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Former ‘Silvermine Market’ Owners Seek New Space in New Canaan

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The longtime former owners of the Silvermine Market in New Canaan are seeking a commercial space to set up shop again. Mainly serving breakfast and lunch, Lou Aloupis—who ran the market along with chef Scott Kaluczky for 20 years through 2025—told NewCanaanite.com that the pair are “trying to find a new location to do what we did there somewhere else.” (A new restaurant is planned for the space at 1032 Silvermine Road following the building’s sale earlier this year.)

“After 20 years, the building’s old and it was time for us to go,” Aloupis said during an interview in New Canaan on a recent morning. “We love what we do, we’re passionate about what we do, we’re committed and convicted. Now it’s just a matter of finding the next location.”

Through the economic downturn of 2008, Hurricane Sandy and the pandemic, Aloupis said, the Silvermine Market kept reinventing itself to accommodate its customers and, as a result, forged deep ties with the Silvermine and wider community. That’s the main reason they’re seeking to reopen.

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Town Officials Approve Outdoor Location for Walk-In Fridge at Silvermine Market (Expanded Menu To Follow)

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Town officials on Monday approved a request from the owner of Silvermine Market to locate a new walk-in refrigerator permanently outside his 1895 building, freeing up more kitchen space inside for a soon-to-expand menu. Noting the narrow lot at 1032 Silvermine Road and saying that the market has coexisted with the Silvermine Arts Guild next-door for many decades, the Zoning Board of Appeals voted 5-0 in favor of granting a variance (which was needed because the walk-in unit is located within a side yard setback). The market’s owner for nearly 10 years, Lou Aloupis, said that following an approximately $25,000 interior renovation, the kitchen has a new hood, grill and pizza oven. He and Chef Scott Kaluczky are perfecting their homemade Neapolitan pizza-making process now and plan to offer it on their menu after Labor Day, and also will add freshly grilled burgers and hot dogs after September, Aloupis said. Silvermine Market customers “are all excited,” he said Tuesday afternoon during the lunch rush.