Food & Drink

Two restaurants have closed in Raleigh’s Seaboard Station near downtown

Mon Macaron has closed its original Raleigh shop in Seaboard Station.
Mon Macaron has closed its original Raleigh shop in Seaboard Station. North American Properties

Two tasty shops have closed their doors in Raleigh’s Seaboard Station.

The Peace Street development said goodbye to sweet shop Mon Macaron and the popular taqueria Tacos Mama Chava this summer.

Amid ongoing redevelopment nearby, the shopping center has seen frequent turnover in recent years.

Mon Macaron and Tacos Mama Chava operated next-door spaces in Seaboard Station and were previously the restaurants Papa Shogun and Donatos Pizza, respectively. The development will also see longtime neighbor Seaboard Cafe depart Logan’s Garden Center this month. The beer bar and record store Hunky Dory announced earlier this year that it was moving from Seaboard Station to Raleigh Iron Works.

But it’s not all departures for Seaboard. The development recently added milkshake bar The Yards and breakfast destination Biscuit Belly and there’s a Starbucks on the way.

There are currently two other Mon Macaron locations open in the Triangle, a shop in Cary that opened last year and one in North Raleigh that opened a few months ago. The brand is also expanding beyond the Triangle, opening its latest shop in Charlotte.

Tacos Mama Chava is best known for its popular food trucks that pop up all over the Triangle. The Seaboard Station location was the brand’s first brick-and-mortar and opened its doors in July 2024. The food trucks continue to keep daily schedules, serving at as many as five locations some days.

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Drew Jackson
The News & Observer
Drew Jackson writes about restaurants and dining for The News & Observer and The Herald-Sun, covering the food scene in the Triangle and North Carolina.
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