Sea & Soil Co-op Sandwich Shop Reopens in Brooklyn with Sliding-Scale Pricing
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Sea & Soil Co-op, a worker-owned sandwich shop, has reopened in a new location in Downtown Brooklyn with a mission to serve affordable, quality food while fairly compensating its team. The shop operates as a cooperative with worker-owners Noah Wolf, Gaby Gignoux-Wolfsohn, and Nilda Ortiz. The business uses a sliding-scale pricing model, where customers choose how much to pay for their sandwiches. Wolf stated that the average price paid per sandwich is currently around $16.40, which is the average the co-op hopes to hit. The shop moved from a smaller space in Carroll Gardens/Red Hook after its lease ended, and it secured a non-extractive loan from The Working World, which also became its landlord at the new Atlantic Avenue location. Wolf noted that despite a successful launch, the shop is still barely breaking even.
What’s reported
Sea & Soil Co-op is a worker-owned sandwich shop in Brooklyn.
Worker-owners include Noah Wolf, Gaby Gignoux-Wolfsohn, and Nilda Ortiz.
The shop uses a sliding-scale pricing model where customers choose how much to pay.
The average price paid per sandwich is around $16.40.
The shop moved from Carroll Gardens/Red Hook to Downtown Brooklyn.
It secured a non-extractive loan from The Working World, which also became its landlord.
The shop reopened in its new location in April 2026.
Wolf stated the shop is still barely breaking even after a successful launch.
Key figures
Noah Wolf, worker-owner at Sea & Soil Co-op
Gaby Gignoux-Wolfsohn, co-founder and worker-owner
Nilda Ortiz, worker-owner
Sources: eater.com
