gastrobits Guide to San Diego

This guide serves to cover all of my "best of" San Diego categorically. There is no particular order to the restaurants within a category. I've actually been to most of these restaurants, but there is no review because I visited prior to starting my blog or I just haven't gotten around to them yet. Sometimes, I did just forget the camera too.

Overall

• Kaito Sushi - great quality of fish and a great price
• Addison - great service, go for the overall experience
• TBL3 @ George's California Modern - best overall food experience with a great view
• Akinori Sushi - when you want more trendy sushi and some prepared dishes as well
• Cowboy Star - San Diego's best steak
• Flavor Del Mar - great dining with a great wine list

View Dining

• TBL3 @ George's California Modern - best overall food experience with a great view of La Jolla Cove
• Bali Hai - great view of San Diego skyline
• Eddie V - great view of La Jolla Cove
• Bertrand at Mister A's - great view from a restaurant at the top of a building

Coffee

• Bird Rock Coffee Roasters - Roast Magazine's 2012 best microroaster of the year
• Zumbar - great espresso drinks

Brunch

• Claire's on Cedros - great organic food prepared well, great macchiato as well
• Urban Solace/Solace at the Midnight Lounge - great comfort food style brunch
• High Tide Brunch @ The Marine Room - great view of waves crashing to the glass while dining

Happy Hour

• Nine-ten - High end food at affordable prices
• Whisknladle (regular review) - tapas bar menu is cheap and great tasting
• Oceannaire - oysters
• Fleming's - 5 wines, 5 cocktails, 5 appetizers for $6 each

Japanese Food (non-sushi)

• Yu Me Ya Sake House - great selection of tapas
• Robota-ya Oton - booths make the experience more special
• Izakaya Sakura - authentic unique dishes
• Hinotez - Ramen and Yakitori

Sushi

• Kaito Sushi - best selection of quality product and price
• Akinori Sushi - When you need your sushi to be a little more trendy and some prepared dishes as well
• Sushi Ota - great quality sushi, but expensive and attitude
• Sushi Dokoro Shirahama - little known, but high quality fish as well

Italian

• Bencotto - hand made pastas
• Cucina Urbana - trendy Italian
• Ariccia Italian Market - porchetta

Thai

• Sab E Lee - authentic northern thai dishes
• Siam Nara - good balance of Thai flavors and decor

Seafood

• Boiling Crab - Viet-Cajun seafood boil
• Top of the Market - Special version of The Fish Market
• The Fishery - nicely cooked seafood dishes
• Sea Rocket Bistro - well cooked fish dishes

Bistro Style

• Cafe Chloe - French bistro food done well
• Urban Solace - comfort food 
• Starlite -great cocktails as well
• Wine Vault and Bistro - set menus
• Brooklyn Girl Eatery - small dining room, but great decor

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