A new downtown restaurant The 8 opened in late July right across from the Dayton Dragons’ Day Air Ballpark. The restaurant is a second venture for Jay and Deepika Singh, the owners of Gulzar’s Indian Cuisine located right next door.
The 8 offers tacos, burgers, chicken wings and other casual fare.
It’s also notable because the concept is to be a sports bar, which many have said is still needed in Downtown Dayton. Some bars have picked up a reputation as sports destinations, ranging from Troll Pub and Oregon Express to Dayton Beer Company and Pins Mechanical, but establishments truly prioritizing sports are still few and far between.
The 8 is located at 217 Patterson Boulevard, the same space that Gulzar’s initially occupied when it opened in May 2022.
But after Flyboy’s Deli closed its location next door at 219 Patterson the following year, Gulzar’s eventually moved into its larger space. Now its owners are operating two restaurants right next door to each other, and although the concepts are quite different, both are enjoying success.
And overall this block of Patterson Boulevard is quite active with those two restaurants as well as Winans on the other side of Gulzar’s, offering more destinations for visitors to Dragons games, RiverScape MetroPark, as well as residents of the Delco and Water Street apartments,
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