The Best Restaurants to Try in Del Mar, California | Eater San Diego

"With sweeping views of the sea from the floor-to-ceiling windows that wrap around three sides of the lively restaurant, guests can toast the sunset at Monarch Ocean Pub with a cool grapefruit frosé while the bartender shares a daily poem. Try the scallop and pork belly chowder, Monarch bowl with quinoa and chickpeas, or lobster and shrimp sliders with house-made potato chips. There’s also a rooftop bar one floor up with ping pong and cornholes, which is a great place to wait for a table since waits can be long at times. Monarch Ocean Pub doesn’t take reservations, but diners can pop by earlier in the day to request a table for their party at a preferred time." - Helen I. Hwang