Nolita Hall
Restaurant · San Diego ·
Wood-fired pizzas, craft cocktails, wine, and sports on TVs
Wood-fired pizzas, craft cocktails, wine, and sports on TVs
"Nolita Hall combines the best of a neighborhood sports bar with an upscale food and cocktail experience. Cheer on your team or just sit back and watch the planes fly into San Diego through the 60-foot-long skylight as you relax with a glass of chardonnay and munch on a pizza from the enormous wood-fired oven. Our favorite is the Dirty Martini with mozzarella, parmesan, bleu cheese, olives and a hint of dry vermouth, or the Shroom! Shroom! with wild mushrooms, fennel sausage, and thyme." - Mary Beth Abate
"Across the street from Nolita Hall is its private event space that can hold 45 for a reception and 20 for seated dining. The cottage-like decor gives off a cozy home-away-from-home atmosphere with its beckoning front door and backyard-like patio that looks out to a marina." - Helen I. Hwang
"This Little Italy favorite has something for everyone, with sports fans, brew aficionados, and Italian food gourmands all loving its European beer garden aesthetic and lively atmosphere. The Shell of a Drink adds to the fun: it’s an easy sipper, made from Westward Whiskey, a syrup made from chamomile and a local pale ale, and lemon juice. It’s light enough for an Italian summer garden party, while still playing to a whiskey drinker’s palate." - Vox Creative
"The drinking emporium and restaurant’s Bar Manager Corey Tighe has concocted holiday cocktails that incorporate commentary on the season. The new line up includes the Melting Giuliani Eggnog, a butternut squash eggnog with Malahat spiced rum and the Stimulus Check with Slane Irish Whiskey, hot coffee, vanilla demerara, and cinnamon whipped cream. Available in single ($10) and double ($16) sizes for order online, phone (619.255.8000) or walk-up." - Kelly Bone
"I learned that Nolita Hall, a Little Italy restaurant, temporarily closed on June 14 and was originally scheduled to resume operations today but has postponed reopening after a member of its staff tested positive for COVID-19. In an Instagram post the eatery shared a letter from owner Douglas Hamm saying no other employees have tested positive so far and that "we have come to the decision to stay closed for a few weeks beyond June 30" because of the continuing increase in positive tests county- and nationwide; Hamm called the choice short-term "gut wrenching" but necessary for the health and safety of staff and guests. He says most of his staff agreed with the decision, notes that his main business is real estate (he owns Nolita’s India Street property) so he isn't under pressure from many outside investors, and that he will keep monitoring COVID-19 metrics and public sentiment to determine a new reopening date, hoping to be back in business by late July." - Candice Woo