San Diego Reader Best of 2022
Staffers highlight the best of local beer, hiking, botanic gardens, tattoos, produce, and more
Reader Best of 2022

“The large blue-green tendrils of a chalk stick succulent shot forth, mimicking a water fountain.”

“The large blue-green tendrils of a chalk stick succulent shot forth, mimicking a water fountain.”

The slow-roasted lamb dish quzi, served over biryani rice with toasted almonds, picked vegetables, raisins, okra stew, and fresh-from-the-oven tanour flatbread.

“Not only an unmatched selection, but also an inclusiveness that welcomes you to explore a world of culinary possibilities.”

Pete Loague and the author. “A casual remark on my T-shirt has turned into a lengthy chinwag about music.”

The best hike in town is only a stone’s throw from Cowles Mountain.

“Almost a quarter of my tattoos I’ve tattooed on myself,” says Hubbard.

Wilson’s custom guitar in progress.

The product and the proof.