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SteakhouseLittle Italy
Born and Raised in San Diego is Consortium Holdings' Art Deco steakhouse on India Street in Little Italy, with tableside Caesars, a martini cart.
OrderThe 35-day dry-aged ribeye for two, plus the tableside Caesar built at the table.
TipBook the rooftop for Pacific sunsets; the martini cart only runs the main dining room downstairs.
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MediterraneanLittle Italy
Herb and Wood in San Diego is Brian Malarkey's Kettner Boulevard room in Little Italy, a rustic wood-fired Mediterranean kitchen with a courtyard patio.
OrderThe wood-fired roast chicken for two; the charred octopus to start.
TipThe covered patio is the move on warmer evenings; the bar runs full menu for walk-ins.
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Modern CalifornianLittle Italy
Juniper and Ivy in San Diego is Top Chef alumnus Richard Blais's Kettner Boulevard room in a 1920s sawtooth warehouse, the modernist Californian kitchen.
OrderThe In-N-Haute, Blais's elevated take on the In-N-Out double-double, on the snack menu most nights.
TipAnthony Wells now runs the kitchen day to day; the snack menu at the bar is the most affordable entry.
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Modern AmericanLittle Italy
Kettner Exchange in San Diego is the Brian Malarkey-designed rooftop dining room on Kettner Boulevard in Little Italy, a tri-level space with a covered.
OrderThe crispy lamb shank, on the menu since opening; the Korean BBQ ribs to share.
TipBrunch on the rooftop runs Saturday and Sunday; book the terrace, not the indoor dining room.
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SeafoodLittle Italy
Ironside Fish and Oyster in San Diego is Consortium Holdings' India Street raw bar in Little Italy, with a piranha-skull-clad back wall and an extensive.
OrderThe Connecticut-style lobster roll, hot with butter; the oyster tower to share.
TipHappy hour at the bar runs $2 oysters Mon-Fri 3pm-5pm; the back patio gets sun until 7pm.
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ItalianLittle Italy
Davanti Enoteca in San Diego is the Scott Harris Hospitality Italian trattoria on India Street, a Northern Italian wine-bar room with house-made pasta.
OrderThe focaccia di Recco with stracchino cheese; the cacio e pepe is the canonical secondi.
TipWalk-ins are taken at the bar; book the patio for warmer nights and the Saturday Mercato crowd-watching.