After 2 years in development and substantial delays due to the pandemic, the 11,000 square-foot Market On 8th food hall has unveiled in San Diego's South County community of National City, featuring 14 unique food and artisan goods vendors, a central beer bar and a devotion to the community.
From Novo Brazil Brewing co-founder Joel Tubao, Market on 8th opens today with more than a dozen food & retail vendors, a cafe, and an outdoor beer garden. Aimed at becoming a community hub for dining and entertainment, nearly every restaurant and store in the Market has ties to the National City neighborhood. Tubao and his family business have been operating in the community since the 1950s. Chef Phillip Esteban, whose Weapon Ramen is the only stand with its own dedicated seating, was raised in National City not far from the market.
From Novo Brazil Brewing co-founder Joel Tubao, Market on 8th opens today with more than a dozen food & retail vendors, a cafe, and an outdoor beer garden. Aimed at becoming a community hub for dining and entertainment, nearly every restaurant and store in the Market has ties to the National City neighborhood. Tubao and his family business have been operating in the community since the 1950s. Chef Phillip Esteban, whose Weapon Ramen is the only stand with its own dedicated seating, was raised in National City not far from the market.
"The food hall is intended to ignite the area and redefine a multi-cultural food community atmosphere for National City in general," commented founder Joel Tubao. "Finally, this is coming together. There has been kind of a whirlwind of working parts in this project."
National City's Market On 8th joins a growing lineup of San Diego food halls to open in the past decade. The food hall trend got its start in America's Finest City with the crowd-sourced 2012 opening of now-defunct San Diego Public Market, which was followed by Liberty Public Market in March 2016. San Diego also has the Little Italy Food Hall, the Windmill Food Hall, and most recently, The Sky Deck restaurant hall opened in Del Mar Highlands Town Center, offering two-floors and 20,000 square-foot of space with a central cocktail bar, rooftop beer garden and 10 unique restaurant concepts. The Old Town Urban Market is a Mexican food hall expected to open in San Diego's Old Town by year's end, featuring several unique food concepts from the team behind San Diego's Michelin-recognized Tuetano Taqueria.
Market On 8th is now open at 41 E 8th Street in National City. For more information, visit marketon8th.com.
Market On 8th is now open at 41 E 8th Street in National City. For more information, visit marketon8th.com.
