by Erin Chambers - 9246 Reviews - 161 List
With lobster season in full swing, our editors scout out where to get the best local catches in San Diego. Served with everything from rich butternut squash to tart grapefruit in a cold salad, local spiny lobster takes on many forms this season. And they don't all cost a fortune (but a lot of them do). Read on for our editors' favorite lobster menus in San Diego.
Updated: October 09, 2009
Check out the special lobster rolls, lobster dynamite, lobster hot rocks and more all season long as Zenbu celebrates lobster.
Oceaniare's known for the freshest seafod all year long, and starting in October, they offer local spiny lobster dishes for a limited time during the lobster season. Be sure to get reservations in advance, as Oceanaire is jammed this time of year.
Locally conscious chef Trey foshee offers a spiny lobster tasting menu, including a butter poached lobster with butternut squash, apples and spinach, a corn soup with braised lobster and a surf and turf with spiny lobster, hangar steak and smoked garlic. The tasting menu is $90 per person, but each selection is also available a la carte.
This no-frills, local seafood spot is famous for deconstructed lobster tacos in Chula Vista. It's the perfect place to get local lobster this season on the cheap.
Hillcrest Mexican spot focuses on the flavors of Baja in an upscale restaurant/bar combo with a specialty in Puerto Nuevo lobster dishes, served grilled simply with lemon, butter and tortillas.
This is your best bet for fresh Baja lobster without the travel insurance. Rimel's gets the freshest fish daily, and serves it the traditional way with beans, salsa and tortillas.
We love the sound of the Grant Grill's local lobster salad, made with Oro Blanco grapefruit, lambs lettuce, toasted macadamia nuts and tossed with a warm vanilla vinaigrette. Chef Chris Kurth is also offering a roasted local lobster (with braised endive, Pearmain apples, house-cured bacon) and a grilled spiny lobster.
Vela's lobster tasting menu includes spiny lobster bisque, lobster dumpling with braised honshi-meji and coral essence, local spiny lobster and heirloom tomato salad, and butter poached spiny lobster.
Stop in Cafe Coyote in Old Town on Thursdays when their Puerto Nuevo lobster special is just $24.95 (regularly $34.95) all season long.
