Knuckleheads Sports Bar is a neighborhood sports bar. It offers pool tables, darts, online poker machines and four big screen TVs throughout the bar. The bar boasts two stages that feature live bands every weekend and an outdoor patio with an ocean view.
Buds Famous Hot Dogs operates inside the bar, selling burgers, fries, breakfast food and of course, hot dogs. Try your food with Buds famous spicy ketchup. Buds also delivers; to order call 949-228-1468.
Patch readers voted Buds as the best burger purveyor in San Clemente in a February 2012 poll.
Spruzzo is an Italian restaurant that has been serving Malibu patrons for two decades. It serves appetizers, salads, sandwiches, pasta, pizza, chicken, steaks, and fresh seafood. There is an ocean view from the outdoor heated patio, which has a fire pit. There is a full liquor bar with an extensive wine list; happy hour is from 3:30pm - 6pm with hal-priced appetizers and pizzas.
Coyote Bar and Grill, located just steps from the beach in downtown Carlsbad, is a restaurant by day and a bar by night. Customers can eat inside or on the patio. The lunch and dinner menu offers soups, salads, sandwiches and entrees such as chicken, fajitas, grilled snapper, ribs and more.
The Mojo Lounge is a bar featuring an array of entertainment. Every Thursday night, local bands jam and karoake is held on Wednesdays. The Mojo Lounge also serves sandwiches, burgers, fries and other menu selections.
Stratford Court Cafe is a restaurant featuring breakfast and lunch selections such as eggs, waffles, croissant sandwiches, smoothies, teas, coffee and espresso. It operates out of a Cape Cod style home in the center of Olde Del Mar.
Located between small businesses, this is a unpretentious, yet elegant, white-linen neighborhood restaurant featuring Mediterranean and Lebanese cuisine. While red meats are used sparsely, poultry and lamb are signature ingredients. The restaurant offers a broad overview of Lebanese dishes while accentuating fresh and seasonal fare. A belly dance show takes place Saturdays at 8pm.
Red 88 opened in the space formerly occupied by Thai2K Restaurant by the owners of KetMoRee (directly across G Street) in September, 2009, after they were issued a liquor license by the City of Davis.
Red 88 was remodeled with an eye-catching red-and-black theme and features appetizers (spicy popcorn chicken and pork dumplings, among other choices), noodle soups (Thai boat noodle soup), noodle dishes (chicken chow mein, in addition to dozens more) and varied vegetarian entrees. The full bar features happy hour from 3pm to 6pm daily. There are laptop outlets along with quiet areas for studying.
The Cellar Bar and Grill is a Century City hangout that is popular with local professionals for lunch and dinner. In contrast to the building's exterior, the inside of the restaurant feels like a neighborhood pub, with brick walls and cozy decor.
The Cellar becomes a sports bar during the football and baseball seasons. Happy hour, from 4pm to 8pm, offers appetizer and drink specials, and daily specials are available. A full bar and food catering is available for corporate events, weddings and other gatherings. The restaurant is also available to host parties.
Spuntino's in Meadows Village shopping center serves hot wood fired pizza. It also serves pastas, salads, cheeses and olives. Every Tuesday at 7pm, Spuntino's serves family style four-course meals and wine for $20. This family owned restaurant is warm, colorful and festive, and hosts private parties and events.
There might have been a real lemon tree here before, but now there are only stone masoned walls and a painting of a tree on the back of the door. A remnant of the historic Alameda hotel, which burned down in the 1920s, this is a locally owned and managed dive bar, where karaoke-lovers and back-in-the-day personalities meet. Rumor has it that even Marilyn Monroe was seen here in the bar's heyday. Today, Lemon Tree patrons know each other's names, the bartender is friendly and the draft is likely the cheapest in town — $2.50 for domestic beers and $3.75 for import brews. Come every second Saturday of the month for karaoke night and every third Saturday for live music. Food is not served, but customers may bring their own.
Spitz serves quality doner kebab fare. Co-owner Bryce Rademan says that the street cart style classic wrap with sweet potato fries is probably its most popular plate. Customers might also enjoy the vég wrap and focaccia sandwich. Spitz received LA Magazine's best sandwich in 2010 and also does catering. Owners Rademan and Robert Wicklund are Occidental College grads and offer an Oxy discount. Spitz has now expanded to a little Tokyo location as well. Don't forget to try some gelato with cinnamon sugar pita strips for dessert.
Rustic Canyon Wine Bar and Seasonal Kitchen serves seasonal, farmer's market-inspired cuisine along side wines from around the world. Wines are available by the glass, half-bottle and bottle, with many Californian reds and whites. Many wines are also available from Italy and French regions, with a few selections from other parts of Europe and Australia. Special wine selections include Williams Selyem wines and Oregon pinot noir. The wines by the glass selection changes regularly, hand picked by owner Josh Loeb, offering different wines to try all the time. The menu also changes according to seasons and the whims of the chef. All food ingredients are selected from farmers and ranchers that practice sustainability. Loeb also owns Huckleberry Cafe and Bakery down the street, along with his wife, Zoe Nathan, who bakes the pastries served there and here at Rustic Canyon.