After greater than six many years on the Ports O’ Name Village on the Port of Los Angeles, the beloved San Pedro Fish Market and Restaurant will likely be closing that area subsequent month as its house owners plan to develop close by.
The fish market — one of many highest-grossing within the area, identified for its seafood platters — introduced this week on Fb that its San Pedro location will shutter when its lease ends March 3.
The anticipated transfer will make approach for a brand new waterfront improvement beneath building, referred to as West Harbor, which can change Ports O’ Name Village. Nevertheless, the house owners of the family-run seafood market have plans to develop close by with an excellent bigger area, whereas working a “pop-up” market at West Harbor.
The timeline for the pop-up or new location was not instantly clear, and representatives from the restaurant didn’t reply Friday to a request for remark. The West Harbor retail, restaurant and attraction area is ready to open in 2024.
“San Pedro Fish Market is formally shifting into the following section of improvement and is happy to very quickly have plans to share for our ‘pop up’ location throughout the West Harbor undertaking which may have loads of seating and all the nice seafood we’re identified for,” the Fb publish mentioned. The pop-up will likely be a “brief stroll north” from the restaurant’s present spot.
Mike Ungaro, the market’s chief govt and a part of the third era working the household enterprise, informed The Occasions in 2021 that his household needs to supersize the following restaurant and create one of many largest eating institutions within the U.S., with seating for greater than 5,000 folks. The corporate is hoping to construct the seafood haven on property a couple of mile and a half north from its present location at Berth 93.
“We intend to take care of a house in San Pedro and are inspired and grateful to be working straight with West Harbor on a plan for us to shortly resume operations in a short lived location,” the publish mentioned. “It will permit our household and employees to proceed to serve our loyal clients whereas we discover a longer-term alternative on the San Pedro waterfront.”
