The Liberty Station historic naval-base district above San Diego Bay holds the Liberty Public Market food hall plus Cesarina, Stone Brewing Liberty Station and Phil's BBQ on Sports Arena Boulevard.
Cesarina in San Diego is Cesarina Mezzoni's Point Loma trattoria on Voltaire Street, a glass-walled pastificio where you can watch hand-rolled eggless pasta being made through the window.
Signature: Handmade tagliatelle, Tortelli di zucca, Eggless pasta
Order: The tortelli di zucca with butter and sage; the tagliatelle al ragu finished tableside.
Tip: The eggless dough is unusual; ask for it explicitly if you want the canonical Cesarina experience.
Phil's BBQ in San Diego is the Sports Arena Boulevard barbecue counter, a Texas-leaning shop with mesquite-smoked beef ribs, pulled pork and the famous onion ring tower since 1998.
Signature: Beef ribs, Pulled pork sandwich, Onion ring tower
Order: The Mr. Pig sandwich and a half-rack of beef ribs; the onion ring tower for the table.
Tip: Take-out from the side window has a shorter line; full table service runs the indoor dining room.
Phil's BBQ in San Diego is the Sports Arena Boulevard BBQ counter, a mesquite-smoked Texas-leaning shop with beef ribs, pulled pork and the onion-ring tower since 1998.
Signature: Beef ribs, Pulled pork (Mr. Pig) sandwich, Onion ring tower
Order: The Mr. Pig sandwich and a half-rack of beef ribs; the onion-ring tower for sharing.
Tip: Take-out from the side window has a shorter line; full table service runs the indoor dining room.
Cesarina in San Diego is Cesarina Mezzoni's Point Loma trattoria on Voltaire Street, a glass-walled pastificio where hand-rolled eggless pasta is made through the window.
Signature: Handmade tagliatelle, Tortelli di zucca, Eggless pasta
Order: Tortelli di zucca with butter and sage; the tagliatelle al ragu finished tableside.
Tip: The eggless dough is unusual; ask for it explicitly if you want the canonical Cesarina experience.
Stone Brewing's Liberty Station bistro and gardens in San Diego, a 23,500 sq ft Point Loma flagship with bocce, outdoor cinema and the Stone lineup in full.
Liberty Public Market at Liberty Station in Point Loma, San Diego's daily food hall with 30-plus stalls including The Grape Smuggler wine, Mama Made Thai and Mess Hall.
San Diego Brew Fest at Liberty Station each August, 70-plus breweries pouring 200 beers with food trucks and lawn games on Preble Field.
Phil's BBQ on Sports Arena Boulevard in Point Loma, San Diego, the long-queue mesquite-grill counter selling sandwiches under fourteen and a half-rack under twenty.
Try: Ribs, pulled pork sandwich, BBQ chicken
Cesarina's weekend brunch on Voltaire Street in Point Loma, San Diego, the Bib Gourmand Italian room with hot donuts and handmade pasta on the bougainvillea patio.
Order: Custard-filled donuts, lemon ricotta pancakes, tableside tiramisu