Zagara’s in Cleveland Heights to close, reopen as Dave’s Credit: Google Maps

After 86 years in business, 34 of which were in Cleveland Heights, Zagara’s Marketplace (1940 Lee Rd.) will be closing its doors. It was one of the few remaining independent grocery stores in the United States.

“We thank all our customers for their loyal support of our business and are very happy the market we built over many years will continue to serve the community as a locally owned, family operated business,” says a family rep.

The store will close on October 21 and will reopen on October 29 as Dave’s Market, a locally owned, family run chain of grocery stores.

To facilitate the transition, Dave’s will be closing its Cedar Hill location, which has been home to a grocery store for more than 70 years, namely Russo’s Stop-n-Shop and then Giant Eagle. The Cedar Hill Dave’s will close on October 25.

This article appears in Oct 5-18, 2022.

For 25 years, Douglas Trattner has worked as a full-time freelance writer, editor and author. His work as co-author on Michael Symon's cookbooks have earned him four New York Times Best-Selling Author honors, while his longstanding role as Scene dining editor has garnered awards of its own.