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Best Restaurants for Local Ingredients in Encinitas

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A photo of Le Papagayo Encinitas restaurant
4.6
Exceptional(2321)
Price: Moderate
• American • Encinitas
Booked 24 times today
Le Papagayo blends New American and Pacific Coast cuisine to create an amazing fine dining experience. The Chef and Myself combine the freshest of local ingredients and flavor to create a unique character for each meal created from scratch. Dining at Le Papagayo is a full experience that will delight all your senses. Amazing food and a warm and inviting dining room which looks like an art gallery are all part of the experience.We also offer a heated patio and unplugged live music every night.
A photo of Ember & Rye restaurant
4.7
Exceptional(1410)
Price: Very Expensive
• Steakhouse • Carlsbad
Booked 42 times today
Dine overlooking the 18th green at this Richard Blais steakhouse... of sorts. This delightful collaboration with acclaimed chef and television personality offers delectable steaks and fresh seafood dishes rooted in fine local ingredients, served in a casual, vintage clubhouse setting located at the signature Arnold Palmer designed Aviara Golf Club.
A photo of Il Fornaio - Del Mar restaurant
4.6
Exceptional(2430)
Price: Moderate
• Italian • Del Mar
Booked 28 times today
Step inside Il Fornaio and take a culinary journey through Italy. Early mornings bring rustic, crisp crusted bread hot from the oven accompanied by the scent of fresh brewed espresso. During lunch and dinner hours, pastas and flavorful sauces simmer while meats and vegetables roast over hot coals. Bottles of wine from small, regional wineries are uncorked to complement the dishes, which have been crafted in the custom of Italy's chefs, bakers and homemakers. Specialties include wood-fired rotisserie and grilled meats, poultry and game; house made pastas; pizzas from an oak wood burning oven; fresh salads and house made soups; a wide variety of desserts; and fresh baked bread made daily from scratch. Repeat winner of the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence.

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  • Scott
    San Diego •8 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 3 days ago
    Great food and music as usual, service was a bit slow
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    Le Papagayo EncinitasPrice: Moderate• American• Encinitas
    4.6
  • JenniferVIP
    Los Angeles •32 reviews
    5.0
    Dined on Jul 22, 2025
    Always wonderful. We just love to sit at the bar, and have a cosmo and a marguerita pizza and bread and butter and a Caesar salad and give everybody finger puppets. Since 1989, when you first opened, we have come here. Thank you, Ivan. I remember you telling me that you wanted a place where people could come and see the ocean and they didn't have to buy anything. A free viewing area. What a concept. Oh by the way, I also lost a swan pin. It's a magnet. Thank you if you find it.
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    Il Fornaio - Del MarPrice: Moderate• Italian• Del Mar
    4.6
  • Cheryl
    Washington, D.C. Area •1 review
    5.0
    Dined on Jul 22, 2025
    wonderful place for a birthday celebration with friends Attentive service, delicious food and fun cocktails.
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    Ember & RyePrice: Very Expensive• Steakhouse• Carlsbad
    4.7
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