AFTER temporarily closing for renovations, the Mariana Lighthouse on Navy Hill reopened to the public on Thursday and is back better than ever.
The Mariana Lighthouse offers a modern dining experience, complete with a restaurant and grill, coffee shop, and bar.
The new and improved Mariana Lighthouse expanded its kitchen to increase productivity, as well as installed a stage, a bar, and a roof over the barbecue area to enhance the customer experience.
A new menu is now available.
Tuesday Night Market, a crowd favorite, showcases a discounted array of food and beverage choices every week.
A photo studio is available for professional photographic prints starting at $10 for two copies.
In addition, patrons are welcome to visit the second floor of the lighthouse where locks will be provided by the Mariana Lighthouse for guests to write a message and place the lock in an area designated for the custom locks.
Mariana Lighthouse offers a modern dining experience, complete with a restaurant and grill, coffee shop and bar.
The lighthouse was built in the early 1930s during the Japanese administration of the NMI.
Damaged when the U.S. invaded the island during World War II, the lighthouse was rebuilt by the U.S. military and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
In 1990, the lighthouse was renovated and turned into a restaurant, but it shut down in the mid-1990s. The abandoned lighthouse was proposed to be the site of a visitor center for the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument in 2010.
It first sparked the interest of Bibong Corporation chief executive officer Bong Herung Lee in 2018.
Bibong Corp. submitted a proposal to the Department of Public Lands, and after the process produced no other bidders, the lighthouse was leased to Bibong Corp.
In light of the global Covid-19 pandemic, the plan for the reconstruction of the lighthouse slightly changed.
It became evident to the company that the project would be delayed primarily because of the toll the pandemic had on the global economy.
Regardless, Mariana Lighthouse pushed through and in a span of two weeks, put together a team of about 20 staff, including eight servers, five baristas, and four cooks.
A soft opening was held in March.
Daily hours of operation are from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for lunch and 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for dinner.
For more information, call 322-3353 or email official.mlhus@gmail.com
