After a successful launch in Webster Groves less than a year ago, Sylvie Dee’s has opened a second location at City Foundry STL. Situated in the breezeway of the food hall’s main entrance, in the space previously occupied by Century Coffee Co., Sylvie Dee’s offers coffee, sweet treats, and old-fashioned sodas. Here’s what to know before you go.
The Menu
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Like the original Sylvie Dee’s location, the main menu offering is Serendipity Homemade Ice Cream, whose product features antibiotic and growth hormone-free ingredients. The shop currently offers 17 flavors including Vegan Rocky Road-ish, Raspberry Chip, and Cherry Fudge Swirl, as well as classics flavors such as vanilla and mint chip. Ice cream is priced by the scoop and ranges from a kid’s-size scoop ($4) to four scoops ($12). Additional toppings are available for $1 each and include such toppings as marshmallows, gummy bears, and M&Ms. Additional ice cream treats include milkshakes, sundaes, cold brew floats, ice cream sandwiches, and ice cream nachos with waffle cone chips.
The store serves Blueprint Coffee products, including espresso drinks and cold brew. The City Foundry location also offers old-fashioned sodas, with such flavors as blackberry, cherry, and chocolate, as well as such seasonal flavors as pumpkin spice and brown butter toffee.
The store’s shelves are packed with candy sourced from Europe and other unique treats, including a wide variety of marshmallow cereal bars, Pocky sticks flavors, and Kolsvart Swedish fish (made in Sweden and devoid of food colorings and other additives).
“The part of the business I love is picking out the stuff that other people don’t have,” says co-owner Rachel Closson. “I source things from the U.K. and a lot of Swedish candy.”
The Background
The original Sylvie Dee’s location opened in June 2024. The concept was started by residential realtor/photographer Rachel Closson and her husband, Jay, as well as their friends Gretchen and John Lewis. Today, the Clossons run both locations. The name is inspired by the Clossons’ daughter. (Sylvie was derived from Rachel’s late grandmother, Sylvia, and Dee is a family name on Jay’s side.)
The City Foundry location came about after a chance conversation at the flagship Sylvie Dee’s location. “One of the owners of City Foundry was in my shop at Webster, and he was like, ‘We need this at the Foundry. Do you want to open the shop there?’” recalls Rachel. “I was like, ‘Oh my god—we have so much other stuff going on, but my husband and I thought it was a slam dunk and something we shouldn’t pass up.”
From there, it was a relatively quick turnaround, with no structural changes needed to reimagine the City Foundry space and the Sylvie Dee’s aesthetic already determined.
While there are currently no plans to add a third Sylvie Dee’s location, the Clossons confirmed that they have purchased Maypop, the garden center and coffee shop on Marshall Avenue in Webster Groves. Look for more details at a later date.
📍3730 Foundry Way, Midtown
⏰ Mon-Thu: 10 a.m.–9 p.m.; Fri- Sat: 9 a.m.–10 p.m.; Sun: 9 a.m.–8 p.m.
