Ali Celik, owner of Mercato's Pizzeria and Restaurant in Delmar, said he'd like to open a similar Italian
restaurant on Lark Street, but the city's current zoning code makes that a daunting task.
Not exact matches
This hodgepodge is particularly apparent in the neighborhoods just west of the Capitol and Empire State Plaza, where residential and commercial uses collide
on Lark Street and some business and
restaurants operate as islands within residential blocks.
Ali Celik, who owns Mercato's
restaurant in Delmar, said he was eying the ruins of John DeJohn's
Lark street bar empire (DeJohn's, Legends
on Lark) for a new venture.
There are several surrounding
restaurants - I recommend any of them but
Lark on the Park.
The
Lark was named one of the 100 Best
Restaurants on Forbes 2016 list.