San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — Half the world seems to converge at Zgara during the lunch hour where, between the lamp emporiums and resale couch shops of this curvy part of Morena Boulevard, you will find what I’d consider to be San Diego’s very best greek fare. […]
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Seafood posts on The Joy of Food blog.
Lobstah on a Roll
Boston, MA (The Joy of Food) — For Boston, the lobster roll is as iconic to the city as Fenway Park, the Freedom Trail, or Faneuil Hall. They’ve made the perfect roll an art form, one where the lobster is super fresh, chunked in large pieces, served warm or cool, […]
Read MoreBlue Water Seafood Market and Grill
San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — If you live in San Diego, you will know Blue Water Seafood for selling some of the best fish in town. You will also recognize it for the line that often snakes through its long, narrow lobby out the door and onto […]
Read MoreKingfisher
San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — The heated patio at Kingfisher can be an interesting place to enjoy your $200 dinner, a patch of sidewalk that’s just a hop, skip, and a jump from the #2 bus stop in a quirky part of town. At best people will […]
Read MoreThe Smoking Goat
San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — Across the street from trendy ramen joint Underbelly and next door to a degenerate day-drinking bar sits the Smoking Goat, possibly San Diego’s very best French restaurant, and certainly my favorite of the bunch. Of course, when you say “French restaurant” in […]
Read More8th and B Poke
San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — 8th and B Poke is a tidy storefront in that part of National City where old meets new, a shiny up-and-coming area sprinkled like pixie dust through Victorian houses and quaint storefronts that have been there forever. Once upon a time you […]
Read MoreSushi Ota
San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — Sushi Ota often ranks as San Diego’s best sushi joint. Simple, casual, and straightforward, it has made national ‘best-of’ lists since opening in 1990, when sushi master chef Yukita Ota moved to San Diego from Japan after finding the local uni here […]
Read MoreMajordōmo
Los Angeles, CA (The Joy of Food) — Majordōmo’s location in a warehouse district north of downtown L.A. is recognizably Changish, designed to screw with you before you even walk in the door. Spot the peach You’ll undoubtably ask yourself if you’re in the right place as you meander down […]
Read MoreMitch’s Seafood
San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — For a San Diego local, Mitch’s Seafood is the ultimate Instagram-worthy #ilivewhereyouvacation spot. The deck is where it’s happening, a sea of Tommy Bahama shirts and Bongo sandals, beers in every hand, and the marina literally inches away. It’s a hard life […]
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