(Crain's) — French brasserie Marché will shut down next month after a nearly a two-decade run in the West Loop.
The Randolph Street staple, which opened in 1993, will close June 13, the owners said.
"After 17 years, it's time to do something else," co-owner Jerry Kleiner said.
The decision to close was also influenced by the end of the lease at 833 W. Randolph St., said Howard Davis, an attorney who owns Marché with Mr. Kleiner.
"It's a big place and expensive to carry," Mr. Davis said. "It needed to change."
Big French brasseries may have run their course in Chicago. Old Town Brasserie closed in April after a run of 2½ years. Brasserie Ruhlman closed in October 2008 after being open for roughly a year.
Messrs. Davis and Kleiner said they are considering a new concept for the Marché space, if they can agree to new lease terms with the landlord. Mr. Kleiner, who owns 33 Club in Old Town and Carnivale in Fulton Market, declined to discuss Marché's potential replacement.
Marché was one of the early collaborations between Messrs. Davis and Kleiner. The duo later opened several more eateries under their KDK Restaurants partnership.
But the recession has hit restaurants hard. Mr. Davis shut down Le Lan in River North and Soul in Clarendon Hills last May due to a lack of diners. Le Lan had opened in 2004 and Soul debuted in 2008.
KDK continues to operate three other long-standing Chicago restaurants: Red Light in the West Loop and South Loop's Gioco and Opera
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