Blade 1936 will open its doors in late September. With a menu crafted by chef and partner Mario Cassineri, the restaurant’s name is a tribute to Oceanside’s old newspaper, The Blade-Tribune, which occupied the space from 1936 until the 1960s.

Rendering shows what the Blade-Tribune building will look like when reincarnated as an Italian restaurant that will be named Blade 1936, in homage to its past. Rendering courtesy of Donia Ackad

Oceanside continues its culinary boom with this modern Italian restaurant and bar, which will transform a historic neighborhood building. An ocean-view rooftop is slated for the space, which will serve handmade pasta, pizza, and seafood-based plates as well as housemade bread and Italian doughnuts.

The historical former home of the Blade-Tribune newspaper in downtown Oceansidewill be home this fall to a modern Italian restaurant named Blade 1936.

The new restaurant, scheduled to open in late September, will be operated by two San Diego restaurateurs known for their expertise with Italian cuisine and Neopolitan-style wood-fired pizza.