"Marisi is La Jolla luxury, but trendy enough to impress someone visiting from Silver Lake. The menu of excellent pastas changes often, but it’ll almost always include the simple rigatoni, cooked to a perfect al dente and punched up with some calabrian chili. The cappelletti is another standout—we loved a recent version stuffed with cheese and lemony escarole, and wading in a rich parmesan. Appetizers here are also great, like fluffy focaccia served with an herby, aromatic bagna cauda and plump prawns made even juicier with an orange-honey glaze. Ask for a patio table to catch the magic hour glow, or hang out at the bar inside if the sun’s already clocked out for the day." - sabrina medora
Deanna Sandoval
