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5-10pm Sun-Thu, to 11pm Fri & Sat)
The look is art deco ocean liner, and the service is just as elegant, with an oyster bar and
creations like Maryland blue-crab cakes and horseradish-crusted Alaskan halibut. If you
don't feel like a total splurge, happy hour features bargain-priced oysters and fish tacos in
the bar (times vary).
East Village
Basic
PIZZA
619-531-8869;
www.barbasic.com
; 410 10th Ave; small/large pizzas from
$9/14; 11:30am-2am)
Savvy East Villagers feast on fragrant New Haven-style, thin-crust, brick-oven-baked piz-
zas under Basic's high-ceilinged roof (it's in a former warehouse). Toppings range from
the usual to the newfangled, like mashed potatoes. Wash them down with beers (craft, nat-
urally) or one of several mule cocktails.
Café Chloe
FRENCH
lunch $11-17, dinner $20-29; 7:30am-10pm Mon-Fri, 8:30am-10:30pm Sat, 8:30am-9:30pm Sun)
This delightful corner French bistro has a simple style and gets the standards perfect, and
everything else as well. Mac 'n' cheese transforms into macaroni, pancetta and French
blue gratin, and the
steak frites
is served with herb butter and salad. Wonderful egg dishes
for weekend brunch.
Bankers Hill & Old Town
At the giant Mexican eateries all along San Diego Ave, hard-working ladies churn out an
estimated 210,000 fresh tortillas per month and most have great bar scenes too.
Cucina Urbana
CALIFORNIAN, ITALIAN
