Park Tavern Closes for Good June 21 on North Beach’s Washington Square
Park Tavern, the restaurant facing Washington Square in North Beach, will hold its final service on Sunday, June 21, 2026. The team announced the closing on the restaurant’s Instagram account and on its website, confirming that June 21, which is Father’s Day, will be the last day at 1652 Stockton Street.
“We are incredibly grateful to our team, our guests, and this amazing community for making Park Tavern such a special place,” reads the farewell note on the restaurant’s website. Park Tavern is still taking reservations for its final weekend through OpenTable and has posted a separate menu for June 21. The closing was first reported by SFist on June 11, citing the restaurant’s Instagram announcement.
A long restaurant history on Washington Square
The corner at 1652 Stockton Street sits on the southwest side of Washington Square, across from Saints Peter and Paul Church. Before Park Tavern, the space held Moose’s, a North Beach restaurant that operated on the square for years. Park Tavern opened in the former Moose’s space in the fall of 2011, from restaurateur Anna Weinberg and chef Jennifer Puccio, whose other San Francisco restaurants have included Marlowe, The Cavalier, Leo’s Oyster Bar, and Tosca Cafe, according to SFist.
Puccio created the original menu. SFist credits dishes including the deviled eggs, the Marlowe burger, and poulet rouge with drawing repeat crowds through the 2010s.
A run interrupted by the pandemic and a partnership split
The closing follows several years of disruption. Weinberg was evicted from the space in a dispute with the landlord in 2023, and a reopening attempt that year was short, according to SFist. James Nicholas, an original partner in the restaurant, took over the lease in 2024 and reopened Park Tavern that November with chef Jonathan Waxman, who runs the New York restaurant Barbuto. The San Francisco Chronicle‘s restaurant critic gave that version an unfavorable review. No reason for the final closing was given in the announcement.
The neighborhood this weekend
Park Tavern’s last day falls on the second day of the North Beach Festival, the street fair that fills the blocks around Columbus Avenue and Washington Square on June 20 and 21. The restaurant is a short walk from City Lights Bookstore and Coit Tower, and from the North Beach spots in SFGuide’s guides to San Francisco pizza, bakeries, and classic seafood.
Details
What: Park Tavern’s final service before it closes permanently.
When: Sunday, June 21, 2026 is the last day.
Where: 1652 Stockton Street, on Washington Square in North Beach.
Reservations: Available for the final weekend through OpenTable, linked from the restaurant’s website.
Getting there: The 30 Stockton and 45 Union/Stockton Muni lines run on Stockton Street past the restaurant. The Powell-Mason cable car stops a few blocks west. Street parking in North Beach is difficult on weekends.