Design For Restaurant Complex To Replace Anthony’s Fish Grotto Gets Green Light
Brigantine Restaurants, owned by local restaurateur The Morton Family, is replacing the Anthony’s Fish Grotto on downtown’s Bay front, with Portside Pier, a $20M, four-restaurant complex that includes two fine-dining venues, Brigantine on the Bay and Miguel’s Cocina; a fast-casual outdoor eatery, Ketch Grill & Taps; and Portside Coffee and Gelato. Designed by Tucker Sadler, the project features a rooftop deck and a new set of docks built to handle up to 12 boats, including water taxis.
The San Diego Unified Port District board unanimously approved the Portside Pier design and demolition of Anthony’s at its meeting Tuesday, following Brigantine’s agreement with the California Coast Commission to make design changes, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. This agreement included moving a public promenade from the first- to the second-floor viewing deck and clarifying that the large dock-and-dine facility will be open to all boaters, not just restaurant patrons.
At 1360 North Harbor Drive on the Embarcadero next to the San Diego Maritime Museum’s Star of India, the project is scheduled to start construction by Feb. 1. Brigantine plans to use an off-site valet service for customer parking, an idea Port Commissioner Ann Moore hopes other developers will follow to deal with parking issues along the waterfront.
