food Mart, at 112 Mill St.