Cafe and Market in Del Ray Hopes Kickstarter Campaign Will Fund New Patio

The owners of Bon Vivant Cafe and Farm Market in Del Ray have until Sunday to raise a hoped-for $18,000 on Kickstarter to add an outdoor seating area to their eatery.

The restaurant, the former Seva Cafe, is located at 2016 Mount Vernon Ave. and serves up breakfast, sandwiches, salads, soups and smoothies all with an eye toward local, healthy and natural ingredients. The market offers seasonal produce as well as a selection of products from local farms and vendors. You’ll find fresh farm eggs, 100 percent grass-fed milk, butter and cheese, jams and jellies, pasta, granola and more.

So far, nearly $4,000 has been raised from 34 backers. If they don’t make it to their $18,000 goal, they won’t be able to keep any funds raised.

Here’s a snippet from the restaurant’s funding campaign page, on Kickstarter:

If we raise $18,000
We can add a beautiful patio in the front for outdoor dining. Permits are already in place, we just need the funding! It will give everyone a great outdoor environment to enjoy, something that we have been sorely missing during the summer. We still have a few good weather months left and we’d love to have the outdoor seating there for everyone to enjoy year round, weather permitting! Don’t worry about the flowers, while the planters will be taken out, smaller planter boxes are part of our outdoor dining design.

If you want to make a donation to the Kickstarter campaign, visit the Web site. Minimum pledge is $1.

PHOTO is a rendering of the proposed patio/outdoor eating area, via Facebook.