Contemporary American Restaurants
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- California Bistro - Four Seasons Aviara
- Cuisine: Contemporary American
- Neighborhood: Carlsbad
- Price: $31 to $50
Description: California Bistro is a light and airy restaurant serving bistro-inspired cuisine on alfresco terraces overlooking the pristine fairways of our golf course. Our restaurant seats 140 people indoors and 35 on the outdoor terrace.- Hours: Breakfast: Sunday - Monday: 6:30am - 11:00 am; Lunch: Monday - Saturday: 11:00am - 5:00pm; Dinner: Sunday, Monday - Thursday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm, Friday: 5:30pm - 10:30pm, Saturday: 5:00pm - 10:30pm; Sunday Brunch: 11:00am - 2:30pm
- Address: 7100 Four Seasons Point, Carlsbad, CA 92011
- Phone: 7606036868
- Website: www.fourseasons.com/aviara/dining/californi
- KITCHEN 1540
- Cuisine: Contemporary American
- Neighborhood: Del Mar
- Price: $31 to $50
Description: KITCHEN 1540 offers an eclectic mix of experiences, with seamless transitions from the sleek bar to the dining room and lush outdoor patio, and an innovative, seasonally-driven menu. Whether you are in the mood to share small plates and cocktails amongst friends or enjoy a romantic dinner in a lantern-lit cabana, KITCHEN 1540 is where the perfect day becomes the perfect beach night.
James Beard Chef Paul McCabe, who has been recognized as one of Southern California's best chefs, is at the helm of KITCHEN 1540 and is responsible for its farm-to-plate concept. McCabe utilizes the freshest seasonal produce, sustainable seafood and hormone-free meats to create an enticing and exciting menu. To further the experience, KITCHEN 1540 offers an extensive wine list, full bar and specialty cocktails.
KITCHEN 1540: Where every taste excites as the open atmosphere promotes an energized sense of celebration around our love of great food and passion for gathering with others.- Hours: KITCHEN 1540 is open for dinner beginning November 4, 2008. Dinner hours are 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm, seven days a week. Breakfast and lunch will be available beginning November 24, 2008. A private dining room is available for parties up to 12. To make reservations, please call 858.793.6460 or email us at kitchen1540@destinationhotels.com.
- Address: 1540 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014
- Phone: 8587936460
- Website: www.kitchen1540.com
- Market Restaurant and Bar
- Cuisine: Contemporary American
- Neighborhood: Del Mar
- Price: $31 to $50
Description: Just one-mile from Del Mar beaches, MARKET Restaurant + Bar offers award-winning chef Carl Schroeder's Contemporary California cooking in a sexy, modern dining room. Clean lines, warm colors and gorgeous fabrics set the stage for this new, perpetually packed eatery. In our effort to bring you the freshest of ingredients our menus changes daily based on the seasonal availability of seafood, produce and meat our local purveyors have to offer. Our menus are designed to offer a
variety of fresh seasonal foods for each price range.- Hours: Our bar opens daily for Cocktails at 5:00 pm. Dinner is served nightly. Sunday - Thursday, 5:30pm - 9:30pm. Friday - Saturday, 5:30pm - 10:00pm.
- Address: 3702 Via de la Valle, Del Mar, CA 92014
- Phone: 8585230007
- Website: www.marketdelmar.com
- Cowboy Star
- Cuisine: Contemporary American
- Neighborhood: Downtown / Gaslamp
- Price: $30 and under
- Description: As a new addition to the East Village neighborhood of San Diego, Cowboy Star is dedicated to providing an unmatched attention to detail and a level of service that immediately sets us apart. Cowboy Star guests are the number one priority and guest satisfaction is the base upon which our entire concept is built. Our level of service is only matched by our celebration of regional American heirloom recipes offered with genuine neighborly hospitality. We are committed to supporting local and regional farmers, fishers and producers by cooking food that recaptures the simple and pure tastes found in locally grown, natural and organic ingredients. We strive to raise awareness of a more sustainable food future, while helping to restore a sense of community that brings us back to a more homegrown time. The Cowboy Star Menu features the finest in select natural products including Meyer Ranch all natural beef from the nation's leading Certified Humane Angus herd.
- Hours: Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:00am - 2:30pm; Dinner: Tuesday - Thursday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 10:30pm
- Address: 640 10th Ave, San Diego, CA 92101
- Phone: 6194505880
- Website: www.thecowboystar.com
- Croce's Restaurant & Jazz Bar
- Cuisine: Contemporary American
- Neighborhood: Downtown / Gaslamp
- Price: $31 to $50
Description: Croce's Restaurant and Jazz Bar, a popular Gaslamp landmark, and a tribute to singer-songwriter Jim Croce, offers Contemporary American Cuisine, a Wine Spectator Award Winning Wine List and Live Music Nightly.- Hours: Dinner: Monday - Sunday: 5:30pm - 12:00am; Brunch: Saturday - Sunday: 10:00am - 2:30pm
- Address: 802 5th Ave, San Diego, CA 92101
- Phone: 619-233-4355
- Website: www.croces.com
- Currant Brasserie
- Cuisine: Contemporary American
- Neighborhood: Downtown / Gaslamp
- Price: $31 to $50
Description: Playful French food with American ingenuity and soul. Catering to the sophisticated in a casual environment. Menus that evoke the seasons of the year and allow our guests to experience them through culinary delights.- Hours: LOUNGE: Monday - Friday: 11:30am - 1:00am Saturday - Sunday: 4:00pm - 1:00am DINING ROOM: (LUNCH) Monday - Friday 11:30am - 2:30pm (DINNER) Monday-Sunday 5:30pm - 10:00pm
- Address: 140 W Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101
- Phone: 6197026309
- Website: www.currantrestaurant.com
- Quarter Kitchen - Ivy Hotel
- Cuisine: Contemporary American
- Neighborhood: Downtown / Gaslamp
- Price: $31 to $50
Description: Coming Soon- Hours: Breakfast: Monday - Saturday: 7:00am - 10:30am Sunday 7:00am - Noon Lunch: Monday - Saturday: 11:30am - 2pm Sunday: Noon - 2pm Dinner: Sunday - Thursday: 5:30pm - 10:00pm Friday and Saturday 5:30pm - 11:00pm
- Address: 600 F Street, San Diego, CA 92101
- Phone: 6198142000
- Website: www.quarterkitchen.com
- Vela at Hilton San Diego Bayfront
- Cuisine: Contemporary American
- Neighborhood: Downtown / Gaslamp
- Price: $30 and under
Description: There's something special about the coast that draws people to want to live near it, travel to it and celebrate it. One lives for satisfaction and finds it in simple things. Throughout the world's coastal resort destinations eateries thrive on the finest products, grown locally where 'from farm to fork' is a way of life. At Vela diners will enjoy the freshest meats, daily caught fish, locally grown market produce and home baked artisan breads served with casual excellence.
Vela is taking its culinary inspiration from the shores of Mediterranean coastal environments of the world while featuring products from our own 'Mediterranean' San Diego County and California. Vela's focus is on the use of the freshest, seasonal, local and sustainable products available to achieve modern interpretations of classic culinary traditions from the most desired coastlines of the planet.
From breakfast and lunch to dinner, Vela will surprise you at every turn.- Hours: Breakfast: Monday - Sunday: 6:30am - 11:00am; Lunch: Monday - Sunday: 11:00am - 3:00pm; Dinner: Monday - Sunday: 5:30pm - 10:30pm
- Address: 1 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92101
- Phone: 619-564-3333
- Website: www.hiltonsandiegobayfront.com
- Aqua Terra Restaurant
- Cuisine: Contemporary American
- Neighborhood: Fallbrook
- Price: $31 to $50
Description: Experience casual elegance at the Aqua Terra Restaurant, Oyster & Sushi Bar, Temecula's exciting new restaurant. The cuisine is creative and the martinis are shaken. The ambiance is upbeat, sophisticated and friendly.
Dine with a view overlooking the 1st tee, relax in tranquility outdoors by the waterfall or lounge by the fire and watch the chef roll sushi in the bar. Its no wonder that the new Aqua Terra Restaurant is already being hailed as Fallbrook's best fine dining restaurant.- Hours: Breakfast: Monday - Sunday: 6:30am - 11:00am; Lunch: Monday - Sunday: 11:00am - 2:00pm; Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 4:00pm - 9:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 4:00pm - 9:30pm
- Address: 2001 Old Highway 395, Fallbrook, CA 92028
- Phone: 7607316805
- Website: www.palamesa.com
- Terra
- Cuisine: Contemporary American
- Neighborhood: Hillcrest
- Price: $30 and under
Description: Tucked away in the community of Hillcrest, Terra Restaurant and Chef/Owner Jeff Rossman have an ongoing commitment to innovative American cuisine. The kitchen combines Latin, Mexican, Caribbean, Hawaiian and other regional influences from the United States. There are many Small Plates to share or to have instead of a meal or savor a more traditional pasta or entree. Specialties include Coconut Dusted Crab Cakes, Steamed Carlsbad Black Mussels, Chipotle Marinated Skirt Steak, Pumpkin Raviolis and Lobster Macaroni ?n Cheese. This neighborhood restaurant, with subtle earth tones and a cherry wood bar, offers the perfect combination of sophistication and casual elegance. The team's ambition at Terra is to create a relaxed and casual atmosphere to enjoy great food & wine, without the pretentiousness & stuffiness of fine dining.
We have a comfortable patio for outdoor dining and don't forget to bring your well-behaved dogs for the k-9 menu.- Hours: Brunch: Sunday 10:00am - 2:00pm; Lunch: Monday - Friday 11:30am-2:00pm; Dinner: Sunday - Thursday 5:00pm - 9:00pm, Friday - Saturday 5:00pm - 10:00pm
- Address: 3900 Vermont, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone: 6192937088
- Website: www.terrasd.com
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