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mains $11-19; 11am-10pm)
This upscale eatery serves Mexican street food that knocked our
zapatos
off: innovative
takes on traditional tacos like chicken (with hibsicus, chipotle, pineapple and avocado) and
some out-there fillings like potato soy chorizo. Other highlights: crab guacamole,
barba-
coa
short ribs (braised in chili sauce) and Mexican street bowl, ie tropical fruits with chili,
sea salt and lime.
Anthony's Fish Grotto & Fishette
SEAFOOD
cials $10-15; )
Fishette
( 619-232-2175; Fishette; mains $10-15; 10am-9pm Mon-Fri, 8am-9pm Sat & Sun)
;
Grotto
( 619-232-5105; Grotto; mains lunch $8-15, dinner $12-25; 11am-9:30pm Sun-Thu, to
10pm Sat & Sun)
This pair of restaurants serves seafood and chowders with views of the tall
ships on the harbor. The sit-down Grotto has an old-style nautical theme (ahoy, mateys!),
while the counter at the Fishette serves a more limited menu (think fish and chips or sand-
wiches) that you eat out on the deck.
Coronado
1500 Ocean
CALIFORNIAN
Ave; mains $33-45; 5:30-10pm Tue-Sat, plus Sun summer; )
It's hard to beat the romance of supping at the Hotel del Coronado, especially at a table
overlooking the sea from the verandah of its 1st-class dining room, where silver service
and coastal cuisine with local ingredients set the perfect tone for popping the question or
fêting an important anniversary.
Clayton's Coffee Shop
DINER
( 619-435-5425; 979 Orange Ave; mains $8-12; 6am-9pm Sun-Thu, to 10pm Fri & Sat; )
Some diners are old-fashioned. This one is the real deal from the 1940s, with red leather-
ette swivel stools and booths with mini-jukeboxes. It does famous all-American breakfasts
