San Diego Reader 2018 Feast issue

Cowboy Star, Gelato Vero, Riviera Supper Club, Peohe's , Mariscos El Titanic

El Jardin. Yucatan-style Castacan, crispy pork bookended by two Mayan condiments. (Matthew Suárez)
Dija Mara — Indonesian food in San Diego (Matthew Suárez)

When dinner is a gift

El Jardin, Cowboy Star, Coasterra, Born & Raised, Charles + Dinorah, Nine-Ten, Juniper & Ivy

By Mary Beth Abate

Starlite — the most beautiful restaurant I have ever laid eyes upon (Matthew Suárez)

I burst with hometown pride

George's, Himitsu, Kokoro, Starlite, Gelato Vero

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By Ian Pike

Piazza 1909 — Milanese cooking (Matthew Suárez)

Gather a dozen of your best friends

Yellow Deli, Not-Not Tacos, Grandma's Tofu, Garden Kitchen, Villa Manila, Piazza 1909, Mariscos El Titanic

By Ed Bedford

Dija Mara — for those seeking Indonesian food (Matthew Suárez)

A bear who cooks cows

Cow by Bear, Herb & Wood, Dija Mara, Little Lion, Riviera Supper Club, Addison, Extraordinary Desserts

By Ian Anderson

La Valencia Med Room — paella (Matthew Suárez)

Don’t forget the giant chicken

Giardina, Pisco, Crack Shack, Ambrogio 15, La Valencia, Verendina, Primavera

By Patrick Henderson

Vincent's — duck a l'orange (Matthew Suárez)

The experience needs to deliver

Peohe's, Marine Room, La Bonne Table, Wine Vault & Bistro, Solare, Bo-beau, Vincent's

By Barbarella Fokos

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