Kettner Exchange
American restaurant · San Diego
2001 Kettner Blvd, San Diego, CA 92101
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Highlights
Creative cocktails, Asian-inspired dishes, rooftop patio, lively vibe
Creative cocktails, Asian-inspired dishes, rooftop patio, lively vibe
"An expansive rooftop patio is part of the draw at this bi-level restaurant that’s a fixture on the nightlife scene but was also recognized with Michelin Bib Gourmand status in 2021. The downstairs level is hip and happening, and the upstairs is quieter, with an eye-catching tree in the middle of the second-floor patio. Helmed by executive chef Brian Redzikowski, who’s created a consistently thoughtful menu with dishes inflected with Asian ingredients and techniques. Menu highlights include spicy tuna crispy rice, whipped buttermilk ricotta, and the spicy garlic noodles with royal red shrimp, shitake, broccoli, and cilantro. Must-try dishes: Be sure to get something from the inventive cocktail menu, like the Curry-osity with gin, curry, turmeric, and coconut." - Candice Woo
"Kettner Exchange might be the only clubstaurant in San Diego with legitimately good food. If you don’t want to party in a cabana on the raucous patio, grab a quieter booth and grab a Pig Mac that swaps pork belly for beef and folds the lot into a steamed Asian bun with a cartoon pig face made out of dough on the side. Or dig into assertively numbing and spicy Szechuan frog legs, and a giant duck meatball that outshines most Italian restaurants. The best perch of all is at the chef’s table, hidden behind the expansive and immaculate kitchen, where the restaurant hosts monthly six-course, off-menu dinners for just eight guests." - candice woo, cora lee, candice woo, cora lee, candice woo, candice woo, candice woo, cora lee, cora lee, candice woo, candice woo, cora lee, candice woo, cora lee, candice woo, candice woo, cora lee, candice woo, candice woo, candice woo, cora lee, candic
"Kettner Exchange might be the only clubstaurant in San Diego with legitimately good food. If you don’t want to party in a cabana on the raucous patio, grab a quieter booth and grab a Pig Mac that swaps pork belly for beef and folds the lot into a steamed Asian bun with a cartoon pig face made out of dough on the side. Or dig into assertively numbing and spicy Szechuan frog legs, and a giant duck meatball that outshines most Italian restaurants. The best perch of all is at the chef’s table, hidden behind the expansive and immaculate kitchen, where the restaurant hosts monthly six-course, off-menu dinners for just eight guests." - Candice Woo
"An expansive rooftop patio is part of the draw at this bi-level restaurant that’s a fixture on the nightlife scene but was also recognized with Michelin Bib Gourmand status in 2021 for executive chef Brian Redzikowski’s consistently tasty and thoughtful food that inflected with Asian ingredients and techniques." - Candice Woo, Helen I. Hwang
"The two-story restaurant slash cocktail bar with a rooftop patio boasts an extensive cocktail menu and a progressive American menu with global influences from executive chef Brian Redzikowski. Be sure to try the spicy tuna with crispy rice and duck meatballs in tomato sauce served over cheesy grits at this Michelin-recognized spot." - Helen I. Hwang
