Best of Dining 2022
Congratulations to the winners of Ranch & Coast's Best of Dining 2022
New Restaurant
Ponto Lago 760.603-3773, parkhyattaviara.com/eat-drink/ponto-lago
Vaga Restaurant & Bar 760.452.3484, vagarestaurant.com
Favorite Restaurant
A.R. Valentien 858.777.6635, lodgetorreypines.com/ar-valentien
Ember & Rye 760.603.6908, parkhyattaviara.com/eat-drink/ember-and-rye
Fine Dining
The Marine Room 858.459.7222, marineroom.com
Mister A’s 619.239.1377, asrestaurant.com
Casual/Family-Friendly
Casa de Bandini 760.634.3443, casadebandini.com
Encinitas Fish Shop 760.436.4665, thefishshops.com
Quick Bite
City Tacos citytacossd.com
Cross Street Chicken and Beer crossstreetcnb.com
Outdoor Dining
Mille Fleurs 858.756.3085, millefleurs.com
Adelaide 858.793.6467, laubergedelmar.com/dining/adelaide
Bar/Nightlife
Belly Up Tavern 858.481.8140, bellyup.com
Jimmy O’s 858.350.3735, jimmyosdelmar.com
Sami Ladeki — Editors’ Pick: Visionary Restaurateur. A perennial favorite of readers and Ranch & Coast editors alike, Sammy’s Food & Wine first opened in La Jolla in 1989 as Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza, introducing San Diegans to delicious pizzas cooked in a wood-burning oven. It was an instant success, and the restaurateur went on to expand his dining empire with additional concepts in California and Nevada. Carlsbad’s Toast Gastrobrunch, a casual breakfast and lunch spot, now has sister locations in Las Vegas, bringing Ladeki’s portfolio to 16 restaurants strong and still growing, with a new concept in the works in Oceanside. The renowned businessman and philanthropist clearly shows no signs of slowing down any time soon. As Ladeki has been famously known to say, “Food is like fashion. You shouldn’t sit still, or you might find yourself out of style.” sammyspizza.com Mia Park
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