Between July and September, three downtown West Palm Beach businesses built around dinner and late nights closed. All three were on the stretch near Narcissus Avenue. Through 2026, the new arrivals on Clematis and Evernia have mostly been daytime places: a matcha bar that opened in January, a fried-chicken counter that opened in July, a focaccia shop that cut its ribbon on October 5, and a bagel bakery due in November. The GreenMarket also returned to the waterfront on October 3 for a season that runs into late May. Clematis has always had a morning crowd. This year, more of the newest storefronts are being built for those hours.
Three closings on one stretch, July to September
The Palm Beach Post listed the closings in order when it reported the last of them on September 16:
- July. Grease Burger Bar closed after a 17-year run on the block.
- August. Mystic Table, which had opened on Clematis in February 2026, closed after about six months.
- September. Camelot announced on September 15 that it would close after 12 years on Narcissus Avenue just south of Clematis. Its closing party was on September 19.
The Post reported that Camelot was run by SubCulture Group, which sold the club's building in April for $3 million. The paper also reported that SubCulture owner Rodney Mayo had described a three-month plan to retire. Each closing has its own story. Taken together, the block near Narcissus has lost more than a quarter century of evening business since midsummer.
What opened downtown this year
Several blocks west, and around the corner on Evernia, the openings have gone the other way. Most of these places are built around coffee, baked goods and lunch.
| Place | Address | Status as of October 2026 | What it serves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arya Tea Bar | 508 Clematis St. | Open since January 2026 | Matcha drinks, fruit-forward teas, light bites |
| Fuku | 407 S. Rosemary Ave. | Open since July 16, 2026 | David Chang's quick-service chicken |
| The Daily Focaccia | 410 Evernia St., Suite 118 | Ribbon-cutting held October 5, 2026 | Focaccia sandwiches |
| 212 Bagel Co. | 500 block of Clematis St. | Announced for November | New York-style bagels and matcha |
Arya Tea Bar, owned by Sophie DeWaal, opened in January. The Post's March roundup of new downtown spots described strawberry-matcha, banana-cinnamon matcha and mango-jasmine refresher drinks. Palm Beach Illustrated covered Fuku's arrival at CityPlace this summer. The Daily Focaccia was founded by Fernanda Bruna and chef Erjon Musaj. Its menu includes the Al Mare, the Capri, the Italiano Bello and Zio's Focaccia.
212 Bagel Co. is the one to watch on the 500 block. The Palm Beach Post reported that owners Max Ayoub and Gus Lange named it for the Manhattan area code and are aiming for a November opening. According to a Post gallery of the plans, the bagels will be hand-rolled, kettle-boiled and baked on site. The shop plans five varieties: plain, sesame, poppy, everything and salt. It will also serve three matcha drinks, which Ayoub told the paper "are going to be radical." There's no exact street number or opening day yet, so treat it as coming soon until the doors open.
More daytime places are lined up for CityPlace. Palm Beach Now lists Mango Mercado, a globally inspired café from Pushkar Marathe and Andy Dugard, and BuddhaBerry, a Hamptons frozen yogurt shop that also serves crêpes and waffles. Both are slated for fall 2026.
The 500 block already has its coffee
The 500 block makes sense for a bagel shop because the block already runs on coffee. The West Palm Beach DDA's September 25 coffee guide puts three shops within a few doors of each other:
- Subculture Coffee, 509 Clematis. It roasts beans in-house daily and has an alleyway patio.
- Arya Tea Bar, 508 Clematis. It sits directly across the street.
- Blue Mountain Coffee House, 540 Clematis, Suite 3. Owner Allison Boettcher serves Jamaican coffee from a private estate, with organic pancakes and waffles.
Farther east on the same street, the DDA lists Salento Coffee Shop at 407 Clematis, Carmela Coffee at 319 Clematis and Crema Gourmet Espresso Bar at 216 Clematis. That puts a café on nearly every block between the 500 block and the water. Pumphouse Coffee Roasters is a block north at 300 Banyan Boulevard.
The GreenMarket gives Saturday a fixed center
These scattered openings add up to a weekend routine because of one standing event at the foot of Clematis. According to the City of West Palm Beach's season announcement, the GreenMarket's 32nd season opened October 3 at 100 N. Clematis St. It runs Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. through May 22, 2027. The market is closed February 6 for the Palm Tree Festival and March 20 for the Palm Beach International Boat Show.
The city puts an average Saturday at 10,000 to 15,000 visitors. That's a crowd the size of a festival on nearly every Saturday for almost eight months. Earlier this year the market won back the top spot in the USA TODAY 10Best "Best Farmers Market" Readers' Choice poll. The city says it is the only market in the country to hold the top spot three years running, from 2021 to 2023. Mayor Keith A. James noted in the announcement that the market began with 13 vendors in a small parking lot.
The vendor list shows how closely the market and the street are tied. Arya Tea Bar is one of five new vendors this season, along with Ba Café, Macaroner, Sayblee Products and Truffle Smiles. Four long-running vendors became "Legacy Vendors" this year, a status for those with at least 15 years at the market, who no longer compete for their spots. They are Leila, Macy's Smoked Fish Dip, Makebs and Mozzarita. Two of them also have downtown storefronts within walking distance: Leila at 120 S. Dixie Highway and Makeb's Bagels at 300 S. Dixie Highway. So the same businesses that serve downtown during the week also have stalls on the waterfront on Saturday.
The Master Chef Showcase, a chef-against-chef competition, starts Saturday, November 14. Leashed dogs are welcome at city-sponsored events.
A Saturday route, from garage to lunch
The market's hours, the free garages and the new storefronts fit together into one walk:
- Park free on the west end. During market hours, the city makes the Sapodilla City Garage at 640 Clematis St., the Clematis Street Garage at 500 Banyan Blvd. and the City Center Garage at 401 Banyan Blvd. free. The Banyan and Evernia garages are closer to the water but charge the $5 weekend flat rate.
- Get coffee on the 500 block. Subculture, Arya and Blue Mountain are all within a short stretch. Starting in November, 212 Bagel Co. should be there too.
- Walk east to the water. The market sits at 100 N. Clematis and stays open until 1:30 p.m.
- Have lunch on Evernia. The Daily Focaccia's website lists hours of noon to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, or until it sells out, and closed Sundays. That means it opens 90 minutes before the market packs up. Hours for a shop this new can change, so check before you go.
The city's GreenMarket hours page still shows last season's dates, so go by the September 8 announcement for this season.
Evenings on Clematis are still on the calendar
The closings have thinned out the private late-night places. The city-run evening events are still going. Clematis by Night is a free concert held every Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. by the Intracoastal Waterway. This season's listings place it at Centennial Square and the Great Lawn, 100 N. Clematis. The city calendar lists the Dee Dee Wilde Band for Thursday, October 22.
According to the Mayor's Insider newsletter, Thursday, October 29, brings Clematis by Fright to the waterfront from 6 to 9 p.m. It features Uncle Morty's Rhythm Cream and trick-or-treating, and it is free. The same newsletter notes that the October 8 Clematis by Night was canceled for weather, so check the listing before heading out. The city calendar lists the 13th Annual LagoonFest for Saturday, October 31. Farther north, Nights in Northwood Village returns Friday, November 27, from 6 to 9 p.m. on the 400 block of Northwood Road, with Jam-X The Band. The city's event page describes the quarterly evening as free, with more than 50 vendors.
Thursday nights stay with the city's free concerts by the water, and Saturday mornings start at the market. In November, look for 212 Bagel Co. on the 500 block.
If you own downtown and are weighing how these changes on Clematis affect your street, Curated by Candis is glad to talk it through over coffee on the 500 block. Schedule a Private Consultation whenever it suits you.
