Copyright Charleston Post and Courier
SUMMERVILLE — Fresh off the news that their Park Circle café named for a funny fowl will expand near Hampton Park, the owners of Odd Duck Market have announced a third outpost in downtown Summerville. The coffee shop, café and market is slated to open in Jan. 2026 at 117 S. Cedar St., in the circa-1873 Lanneau House, a gothic revival historic home with indoor and outdoor seating on the porch and a forthcoming backyard outdoor seating area. Like its downtown location, it will be an extension of the two-year-old Park Circle Café as a community gathering spot serving coffee, sandwiches, wine and provisions and gifts. There will be five distinct rooms, with “cozy coffee corners” and refrigerated sections stocked with local products from Second State Coffee, Ruby's Bagels, Little Peanut Bakery, Storey Farms and more. Odd Duck Marker co-owner Andrew Hare said the Summerville building’s history and architecture sold them on expanding. "When we walked through this Victorian house for the first time, we knew," said Hare. "At 2,000 square feet, it's our largest space yet — 700 square feet bigger than Park Circle. But what really sold us was the architecture. The fireplaces with their original mantles, the heart pine hardwood floors, the soaring 11-foot ceilings, the ceiling medallions, this building has stories to tell, and we're honored to add our chapter." The Summerville location is slated to open in January, several months before the downtown location is set to open next spring. Brett Rashtchian, the historical building’s property owner, said he was selective about which tenant would move into the space. The space previously housed real estate offices, a tuxedo rental business and a commissary kitchen. "We've spoken with multiple potential tenants over the past year," says Rashtchian. "Andrew Hare and co-owner Jared Hellman understand what makes this building special. They're not just opening a business — they're preserving the authenticity of this space while giving it new life. That's exactly what historic buildings need."
