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What Happened to Gannucci's Italian Market? (Duluth, MN)

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As of September 2026, Gannucci's Italian Market has closed — confirmed via duluthnewstribune.com, August 17, 2021.

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What the source shows: The Duluth News Tribune reported that Gannucci's Italian Market announced a full liquidation auction on 2021-08-15 and would not reopen.

  • Season / episode Season 21, Episode 7
  • Original air date
  • Address 301 N Central Avenue, Duluth, MN 55807

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Gannucci's Italian Market for its Old School Joints episode (aired 2014-10-31), highlighting the family-run shop's thin-crust pizza and deli sandwiches, including its popular Porketta and muffaletta, alongside a full Italian grocery counter. The West Duluth business traced its roots to the mid-1970s, when it opened as Conito's Italian Village before being renamed Gannucci's Italian Market in 2011 in honor of the family's great-grandfather. According to the Duluth News Tribune, owner Bill Kalligher had expressed optimism in a March 2020 interview about the business surviving the pandemic, but the paper reported on 2021-08-17 that the market and restaurant would close permanently through a full liquidation auction. A Yelp listing updated April 2026 continues to mark the Central Avenue address as closed, with no successor business reported there since.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 21, Episode 7
Original air date
Episode title
Old School Joints
What was featured
Italian deli sandwiches and thin-crust pizza
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Gannucci's Italian Market

Frequently asked questions

Is Gannucci's Italian Market still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Gannucci's Italian Market has closed — confirmed via duluthnewstribune.com, August 17, 2021.

What happened to Gannucci's Italian Market after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Gannucci's Italian Market for its Old School Joints episode (aired 2014-10-31), highlighting the family-run shop's thin-crust pizza and deli sandwiches, including its popular Porketta and muffaletta, alongside a full Italian grocery counter. As of September 2026, Gannucci's Italian Market has closed — confirmed via duluthnewstribune.com, August 17, 2021.

Is Gannucci's Italian Market permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Gannucci's Italian Market has closed — confirmed via duluthnewstribune.com, August 17, 2021. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Gannucci's Italian Market located?

301 N Central Avenue, Duluth, MN 55807. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Gannucci's Italian Market?

Season 21, Episode 7 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired October 31, 2014. The episode is titled “Old School Joints”.

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Visit info

Address
301 N Central Avenue, Duluth, MN 55807
Venue type
market
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • duluthnewstribune.com — https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/business/gannuccis-to-close-liquidate-all-business-items
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/gannuccis-italian-market-duluth

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