Brigantine’s Portside Pier is an exceptional waterfront dining experience

The Brigantine’s Portside Pier opened on Tuesday, July 28, 2020, and offers dining options to please everyone’s palate – from fresh seafood and authentic Mexican to pub fare, coffee, and gelato; not to mention first-rate views of San Diego Bay and free public access to enjoy those views!

The Port of San Diego and The Brigantine, Inc. have transformed one of Southern California’s iconic, flagship waterfront restaurant sites – 1360 North Harbor Drive along the North Embarcadero.

Image © Copyright Port of San Diego

In 2015, San Diego’s nearly 50 year old Brigantine Restaurant Group beat out proposals from longtime tenant Anthony’s Fish Grotto and another from Sunroad Enterprises that included restaurants by the Cohn Restaurant Group (Coasterra) and Consortium Holdings (Born & Raised) to get awarded the redevelopment deal on the prime downtown waterfront project.

Designed by Tucker Sadler, the modern waterfront complex pays tribute to San Diego’s long history as a nationally known fishing port. Highlights include a barrel-shaped steel roof, Brazilian hardwood siding, a second floor ball room surrounded by glass, a glass egg staircase leading to the second story, and a nearly 3,000 pound wall-mounted sculpture of an octopus by Ryoko Nasu of the Hatch Design Group.

Image © Copyright Port of San Diego

The Brigantine’s Portside Pier includes four dining concepts:

The restaurants are opening amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The design of the restaurants have plenty of outdoor space to seat about 500 people, with all social distancing guidelines in place. The complex has capacity for about 1,000 people, once pandemic restrictions are lifted.

To read more about Brigantine’s Portside Pier, the following articles were used to write this article and the original content can be found here:

https://www.portofsandiego.org/projects/portside-pier

https://www.sandiegoville.com/2020/07/san-diego-portside-pier-to-open-july-21.html

https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/portside-pier-to-open-at-san-diegos-embarcadero-amid-pandemic

All Images © Copyright Port of San Diego

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

SDMLS_FINAL

This information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. You should rely on this information only to decide whether or not to further investigate a particular property. BEFORE MAKING ANY OTHER DECISION, YOU SHOULD PERSONALLY INVESTIGATE THE FACTS (e.g. square footage and lot size) with the assistance of an appropriate professional. You may use this information only to identify properties you may be interested in investigating further. All uses except for personal, non-commercial use in accordance with the foregoing purpose are prohibited. Redistribution or copying of this information, any photographs or video tours is strictly prohibited. This information is derived from the Internet Data Exchange (IDX) service provided by San Diego MLS. Displayed property listings may be held by a brokerage firm other than the broker and/or agent responsible for this display. The information and any photographs and video tours and the compilation from which they are derived are protected by copyright. Compilation © 2023 San Diego MLS.

Scroll to Top