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Dining in San Diego

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At Pacific Shore Platinum, we strive to provide all of the information you will need to find amazing places to dine during your visit, lease, or rental period in San Diego. We understand that if you are visiting in order to possibly purchase or lease property in and around San Diego, you will find it much easier to plan what you will be doing, where you will be going, and where you will stay and eat during your trip with our help.

You can choose from a host of different cuisines when you are dining in San Diego. From sushi to Italian, nearly everything is represented. You will find that the Spanish and Mexican influences on San Diego make for excellent Mexican cuisine. On the coast of the Pacific Ocean, San Diego is also filled with seafood restaurants. The melting pot of flavors is what truly makes San Diego the place to try new foods and open new horizons.

Seafood

Seafood dining in San Diego and the surrounding areas is plentiful. There are many excellent and award winning seafood restaurants throughout the entire San Diego region. Some of the restaurants we recommend in San Diego, all of which are award-winning restaurants, are:

The Chart House

The Chart House Seafood and Steak Restaurant is known not only for its exquisite food, but also for its excellent view. It provides diners with one of the most amazing San Diego dining experiences. Of course, the view is not the only excellent thing about Charter House. Diners have many options to choose from including salads a la carte or Asian style and Caribbean appetizers including the famous Caribbean Black Bean Soup! The signature dessert, Mud Pie, is what this restaurant is known for by locals and tourists alike. For more information on The Chart House, visit at 2588 S. Highway 101 or call the Cardiff by the Sea location at (760) 436-4044.

American

A magnificent Del Mar dining experience awaits you when you are looking for excellent American food. There is more than just seafood served at Ruth's Chris Steak House. At the Steakhouse, you can enjoy steaks served your way, chops, your choice of fish (choose from two different kinds each day), lobster tails, and grilled chicken breast. You can also add to your meal by including shrimp, iceberg lettuce with chunky bleu cheese, garlic cheese bread, or stuffed mushrooms filled with delicious crabmeat.

Other great places to enjoy American-style Del Mar dining are:

Breakfast

Start any morning right with a delicious meal. In San Diego, you will not find a better choice to serve your breakfast needs than the Pacific Breeze Cafe. A staple when you are dining in San Diego, the Pacific Breeze Cafe offers cappuccino and cafe lattes to help you wake up. You can watch the beautiful Pacific Ocean on the horizon as you relax on the patio with a large cup of morning coffee.

Some of the best breakfast dishes are served at the Pacific Breeze Cafe. Favorites of both locals and tourists include the pecan waffles with orange-caramel cream cheese, huevos rancheros on a corn tortilla with black beans and roasted tomato sauce, a perfectly poached egg on salmon hash, and oatmeal with chunks of macadamia nuts, raisins, and sun-dried cherries. Such outstanding dishes make this the premiere restaurant when dining in San Diego each morning.

You will order your food inside, and then servers bring it to you, as the majority of seating is on the terrace. This terrace is warmed by heaters so even on the cooler days you will be able to eat al fresco. The most unique thing about this San Diego dining experience is the fact that you can bring your dog along with you as you eat! http://www.pacificadelmar.com/breeze-cafe.php

French

Your experience dining in San Diego is not complete without a touch of France. For the best French dining experiences in the city, you can choose from two great restaurants in stellar locations. PampleMousse www.pgrille.com - in Del Mar. Mille Fleurs is located in Rancho Santa Fe www.millefleurs.com . Wherever you are in the San Diego region, you will find restaurants serving excellent French food by amazing cooks with superb service.

Dessert & Coffee

There are moments when you might not want to eat an entire meal. This is the perfect opportunity to indulge in coffee and dessert. There are many different places where you can go if you want to have dessert in San Diego. Though there are other popular places when you are dining in San Diego, you will not be sorry you stopped for a quick bite to eat of dessert. Stop by Extraordinary Desserts where you can purchase delectable pastries. Many of these pastries are served with designs added to them, which may include rose petals, gold flakes, and autumn leaves amongst other designs. You can have your dessert with a cup of coffee or tea. You have a wide variety of flavors and tastes for both beverages. When you are served a pot, a cast-iron Japanese teapot is brought to your table. You can eat indoors amongst the shelves of Japanese ceramics at a candle-lit table, or outdoors on the patio surrounded by a lovely garden. Extraordinary Dessert is located in downtown San Diego at 2929 Fifth Ave., San Diego (619) 294-7001. http://www.extraordinarydesserts.com

Enjoy a Del Mar dining experience unlike any other when you visit the Cold Stone Creamery. Your sweet tooth will be sufficed when you eat any of the delicious items on the Creamery's menu. You can visit the Cold Stone Creamery at 437 South Hwy 101, Solana Beach (858) 793-1002.

Italian

Our favorite Italian in San Diego is Trattoria i Trulli, Encinitas, CA http://www.itrulli.signonsandiego.com

You will be saying bon appetit in no time when you head out for some good old fashioned Italian cuisine in San Diego. Dining in San Diego will not get any better than a stop at Scalini Restaurant, which is located in Rancho Santa Fe. Another great option is Il Fornaio in Del Mar. At Il Fornaio, visitors eat foods cooked in a wood-fire oven. Specialties include baked halibut with fresh herbs and garlic, roasting chicken, lasagna with spinach pasta, porcini mushrooms, and meat ragu, and authentic oven-baked pizzas. When you eat here, you can relax on the open-air patio. For more information visit 1555 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar.

The newest option for fine Italian dining in downtown Del Mar is Osteria del Pescatore. We must say that Del Mar dining does not get much better than this. The main chef at Osteria del Pescatore is Giorgio Ramirez, who is famous for his gourmet Italian bistros and mini-chain of restaurants. You can visit Osteria del Pescatore at 1201 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar (858) 509-9293.

Mexican

Due to the rich history of the area, there are many amazing, Mexican restaurants throughout San Diego. However, we have done our research on all of these restaurants, and have concluded that the best Mexican restaurants to eat at when you are dining in San Diego are Epazotes and En fuego. Another popular choice for traditional, homemade, Mexican Food is Fidel's in Solana Beach. To visit Fidel's go to 607 Valley Ave, Solana Beach (858) 755-5292.

Sushi

Dining in San Diego is quite the experience, so why not try something new and original the next time you are in town? Sushi Bars and Restaurants are becoming more popular, and with good reason. We recommend all of the following Sushi restaurants, and hope you enjoy eating here and at all of the other restaurants we have listed when you visit San Diego.

Cafe Japengo (in La Jolla)
Samurai (in Solana Beach)
Matsuo's (in Solana Beach)

If you need any assistance in deciding where to eat, planning dining itinerary, or you need assistance with all of your dining in San Diego needs, please feel free to contact us at Pacific Shore Platinum. We are here to help you decide where to eat or even what to order. Just ask for our recommendations and if they are not listed, we will make all of the necessary information available to you.