48 | FEBRUARY 10 • 2022 

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n a few short months, vis-
itors to Detroit’s historic 
Eastern Market will find 
a new eatery for indulging in 
corned beef sandwiches and 
other Jewish deli fare. They 
will also find a market offering 
locally sourced food and prod-
ucts, plus grocery items.
Bringing the two distinct 
businesses to fruition is EW 
Grobbel, a globally known 
meat processor and gourmet 
food company based at the 
market. Founded in 1883, the 
family-owned company recent-
ly announced plans to open 
and operate Grobbel’s Gourmet 
Fresh Neighborhood Market 
and a Sy Ginsberg’s Jewish-

style deli restaurant. 
EW Grobbel owns the 
property in partnership with 
FIRM Real Estate, an advocate 
for residential and commer-
cial development in Eastern 
Market. 
“Our FIRM Real Estate 
team is thrilled to be part of 
Grobbel’s commitment to the 
district and neighborhood resi-
dents,” said company president 
Sanford Nelson, a fifth-genera-
tion member of Congregation 
Shaarey Zedek in Southfield 
and a former JN 36 Under 36.
Studio H2G designed the 
project and Studio Detroit is 
the architect. Currently, space 
that formerly housed Eastern 

Market Seafood is under con-
struction. Two floors will be 
extended to nearly 4,500 square 
feet each. When completed, the 
new grocery’s entrance will be 
on Market Street, near cheese 
and specialty food merchant 
DeVries & Co. 1887. The deli-
catessen will be accessible from 
Riopelle Street, in close prox-
imity to Detroit City Distillery 
and Eastern Market Brewing 
Co. 
With hours planned for 
shopping flexibility, “we are 
very excited to bring this new 
food oasis to 2456 Market 
Street, where we can make 
high-quality food accessible 
to people right where they 
live, work and play,” said EW 
Grobbel President Jason 
Grobbel.
The gourmet market’s 
anticipated “immersive 
food experience is a solu-
tion to current shortcom-
ings of Detroiters being able 

to find produce and fresh food 
nearby, year-round,” Nelson 
said. Grobbel’s will be working 
with local farmers to select 
their daily best. Shoppers at the 
market also will find conve-

Jewish-style deli expected 
to open this spring.

New to 
Eastern 
Market

ESTHER ALLWEISS INGBER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Sanford Nelson

Topor’s Pickles

A rendering of the Grobbel’s Gourmet Fresh Neighborhood Market

