The Best New Restaurants in San Diego, March 2025

"Animae chef Tara Monsod, a James Beard Award finalist, has been entrusted by Puffer Malarkey Collective to lead the group’s latest restaurant, a 7,500-square-foot “new wave French steakhouse” in La Jolla whose menu contains French classics along with dishes that reflect modern Parisian gastronomy and Monsod’s expertise in working with Asian ingredients and flavors. Executive pastry chef Lauren Warren takes on the role of boulangère and pâtissière, turning out baguettes with caviar butter and pistachio Paris-Brest." - Helen I. Hwang, Candice Woo, Eater Staff