Ozzy’s Market opened November 10, 2025, in Downtown West

Originally published by St. Louis Public Radio. By Jessica Rogen, Digital Editor. November 7, 2025, 1:49 p.m. CST. Read the story. Photos: Brian Munoz / St. Louis Public Radio.

Ozzy’s Market, a bodega-themed restaurant at 1933 Washington Avenue (Washington and 20th, Downtown West), opened Monday, November 10, 2025. Jessica Rogen’s St. Louis Public Radio story of Friday, November 7, 2025, said it would open that Monday. Headline on the page: “Kenny’s Upstairs crew adds daytime cafe to Downtown West with Ozzy’s Market.”

Owners named: Kenny Marks and Casey Colgan of Kenny’s Upstairs, baker Joe Stein, and Helen Petty. Breakfast and lunch: quiche, egg sandwiches, deli sandwiches, a burger, a veggie burger. Grab-and-go dips and salads; convenience items for nearby hotel guests. Drip coffee from custom-blended Coffeestamp beans. A sandwich, side, and drink about $20. Opening without a liquor license; wine, beer, and canned cocktails planned later.

The building is Tudor-style — Marks called it a “random Dutch building” on a corner. Interior: near-monochrome green (Colgan and Marks with graphic designer Reid Maynard; 1950s supermarket plus a European store image). Named for Colgan’s then-4-year-old daughter Ozzy (illustration of a girl in a chef’s hat with a giant sandwich). Hours in the STLPR story: 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday–Saturday, food until 2 p.m. The official site later listed Sunday closed.

“One of the reasons I love bread so much, is they turn into sandwiches.”

— Joe Stein, quoted by Jessica Rogen, St. Louis Public Radio, Nov. 7, 2025

“[It’s] sort of in the same ethos of Upstairs … bringing together that high and low — good quality, but at an affordable price.”

— Kenny Marks, St. Louis Public Radio

“I’ve had a weird crush on this building since I was a kid. Just driving down, I always thought … some weird, random Dutch building in the middle of a French city was very funny to me, and I just loved it.”

— Kenny Marks, St. Louis Public Radio

“There’s something just so, like, jarring about seeing something that’s so striking. Essentially one or two colors, just in different shades. … I hope other people are like that, and they just see how ridiculous this place looks and want to come in and check it out.”

— Casey Colgan, St. Louis Public Radio

“We were playing at this little grocery store for my daughter downstairs, and she had written on a bag ‘Ozzy’s Market,’ and I was like, ‘Man, that just has a really good ring to it.’ So for me personally, I love my kid, and I wanted to open up something for her.”

— Casey Colgan, on the name, St. Louis Public Radio

“I’m really proud of what we physically built here. I think the space is really cool and gorgeous and doesn’t look like anything we’ve done before.”

— Kenny Marks, St. Louis Public Radio

Ozzy’s Market already has a Wash Ave listing. For hours, the menu snapshot, and a path to ozzysmarket.com, see Ozzy’s Market.