Popular Brentwood food hall Savor at Studio 3807 is going under a new operator after just being open for a year.
The first food hall in Prince George’s County and said to have been the largest black-owned food hall in the country, Savor had been hit like many other restaurants by limits on indoor dining during the coronavirus pandemic.
Savor was home to D.C. Sweet Potato Cake Cafe, Little Miner Taco, Relish Market, Curated DMV, the Uncaged Chefs, and Community Cocktail.
Under the new ownership, Little Miner Taco, The Shell Shack Seafood, and Relish Market will remain. New vendor Sankofa Cafe, which serves West African cuisine, is replacing Uncaged Chefs, which recently opened its own location in District Heights.
In changing operators, the food hall will refocus its mission on incubating new food businesses while focusing on providing healthy food options. Peter Siegel, owner of Landex Development which owns Studio 3807, said the hours of operation will be fluid during the pandemic as they continue to implement Covid-19 protocols to ensure safety among its vendors and their customers. People are encouraged to check vendors’ websites for the latest hours.
Owner of the former Savor Food Hall, April Richardson, said on Instagram that after a year in business she was not able to come to a resolution on continuing with Landex and decided to move on.
“If we owned our own building, our own walls, I do not believe we would be in this predicament,” she said.
Richardson is working with developer Daniel Colton on a new 12,000-square-foot food hall at the Woodmore Overlook, a new development in Glenarden near Woodmore Towne Center.
Meanwhile, Siegel said an announcement will be made in the coming weeks about the new operator and new name of the food hall.