One of Park Street’s loudest nightlife spots is on track to swap singalongs for shawarma. Suga, a Mediterranean restaurant, is planned for 504 Park St., the former Howl at the Moon space just north of the North Market. The move is another sign that the Park Street corridor is slowly trading in its late-night bar reputation for a lineup that leans more market-friendly and food focused. Locals and visitors could see more daytime restaurants and market-adjacent concepts joining that block in the coming months.
As reported by Columbus Business First, One Hospitality is converting the site into Suga, a Mediterranean concept that will occupy the ground-floor space at 504 Park St. The outlet identifies the operator and the planned cuisine but notes that there is no firm opening date or full menu available yet.
From dueling pianos to mezze
The building at 504 Park St. previously housed dueling piano bar Howl at the Moon, which opened in November 2021 and closed in March 2025, leaving a high-profile vacancy in the Arena District. That closure opened the door for new restaurant concepts to consider the block, according to reporting by The Columbus Dispatch.
North Market momentum
North Market’s downtown campus and the streets around it have been in flux as the market pursues upgrades and the Merchant Building project reshapes the plaza and parking, according to the market’s website. Those changes have helped create openings for restaurateurs who want to tap both market visitors and daytime workers, per North Market’s website.
What Suga could mean
If One Hospitality follows through, Suga would be the latest entry in a wave of restaurants working to capture steady daytime foot traffic instead of relying only on late-night crowds. Columbus Business First frames the plan as part of the area’s ongoing reinvention, although key details such as timing and menu remain unclear.
The Park Street transformation, from a bucket-drink piano bar to a market-adjacent Mediterranean spot, fits into a broader churn of openings and closures that has been reshaping the downtown dining map over the past year. Local coverage has tracked that turnover and the neighborhood’s shift toward more varied dining options, as chronicled by Columbus Underground. We will keep an eye on permits and build-outs and update when operators announce an opening date for Suga.
