Restaurant & Bar Guide Fall 2011

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Start every day the right way at Loma Portal café

Antonio Zaragoza, Photo Editor

Tucked away on the busy drag of Rosecrans Street, a quaint café can be found boasting healthy plates, vegan wraps and exotic flavors.

Antonio Zaragoza, Photo Editor

Devour hearty helpings in East Village

Between the tall buildings and crowded streets of San Diego’s downtown area, Richard Walker’s Pancake House is ready to serve piping-hot, award-winning baked apple pancakes and other savory breakfast dishes for the hungry patron. The menu has a contemporary collection of pancakes, crepes and waffles as well as a variety of egg plates and omelets.

Brooke Valls, Staff Photographer

Vegan delights evolve beyond basic burgers

Imagine a fast food restaurant with mouthwatering food that is 100 percent free from any fish, dairy, meat and animal products.

Chelsea Massey, Staff Photographer

Campus diner grills fast favorites to juicy perfection

Buddies Burgers is San Diego State’s version of In-N-Out Burger. However, with a vast assortment of fresh toppings, soft toasted buns, juicy patties and perfectly beer-battered fries, this restaurant gives its rival burger joint a run for its money.

Maura Ochoa, Staff Photographer

Zia dishes gourmet pizza without the guilt

Khaled Waleh, owner and operator of Zia Gourmet Pizza, believes food is more than just nourishment.

Kayla Miller, Staff Photographer

Chula Vista pizza joint tosses flavor to effortlessly delectable heights

Pizza elitists take note: A short drive south into the heart of downtown Chula Vista is the home of the best pie in all of San Diego.

Antonio Zaragoza, Photo Editor

Starlite brightens Mission Hills bar scene

Starlite, star bright, this restaurant and bar does it right.

Antonio Zaragoza, Photo Editor

Guzzle good times at South Park tavern

Somewhere along the sprawling stretch of South Park is Hamilton’s Tavern, a local pub boasting as many returning customers as it does beer taps hanging down from the ceiling.

Wine lovers waken dreams at Gaslamp wonderland

Fall down this rabbit hole into a downtown fantasyland of dream-like proportions.

Shirley Gillette, Staff Photographer

Mediterranean cuisine floods tastebuds with love

Rarely busy but always delicious, Fattoush is one of the best dining options in all of Rolando.

Antonio Zaragoza, Photo Editor

Indulge in Parisian delicacies at local bistro

There is nothing like the comfort of “la vie Française” while sipping a cappuccino in a tiny red-roofed café near the Galarie Lafayette in Paris. That is, until stepping foot in Au Revoir Bistrn 16.

Laurel Atkinson, Staff Photographer

Popular stop whips yogurt into berry icy delights

There are a lot of delicious berries in this world. Some you snack on, a few work well in cereal and oatmeal, others can be baked into piping-hot pies, but only one is going to offer that sinfully delicious dessert while not straying into the naughty side of confectionary foods.

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