Pacific Coast Grill

On our lists of the best romantic restaurants and restaurants with a view in San Diego.

Every seat has an ocean view at this two-level dining room built on Cardiff Beach. Bars and heated patios on both floors overlook the surf break at Cardiff Reef, and the kitchen has run on local, free-range ingredients since 1995, plating sesame-crusted ahi with coconut forbidden rice and house-smoked Hawaiian baby back ribs alongside the lobster tacos it's known for. Blue tile and a crystal chandelier fill a private room off the main dining area, and a raw bar opens for an hour between lunch and dinner service.