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Feed2008 State of the Plate
THE LOCAL UPDATE of “a chicken in every pot” might be “a bistro on every corner.” It’s always been a wonderment that so many San Diego neighborhoods——prosperous enclaves like Del Cerro in cluded ——never have claimed restaurants that approach the status of fine dining. Thanks to a trend begun the other year with the opening of Vagabond and Modus, the good chow is spreading. Ambitious young restaurateurs intent on serving an increasingly urbane populace continue to avoid downtown in favor of neighborhoods like North Park, where Jayne’s Gastropub brings a European sensibility to one stretch of 30th Street; on another, Urban Solace rocks out with Sunday bluegrass brunches and daily comfort food.
In Kensington, Blue Bohème has significantly enlivened a formerly quiet corner, and due west a couple of miles on Adams Avenue, Olivier and Rachel Bioteau’s charming new Farm House Café packs them in Tuesdays through Sundays. The brand-new Solare in Liberty Station gives Point Lomans ample reason to dine in their own ’hood, and East Village, which is becoming the locals’ alternative to the Gaslamp, features places like Neighborhood, a burger specialist so hip it could have been lifted from New York’s Soho.
Coming soon to Mission Hills: Papa Nanou, a bistro from Bleu Bohème proprietor Philippe Beltran. And in Hillcrest, Café Bleu and The Better Half up the cool factor. The good food percolating throughout San Diego County is a trend we hope continues through 2008 and beyond.
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