The Cowgirl Creamery Cheese Shop and Sidekick Cafe, original tenants of the San Francisco Ferry Building, are closing. The Sidekick Cafe will close on March 27 and the cheese shop will close on April 10.
The closure is due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite its best efforts to adapt to the new landscape with safely-distanced protocols, curbside shopping, and online shopping, the sharp decline in foot traffic and changes in shopping behavior forced the company to make the difficult decision to close its doors, it said in a statement.
Cowgirl’s original location in Point Reye Station, California, and its Petaluma creamery remain open. It will invest in making the former a fuller flagship destination, and continue to focus on e-commerce, which has experienced substantial growth.
“It has been an honor to be a part of such an iconic San Francisco institution since 2003,” said Cowgirl Creamery managing director Amanda Parker, in a statement. “This was an extremely difficult and sad decision. While Cowgirl is sad to bid farewell to the Ferry Building, we look forward to welcoming our many Bay Area fans back to our original flagship location, our retail shop, cafe and creamery in historic Point Reyes Station in West Marin.”
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