Harvest Tide Steak House at 212 7th Street, SE.
Coastline Oyster Company at 319 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE.
Harvest Tide Steak House Closes – Coastline Oyster Company Awaits New Owership
by Larry Janezich
Posted March 25, 2024
Harvest Tide Steak House across from Eastern Market is permanently closed as of this morning. Its sister restaurant, Coastline Oyster Company at 319 PA Ave, is temporarily closed awaiting a takeover by new ownership in about four months.
A source told CHC that the closure was less a lack of business and more about the increased costs of running the business, the difficulty small businesses face in operating in DC, and an unspecified lease issue. In addition to its restaurant trade, Harvest Tide had steady revenue from lobbyists and members of Congress as a location for events.
Owner Danio Somoza owns the Harvest Tide Steak House in downtown Lewes, Delaware. He opened his second Harvest Tide restaurant opposite Eastern Market in October 2021, in the space formerly occupied by Aqua al 2. He subsequently opened a third restaurant at 319 Pennsylvania Avenue – ZOCA Mexican Restaurant – in May of 2022, in the space formerly (sequentially) occupied by Stanton + Greene, Pour House, and Politicki. ZOCA closed in February 2023 and morphed into Coastline Oyster Company, following the closue of Hank’s Oyster Bar in the 600 block of PA Ave.
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