Eating & Sleeping
Coronado 1
5 MooTime Creamery Dessert $
(www.nadolife.com/mootime; 1025 Orange Ave;
dishes $3.50-7; h11am-9pm Sun-Thu, to 10pm
Fri & Sat; c) Hand-rolled waffle cones and
homemade ice cream, sherbet and fro-yo mixed
with fruits, nuts and candy are a cool treat.4 Hotel Del Coronado Resort $$$
(%619-435-6611, 800-468-3533; http://www.
hoteldel.com; 1500 Orange Ave; r from $300;
aiWsc) Reserve a room in the original
Victorian building for the most historic
experience, then sip sunset cocktails on the
ocean-view patio or feast on California seafood
at romantic 1500 Ocean restaurant.Balboa Park 2
5 Prado Californian $$$
(%619-557-9441; 1549 El Prado; mains lunch
$10-18, dinner $22-35; h11:30am-3pm Mon-Fri,
11am-3pm Sat & Sun, dinner from 5pm Tue-Sun)
Eclectic fusion cooking by a renowned chef
shows off chipotle beef tamales, farmers-
market salads and Szechuan spiced duck. Go
for happy-hour bites and margaritas on the
verandah.5 Tea Pavilion Japanese $
(2215 Pan American Way; mains $6-8; h10:30am-
3pm Mon, to 4pm Tue-Sun; vc) Enjoy a quick,
spicy noodle bowl or a simple cup of green tea at
the umbrella-shaded tables beside the peaceful
Japanese Friendship Garden.Embarcadero 3
5 Escape Fish Bar Seafood $
(%619-702-9200; http://www.escapefishbar.com; 738
5th Ave; mains $14-20; h11am-11pm Sun-Thu,
to 2am Fri & Sat; c) For market-fresh grilled
fish to tempura-battered fish and chips, East-
West fusion seafood tacones and coconut-milk
seafood chowder, turn away from the ocean
toward the trendy Gaslamp Quarter.4 Best Western Plus
Island Palms Motel $$
(%619-222-0561, 800-922-2336; http://www.
islandpalms.com; 2051 Shelter Island Dr; r $149-
249; aiWsc) Just across the harbor
from downtown, palm trees shade the lobby and
grounds of these well-kept Polynesian-esque
buildings with spacious rooms overlooking the
marina. Free bicycles to borrow.Ocean Beach 4
5 South Beach
Bar & Grill Californian, Mexican $$
(%619-226-4577; http://www.southbeachob.com;
5059 Newport Ave; mains $8-14; h11am-1am
Sun-Thu, to 2am Fri & Sat) Maybe it’s the lightly
fried mahimahi. Or the kickin’ white sauce.
Whatever the secret, the fish tacos rock at this
watering hole.4 Inn at Sunset Cliffs Motel $$$
(%619-222-7901, 866-786-2543; http://innat
sunsetcliffs.com; 1370 Sunset Cliffs Blvd, Point
Loma; r/ste from $175/215; aiWsc)
Hear the surf crashing onto the rocky shore at
this breezy retro charmer wrapped around a
flower-bedecked courtyard.Mission Beach &
Pacific Beach 55 Kono’s Surf Club Cafe $
(%858-483-1669; 704 Garnet Ave; dishes from
$5; h7am-2pm Mon-Fri, to 3pm Sat & Sun; c)
Enormous breakfast burritos, egg scrambles,
burgers and fries mean it’s always crowded on
the beach-view patio.5 Mission Californian, Mexican $
(%619-488-9060; http://www.themissionsd.com;
3795 Mission Blvd; mains $7-13; h7am-
3pm; vc) Fork into famously homemade
cinnamon-bread French toast and berry
pancakes, or spice it up with eggy Latino dishes
like chilaquiles and rancheros verde.SOUTHERN.CALIFORNIA.27
(^) FUN ON THE SAN DIEGO COAST