

Just across the street from Market on 8th is another new addition to the city, Parco, a 127-unit mixed-use housing and commercial development that will share a grand opening celebration at 1 p.m. (Ariana Drehsler/The San Diego Union-Tribune)


“It’s going to have a mulitcultural flair and literally, flavor, which speaks to the beauty and uniqueness of National City.” “Being small-business owned and minority-owned, Market on 8th forms a unique partnership with our Filipino and Asian brothers and sisters,” she said. National City Mayor Alejandra Sotel-Solis said she expects Market on 8th to generate “more buzz” in an area of downtown that is swiftly undergoing change. Doors open at 6 am for coffee and close at 10 p.m., though hours will change in the coming weeks. The project also includes a fenced, 2,000-square-foot outdoor beer garden.Īs of this week, just five vendor booths have opened, including Novo Brazil, Moe Coffee, Ping Yang Thai skewers, La Central and Smitty’s. And there will be two retail shops: The Fresh Yard streetwear boutique will open on Monday and also Wordsmith, a culinary and cookbook boutique owned by South Bay native and chef Phillip Esteban, who will also operate the Weapon Ramen shop. There’s also a 20-tap beer tasting room hosted by Novo Brazil Brewing, a Brazilian-style beer and kombucha maker in Chula Vista that Tubao co-founded six years ago.
