Fodor's Expert Review The Marine Room

It’s hard to dine closer to the Pacific than at this venerable La Jolla Shores mainstay whose two-story-tall windows capture beachgoers, kayakers, snorkelers, and swooping gulls; if the tide is high, waves race across the sand and crash against the glass. The Maine lobster bisque comes coated in Meyer lemon cream, while the bluefin tuna is dressed in a togarashi aioli and the truffle yuca fries are topped with shaved Parmesan.