The store will initially be open seven days a week from 6 p.m. to midnight.
C’est Bon, the popular café with five locations in the Harvard Square area, has outfitted its Mass. Ave establishment with a convenience store.
The newly expanded store, which more than triples the size of the old cafe, recently opened after six months of renovations.
The three aisles of soft-drinks, chips, canned goods, and prepared sandwiches are now spread over the space at 1436 Mass. Ave., which last housed a temporary CVS store while the neighboring CVS underwent its own renovations. The convenience store is attached to the previously existing pastry and coffee counter by means of an archway.
C’est Bon’s owner, George Sarkis, said that while the store’s current license only permits it to stay open until 12:30 a.m. weeknights and 2:30 a.m. on weekends, the store was exploring the possibility of extending its hours.
Ma Soba Express, a Harvard Square fast food restaurant serving pan-Asian cuisine, permanently closed its doors this summer after seven years of operation.
The decision to close the restaurant—located in Holyoke Center adjacent to the intersection of Dunster and Mt. Auburn—was primarily based on a desire to exit the fast food business and instead focus on higher-class dining, according to Glen D. Mah ’94, who owns Ma Soba along with his brother Clarence E. Mah ’92.