Syracuse, N.Y. — A downtown bakery and café that opened with long lines and big expectations has closed permanently, its owner announced over the weekend.
Sugar Grove Cafe and Bakery, which opened in late 2024 at 401 S. Salina St., ended operations effective immediately, according to a Facebook post from owner Tonya Duffy, who said the decision was made “with a heavy heart.”
“I wanted to inform our loyal and valued customers that we are permanently shutting the doors,” Duffy wrote. “It’s time to close this chapter of our lives.”
While the café itself is closed, Duffy said the business’s wholesale baking operation will continue. Customers will still be able to find Sugar Grove pastries at partner cafés around Central New York…