The Best Restaurant in Rancho Santa Fe, North County and Around

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Lilian’s

$$$$ Fodor's Choice

Named for Rancho Santa Fe’s visionary architect, Lillian Rice, this swanky restaurant hits all the right notes with coastal California cuisine-meets-local purveyors with fresh fish, grass-fed meats, and seasonal ingredients. Although breakfast and lunch are offered, splurge for dinner with starters like tuna tartare, Peking duck tostada, and Osetra caviar. Open up that appetite for Baja striped bass from the sea, eggplant parmesan from the garden, and New York strip from the land. Arrive early for a drink at the attached Bing’s Bar, an English pub-style clubhouse inspired by the golden age of Hollywood.