A new cocktail destination is on the horizon in San Diego's Little Italy, as Tiger Hospitality’s Berke Bakay is set to debut Good Enough Cocktail Club in the former Basta restaurant within Piazza della Famiglia. Billed as "your neighborhood cocktail bar with hifi aesthetics," the venue is expected to open by year’s end, adding a fresh option to one of San Diego's busiest dining districts.
The 1,646-square-foot space with a 700-square-foot patio was home to Basta, the short-lived Italian wine bar concept from local culinary personality Sam "The Cooking Guy" Zien and hospitality group Grit & Grain Collective. Basta replaced Graze by Sam The Cooking Guy in 2024, but its run ended abruptly this February alongside the sudden closure of the Little Italy Food Hall, reportedly with minimal notice to employees and vendors.
Bakay, who operates the popular Windmill Food Hall in Carlsbad and the soon-to-open Miramar Food Hall in San Clemente, has also taken over the shuttered food hall space directly across the piazza. That site is being completely redesigned by San Diego’s acclaimed BASILE Studio and will feature five dining concepts, dessert kiosks, and a reoriented indoor-outdoor bar. Confirmed vendors include Cosmos Burger, Lobster Lab, and La Vida, with a Detroit-style pizza operator and fresh pasta concept in the works.
While details on Good Enough Cocktail Club remain under wraps, its "hifi" billing hints at a stylish, design-forward space blending quality cocktails with a focus on atmosphere and community. Together with the incoming food hall, the project represents a significant revitalization of the Piazza della Famiglia.
Good Enough Cocktail Club is expected to open before the end of 2025 at 555 W Date Street, Suite B, in San Diego's Little Italy, with the new food hall debuting in late fall or early 2026. For more information, follow @goodenoughcocktailclub on Instagram.
Originally published on August 11, 2025.
