Pâtisserie Mélanie, the Parisian-style bakery that helped put North Park’s 30th Street on the croissant map, is calling it quits. After nearly three years in its corner space, owners Melanie Dunn and Axel Schwarz say the shop will serve its final customers this Sunday, closing a chapter that included a million-dollar buildout and a stack of legal disputes they say drained the business dry.
Owners Say Finances Finally Ran Dry
Dunn and Schwarz told staff and regulars that the decision to close came about a week before publication, explaining that they had simply run out of money to keep subsidizing operations. They have hired restaurant broker Nate Benedetto to sell the lease and business assets, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. The couple…..