San Diego's Karina Group has taken over the space that last housed South Bay Fishery for the opening of a new restaurant and seafood market concept in Barrio Logan called Karina’s Ceviche Bar 'N Tacos.
Founded in 1981 by Don Arnulfo Contreras and his wife María Inés Curiel, Karina's Mexican Seafood has expanded to six locations spread around San Diego, as well as Savoie Italian Eatery in Chula Vista. In 2016, the company partnered with Saffron Thai founder Su-Mei Yu to provide operational support at her historic Mission Hills restaurant and expanded the concept with a new location in La Jolla for a short time before being rebranded into now shuttered Karina's Cantina. In fall 2019, Gaslamp Quarter's 23-year-old Taka Sushi was acquired by Karina's Group. Then in late 2020, the company took over the 6,000-square-foot, two-story Gaslamp Quarter space that last housed the short lived Tocaya Organica and opened the most ambitious Karina Cantina restaurant to date.
The new location in Barrio Logan features a 3,000 square-foot market and indoor dining space with a 2,500-square-foot patio. Guests can order their favorite Karina’s dishes, ice-cold beers, micheladas, and frescas at the restaurant’s counter or peruse the 20-foot-long seafood case for their choice of fresh catch to take home.
Karina's Ceviche Bar 'N Tacos is now open at 1852 National Avenue in San Diego's historic Barrio Logan neighborhood. For more information, visit KarinasSeafood.com and check out the menu and photos below.
