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THE ASTORIAN • SATuRdAy, JuNE 25, 2022
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Cole Hilton stands at yummy lu’s treat window, a sweet and snack shop overlooking the Columbia River.
Pier delights
New market, treat window now open on Astoria’s Pier 39
By GREGORY ZSCHOMLER
For The Astorian
S
tacey Stahl, owner of MENAG-
ERIE on Pier 39 in Astoria, cut a
ribbon last month to open two new
businesses just steps apart from one another.
The eclectic MESS HALL MARKET, fea-
turing gourmet take-home goods, sits adja-
cent to the quaint yummy lu’s treat window,
as well as to MENAGERIE.
Stahl’s contributions join a slew of other
businesses on the historic pier, including a
wine bar, brewery, coffee shop and museum.
With a background in marketing, she
is ambitious, not afraid of taking risks and
moves quickly on her vision. Her two new-
est ventures went from concept to comple-
tion in only seven weeks.
“I believe I practically popped out an
entrepreneur,” Stahl said. “I have a notebook
from when I was 9 years old where I wrote
about a restaurant I was going to open.”
MESS HALL MARKET, located in the
historic former cannery’s original mess
hall, sells specialty packaged and shelf-sta-
ble artisan foods. “Many of our makers are
from the North Coast,” said Stahl. “We carry
everything from sweet candy treats, coffee
beans, mustards, olives and cocktail mixes
to pastas, baking mixes, finishing salts and
homemade dog treats,” she added.
The shop also stocks picnic baskets and
market bags for customers to purchase and
fill from the store’s wares. Shoppers can then
visit neighboring shops for wine, charcuterie
boxes, sandwiches, fresh crab, smoked
salmon, pastries, beer and coffee.
Stahl describes yummy lu’s as “happiness
in a window.” The treat shop carries fresh
popcorn, bagged caramel corn, ice cream,
candies and a few small toys like pinwheels,
bubbles and plush dolls. The window is
located on the waterfront side of the pier,
but during harsh weather it operates instead
from an interior door.
“Kids especially love yummy lu’s,” she
said. Stahl’s third business, MENAGERIE,
is down the hallway. It, too, supports many
local artisans and carries items including
jewelry, candles, soaps and artwork, as well
as pottery, shirts and even small furniture
pieces.
Stahl’s three businesses together employ
a dozen staff, with a mission simply to cause
delight.
“Everyone who comes in comments on
how surprised they are to find a shop like
ours on the pier,” Stahl said.
Staying involved in the community
by supporting local artisans and hosting
three artisan markets, she also created and
designed the Astoria Love Locks campaign
on Pier 39.
“The pier is a somewhat mystical expe-
rience. It’s very hard to put into words,”
Stahl said. “We have ideas planned with our
neighboring business friends to create some
really special events. Many are already in
the making.”
MESS HALL
MARKET AND
YUMMY LU’S
TREAT WINDOW
100 39th St., Astoria
Market and treat
window open daily
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
www.messhallmarket.com
Stacey Stahl is the owner of both
MESS HALL MARKET and yummy lu’s
treat window, as well as MENAGERIE,
on Astoria’s Pier 39.
An open sign
sits in a window
beside MESS HALL
MARKET on Pier 39.
Gregory Zschomler
Gregory Zschomler
MESS HALL MARKET sells artisan foods and other unique goods.