Add one more restaurant to the late-year bloodbath.
Minneapolis's Lyn-Lake is losing another restaurant by year's end
Mercado by Jester Concepts calls it quits.
Mercado (2904 Lyndale Av. S., Mpls., 612-354-7408, mercadompls.com) will close its doors by the end of December, after a nearly two-year run.
When it opened in 2017, the Jester Concepts restaurant brought tacos, cocktails and coffee to the former Marché, in the Lime Apartments.
Here's a statement from Jester Concepts about the end of Mercado:
"At the end of the year, LynLake's Mercado will close its doors. Jester Concepts opened Mercado in 2017. As the year is wrapping up, the team has decided not to renew its lease. Despite this closing, Jester has no plans of slowing down. New concepts, as well as an acquisition, are in the works for the year ahead. Guests can still enjoy Mercado until the end of the month with events this December including a Tiki pop-up on the 14th."
Deep-fried puffy tacos, dough ‘knots’ and s’mores ice cream sandwiches scored high on our list.