After a little less than four years, Flora’s Market Run permanently closed its doors at 2513 E. Sixth St. on Monday, January 6.

Ares Collective — the team behind Prep & Pastry, Commoner & Co., and August Rhodes Market — opened Flora’s inside the former Rincon Market midway through the year of 2021, offering both a small grocery store and full-service dining room and bar.

“I opened Flora’s Market Run with the same excitement as a kid on Christmas morning,” said Nathan Ares. “Sadly, I also opened Flora’s Market Run during a trying time in groceries. It started with supply chain issues and ended with price increases. As a small independently owned market I had no way to compete with the buying power of the big guys. So, I pivoted. I downsized the market and added a juice bar. When that didn’t take off, I pivoted again — turning the market into an event space. But given the climate of the economy, nothing quite landed.”

“And so here I am, finding myself walking away from what was once my passion project,” Ares added. “I learned a lot along the way! You won’t find me opening a market again, but rather sticking with what I know: restaurants. You’ll find homage to Flora’s Market Run at Commoner & Co with the spinach artichoke dip and The Rachel at Prep & Pastry.”

Commoner & Co. is located at 6960 E. Sunrise Dr. and Prep & Pastry is found in midtown at 2660 N. Campbell Ave. and near the east side at 6450 E. Grant Rd.

“So, I close the doors to Flora’s. I’m grateful for the many memories that have filled the walls and the support of our amazing local Tucson community. As they say, when one door closes, another door opens.”

Before Flora’s, Rincon Market had been in the location since it opened in 1926, but the store shut its doors in June 2020.

For more information about the other concepts, visit prepandpastry.com and commeronandco.com.

Here’s a list of other restaurants that closed last year (2024).

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