Mimi & Hank's Guidebook

Mimi
Mimi & Hank's Guidebook

Carlsbad Food Scene

These are our family's go to places in Carlsbad.
Newest fine dining American steak and seafood eatery. You can't go wrong with anything on the menu with great service.
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Nick's on State
2742 State Street
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Newest fine dining American steak and seafood eatery. You can't go wrong with anything on the menu with great service.
Tasty sandwiches and salads with good beer.
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Board & Brew - Carlsbad Village
201 Oak Ave
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Tasty sandwiches and salads with good beer.
Hip food hall featuring unique counter-serve spots & craft cocktails, plus a patio & games.
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Windmill Food Hall
890 Palomar Airport Rd
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Hip food hall featuring unique counter-serve spots & craft cocktails, plus a patio & games.
Great seafood and cocktails.
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King's Fish House
5625 Paseo Del Norte
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Great seafood and cocktails.
Small mom and pop Japanese deli. Roll and poke bowls. Often sells out within two hours of opening. Cash only with a walk-up window for take-out.
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Yoshino
2913 State St
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Small mom and pop Japanese deli. Roll and poke bowls. Often sells out within two hours of opening. Cash only with a walk-up window for take-out.
Low-key restaurant whipping up classic Japanese noodle soups, plus bowls, takoyaki & gyoza.
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GONZO RAMEN
300 Carlsbad Village Drive
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Low-key restaurant whipping up classic Japanese noodle soups, plus bowls, takoyaki & gyoza.
Simple inexpensive order-at-the-counter hangout with pastries, sandwiches, espresso & a sizable front patio. Tasty breakfast!
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Cafe Elysa
3076 Carlsbad Blvd
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Simple inexpensive order-at-the-counter hangout with pastries, sandwiches, espresso & a sizable front patio. Tasty breakfast!
Eatery with outdoor tables & red banquettes serving twists on classic American fare & unique drinks. Great cocktails and food is solid!
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The Compass
300 Carlsbad Village Dr
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Eatery with outdoor tables & red banquettes serving twists on classic American fare & unique drinks. Great cocktails and food is solid!
Authentic Italian with handmade pasta dishes and great service.
Via Vai Cucina Italiana
Authentic Italian with handmade pasta dishes and great service.
Great Chinese food never disappoints.
Chin's Szechwan - Carlsbad
Great Chinese food never disappoints.
Good casual Mediterranean Greek
Village Kabob Mediterranean Grill
550 Grand Avenue
Good casual Mediterranean Greek
Fresh seafood and great fish tacos!
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Pelly's Fish Market & Cafe
7110 Avenida Encinas
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Fresh seafood and great fish tacos!
Never disappoints for breakfast/brunch.
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Shorehouse Kitchen Carlsbad
2833 State St
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Never disappoints for breakfast/brunch.
Great affordable breakfast with large portions, small butcher and German groceries.
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Tip Top Meats
6118 Paseo Del Norte
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Great affordable breakfast with large portions, small butcher and German groceries.
No frills local unassuming diner with delicious pies, breakfast & lunch, reasonably priced with great service!
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Village Kitchen & Pie Shoppe
950 Tamarack Ave
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No frills local unassuming diner with delicious pies, breakfast & lunch, reasonably priced with great service!
Upscale, locally owned market providing a gourmet deli, to-go entrees, baked goods & fine wines. We love their sandwiches and salads.
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Prontos' Gourmet Market
2812 Roosevelt St
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Upscale, locally owned market providing a gourmet deli, to-go entrees, baked goods & fine wines. We love their sandwiches and salads.
New Maui meets Baja poke and tacos shop with beer on tap.
Shoots Fish & Beer
New Maui meets Baja poke and tacos shop with beer on tap.
Local casual kid-friendly pizza joint and brewery.
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Pizza Port Carlsbad
571 Carlsbad Village Dr
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Local casual kid-friendly pizza joint and brewery.
Great local wine tasting and hangout
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Carruth Cellars Tasting Room
2727 State St
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Great local wine tasting and hangout
Local smoothie and acai bowl place that we enjoy.
Beach City Smoothies
594 Carlsbad Village Dr
Local smoothie and acai bowl place that we enjoy.
A great homemade ice cream shop with unique and tasty flavors.
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Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream
2825 State St
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A great homemade ice cream shop with unique and tasty flavors.
Specialty coffee roaster and cafe
Lofty Coffee Company
2742 State Street
Specialty coffee roaster and cafe
Fresh homemade authentic gelato with pure ingredients.
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GelatoLove (Gaia Gelato)
300 Carlsbad Village Dr
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Fresh homemade authentic gelato with pure ingredients.
Award winning specialty California coffee roaster. My favorite is the iced Honey Please the best!
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Steady State Roasting Co.
2562 State St
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Award winning specialty California coffee roaster. My favorite is the iced Honey Please the best!
Awesome pastries, copenhagen squares, croissants, coffee cakes, strudels, and more. Delicious!
Carlsbad Danish Bakery
2805 Roosevelt St
Awesome pastries, copenhagen squares, croissants, coffee cakes, strudels, and more. Delicious!
Prager Brothers is a craft bakery specialized in high quality artisan breads made with organic grains. They also offer delicious unique pastries and sandwiches. Our go to for fresh baguettes and loafs.
Prager Brothers Artisan Breads
Prager Brothers is a craft bakery specialized in high quality artisan breads made with organic grains. They also offer delicious unique pastries and sandwiches. Our go to for fresh baguettes and loafs.
Great homestyle local Mexican food and a neighborhood tradition in the Barrio.
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Lola's 7 Up Market & Deli
3292 Roosevelt St
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Great homestyle local Mexican food and a neighborhood tradition in the Barrio.
Newest small-batch coffee roastery with sandwiches and house-baked treats.
Revolution Roasters
Newest small-batch coffee roastery with sandwiches and house-baked treats.
Laid-back pizzeria serving pies, salads, homemade pastas, Neapolitan meatballs & bread pudding. Amazing lasagna and their red sauce is our favorite!!
Roosevelt Pizzeria
3067 Roosevelt St
Laid-back pizzeria serving pies, salads, homemade pastas, Neapolitan meatballs & bread pudding. Amazing lasagna and their red sauce is our favorite!!

Sightseeing

Easy hiking trail with beautiful scenery.
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Batiquitos Lagoon
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Easy hiking trail with beautiful scenery.
1,200-acre historic urban cultural park in San Diego. In addition to open space areas, natural vegetation zones, green belts, gardens, and walking paths, it contains museums, several theaters, and the San Diego Zoo.
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Balboa Park
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1,200-acre historic urban cultural park in San Diego. In addition to open space areas, natural vegetation zones, green belts, gardens, and walking paths, it contains museums, several theaters, and the San Diego Zoo.
Best zoo in the world!
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San Diegon eläintarha
2920 Zoo Dr
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Best zoo in the world!
Great spot for swimming, diving and snorkeling. The water is calm and the cove is ecologically protected. There is also a world famous dive site that is located in the La Jolla ecological preserve.
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La Jolla Cove
1100 Coast Blvd
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Great spot for swimming, diving and snorkeling. The water is calm and the cove is ecologically protected. There is also a world famous dive site that is located in the La Jolla ecological preserve.
Guided walking tours on weekends at this secluded & meticulously-landscaped park is home to peacocks, bird of paradise & more.
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Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park
6200 Flying Leo Carrillo Ln
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Guided walking tours on weekends at this secluded & meticulously-landscaped park is home to peacocks, bird of paradise & more.
Nice sheltered cove accessible by a long concrete staircase. The water comes up to the bottom of the stairs during high tide, but the area is full of tide pools during low tide. Plenty of parking in the dirt along Coast Highway. Suggest you consult a tide schedule and come during low tide for the best experience. Bring your camera.
Terramar Beach
Nice sheltered cove accessible by a long concrete staircase. The water comes up to the bottom of the stairs during high tide, but the area is full of tide pools during low tide. Plenty of parking in the dirt along Coast Highway. Suggest you consult a tide schedule and come during low tide for the best experience. Bring your camera.
Local aquarium (small) - our favorite place to take visitors to include a day trip to La Jolla.
Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Local aquarium (small) - our favorite place to take visitors to include a day trip to La Jolla.
Nice place to walk around and eat - farmer's market on Wednesdays.
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Little Italy
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Nice place to walk around and eat - farmer's market on Wednesdays.
Best views of San Diego hands down!
Cabrillo National Monument
Best views of San Diego hands down!
Great beginner and intermediate trails.
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Annie's Canyon Trail
2550 Solana Hills Trail
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Great beginner and intermediate trails.
Fully guided kayak and snorkeling tours takes you through the Ecological Reserve and along the La Jolla Sea Caves—some of San Diego’s most famous attractions. The La Jolla Ecological Reserve and Underwater Park is a marine protected area that’s a famous destination for snorkelers, divers, and kayakers to respectfully explore. The Reserve is home to leopard sharks, Garibaldi (California’s state marine fish!), lush kelp beds, sea lions, and even the occasional pod of dolphins!
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La Jolla Kayak
2199 Avenida De La Playa
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Fully guided kayak and snorkeling tours takes you through the Ecological Reserve and along the La Jolla Sea Caves—some of San Diego’s most famous attractions. The La Jolla Ecological Reserve and Underwater Park is a marine protected area that’s a famous destination for snorkelers, divers, and kayakers to respectfully explore. The Reserve is home to leopard sharks, Garibaldi (California’s state marine fish!), lush kelp beds, sea lions, and even the occasional pod of dolphins!

Shopping

Local outdoor shopping and quick lunch places.
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Carlsbad Premium Outlets
5620 Paseo Del Norte
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Local outdoor shopping and quick lunch places.
Outdoor shopping center with upmarket chain retailers and movie theater.
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Westfield UTC
4545 La Jolla Village Dr
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Outdoor shopping center with upmarket chain retailers and movie theater.

Groceries

Small locally owned natural market and deli for quick produce and last minute grocery items and farm fresh vegetables. Amazing made to order sandwiches!
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Cream of the Crop
2009 S Coast Hwy
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Small locally owned natural market and deli for quick produce and last minute grocery items and farm fresh vegetables. Amazing made to order sandwiches!
Natural grocery store
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Sprouts Farmers Market
2618 El Camino Real
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Natural grocery store
Best Costco in San Diego
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Costco Wholesale
1755 Hacienda Dr
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Best Costco in San Diego
All the grocery basics
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Vons
985 Tamarack Ave
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All the grocery basics
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Trader Joe's
2570 Vista Way
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Asian food/groceries

Most authentic KBBQ in the area (although nothing compares to K-Town in L.A.)
Dae Jang Keum Korean BBQ
7905 Engineer Rd
Most authentic KBBQ in the area (although nothing compares to K-Town in L.A.)
Our go-to Asian market with food court and Paris Baguette Bakery.
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Zion Market
7655 Clairemont Mesa Blvd
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Our go-to Asian market with food court and Paris Baguette Bakery.
Low-key vibe specializing in beef bone broth & bibimbap.
Woomiok
3860 Convoy Street
Low-key vibe specializing in beef bone broth & bibimbap.

Experiences

If you like blown Glass artwork you will love this studio! They have many artists in this studio and they all do incredible work. Store with such a great selection you will have a difficult time choosing just one art piece. The owners are amazing and talented just like all the other artists. They have a viewing area so you can watch the artists work. Hands on workshops where you can learn to make your own glass piece. Such a cool experience!
Barrio Glassworks
3060 Roosevelt Street
If you like blown Glass artwork you will love this studio! They have many artists in this studio and they all do incredible work. Store with such a great selection you will have a difficult time choosing just one art piece. The owners are amazing and talented just like all the other artists. They have a viewing area so you can watch the artists work. Hands on workshops where you can learn to make your own glass piece. Such a cool experience!
A true hidden gem - plan ahead and be sure to make reservations ahead of time! Tour with a lot of information about the surrounding businesses that share in the making of farming oysters and muscles. Learn about the growing process, how to shuck oysters lesson, tasting, and buy the freshest oysters.
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Carlsbad Aquafarm
4522 Carlsbad Blvd
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A true hidden gem - plan ahead and be sure to make reservations ahead of time! Tour with a lot of information about the surrounding businesses that share in the making of farming oysters and muscles. Learn about the growing process, how to shuck oysters lesson, tasting, and buy the freshest oysters.
Thursdays 9-1pm. For a change of pace from Carlsbad - make it a day outing and visit the Oceanside Pier and the Top Gun house.
Oceanside Morning Farmers Market
Thursdays 9-1pm. For a change of pace from Carlsbad - make it a day outing and visit the Oceanside Pier and the Top Gun house.
MainStreet Oceanside’s Sunset Market is a weekly food and music street fair. Every Thursday from 5-9 p.m.
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Oceanside Sunset Market
401 Pier View Way
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MainStreet Oceanside’s Sunset Market is a weekly food and music street fair. Every Thursday from 5-9 p.m.

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Wednesday Carlsbad Farmer's Market on State Street

Carlsbad State Street Farmer's Market on State Street from Wednesdays from 2:30 - 6:00 p.m. (winter hours)