Story and Photos by Larry H. Oskin
Montrose Street Market, located at 793 West Montrose Street and 8th Street, just opened in Downtown Clermont. Stop by to casually visit with friends, grab a quick dinner or sit down to relax and enjoy a delicious drink. Most of their diverse foodservice eateries, started as very successful food truck vendors. This large 5,000 square foot corner business offers indoor and outdoor seating with up to 100 visitors at a time.
Clermont entrepreneurs Patrick Bianchi and Victor Berriel of the VP Development Group are the owners/developer of the Montrose Street Market. They were inspired to create the marketplace by the Borough Market in London, England and wanted to offer South Lake residents and tourists a similar alternative food court experience. They have established an affordable new cooperative food and restaurant business that is quickly becoming one of the most popular attractions in Downtown Clermont. For a similar coop experience in Downtown Clermont visit, Downtown Exchange.
Morthan Cheese offers specialized cheese raclette dishes. Emilio Gimenez and his family are serving melted cheese dishes served over a variety of premium options including appetizers, potatoes, pickles, sandwiches, entrees, platters, pretzels and more. As the very first spot when you enter the front doors, they will get you started! They import Raclette Cheese wheels from the Alpine Region of France and Switzerland for a one-of-a kind service, quality and taste experience that is sure to have you melting with delight. Visit: https://morthancheese.com
PokeKai is sharing fabulous organic, fresh and healthy Hawaiian fusion cuisine. Raul and Alessandra Ramirez are serving a la carte street food that they served for the past 3 years from their award-winning food truck. Foodies can expect to say “Aloha” to fresh Hawaiian cuisine and Pacific Rim delights such as Poke Bowls, Poke Burgers, daily fresh seafood, hot dogs, snacks, Avokai and Bao buns. PokeKai also features rotating specials like their Poke Wontons and handmade Krab Rangoons! Visit: www.PokeKai.com
Brave Burger is sharing awesome savory handcrafted burgers, pulled pork, veggie menu items and loaded fries proudly served with American Spirit. The Ferri Bosco Family has a long list of creative burger options for you. Their Chief BBQ Burger with pulled pork, caramelized onions and cheddar cheese has won first place in recent food truck competitions, including contests here in Clermont. Everything is served with your choice of a variety of special toppings like bacon, pickles, eggs, cheese, macadamia nuts, avocado and their own Brave Sauce for extra smiles and protein. Become a Brave Burger fan! When you make 8 burger / meal purchases and get a free burger. Visit: https://www.thebraveburger.com/
Golden Hills Coffee & Expresso Bar is very passionate about roasting and curating the best coffee beans from all over the world to craft their own perfect handcrafted blends. Frank Garofalo shares that Golden Hills is a family owned artisan handcrafted micro coffee roaster here in Central Florida. Roasting by hand is the classic method which allows them to control the process using sight, sound and smell for every part of their roasting process. They believe that the fresher your coffee, the better it is! That’s why they fresh roast weekly to guarantee you have the freshest and finest quality cup of coffee. They also offer cold brews as well as delicious cookies, pies, biscotti and sweet treats. Visit: www.GoldenHillsCoffee.com
The Box Grill offers grilled skewers of freshly butchered Angus steaks, premier quality sausages and chicken with the most popular recipes from Northeast Brazil. Rodrigo and Mona Lisa Silva have graduated with Culinary Arts degrees from Brazil. They sold their very popular food truck and moved here to Clermont to be able to launch this new Clermont restaurant. They are serving big savory dishes of meats with plenty of popular sides including rice, beans, corn, yucca fries, specialty sauces and more Brazilian treats with every meal. They have lunch specials. They will also have a very competitively priced butcher shop with daily fresh quality foods for you to take home. Visit: https://www.facebook.com/boxgrillmeats/
One Utopia is offering one-stop holistic and metaphysical products with a variety of essential oils, stones, jewelry, home, fair trade wardrobe and distinctively different accessories. Owner Tina Aldrich has recently opened a variety of food, drink and specialty shops in Winter Garden and Clermont, inclusive of the Downtown Clermont exchange. One Utopia is committed to being able to be a platform for numerous charitable organizations by being able to continuously provide help to those in need. They currently support a wide variety of organizations. For example, with each sold MudLove Bracelet, one week of clean drinking water is given to help a family in Central Africa. Visit: www.OneUtopia.com.
On the lower level, the Sud’s Saloon offers refreshingly ice-cold draft beers, wines, mimosas, homemade sangrias, ciders, mixed drinks and a great full bar spot with friendly and personable service. Guinness and special reserve beers will always be on tap. Proudly sharing their native Wisconsin favorites, Mark, Shari, Toria and Tanner Spahn have S’mores Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout brewed by Octopi from their hometown of Waunakee, WI. They used to have a successful garage bar. They invested in a Wisconsin Brewery. They promise to do their best to touch every taste you want! You can watch the Packers and sports games on their TVs. They have their wine and beer menus on UNTAPPD. Visit: https://www.facebook.com/sudssaloonllc/
Jour De Crepe Creperie proudly brings a very unique culinary experience to our Downtown Clermont’s Historic District! From European cuisine to exquisite Brazilian flavors as well as freshly roasted gourmet coffees and refreshing gelatos to an exciting beer bar, they want to inspire and entertain you with a fantastic food experience with an amazing fusion of Brazilian and French cuisine options. Starting with a successful food truck for the past 5 years, Alex Figueira, Anna Viana and Carlo moved here to Clermont to offer freshly custom-made to order savory calabrese, lobster, chicken, shrimp, margherita, veggie, Napolitano, Philly cheese steak, pepperoni, fruit and numerous other sweet and savory crepes. Visit: https://www.facebook.com/jourdecrepe/
Pico Bistro will serve a selection of savory and sweet gourmet empanadas and a wide variety of small Brazilian Bites. Gisele and Gabriel Francesca started this family business to offer special appetizers and dishes served with cheeses, sausages, veggies, pulled pork, chicken, shrimp and beef. Their popular ‘American Empanada’ has beef, cheddar cheese, pulled pork, shitake mushrooms and hearts of palm. They serve a variety of specials with duck, surf & turf, salmon, lobster and other fresh veggies. Their sweets menu features dulce de leche, coconut, banana, strawberries, guava, Nutella and other fresh fruits. Best of all, they offer a mix and match menu with 3 for $10 and 3 for $12 specials plus takeout and delivery services. For more information, call: 321-315-9197.
Hire Local! There will soon be an open section that will be rentable by the day, week or month, so local artists, craftsmen, caterers and any business can be there to promote themselves.
All Montrose Market food services are offered at competitively affordable prices from each food court kiosk. They operate with safe social distancing standards and hand sanitizer stations. All food service vendors are wearing facial masks. They will be open 7 days a week from 8 AM to midnight. They will occasionally offer local musical entertainment on the weekends from a special music platform stage area. This building is on 2 levels. There is a street level entrance for each level, plus a wheel chair lift. They will soon start to host some special events as well as some cooking demonstrations starting with a well-known Italian Chef.
For More Information, contact or visit: Montrose Street Market at 793 West Montrose, Clermont Florida 34711, 407-271-7895 or 407-417-7752, Patrick@VPDevelopmentGroup.com and Victor@VPDEvelopmentGroup.com. Visit them on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/MontroseStreetMarket/.
