San Diego Beer and Wine Tours Loves Café La Rue!
Spotlight on… Café La Rue!
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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