San Diego Magazine / August 2006 / 2006 Readers' Picks

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2006 Readers' Picks

Best of the Best (Money No Object) Marine Room Bertrand at Mr. A’s George’s at the Cove	Best Italian Arrivederci Piatti Trattoria Acqua
Best of the Best (Moderate) The Prado Roppongi Thee Bungalow	Best Indian Monsoon Bombay Star of India
Best Cheap Eats In-N-Out Rubio’s Roberto’s	Best Chinese P.F. Chang’s Jasmine Chin’s / Panda Inn (tie)
Best New Restaurant Jack’s La Jolla Island Prime Vagabond	Best Sushi Bar/Japanese Sushi Ota Café Japengo Sushi on the Rocks
Best Chef Bernard Guillas (Marine Room) / Deborah Scott (Island Prime, Indigo Grill and Kemo Sabe) (tie) Jean-Michel Diot (Tapenade)	Best Thai Taste of Thai Celadon Rama
Best Service Marine Room El Bizcocho George’s at the Cove	Best Asian Fusion Roppongi Kemo Sabe Roy’s
Best Dining with a View Marine Room George’s at the Cove Bertrand at Mr. A’s	Best Mexican Old Town Mexican Café Gringo’s Cocina y Cantina Fidel’s
Best Late-Night Dining Saska’s Bully’s Nick’s at the Beach	Best Greek Athena Daphne’s Athens Market
Best Hotel Dining Westgate Hotel Hotel del Coronado The Lodge at Torrey Pines	Best Middle Eastern Bandar Afghanistan Khyber Pass Aladdin
Most Extensive Wine List The WineSellar & Brasserie Thee Bungalow Fleming’s	Best German Kaiserhof Tip Top / Karl Strauss (tie)
Best Neighborhood Eatery Kensington Grill Sbicca Piatti	Best Vietnamese Saigon Phuong Trang Pho Hoa
Best Dining with Kids Corvette Diner Chuck E. Cheese Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza	Best Vegetarian Pokéz Kung Food Ranchos Cocina
Most Romantic Marine Room Bertrand at Mr. A’s George’s at the Cove	Best Barbecue Phil’s BBQ Kansas City Barbeque BBQ Pit
Most Decadent Desserts Extraordinary Desserts Just Fabulous Cheesecake Factory	Best Steakhouse Donovan’s Ruth’s Chris Fleming’s
Best Microbrewery Karl Strauss Gordon Biersch Rock Bottom	Best Seafood The Oceanaire Seafood Room The Fish Market Anthony’s Seafood Group
Best Pizza Bronx Pizza Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza / Filippi’s Pizza Grotto (tie)	Best Breakfast Hash House a Go Go The Mission Original Pancake House
Best Local Burger Joint Rocky’s Hodad’s Hamburger Mary’s	Best Sunday Brunch Hotel del Coronado Westgate Hotel Catamaran Hotel
Best American Croce’s Dakota Grill & Spirits George’s at the Cove	Best Business Lunch Dobson’s Dakota Grill & Spirits Rainwater’s on Kettner
Best French Tapenade Mille Fleurs Le Fontainebleau	Best Bagels Einstein Bros. Bruegger’s Big City Bagels
Best Spanish/Tapas Café Sevilla Costa Brava Tapas Picasso