Headline: Paris Baguette Coming to Garden State Park — a New Marlton Pike Pit Stop for Cherry Hill Shoppers and I‑295 Commuters
Paris Baguette is building out a new bakery-café space in Cherry Hill’s Garden State Park shopping center along Marlton Pike (Route 70), and interior work suggests an early‑spring opening is on the way. For people who live, work, or commute along Marlton Pike — and drivers using the nearby Route 70 access from I‑295 — this is one to watch: more daytime food options, added foot traffic for the plaza, and another stop for morning coffee runs and takeout cakes.
Where it’s going and why it matters
– The new Paris Baguette is inside the Garden State Park plaza on Marlton Pike (Route 70) in Cherry Hill. Google Maps places the center conveniently along the Route 70 corridor, a short drive from I‑295 via the Route 70/Chapel Avenue interchange used by many commuters and shoppers heading to Camden County destinations.
– Garden State Park has been a redevelopment focal point since the racetrack era ended, and each new food or retail tenant helps knit the shopping center into the daily patterns of nearby neighborhoods. A bakery-café is the kind of business that serves morning commuters, lunch crowds, and weekend shoppers — not just destination shoppers.
What Paris Baguette brings to Marlton Pike and Cherry Hill
– Paris Baguette is an international bakery chain (part of SPC Group out of South Korea) that has been steadily expanding in the U.S. It’s known for a mix of European-style breads and pastries, signature cakes, sandwiches and coffee — items that do well with repeat daily customers. NJ news outlets and neighborhood sites like NJ.com and Patch have covered other New Jersey openings, and those reports often highlight the brand’s broad appeal.
– Yelp reviews of nearby Paris Baguette locations show steady interest from locals: people praise the pastries and cakes, families stop in for celebration cakes, and commuters like grab-and-go breakfast options. That mix of occasional special-occasion business plus steady daily volume is good for a shopping plaza that hosts service and grocery anchors.
Local impacts to watch
– Commute convenience: For drivers on I‑295, having a recognizable national bakery on Marlton Pike makes for an easy coffee or breakfast stop off Route 70 — especially for people using the Route 70 access to Cherry Hill. Expect mornings to be busier at the plaza when the café opens.
– Foot traffic and neighboring businesses: A bakery-café often increases dwell time at shopping centers. More visitors can help small retailers, salons, and service businesses nearby pick up incremental business, and can support lunchtime restaurants that benefit from overlapping customers.
– Jobs and local hiring: New storefronts typically create hourly retail and food‑service positions. That matters in Cherry Hill and Camden County, where new openings are a steady way to add local jobs.
– Development trend: This opening continues a broader pattern in South Jersey: neighborhood shopping centers filling in with food and specialty retailers after the pandemic reshaped retail patterns. Garden State Park’s evolution from racetrack land to a mixed-use shopping destination has been incremental, and food tenants like Paris Baguette are part of making the center a daily destination rather than just a weekend errand stop.
What to expect and when
– Interior work is already visible, and the operator is aiming for an early spring opening. Typical Paris Baguette locations offer indoor seating and all-day hours — useful for remote workers, families, and commuters — though exact hours and a grand‑opening date for this Cherry Hill location haven’t been published yet.
– If you want to keep tabs: check the Garden State Park plaza signage, Paris Baguette’s U.S. website or local social pages, and the 295Times Cherry Hill/Marlton Pike feed. Local community sites like Patch and NJ.com often post follow-up coverage when chain openings finalize staffing or host ribbon-cuttings.
Why readers along I‑295 and Marlton Pike should care
– Small openings like this change daily patterns: a new coffee stop on the commute, a nearby cake option for birthdays, and incremental traffic that can be a boon for neighboring businesses.
– For people who track changes by exit, this is relevant to the Route 70/Marlton Pike access off I‑295 — another reason to note shifting retail offerings along that corridor as Cherry Hill continues to evolve.
If you’re local and curious: keep an eye on the storefront in Garden State Park, and check Yelp and Paris Baguette’s social channels for the opening announcement. We’ll follow up with details and photos once the Cherry Hill location sets an official opening date.
