The call
Start with seasonal tasting menu or four-course dinner, and check the restaurant’s current menu before you go.
What to order
- Seasonal tasting menu
- Four-course dinner
Best for
- Special occasion dinner
- Date night
New American · Californian
Market Restaurant + Bar
Longtime Del Mar fine-dining restaurant known for seasonal tasting menus (sold to new owners in 2025, who have pledged to preserve its legacy); Roger's 4-star visit centered on a four-course meal he called 'bomb food.'
From Roger’s camera roll
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Roger’s tips on Market Restaurant + Bar
Their 4 course meal is a good way to try multiple dishes.
Posted
Source-backed notes
Visit history
Checked in 4 times on Swarm, most recently Jul 16, 2022. See the check-in log
2016-07-19day precision · source explicit
“Bomb food 4 course meal”
Roger's draft covered a four-course meal he described as excellent.
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- From the order notes
- Go for
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- From the order notes
- Sashimi
- Go for
- Ocean-view sashimi dinner
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- From the order notes
- Pork chop · Whiskey cocktails
- Go for
- Dinner and drinks · A polished night out
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A University Heights restaurant where the cocktail program is a genuine reason to stay for dinner, not an afterthought to the food.
- From the order notes
- Barrel-aged mezcal or whiskey cocktails
- Go for
- Cocktail-led dinners · Dinner and drinks
Latest recordRecommended 2022