7 San Diego Farm-to-Table Restaurants That You Need to Try This Weekend

From the Farm Straight to Your Plate, Enjoy These Hot Spots in SD

Written By: Jasmín Nelson
Photography Provided By: Alternative Strategies Farm to Table Restaurants

The sun is shining, the weather is sweet and restaurants supporting local farm freshness are the place to be. Don’t just soak up sun rays this summer, taste and savor the deliciousness of this season’s truest flavors at an eatery near you, and there are plenty! Bellamy’s, Breakfast Republic, Farmer’s Table, Fig Tree Café, Park 101, Spill The Beans and Union Encinitas will have you feeling like the rockstar you already are by helping support local sustainably run farms. These can help protect our health and the health of our communities while also stimulating our local economy—holy wow! Well, eat up and rock on with your bad, socioeconomic self.

Farm to Table Restaurants

Bellamy’s

Bellamy’s in Escondido is a fine dining establishment creating a farm-to-table experience with robust flavors to meet your mouth every season. Their menu includes California Modern cuisine with French influences. Enjoy the Carrot & Ginger soup, organic spring greens or a free-range chicken dinner fit for any foodie.

417 W Grand Ave
Escondido, CA
760.747.5000

Breakfast Republic

Breakfast Republic is an innovative breakfast destination dishing up tasty takes on American classics. Eggs are their speciality, so those white oval goodies come to you fresh from partnering with the local, Eben-Hazer Poultry Ranch.You might also enjoy a delish cup of joe with your scrambled or over easy delight, brewed from Café Moto, the local coffee company they use instead of a national corporation. Their specialty is serving up local kombucha at the OB location where they have multiple flavors on draft. Get in my belly!

Farmer’s Table

Farmer’s Table in La Mesa is a farm-to-fork neighborhood eatery where the team aims to brings locally sourced and organic ingredients together to be enjoyed in an inviting atmosphere where “honest food is done right.”

8141 La Mesa Blvd
La Mesa, CA 91942
619.724.6465

Fig Tree Café

Fig Tree Café with its three locations is a go-to spot for daytime eats then transforms to a romantic dinner spot by sun down. Fig Tree Café is committed to using garden-fresh rosemary, and by selecting their eggs and produce from a family farm in Ramona, you can taste the freshness in every bite. Plus, they aim to give back to their respective communities.

Park 101

Park 101 is a community eatery in Carlsbad with an on-the-go walk up window or you can sit and stay awhile in the restaurant/lounge area. Taste a variety of lip smacking selections of meats including steak and sausage from multiple local vendors all over San Diego.

3040 Carlsbad Blvd
Carlsbad, CA 92008
760.434.2217

Spill The Beans Coffee + Bagel

Rise and grind at Spill The Beans, the new Gaslamp coffee house fueled by local roaster, Dark Horse Coffee in San Diego. The in-house java joint ensures the freshest cup of Joe that you ever did drink. Not only will you enjoy quality beans, you’ll also appreciate the quality taste.

555 Market St
San Diego, CA 92101
619.233.3836

Union Encinitas

Union Encinitas, a cross between coastal class and casual comfort supports the community by supporting and using local wholesaler, Specialty Produce. The small, local grown company is used so there’s no long distance shipping and food is tastier and healthier. It’s better for the Earth and delicious in your mouth.

Enjoy real food, real roasters at real good restaurants in and around San Diego. Local and farm fresh—it’s what’s for dinner.

1108 S Coast Hwy 101
Encinitas, CA 92024
760.230.2337

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