San Diego Beer and Wine Tours Loves Café La Rue!

Spotlight on… Café La Rue!

We've been talking about some of our favorite places to get eats as well as drinks lately.  Right now, it's Café La Rue's turn!  

Café La Rue is a relatively new place in an old haunt – the bar and bistro reopened last year at La Jolla's historic La Valencia Hotel, which is known as "The Pink Lady," after closing down for a makeover and taking over the space of an iconic bar called The Whaling Bar – traces of which still live on in its décor and some of its drinks.

Café La Rue has also updated its menu, favoring simple foods but with a European flair: their dishes include smoked cheddar bratwurst – made with IPA beer cheese – and pork belly confit poutine.  Delicious!  Even their french fries are simple yet superb: they're served with Pacific cod or, if you're in the mood, duckfat mayonnaise. 

Their cocktails are excellent (try The Whaler!) and the perfect libations to savor while people-watching or simply gazing out over La Jolla's unparalleled coves.  Also, we'd be remiss if we neglected to mention the fact that they have a great selection of San Diego beers. 

Oh yeah, and don't forget to check out their happy hour, from 4-6pm daily.  It's called 'The Appointment" in homage to one of the former names of its space, "La Cita," which is Spanish for – you guessed it – "The Appointment."

We love Café La Rue and we know you will too.  We're also very pleased to announce that it's now a stop on our Wine and Food Walking Tours!

See you there in 2015!  

Brooke B., Epiphanarian