American Cuisine: 43 Restaurants Found
Sbicca
Address: 215 15th Street, Del Mar, CA 92014
The seaside city of Del Mar holds an array of charms, but until you’ve experienced a meal at Sbicca, you’ll not know how charming it can be. Owned and run by husband-and-wife team Dan and Susan Sbicca, the seaside restaurant is a quintessential neighborhood bistro. The restaurant proper offers an open, airy setting and comfortable vibe, while a separate bistro bar is a gathering place for locals, with an outstanding wine selection and a renowned happy hour. While Dan manages the front of the house, Susan runs the kitchen, putting together an array of refreshing, modern American cuisine that melds regional flavors, incorporates global ingredients, and doesn’t hesitate to play up comfort food favorites.
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Jack's La Jolla - Dining Room
Address: 7863 Girard Avenue, San Diego, CA 92037
The Dining Room at Jack’s is the most formal of the three restaurants that comprise what may be the city’s finest assemblage of outstanding dining establishments to ever be found under a single roof. In Jack’s Dining Room, Tony DiSalvo, former chef de cuisine at Michelin Three-star restaurant Jean Georges, cooks up a menu of contemporary American cuisine in a sophisticated setting. Dishes, such as the Crispy Jidori Chicken with corn, honshimeji mushrooms, and lemongrass, offer subtle combinations of rich flavors, complemented by an award-winning wine list. Named one of the Top-10 New Restaurants in 2006 by MSN.com, Jack’s La Jolla brings a refreshingly contempory scene to downtown La Jolla.
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Whisknladle
Address: 1044 Wall Street, San Diego, CA 92037
The new project of Arturo Kassel and Ryan Johnston, Whisknladle, is one of most honest, down-to-earth, and genuine restaurants around. The transformed space, which was once home to Fresh[er], now houses a contemporary neighborhood bistro with a back-to-basics approach. Johnston’s menu celebrates local sources, house-made provisions, and traditional preparations, while Kassel’s wine list, as before, is focused on quality and diversity. Guests will find small plates, seasonal creations, and a truly welcoming space that now boasts an after-hours lounge as a casual nightlife destination.
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MAX New York
Address: 827 5th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
MAX brings a taste of New York to Fifth Avenue, home of the finest restaurants in downtown San Diego. Top-notch steaks, chops and poultry, grass-fed and free-range, are offered alongside fresh, delicately prepared seafood. MAX couples quality gourmet classics and creative fusion techniques to bring guests the consummate dining experience in their refined, yet vibrant, dining room and canopied patio. Add to that a monumental bar supplied with a fabulous wine and spirits collection, and whether you start dinner with a signature martini or finish your lunch with one of their delectable desserts, you will be delighted to the MAX!
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House of Blues
Address: 1055 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
Soulful food is as essential as soulful music, and there is no more suitable place for the two to intertwine than the House of Blues. The kitchen’s performance is spot-on, with energetic renditions of soulful classics—gumbo, jambalaya, fried catfish, and meatloaf—intertwined with talented originals such as Oven Roasted Flatbread with prosciutto and parmesan, Mixed Green Salad with blue cheese and pecans, and Wild Mushroom Pasta. By the time you get to the encore—and be sure to save room for that Apple Bread Pudding—you may just find the kitchen’s performance to have outshone the band’s.
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