I'm excited. Bottega Americano is a restaurant and marketplace unlike anything San Diego has seen before that will be coming to the East Village this summer. London has Harrod's food halls, Paris has Le Bon Marche Grand Epicier, New York has Eataly, and now San Diego will have our own urban marketplace.
The $3million, 8,000 square foot marketplace, located on the first floor of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law building, is just blocks from the new downtown library. At Bottega Americano you'll be able to get a complete meal to go and have a high quality full sit down space all under one roof. The menu and prepared food will be produce driven. It will be urban Italian with an American twist, with pizza, cured meats, fresh mozzarella, Italian wine and specialty coffees among other offerings. The partners of Bottega Americano also want to have an educational component, with cooking classes, wine pairing instruction, and cheese making demonstrations.
The creative force behind Bottega is noted L.A. hospitality designer Thomas Schoos, who has worked on Puesto, Searsucker and Herringbone in San Diego. There are an estimated 10,000 residents in the East Village from which to draw, and with the 16 story 320,000square foot Sempra corporate headquarters planned and the relocation of Bumble Bee in the immediate area, they'll have plenty of customers. They will also draw from people like me in North County, who want to see what's new on the food scene. Sounds like a great day trip to me. Take the Coaster to San Diego, walk around the East Village, end up spending time shopping at Bottega Americano, then having lunch. I'll let you know when I hear about their opening date.
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