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Hello, Downtown!
My future son-in-law’s ears perked up when I mentioned a recent visit to newly revamped restaurant Garibaldi.
“You know, you can’t eat garibaldi,” he said.
Truth be told, I wasn’t aware that the gold-hued garibaldi is the official state marine fish of California. It’s been protected from commercial fishing since 1955. It’s safe: Paint a couple stripes on a garibaldi, and it kind of resembles a clownfish. And who’d ever dare to eat the eponymous star of “Finding Nemo”?
Located on the third floor of downtown’s upscale InterContinental San Diego hotel, it’s quite legal to eat at Garibaldi — and highly recommended.
The first iteration of Garibaldi opened in March 2020, a date future generations will be forever reminded was the start of the great modern pandemic. Garibaldi tried again as a trendy speakeasy. Now, it’s a redefined indoor-outdoor space focusing on Mediterranean food and wine.
The restaurant is led by Executive Chef Franck Tasic. His menu blends flavors from Corsica, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Lebanon, Morocco, Spain, Sardinia, Turkey and more.
At the reopening party, tray-passed appetizers included a melt-in-your-mouth bluefin tuna tartare with lemon aioli. From bayfront deck cooking stations, I sampled a bowl of black couscous and calamari and a dynamic dish of housemade tomato bread topped with mussels and sausage.
Garibaldi’s deck is a hip spot to enjoy a painted-sky San Diego sunset. Happy hour begins at 4:30 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays (4 p.m. on the weekend). Get a fresh Garibaldi Spritz or a plate of Calamari Fritto Misto before the specials conclude at sunset.
Note: You can vote for your favorite restaurants in our annual Best of Uptown & Downtown San Diego competition.
Downtown story spotlight
Caltrans needs funding for Coronado Bridge suicide deterrent barrier
By Drew Sitton • Times of San Diego
The Coronado Bridge, with a history of deaths by suicide, is set to see new safety barriers built under a fast-track state construction process. But the plan remains largely unfunded, and local leaders say they’re worried that without public support, the life-saving effort could still end up stalled.
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