Riffraff, a bookstore, bar and cafe in Providence, R.I., is up for sale.
Owner Tom Roberge, who opened the store in 2017 with co-founder Emma Ramadan, now lives in Switzerland, and is looking for "someone in Providence, someone in contact with the community every day, someone listening to and sharing [customers'] emotional highs and lows, to take over."
Roberge is selling the store "with an eye towards it staying open for years and years to come." The store's lease runs until September 2027, he noted, and Riffraff's landlords "love having us there." The sale includes the entire contents of the space, including the inventory of 6,000 books, furniture and fixtures, computer systems, bar equipment, an "incredible" espresso machine, and much more.
The asking price is $250,000, and interested parties can contact Roberge directly at tom@riffraffpvd.com.