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 shall 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, recognized 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 means for a brand new waterfront improvement underneath building, generally known 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 a fair bigger area, whereas operating 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 about to open in 2024.
“San Pedro Fish Market is formally shifting into the subsequent part of improvement and is worked up to very quickly have plans to share for our ‘pop up’ location throughout the West Harbor undertaking which can have loads of seating and all the good seafood we’re recognized for,” the Fb put up stated. The pop-up shall be a “quick stroll north” from the restaurant’s present spot.
Mike Ungaro, the market’s chief government and a part of the third era operating the household enterprise, instructed The Instances in 2021 that his household needs to supersize the subsequent 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 keep up a house in San Pedro and are inspired and grateful to be working instantly with West Harbor on a plan for us to rapidly resume operations in a brief location,” the put up stated. “It will enable our household and workers to proceed to serve our loyal clients whereas we discover a longer-term alternative on the San Pedro waterfront.”