Kaluú Upscale Mexican & Lounge

Michelin-Starred Chef Esteban Lluis of Damiana Is Coming to San Diego | Eater San Diego

"Opening on Fifth Avenue in the Gaslamp by mid‑August, this new restaurant and nightlife venue will showcase cuisine from Esteban Lluis, the Mexicali-born chef behind a Michelin-starred Baja restaurant. Lluis will have full creative control as executive chef, oversee the launch, and plan to be in the San Diego kitchen several times a week. His offerings at the more casual Kaluú are designed for sharing and will include banana leaf-wrapped tamales colados, suckling pig, and Sinaloan-style chicken with molcajete sauce. The modern, sleek space will operate as a restaurant in the evening and then morph into a nightclub as the night progresses; the layout mixes tables and booths with a long bar adjacent to a dance floor that will host live DJs regularly, and the ownership group has ties to Tijuana nightlife." - Candice Woo