Dec. 11, 2025

Downtown’s newest grocery option arrives Friday.

Locally owned Pomegranate Market has set Dec. 12 as opening day in The Clark building at Cherapa Place, 350 N. Reid St.

The second store joins the business’ original location at 4815 S. Louise Ave.

“We’re really excited about it,” said Jonah Snyder, co-owner of the family business.

“It’s a big space — about 50 percent bigger — we have a lot of eager customers coming in early. Something like 75 to 80 percent of the products you’ll see on the shelves downtown are things people know and love from the first store … and in other departments, it might be that 50 percent of the products are new.”

Fifteen years after Craig Snyder opened the first natural and organic grocery store in Sioux Falls, he and his family feel like the market has evolved.

“I started a lot of businesses in my life, and hardly any of them have performed to the pro forma we set in advance,” Craig Snyder said. “Pomegranate One was so horribly underperformed, I can’t even tell you. But I don’t give up easy. This one I feel like might be the one to outperform … so we’ll see. We’re optimistic, and we get so much positive feedback.”

The 20,000-square-foot store is filled with designated sections for produce, grocery staples and specialty items.

There’s a designated area for wellness products.

There’s a gourmet section with a selection of curated cheeses and other inventory for charcuterie boards.

There’s a “bloom bar” filled with local flower arrangements and bouquets.

But beyond all that, there’s a bigger vision.

“People talk about the concept of a third place or something to be outside your home that you enjoy, and we’ve really built Pomegranate Market downtown around this experience,” Jonah Snyder said.

“It’s a place you want to come on a Saturday morning and grab coffee or juice or sit on on your computer on a  weekday and work on a project or have a meeting with your co-worker. Where most grocery stores you want to be in and out as fast as possible, we envision people spending an hour or two in the space.”

The space was designed in partnership between California-based Thought for Food Consulting, which is nationally recognized in the grocery industry, and Articulate Interiors locally. It was built by Fiegen Construction.

“From day one, our vision was to design a market that feels both elevated and inviting — a space that supports healthy living and fosters connection with this growing community,” said Erica Locke, co-founder and principal interior designer of Articulate Interiors.

“Every finish, layout decision and detail was chosen with intention. To see it come together exactly as we hoped is incredibly fulfilling. The completed space not only achieved our vision — it elevated it. We’re thrilled with the result. Every detail — from the materials to the architecture to the branded moments — aligned seamlessly in the end.”

The hope is “that the community embraces the space as their own,” she added. “We want people to feel welcome and inspired. If people feel proud to have a market like this in Sioux Falls — a place that elevates how they shop, dine and gather — then we’ve accomplished what we set out to do.”

The final design is something new to the city, said Anne Haber, co-owner of Cherapa Place developer Pendar Properties.

Where to park

Shoppers at Pomegranate Market will be able to use surface parking throughout Cherapa Place, but the most convenient options are the first level of the development’s parking ramp, which connects directly to the store.

There also are diagonal spaces along Sixth Street that are designed for drivers to back into, allowing the trunk of the vehicle to face the grocery store.

“We have 40 dedicated Pomegranate spaces (in the ramp), but any of the spaces on the ground level of the parking ramp are free for our customers to park for two hours,” Jonah Snyder said.

Locke said her favorite space is the bistro cafe seating area looking out toward Sixth Street.

“It functions like a wellness-driven work cafe — a place where people can grab a fresh healthy meal, meet a friend, open their laptop or simply slow down for a moment,” she said.

“It brings an unexpectedly elevated experience to a market setting, and seeing guests use it as both a dining and gathering space is rewarding and definitely desired downtown.”

Grocer meets restaurant

While the space primarily serves as a grocery store, it also includes a wider range of hot and grab-and-go food than the original location. Pomegranate Market’s popular salad bar and hot bar also will be downtown “but bigger and more robust, with 50 percent more in the bistro,” Craig Snyder said.

The kitchen will be led by executive chef T.R. Fuentes Mckenzie, who most recently served in the same role at Morrie’s Steakhouse. The menu will feature hot and cold sandwiches and burgers. A taqueria will offer eight varieties of tacos, served on a choice of tortilla, pita or naan, while a world bowls line will offer international grain-based bowls, burritos and salads.

Here’s a look at the full menu.

There’s also a separate bakery area and the Grove Wellness Bar offering a variety of beverages.

Once the store is up and running, it will roll out a full catering program next year.

“We’re excited to cater on campus but also the larger downtown community,” Craig Snyder said.

Hours will be 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.