Market Tavern Coming to Lodi

Popular eatery to take over former Rosewood space

About Town – 5/16/23

Market Tavern restaurant is going in where Rosewood used to be, on the corner of School and Oak, according to a poster plastered in the glass door. Their menu includes unique hors d'oeuvres such as roasted olives and Furikake fries with “bulldog” sauce, typical soups and salads, sandwiches, and main dishes like braised short ribs and skirt steak. And, of course, there’s a full bar. They also feature wood-fired pizzas and offer a kid’s menu. Market Tavern started as a collaboration between San Francisco Chef Nicholas DiArenzo and restaurateur Phillip Wong. Together they opened a restaurant at Lincoln Center in Stockton, which is very popular.  The space in Lodi used to be a men’s clothing store (The Toggery). It was later repurposed and opened as Hazel’s restaurant in the mid-1990s after the downtown revitalization project was finished. It became Rosewood in 2002 and was owned by the same folks who own Wine and Roses. The property was purchased last year by Lincoln Properties LTD for $1,133,000.

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