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( 619-222-1181;
www.balihairestaurant.com
; 2230 Shelter Island Dr; mains lunch $13-19, dinner
$17-31, Sun brunch adult/child $35/17;
11:30am-9pm Mon-Thu, to 10pm Fri & Sat, 9:30am-2pm &
4-9pm Sun; )
Near the tiki-themed hotels of Point Loma, this long-time special occasion restaurant
serves Hawaiian-themed meals like tuna
poke, pupus
(small plates), chicken of the gods
(with tangy orange and cream sauces) and a massive Sunday champagne brunch buffet.
The best part: views clear across San Diego Bay through its circular wall of windows.
Point Loma Seafoods
SEAFOOD
9am-7pm Mon-
Sat, 10am-7pm Sun; )
For off-the-boat-fresh seafood sandwiches, salads, fried dishes and icy cold beer, order at
the counter at this fish-market-cum-deli and grab a seat at a picnic table on the upstairs,
harbor-view deck. In the Shelter Island Marina, it's a San Diego institution dating back to
Portuguese fishermen days. It also does great sushi and takeout dishes from ceviche to
clam chowder.
Ocean Beach
Hodad's
BURGERS
dishes $4-13; 11am-9pm Sun-Thu, to 10pm Fri & Sat)
Since the Flower Power days of 1969, OB's legendary burger joint has served great
shakes, massive baskets of onion rings and succulent hamburgers wrapped in paper. The
walls are covered in license plates, grunge/surf-rock plays (loud!) and your bearded, tat-
tooed server might sidle in to your booth to take your order. No shirt, no shoes, no prob-
lem, dude.
Ortega's Cocina
CAFE
619-222-4205; 4888 Newport Ave; mains $4-15;
8am-10pm Mon-Sat,
to 9pm Sun)
