The Henry

On our list of the best special-occasion restaurants in San Diego.

Fox Restaurant Concepts, the company behind True Food Kitchen, Flower Child, and North Italia, brought The Henry to Coronado in 2019, its fourth location, in a space that previously held Costa Azul. The 5,100-square-foot interior runs an exhibition kitchen behind big coastal-style booths, and the 1,450-square-foot patio holds a fireplace and seats about 50. The kitchen shifts through the day: pastries and coffee in the morning, salads and sandwiches at lunch, specialty entrees for dinner, and a weekend brunch with Bloody Marys and mimosas poured tableside from a rolling cart. Coffee service starts at 8 daily, with the full restaurant running until 10.