Caviar & Bananas opens second downtown Charleston location

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The gourmet café and market Caviar & Bananas has opened a second Charleston location.

The Ashley Avenue spot features the same menu items, such as sandwiches, salads and a wide selection of provisions in the market, as the original George Street location, according to a news release.

The new location at 170 Ashley Ave., across from the Medical University of South Carolina campus, replaces the former Halo Café. The space totals about 2,700 square feet. Jeremy Busse and his company, Tru2Word General Contracting, was at the helm for the project.

"The location seemed prime for an upscale cafe like Caviar & Bananas,” said Caviar & Bananas CEO Joe Caradonna in the release. “My wife, Ashley, worked at MUSC for a long time and would always mention how great our concept would be if we could get over here."

The new spot features indoor and outdoor seating, including a street patio and two levels of porches on the Charleston single house location, according to the release. There will be no delivery from the Ashley Avenue location at this time, but guests can order delivery from the George Street location.