Park Tavern on Washington Square

San Francisco’s Park Tavern Restaurant in North Beach Has Closed Again | Eater SF

"Less than a year after it reopened, Park Tavern at 1652 Stockton Street has permanently closed: the landlord, North Beach Associates LLC, began eviction proceedings in early November, the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office served an eviction notice, and the landlord’s attorneys confirm the restaurant has cleared out and that the space will soon be up for lease. Court filings state Weinberg entered a ten-year lease on August 1, 2021, and that Park Tavern allegedly stopped paying rent in May 2022, accruing $508,968 in unpaid rent (earlier reports cited more than $460,000); including more than $13,000 in attorney fees, the landlord is seeking over $522,000 in damages. The landlord says discussions about a financial resolution are ongoing but is already working with Maven Retail to market the space to potential tenants. Prior to the recent reopening, Park Tavern closed during the 2020 COVID shutdowns, reopened briefly, then closed for a kitchen remodel in 2021 after Weinberg received a Restaurant Revitalization Fund grant; Chef Marco Cerruti of Santa Barbara’s Ellwood had taken the helm, serving “classics, elevated,” and Park Tavern was Weinberg’s last restaurant to reopen after the pandemic. Eater SF reached out to Weinberg but did not hear back by publication time." - Dianne de Guzman