Miro Mediterranean Takes Over Former Foolery Space on Ionia
A liquor license for Miro Mediterranean LLC was approved at 10 Ionia Avenue, confirming a new Mediterranean restaurant is moving into the long-vacant Foolery space.
The old Foolery spot at 10 Ionia Avenue is getting a new tenant: Miro Mediterranean LLC, whose liquor license has been approved. No opening date, menu, or pricing has been released yet, but the license is the first real public signal the project is moving. Ionia's lunch and happy-hour lineup gets a fresh option downtown.
Downtown's most noticeable "what's going in there?" space has an answer. A liquor license was approved for Miro Mediterranean LLC at 10 Ionia Avenue, the corner spot that housed The Foolery before it closed and left a gap on one of downtown's busiest blocks for lunch, happy hour, and event nights. Approval of the license is usually the earliest public sign a new restaurant is actually happening — permits, buildout, and hiring tend to follow.
Miro would add Mediterranean cooking to a stretch of Ionia that leans burgers, bars, and quick service, which matters if you work downtown and rotate the same four lunch spots. The license paperwork doesn't include a menu, price range, or the operator's background, and there's no opening timeline yet.
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Worth noting: an approved license isn't an opening date. Timelines slip. We'll keep an eye on city commission agenda records and Miro's social channels for a buildout update — and we'll pass along hours and menu details the moment they surface.
