📍 Carlsbad, San Diego

Chef Eric Bost's Michelin-one-star French-contemporary dining room in downtown Carlsbad — a Côte d'Azur-inspired room, a concise tasting-menu format, and produce pulled from North ...

Little Kiki Katsu & More specializes in Japanese katsu in Carlsbad, frying panko-breaded cutlets to a golden crisp. The kitchen works with Berkshire Kurobuta pork, Jidori chick...

Chef Andrew Bachelier's Carlsbad Village modernist — an open hearth at the center of the room, a menu built around wood fire, and a S'mores format at the end that became the Instag...

Carlsbad's West Steak & Seafood — a white-tablecloth steakhouse-and-seafood dining room, a dry-aged beef program, a wine cellar that reads as Carlsbad's deepest, and a North Co...

Carlsbad's Board & Brew since 1979 — the sandwich shop North County surfers built the brand around, secret sauce, order-at-the-window format, and a Carlsbad Village original th...

Carlsbad's Bistro West — the sister to West Steak & Seafood on Avenida Encinas, a chef-driven Californian dining room with a dedicated on-site farm supplying the kitchen. A Nor...

Diane Powers' Bazaar del Mundo Mexican — originally Old Town's 1829 Casa de Bandini adobe, the restaurant moved to this Carlsbad Calle Barcelona space in 2009. The birdbath margari...

Carlsbad Village's no-pretense Mexican — California burrito, carne asada fries, and a patio crowd that has treated Señor Grubby's as the Village everyday default for two decades. A...

Pizza Port's Carlsbad Village location — the SD-born craft-beer-and-pizza brand's North County chapter, with the same award-winning beer program and pizza-first format that the Sol...

Harbor Fish Cafe sits across from the water on Carlsbad Blvd, serving classic California seafood in a casual setting. Fish & Chips and the Carlsbad Fish Taco anchor the menu, w...