"A longtime favorite of seafood aficionados in San Diego, the Fishery focuses on sustainably caught and in-season seafood. The family-owned restaurant was founded by a local fisher and his family, who still operate Pacific Shellfish in conjunction with the restaurant. Led by executive chef Mike Reidy, this Pacific Beach restaurant showcases seafood towers with East and West Coast oysters, New England clam chowder, Pacific swordfish chop, macadamia-crusted halibut, and extraordinary desserts like passionfruit lemon torte. Make sure the try the restaurant’s signature dish, Salt Spring mussels swimming in a green curry with a baguette from Bird Rock neighbor Wayfarer Bread & Pastry to soak up the broth. Don’t skip on the incredible cocktails, like Her Name Was Lola, made with tequila, gin, coconut, and lime." - Helen I. Hwang