The Best Seafood in La Jolla
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The best seafood in La Jolla, according to the experts: AAA, San Diego Magazine, and Eater have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. The Marine Room comes out on top.
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Rank 1. The Marine Room
Seafood
At high tide, waves actually slap the glass at this La Jolla fine dining room, which makes the front tables less a perk and more a contact sport. It has been an old-school institution on the Pacific since forever, serving a menu that runs from raw bar and caviar to wagyu and truffle risotto alongside the seafood. Elegant without being stiff, and the lounge pours the full menu if the dining room is booked solid.
The awards
- AAA AAA: Four Diamonds
- San Diego Magazine San Diego Magazine: Best Waterfront Dining · The Best Restaurants in San Diego
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Rank 2. El Pescador Fish Market
Seafood
El Pescador is a working fish market in La Jolla that also happens to cook lunch, so you can order grilled fish at the counter and then eye the display case for tonight's dinner. Regulars treat it like a weekly errand, which is a reasonable way to live near the ocean. The fish goes between bread, onto a plate with rice, or into poke and chowder, all of it casual, fast, and easy on the wallet.
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Rank 2. George's at the Cove
Seafood
Three levels of Pacific views in La Jolla, each one feeling like a slightly different restaurant. George's at the Cove is a seafood institution that's been around forever, and the rooftop Ocean Terrace draws the kind of crowd that shows up before sunset and stays well past it. The menu runs toward fresh, coastal-California seafood, and the setting does a lot of the heavy lifting, which at this address is entirely fair.
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