National Convention & Tradeshow
May 6-9, 2012
Grand Hyatt San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
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Area Restaurants
Best High End: Paon-Carlsbad
Paon restaurant offers California cuisine with French influences. Paon's menu
features seasonal, locally grown organic produce for the palates of fine food lovers
from all over the world. Spotlighting organic prime meats, game and fish prepared with
traditional French sophistication. Beautiful lounge with old Hollywood feel and relaxing
patio in a Downtown Carlsbad Village atmosphere.
Address: 2975 Roosevelt Street
City: Carlsbad 92008
Phone: 760-729-7377
Website: www.paoncarlsbad.com
Best Steak House: West Steak House-Carlsbad
At West, they provide the highest quality of prime steaks, chops, and seafood prepared
to your taste. Enjoy a healthy “farm to table” experience with fresh vegetables picked daily
from Chef’s local garden. Their intimate and distinctive fine dining restaurant fused with a
creative culinary team, make West Steak & Seafood, Carlsbad’s most sought after reservation.
Address: 4980 Avenida Encinas
City: Carlsbad 92008
Phone: 760-930-9100
Website: www.weststeakandseafood.com
Great View: Vigilucci’s Seafood and Steakhouse-Carlsbad
Indulge your taste buds! Located directly across from the tranquil waves of
the Pacific Ocean, enjoy breathtaking views of the evening sunset while our chefs
prepare the most exquisite cuisine in North County. Our menu features only certified
prime steaks and the freshest seafood, all with a signature Italian flair. We also feature
an award-winning wine list.
Address: 3878 Carlsbad Blvd.
City: Carlsbad 92008
Phone: 760-434-2580
Website: www.vigiluccis.com
Great View: Poseidon in Del Mar
The Poseidon in Del Mar embodies the Southern California lifestyle, blending the
ambiance of the beach scene with a relaxed and informal dining atmosphere. Casual attire
is de rigueur for the clientele who make the restaurant’s unique beachfront deck a favorite
spot. Experience award-winning cuisine and new cutting edge design in one of San Diego's
most popular ocean view restaurants, located on the Beach in Del Mar!
Address: 1670 Coast Blvd.
City: Del Mar 92014
Phone: 858-755-9345
Website: www.poseidonrestaurant.com
Best California Cuisine: Bistro West-Carlsbad
Bistro West is a new concept that features an extensive menu of chef-driven Contemporary
Comfort Food. By creating everything on the menu in-house from only the highest quality and freshest
ingredients, we promise to provide our guests with a fantastic culinary experience. From pizzas
and pastas to burgers and paninis, and from braised meats to the freshest fish, our chef has
created a delicious menu that promises to delight you and your friends.
Address: 4960 Avenida Encinas (I-5 & Cannon Road)
City: Carlsbad 92008
Phone: 760-930-8008
Website: www.bistrowest.com
Best Pizza: Blue Ribbon Artesian Pizza-Encinitas
Blue Ribbon is housed in a rustic, intimate space with 35 tables inside and a few
scattered on the outside deck. The pizzas are the stars here and the wood burning oven was
brought in specifically for them. Everything they serve is local or organic or sustainable,
or some combination of all three.
Address: 897 So. Coast Hwy 101 Suite F102
City: Encinitas 92024
Phone: 760-634-7671
Website: www.blueribbonpizzeria.com
Best International-Peruvian & South American: Q’ero-Encinitas
The Q'ero are the isolated people of the Peruvian Andes who believe themselves to be
the last descendants of the Inca, and the guardians of ancient knowledge. So thank your lucky
mountain spirits that this tiny Encinitas restaurant has decided to share their food with us.
There's plenty of recognizable Latin American fare, from seviche and papa relleno (mashed potatoes
stuffed with savory beef and raisins), to cheese-filled cornmeal-cake arepas and the melt-in-your
mouth tres leches sponge cake.
Address: 564 So. Coast Hwy 101
City: Encinitas 92024
Phone: 760-753-9050
Website: www.qerorestaurant.com
Great Sushi: Zenbu-Cardiff
The Cardiff-by-the-Sea Zenbu offers guests a traditional sushi experience coupled with
inspired modern Asian cuisine. It has a lavish atmosphere and one-of-a-kind sushi bar, offering
North County the Asian cuisine that has made Zenbu a longtime standout.
Address: 2003 San Elijo Ave.
City: Cardiff by the Sea 92007
Phone: 760-633-2223
Website: www.rimelsrestaurants.com
Great Sushi: Nobu-Solano Beach
Nobu Gourmet Japanese Restaurant is different from any other Sushi bar or Japanese
restaurant you will ever go to in San Diego - or in Southern California, for that matter.
Their secret is in their expert staff, their wide selection of traditional Japanese cuisine,
and their long tradition of quality and dedication to the customers and their palates. Much
more than just an excellent Japanese Sushi Bar, Nobu offers a wide selection of authentic
Japanese appetizers and entrées, catering to the true Japanese gourmet.
Address: 315 So. Coast Hwy 101
City: Solana Beach 92075
Phone: 858-755-7787
Website: www.nobu.signonsandiego.com
MORE RESTAURANT OPTIONS
Chart House (American)
Address: 2588 S. Coast Hwy 101
City: Cardiff by the Sea 92007
Phone: 760-436-4044
Website: www.chart-house.com
Beach House (American/Seafood/Steak)
Address: 2530 S. Coast Hwy 101
City: Cardiff by the Sea 92007
Phone: 760-753-1321
Website: www.thebeachhouse.com
Pacifica Del Mar (Seafood)
Address: 1555 Camino Del Mar
City: Del Mar 92014
Phone: 858-792-0476
Website: www.pacificadelmar.com
Jake’s Del Mar (Seafood)
Address: 1660 Coast Blvd
City: Del Mar 92014
Phone: 858-755-2002
Website: www.jakesdelmar.com
George’s California Modern (California Cuisine)
Address: 1250 Prospect St.
City: La Jolla 92037
Phone: 858-454-4244
Website: www.georgesatthecove.com
Azul La Jolla (Steakhouse)
Address: 1250 Prospect St.
City: La Jolla 92037
Phone: 858-454-9616
Website: www.brigantine.com
Market Restaurant & Bar (California Cuisine)
Address: 3702 Via de la Valle
City: Del Mar 92014
Phone: 858-523-0007
Website: www.marketdelmar.com
Marine Room (Global Cuisine rooted in the French classics)
Address: 2000 Spindrift Dr.
City: La Jolla 92037
Phone: 858-459-7222
Website: www.marineroom.com
