On the Monday after November 22, where does a Scarsdale Village household pick up milk, a loaf of bread and something for dinner without getting in the car?
For nearly two years the honest answer has been "not in the Village." That changes this season, but the new version will look different from the old one. The new pieces are built smaller and more specialized than what the Village center lost. The full-size weekly shop has moved a short drive south to Central Park Avenue.
Nearly two years without a store at 58 East Parkway
The gap began in November 2024. That month DeCicco Family Markets closed the East Parkway store it had run for 31 years, and the Bronxville Beacon noted that it left the Village center without a grocery store. In August, Scarsdale10583 described the situation plainly: "Without a market in Scarsdale Village, it often feels like we have limited options for groceries."
Since then, the most regular fresh-food stop in the Village center has been seasonal. The Scarsdale Farmers Market sets up on Chase Road and part of Spencer Place on Sundays from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The 2026 season opened May 3 and runs through November 22. Its vendors rotate, and the Village's listing sends shoppers to Down to Earth Markets for each week's lineup.
That leaves two market Sundays from publication day: November 15 and November 22. After that, the Village's food offerings come down to what is behind storefronts year-round. This fall, those storefronts are changing.
Piccolino, named for its size
The store taking over 58 East Parkway is Piccolino Market from DeCicco & Sons. This is a different branch of the DeCicco family from the one that ran the previous store. Lohud reported in February that the name means "little one" in Italian, a nod to its compact footprint.
The name says something about the plan. DeCicco & Sons runs more than 11 Westchester locations, including stores in Ardsley, Eastchester, Larchmont and Pelham. Piccolino is the first of them to carry a different name, and the company calls it a smaller-format "concept store." It was planned around these departments:
- Gourmet groceries and fresh produce
- Italian baked goods
- Prepared foods
- A wide beer selection
- Humanely raised meats free of antibiotics and added hormones
According to 914INC., the concept also includes a tonic bar. The building itself is part of the pitch. The Beacon reported that the build-out uses Pozzotive, a concrete made with recycled glass, along with reclaimed brick and wood. It also has a system that captures heat from refrigeration to supply hot water and heat the store.
The project has taken longer than the first targets suggested:
| When | Status |
|---|---|
| November 2024 | DeCicco Family Markets closes its 31-year-old East Parkway store |
| November 2025 | Scarsdale10583 reports a full gut renovation underway, with a target of May 2026 |
| Early 2026 | Opening expected for summer |
| August 12, 2026 | Exterior windows in, crews working on the interior |
| Today | Piccolino's site reads "Coming to Scarsdale, 2026" |
A store designed around Italian baking, prepared food and beer is built for the quick weekday stop. The large stock-up trip happens elsewhere.
The big weekly shop moved to Central Park Avenue
That trip now has an obvious destination. Sprouts Farmers Market opened on Friday, September 4, 2026. It took over the former BEST Market space at 393 N. Central Park Avenue in Hartsdale, which the Beacon placed just south of the Scarsdale border. Scarsdale10583 reported that it is the chain's second store in New York State, after Centereach on Long Island opened in January.
The Hartsdale store page lists hours of 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Services include pickup, delivery and catering, along with beer and wine, Boar's Head meats and cheeses, deli trays and sushi. The rest of the store covers produce, proteins, prepared meals, wellness products and bulk goods. Scarsdale10583 also mentioned the chain's $5 Sushi Wednesdays and $5 sandwiches.
Those 15 hours a day matter more once the Sunday market closes. The Chase Road market offered five and a half hours a week, from spring through November. A store open from early morning to late evening seven days a week covers the gap the market leaves behind in winter, even though it is outside the Village center.
Capretta took the other job the old store did
On Spencer Place, the newest reason to come downtown in the evening is a restaurant.
Z Hospitality Group opened Capretta in late September at 57 Spencer Place, in the space that used to be the Japanese restaurant Akai. The group also runs Aurora in Rye and Terra and Mediterraneo in Greenwich. Scarsdale10583's October visit described a colorful tile floor, a long bar, a large wood-burning oven and windows that open onto the Spencer Place sidewalk. The publication also said the room was packed on a Monday night.
The menu runs from wood-fired pizza and pasta to chicken, fish, steak, pork chops and braised short ribs. Dishes Scarsdale10583 tried included:
- An endive and chicory salad with Black Mission figs and walnuts
- Veal meatballs in tomato butter
- "The Detroit," a deep-dish pie with pepperoni, cherry peppers, garlic and spicy honey
- Roasted chicken agnolotti with chanterelle mushrooms
The bar menu includes four spritzes made with nonalcoholic prosecco and a set of alcohol-free drinks called "Placebo."
Capretta sits on the same street the Sunday market spills onto. Once the market tents are gone for the winter, its open windows will be one of the few things bringing evening traffic to that stretch of Spencer Place.
The last market Sundays, and the weekends after
The next few weekends are when the seasonal calendar gives way to the year-round one:
- Saturday, November 14, and Sunday, November 15: The Nature Center at Greenburgh holds an outdoor holiday market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with local artists and vendors selling sustainable goods on its 33 acres.
- Sunday, November 15: Scarsdale Farmers Market, Chase Road, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Sunday, November 22: The market's last scheduled day of the 2026 season.
- Weekends, November 14 through December 6: The Yonkers Model Railroad Club sets up a 12-by-18-foot train display inside the Nature Center's Manor House. The layout has a mountain tunnel, a ravine, a stream and a model village.
The train show runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the last admission is at 3:30. Tickets are $5 for members, $12 for adults and children and $11 for seniors. Children under 2 get in free. During the show's weekends, a ticket is required to visit the Animal Museum, because the two are sold as a bundle. Library passes count at the member rate.
A November Sunday can cover all of it. Pick up produce on Chase Road in the morning, drive over to the Nature Center for the trains and spend the evening at the bar on Spencer Place. After November 22, the Sunday stop on Chase Road ends for the season.
Changes like this one, a grocery gap closing or a new restaurant filling a block, shape how a neighborhood feels day to day, and they're a big part of the conversations Jenny has with her clients. If you'd like to talk about how the changes around East Parkway and Spencer Place fit your plans, Jennifer Jaffe is glad to help. Schedule a Local Market Consultation whenever it suits you.
