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OutdoorThe Best Dining

Great ambience can make for a happy dining experience as much as good . Translation: We love alfresco ! From ocean views, rooftops, and garden patios to simple sidewalk people- watching, we’ve rounded up 47 outdoor dining spots. And yes, most of these patios have heat lamps. So, want to take this outside?

BY ARCHANA RAM WITH ERICA NICHOLS 81 Mister A’s

The Nolen Trilogy Sanctuary

You can even take your refined space atop host events pegged to RUSTIC ROOT up truffle mac ’n’ this brewpub has a KETTNER cheese and charming roof deck vino in a growler to go. the Courtyard San full moons, with sound Take in the Gaslamp EXCHANGE like a -infused with a robust and 2130 India Street, Little Italy; Diego Gaslamp. Enter baths and chakra work. action from the comfort San Diego has gin cocktail. 2550 Fifth plenty of beers brewed paliwineco.com through a dedicated, 7650 Girard Avenue, La of this hip, open-air beachy, laid-back, Avenue, Bankers Hill; in–house. The pretzel non-hotel doorway Jolla; trilogysanctuary.com deck outfitted in rose and “coastal chic” in asrestaurant.com bites and fried goat and head up to the gold seats, life-size spades, but “sexy” is VINTANA cheese with Sriracha 14th floor for views animal topiaries, and sometimes lacking. While we never aioli are crowd-pleasers; of downtown and market lights. The HALF DOOR Thankfully, this Little thought dining and FIREHOUSE then move on to juicy the bay. The menu is rooftop has its own Italy has car dealerships BREWING CO. burgers and red-ale- mostly small bites, AMERICAN menu, with shareables brought sexy back. could mix, Vintana Housed in an braised pork belly. 903 and the cocktails EATERY & like poke tostadas and Their sleek rooftop has proves us wrong. This early–1900s building Island Avenue, Gaslamp focus on barrel- firecracker shrimp. indoor and outdoor fine dining spot has LOUNGE near Petco Park, Quarter; halfdoorbrewing.com aged and throwback They’re well-known for seating areas, plus panoramic city and This second-floor space concoctions. 453 Sixth their old-school tipples a bar and swinging mountain views atop has the buzz of Pacific Avenue, Gaslamp Quarter; and craft cocktail shots. daybeds. DJs often Escondido’s Lexus Beach’s bar scene with thenolenrooftop.com 535 Fifth Avenue, Gaslamp spin on weekends. Yes, Centre, and the menu a little extra polish. Quarter; rusticroot.com it’s a scene, but in the is as luxurious as The patio offers ocean best possible way. 2001 the sedans below. views, a fire pit, four Kettner Boulevard, Little Decadent items TRILOGY private cabanas, and Italy; kettnerexchange.com include filet mignon SANCTUARY a retractable awning MISTER A’S and lobster mac ’n’ Superfoods, ocean for shade. Depending The perch 350 feet cheese, and their views, and yoga sound on your hunger pang, above sea level means PALI WINE CO. Tuesday date night like a winning La you can choose from you’ll be dining at eye Little Italy can some- special includes two Jolla trifecta, and weekday or level with incoming times feel frenetic, entrées and a bottle that’s what you’ll get weekend , a planes—plus skyline but that all slips away of wine for $50. 1205 at this rooftop vegan gourmet section and bay views. The on the second-floor Auto Park Way, Escondido; and organic café that that includes bourbon- restaurant is known patio of this stylish, cohnrestaurants.com shares a space with bacon popcorn and for its five-star plates, serene wine bar. The a yoga studio. While Korean beef tacos, a but you can enjoy Lompoc-based vintners dining on grain bowls, “light menu” of salads, the same flavors and specialize in pinot THE NOLEN smoothies, and vegan or classic American fare, creations for less noirs and chardon- Some downtown nachos, you can scope like mini Chicago dogs. during their Sunday– Firehouse American nays, with some bold rooftops can be, ahem, out their cool aerial 722 Grand Avenue, Pacific Thursday cocktail Eatery & Lounge

Kettner Exchange reds to sample, too. cheesy. Not so at this KETTNER EXCHANGE: SAM WELLS, THE NOLEN: STACEY KECK TRILOGY SANCTUARY: JENNY SIEGWART, MISTER A’S: SAM WELLS, yoga classes. They also Beach; firehousepb.com hour, when they serve

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Ocean Dock Bar Hello Betty POSEIDON Fish House At a place named after a water god, ocean views are a must. And this Del Mar restaurant is famous for their HELLO towners—hello, holiday delivers as one of amazing ocean visitors!—who’ve just the few places with BETTY view and daily landed. 880 Harbor patio dining right FISH HOUSE Island Drive, Harbor Island; “sunset ,” a on the beach. Take a The rooftop at this cohnrestaurants.com complimentary shot break from tanning Oceanside seafood of the bartender’s and sandwiches spot has all the DOCK BAR choice. Enjoy taco to feast on brunch beautiful ocean views specials and $5 The team behind classics like eggs without the stuffy, fine epic sunsets. Pasta, margaritas on Tower23’s JRDN and Benedict and huevos dining vibe (flip-flops pizzas, and a lengthy Wednesdays, half-off Cannonball opened this rancheros instead. are welcome). It’s an gluten-free menu are mussels and oysters 1670 two-story eatery last Is it Sunday yet? expansive space with popular. The paper kids’ on Mondays, and Coast Boulevard, Del Mar; year, bringing a much- -style seating, menu, which includes other poseidonrestaurant.com needed dose of style where diners feast minestrone soup specials the rest of and upscale to on fish tacos, oysters, and breaded chicken the week. 5083 Santa San Marcos. The lower- and margaritas. tenders, has fun Monica Avenue, Ocean GEORGE’S AT level Dock Bar offers Their Sunday brunch activities like drawing Beach; wonderlandob.com THE COVE beer, casual plates, and includes piña colada Mona Lisa’s infamous The La Jolla institution 1555 Camino Del lake breezes, while the fritters and various smirk. is known for many Mar, Del Mar; ilfornaio.com upstairs Benedicts, plus live JIMMY’S things: a commitment and its outdoor balcony Wonderland Ocean Pub George’s at the Cove music. 211 Mission to farm-to-table ethics, focuses on seafood and FAMOUS Avenue, Oceanside; COASTERRA an outstanding bar meat, like a wood-fired hellobettyoceanside.com It’s not a view; it’s AMERICAN program, and amazing lamb with jalapeño- the view. The Mexican views from its Ocean mint jelly, served American restaurant Set along the harbor Terrace rooftop. in a nautical space IL FORNAIO has a massive outdoor between Shelter It’s polished, not festooned in colorful DEL MAR deck that overlooks and Harbor islands, pretentious—a happy buoys, velvet chairs, In terms of outdoor the bay, harbor, Jimmy’s balances medium between and fireplaces. 1035 La dining, the top of Del and downtown, and the calming marina California Modern’s Bonita Drive, San Marcos; Mar Plaza is a golden is a popular spot view with a lively fine dining on the lakehousehotelandresort.com standard. Il Fornaio for sunset viewing, atmosphere. The patio ground floor and the offers formal dining preferably with a Deb’s promises nautical relaxed second-floor on its own (closed- Coconut Margarita WONDERLAND eye candy—from the bar, Level2. It’s so in) patio, but for in hand, and chips OCEAN PUB boats to the sailors popular for golden informalOcean drinking and and fresh guacamole boarding them—and hour that they update , snag a couch made tableside. Plus, a You’d be hard-pressed the menu is full of their website every day on the Plaza terrace, location by the airport to find a better place burgers and bloody with sunset times. 1250 where the ocean view means it’s the perfect to catch the sunset. marys. 4990 North Harbor Prospect Street, La Jolla; draws crowds for the stop for hungry out-of- This Ocean Beach pub Drive, Point Loma; j-fat.com georgesatthecove.com HELLO BETTY FISH HOUSE AND DOCK BAR: SAM WELLS

84 SAN DIEGO MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2017 OCTOBER 2017 SDMAG.COM 85 THE GRILL BUONA with contemporaneous AT TORREY antiques and old-school FORCHETTA cocktails. Take a seat PINES We love the new on the charming patio This restaurant at The Liberty Station spin- for a menu that runs Lodge at Torrey Pines off—especially the the gamut from healthy looks out over the into fresh ceviche. kid-friendly back patio (salads and fig crostini) iconic Torrey Pines Plus, if you’re coming with a playground— to indulgent (a cheesy Golf and onto from downtown, the but the Neapolitan falafel burger and the ocean, but without ferry is just a short pizza pros’ original gnocchi carbonara). any of the stuffiness ride over and lands a South Park location Check their site for live that usually presides few steps away from has the liveliness, music events. 517 South at five-star resorts. the restaurant. twinkly lights, and Coast Highway 101, Encinitas; The menu embraces 1201 First Street, Coronado; friendly Italian servers roxyencinitas.com fire-themed , candelas-coronado.com with those velvety with dishes like wood- accents who first won roasted vegetables our hungry hearts. It’s CAFÉ and the must-try WORLD no longer a secret, so MADELEINE Drugstore Hamburger FAMOUS be prepared for hour- We feel totally on a fluffy steamed Situated on the ish wait times unless transported to France bun. 11480 North Torrey Pacific Beach you have a reservation every time we take a Pines Road, La Jolla; boardwalk, this for a party of six seat on this charming lodgetorreypines.com surf-and-turf eatery or more. The good patio in South Park—not claims one of the news? Stylish vegan to be confused with CHANDLER’S city’s best ocean restaurant Kindred their newer El Cajon across the street has Chandler’s at the views. You’re going Boulevard location. a sidewalk patio for a Cape Rey hotel is to spot the water no Though best known for pre- tipple. one of the few spots matter where you serving Illy coffee and sit, but the most 3001 Beech Street, South piping-hot croissants— in Carlsbad to catch Park; buonaforchettasd.com a view of the water. impressive seats are get ’em fresh from the The Pacific is just far along the railing oven when they open at enough away to avoid facing the ocean. LE PARFAIT 7 a.m.—they also serve sand in your hair, but Time it right, and you PARIS savory crepes, quiches, close enough to smell can be sipping on a and panini. You’ll see Surfside Margarita This bakery offers a mix of neighborhood the sea salt. The open a charming respite fireplaces make for while taking in the regulars reading the 711 Pacific Beach from the bustling a comfortable spot sunset. paper solo, young Drive, Pacific Beach; bars and to lounge, dine, and families, and couples worldfamouspb.com of downtown. All listen to seasonal live with four-legged friends. pastries, including 2248 30th Street, South Park; music. They also have the pillow-soft almond cafemadeleinesd.com their bases covered CARNITAS’ chocolate croissant, for accommodating are made in house, kids, including SNACK and they also serve BEERFISH coloring activities SHACK heartier fare like Just look for the and room to roam While we’ll always quiches and granola expansive patio decked by the pool, hotel come back for the bowls. The petite patio out in dinghies and grounds, and lobby. food, it’s the view at UNDERBELLY overlooks G Street, a buoys. Beerfish is 1 Ponto Road, Carlsbad; their Embarcadero Now that summer’s good spot to take in perched on a prime chandlerscarlsbad.com waterfront location over, it’s socially the Gaslamp revelers— corner in Normal that seals the deal. acceptable to slurp with a cappuccino and Heights, so the people- The counter service Sidewalk ramen again, and macaron in hand. watching is almost as CANDELA’S and no-frills modern UnderBelly’s chic 555 G Street, Gaslamp good as the high-quality ON THE BAY decor create a North Park patio is Quarter; leparfaitparis.com seafood and beer. The Located in Coronado, relaxed happy hour t the perfect spot to mix decor and delicious fish Candela’s serves up environment to sip Seaing sipping with sidewalk and chips burrito give it great views of the bay on a cocktail or two, seating. New menu THE ROXY an East Coast feel, but and the downtown order some carnitas items for fall include This popular there are also fish tacos skyline. Their open- tacos, and watch yakitori grilled oysters Encinitas bar and and Cotija and Tajin- plan layout makes for the cruise ships go with yuzu butter and a restaurant was dusted corn that bring an ideal spot to unwind by. 1004 North Harbor Japanese Scotch egg. recently renovated, you right back to SoCal. and catch the bay Drive, Embarcadero; 3000 Upas Street, North Park; and with it comes a 2933 Adams Avenue, North breeze while digging carnitassnackshack.com godblessunderbelly.com 1920s theme, complete Park; beerfish.com

86 SAN DIEGO MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2017 Sidewalk OCTOBER 2017 SDMAG.COM 87 STONE BREWING WORLD BISTRO & GARDENS Dining at this KARL JAYNES of Change campaign: di Recco appetizer, GASTROPUB 10 percent of Thursday a Ligurian flatbread sprawling Escondido Jaynes Gastropub STRAUSS food sales and 20 stuffed with cheese outpost feels like BREWING If it’s chic European percent of meatless and topped with oozy you’re reading a fairy flair you’re after, head pizzas on Mondays are honeycomb. Dinner tale while drinking a Wow COMPANY to the back patio of donated to a different includes pizzas and cold one. The outdoor Wow In the middle of this Normal Heights patio is adjacent to Waffle charity each month. In pastas, but we’re partial Sorrento Mesa’s high- classic. The outdoor October, they’re giving to Davanti’s weekend the property’s one- tech and scientific area is framed by back to Border Angels, brunch, when they roll acre garden, dotted buzz, Karl Strauss lush, well-manicured which advocates for out their extensive DIY with fruit trees, herb surprises with a lush, trees, and the exposed human rights related bloody mary bar, with gardens, and a stone Japanese-style garden brick of an adjacent to the US-Mexican olives, house-pickled bridge over a running and patio seats that building adds just the border. 3025 El Cajon veggies, prosciutto- brook. Sustainability overlook lily pads right contrast. Tables Boulevard, North Park; wrapped asparagus, is also key, as chefs and koi fish. And the are lined with white tigertigertavern.com and more than 100 hot use mostly local, menu is every bit beer- , but Jaynes sauces. 12955 El Camino organic produce and friendly. Start with is anything but stuffy. Real, Carmel Valley; 1655 naturally raised meats. duck fat pretzel bites Crowds are a mix of FIRESIDE India Street, Little Italy; 1999 Citracado Parkway, and boneless buffalo young and old who Launched by The Patio davantienoteca.com Escondido; wings, before digging keep coming back for Group, the outdoor stonebrewing.com into their popular mac the steak frites and aficionados behind The ’n’ cheese skillets. famous Jayne Burger. Patio on Lamont and OLD VENICE CASA 9675 Scranton Road, Sorrento It feels like a polished The Patio on Goldfinch, It doesn’t get more Stone Brewing World Valley; karlstrauss.com this Liberty Station romantic than this GUADALAJARA Bistro & Gardens Parisian café—string lights included. 4677 restaurant is all about Point Loma landmark. The extensive menu of WOW WOW 30th Street, Normal Heights; alfresco. In fact, 80 The back patio, a cheesy enchiladas and Fireside jaynesgastropub.com percent of Fireside’s popular spot for pollo tamales matches WAFFLE seating is outside. private parties, is the maximalist decor Enter through the The menu focuses on draped in whites, at this Old Town staple alley on the right TIGER! TIGER! wood-fired plates, like candles, and market that sports colorful side of 30th Street Outside at this beer charred mussels and lights. Pastas and umbrellas and live Laundromat and step bar, head to the back nine types of yakitori. pizza keep diners mariachi music. into a backyard café patio for a communal 2855 Perry Road, Liberty coming back, but There’s a candlelit with succulent decor vibe with more Station; firesidesd.com don’t miss their garden room, as and a fire pit. The legroom. The food special, which includes well as a courtyard menu is filled with pairs perfectly with DAVANTI a half-portion pasta with a 200-year-old Belgian waffles—both beer, with dishes like plus salad for $12. pepper tree. During sweet and savory—as fried chicken with ENOTECA Check out their sister their weekday happy well as lemonades and French toast. And Both the Carmel restaurant in North hour, along with their coffee. Try the crowd while many beer bars Valley and Little Italy Park, Alexander’s, for famous “bird bath” favorite Number Seven lean carnivorous, locations of this the same atmosphere margaritas, they with bacon, avocado, there’s even a tofu Italian eatery boast out a gratis spread of Karl Strauss and elegant white-on- Brewing and goat cheese. 3519 banh mi on the menu. leafy, tree-filled patios. white decor. 2910 Cañon appetizers. Fiesta! Company 30th Street, North Park; This year, Tiger! Tiger! All the better to enjoy Street, Point Loma; 4105 Taylor Street, Old

JAYNES GASTROPUB AND WOW WAFFLE: SAM WELLS wowwowsandiego.com is running an Agents their famous focaccia oldvenicerestaurant.com Town; casaguadalajara.com

88 SAN DIEGO MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2017 OCTOBER 2017 SDMAG.COM 89 PANAMA66 BO-BEAU also serves up classic PUESTO a half trolley, a nod breakfast fare, like to the site’s history The team behind Blind This restaurant is + buttermilk pancakes as a mid-1900s trolley Lady Alehouse and the centerpiece of and egg scrambles, easement station. Daily Tiger! Tiger! renovated GARDEN The Headquarters at plus sandwiches and specials range from the space next to the It’s Parisian glamour in Seaport Village, with salads for lunch. beer brats on Sundays San Diego Museum the middle of La Mesa the crowds, energy, and Counter service makes to Saturday’s Train of Art into a stylish, Village. The enclosed margaritas to prove it. it an easy choice when Wreck Tots—potato all-outdoors spot for and spacious back patio Their outdoor patio fills dining with kids, and fritters with sloppy joe a pre-theater of this popular French up quickly with a mix you can walk directly mix, cheese sauce, and or Sunday Funday bistro feels cozily tucked of families, couples, down to the beach after green onions. 2204 Fern drinks within Balboa away on the main drag, and large groups who your meal. It’s only Street, South Park; Park. The counter- with fire pits and twinkly feast on the popular BO-beau BO-beau lights, too. The menu $3 to park in the lot, stationtavern.com Kitchen + service menu includes taco trio plates and Kitchen + or free on the street. Garden Garden gastropub hallmarks includes signatures Parmesan guacamole. 8610 Kennel Way, La Jolla; like burgers and like BO-beau’s famous It’s lovely in the roasted Brussels carolinesseasidecafe.com THE CRACK charcuterie boards. evening, when market SHACK Live music plays most sprouts, but there’s also lights illuminate the Families and hipsters nights, and yes, you a kids’ menu with pasta FISH 101 area. Bonus: Kids can and chicken nuggets, alike flock to this can take your drinks to Head to the tent-covered, expend their energy and a “Not a Kid’s Menu” counter service spot the adjacent sculpture string-light-strewn running around the for ages 12–16. There’s that serves chicken garden, where kids can patio, where this West courtyard in between even a repurposed and egg dishes using run amok. Lines for Coast fish house is taco bites. And on classic school bus and high-quality proteins. ordering food can be all about local and Tuesdays from 3 to 10 play area to keep the Their fried chicken lengthy, and the venue sustainable. Many of p.m., tacos are $2.50 little ones entertained. sandwiches and duck is sometimes closed the staffers—who’ve each. 789 West Harbor 8384 La Mesa Boulevard, La fat fries are popular for private events. honed their craft at Café Drive, Seaport Village; Mesa; cohnrestaurants.com choices, but save room Check their website for Japengo, Ritz-Carlton eatpuesto.com for the soft serve, which updates. 1450 El Prado, hotels, and other bold- is customizable with Balboa Park; panama66.com faced venues—double as PARK 101 STATION unlimited toppings. anglers, and they stick This new, all-outdoors TAVERN & The all-outdoors Little to ethical sourcing. Fish space in Carlsbad Italy location has a 101 also serves takeout in BURGERS Welcome GRAND OLE is a mix of a food bocce ball court, while compostable containers Kids need to play court and an all-ages the new Encinitas BBQ Y ASADO and recycles cooking oil and parents need to playground. You can outpost has both bocce Lines start early— as biofuel. The fish tacos . That’s the idea order counter-service and a kids’ sand pit. as in, at least 15 are a must, but don’t behind this South Park sandwiches, 407 Encinitas Boulevard, minutes before they miss the fish platters, gastropub, known for as well as acai bowls, Encinitas; 2266 Kettner even open—for this oysters, and kids’ burgers, beers, and a Park 101 salads, and donuts on Boulevard, Little Italy; BYOB barbecue spot. menu. 1468 North Coast very kid-friendly patio the ground floor, which crack-shack.com Andy Harris—who Highway 101, Leucadia; with chalkboards and also has cornhole and spent summers fish101restaurant.com life-size Connect 4. Or, eating barbecue in head upstairs for a more his father’s native adult-friendly deck with Texas—transformed , wine, and BAGBY BEER a former auto shop fire pits. Bonus: The into a kid- and dog- COMPANY kids’ menu comes with friendly eatery. The A part of Oceanside’s maze and word search bare-bones decor recent cool-ification, activities to keep them makes it feel like a Bagby Beer was occupied. 3040 Carlsbad friend’s backyard launched by a former Boulevard, Carlsbad; party—if your friend Pizza Port brewmaster park101carlsbad.com made some of the and is known for best short ribs and every color of the beer lamb shoulder in rainbow—IPAs, pilsners, town. Previously CAROLINE’S blondes, and German- available only during SEASIDE CAFE style lagers. There’s dinner, the brisket When you’re located a sidewalk porch, a plate is now also on the campus of back patio, and even served during the the Scripps Institution a rooftop to enjoy the day. Sunday is their of Oceanography, water smoked chicken wings The Crack Argentina Asado. and various pizzas. Shack Puesto at The views are a given. Encinitas Headquarters 3302 32nd Street, North But this charming, 601 South Coast Highway, Grand Ole BBQ y Asado

PUESTO AT THE HEADQUARTERS: SONYA YU, GRAND OLE BBQ Y ASADO: JOHN DOLE Park; grandolebbq.com dog-friendly rooftop Oceanside; bagbybeer.com

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