Poolside relaxation awaits at Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa PHOTO: COURTESY OF RANCHO VALENCIA
WE SCOURED THE CITY TO CURATE THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO LUXURY LIVING IN SAN DIEGO.
BEST NEW FASHION BOUTIQUE
D&K Curated
Rancho Santa Fe dkcurated.com
BEST NEW FASHION LABEL
Luciana Emilia
Rancho Santa Fe lucianaemilia.com
The whole family will love the offerings at Belmont Park COURTESY OF BELMONT PARK
BEST MEN’S BOUTIQUE
Patrick James
Del Mar patrickjames.com
BEST LOCAL SWIMWEAR BRAND
PQ Swim
Sorrento Valley pqswim.com
BEST FASHION JEWELRY
Gorjana
La Jolla gorjana.com
BEST HOMEGROWN JEWELRY BRAND
Marrow Fine
Carmel Valley marrowfine.com
The Me & Mine cocktail from Mister A’s. BY KIMBERLY MOTOS
BEST LUXURY WATCHES
Rolex at Fourtané
Carmel-by-the-Sea fourtane.com/rolex
BEST WOMEN’S FORMALWEAR
MJH Studios
Del Mar mjh.studio
BEST MEN’S FORMALWEAR
Ascot Shop
La Jolla ascotshop.com
PHOTO COURTESY OF BRANDS
BEST OUTDOOR SHOPPING CENTER
Westfield UTC
La Jolla westfield.com
BEST SPECIALTY BOUTIQUES
One Paseo
Carmel Valley onepaseo.com
PHOTO COURTESY OF BRANDS
BEST DESIGNER COLLECTION
Fashion Valley
Mission Valley simon.com/mall/fashion-valley
BEST NEW RETAIL DESTINATION
The Forum Carlsbad
BEST FINE ARTS MUSIC FESTIVAL
La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest
La Jolla theconrad.org
LUCIANA EMILIA PHOTO BY MELISSA AZIZ/AZIZ STUDIOS
BEST ENTERTAINMENT VENUE
The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
Embarcadero Marina Park South theshell.org
BEST PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATION
San Diego Symphony
Downtown San Diego sandiegosymphony.org
BEST BROADWAY SHOWS
San Diego Civic Theatre
Downtown San Diego sandiegotheatres.org
Tessa Lark is one of many musicians performing at La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest. BY LAUREN DESBERG
BEST MUSEUM
San Diego Museum of Art
Balboa Park sdmart.org
BEST NEW MUSEUM
WNDR Museum
Gaslamp Quarter wndrmuseum.com
BEST GALLERY
BFree Studio
La Jolla bfreestudio.net
A guest views works in the new O’Keeffe and Moore exhibit at San Diego Museum of Art PHOTO: COURTESY OF SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART
BEST CULTURAL ACTIVITY FOR KIDS
The New Children’s Museum
Gaslamp Quarter thinkplaycreate.org
BEST FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT
Belmont Park
Mission Beach belmontpark.com
BEST LOCALLY BASED NONPROFIT
Feeding San Diego
Sorrento Valley feedingsandiego.org
WNDR Museum’s Immersive Theatre BY TYLER CURTIS
BEST WEDDING VENUE
Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa
La Jolla estancialajolla.com
BEST DESTINATION WEDDING VENUE
Miramonte Resort & Spa
Indian Wells miramonteresort.com
BEST BALLROOM TO HOST A GALA
Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club & Spa
Carlsbad parkhyattaviara.com
let little ones embrace their creative side at The New Children’s Museum BY DANI TOSCANO;
BEST BEAUTY POP-UP SHOP
Kopari Beauty at Westfield UTC
La Jolla koparibeauty.com
BEST HOMEGROWN BEAUTY BRAND
Lawless Beauty
La Jolla lawlessbeauty.com
BEST BROW STUDIO
Browboss Brow & Beauty
La Jolla browboss.com
Take an energizing ice bath at Golden Door. PHOTO BY TANVEER BADAL
BEST LASH ARTIST
The Lash Lounge
Mission Valley and Point Loma thelashlounge.com
BEST SALON
Belle Sirène Salon
La Jolla bellesirenesalon.com
BEST SPA
Golden Door
San Marcos goldendoor.com
Wellness advocate Tracy Duhs TRACY DUHS PHOTO BY NICHOLAS ONKEN
BEST HEALTH RETREAT
Cal-a-Vie Health Spa
Vista cal-a-vie.com
BEST MEDICAL SPA
Tulsi Wellness Club
Del Mar wearetulsi.com
Shop Kopari’s Sun Shield Soft Glow daily face SPF 30 at Westfield UTC. PHOTO COURTESY OF BRAND
BEST AESTHETICS DOCTOR
Dr. Amir Moradi, Moradi M.D.
Carlsbad and Vista moradimd.com
BEST BODY CONTOURING AND BREAST AUGMENTATION
Dr. Daniel Brown
Carmel Valley and La Jolla danielbrownmd.com
BEST PLASTIC SURGEON
Dr. Roy David
Sorrento Valley sandiegoface.com
Experience science-based personal training at The Smart Fit Method PHOTO COURTESY OF BRAND
BEST DERMATOLOGIST
Dr. Azadeh Shirazi, La Jolla Dermatology & Laser Surgery Center
La Jolla lajollalaserderm.com
BEST MICRONEEDLING AND CUSTOMIZED SKINCARE
Perfect Face Aesthetic Medicine
La Jolla perfectfacelajolla.com
BEST FACELIFT
Dr. Richard Balikian, Balikian Facial Plastic Surgery
Del Mar and Murrieta drbalikian.com
BEST FACIAL PLASTIC SURGEON
Dr. Sirius K. Yoo, SKY Facial Plastic Surgery
North County skyfacialplasticsurgery.com
Pilates Movement owner Cameron Kotch teaches a reformer class PHOTO COURTESY OF BRANDS
BEST BOTOX AND FILLERS
Dr. Emami, Aurae MD
La Jolla auraemd.com
BEST CONCIERGE MEDICAL PRACTICE
La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre & Medical Spa
La Jolla ljcsc.com
BEST WOMEN’S HEALTH PRACTICE
San Diego Women’s Health
Encinitas and La Jolla sdwh.com
Madi serves brunch daily from 8AM to 2PM PHOTO: BY DIANA SCIACCA
BEST FERTILITY CENTER
San Diego Fertility Center
Del Mar, Mission Valley and Temecula Valley sdfertility.com
BEST CARDIOLOGIST
Dr. Nassir Azimi, La Mesa Cardiac Center
La Mesa lamesacardiac.com
BEST COSMETIC DENTIST
Dentique San Diego
Bankers Hill dentiquesandiego.com
Dine with ocean views at Valle at Mission Pacific Hotel in Oceanside. COURTESY OF VALLE
BEST INTEGRATIVE MEDICAL PRACTICE
Pacific Pearl La Jolla
La Jolla pacificpearllajolla.com
BEST ORTHOPEDIC PRACTICE
Synergy Orthopedics
Multiple locations synergysmg.com
BEST WELLNESS ADVOCATE
Tracy Duhs tracyduhs.com
The Alfonsino seafood course at Addison ADDISON PHOTO BY ERIC WOLFINGER
BEST PERSONAL TRAINING EXPERIENCE
The Smart Fit Method
Cardiff, La Jolla and Rancho Santa Fe smartfitmethod.com
BEST GYM
Equinox La Costa
Carlsbad equinox.com
BEST BOUTIQUE FITNESS STUDIO
Pilates Movement
La Jolla and Solana Beach pilatesmvmnt.com
BEST CELEB-APPROVED FITNESS STUDIO
P.volve
La Jolla pvolve.com
Chef Richard Blais helms Carlsbad’s Ember & Rye. RICHARD BLAIS AND CAPTAIN’S QUARTERS PHOTOS BY JAMES TRAN
BEST YOGA EXPERIENCE
Fit Athletic Yoga at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
Embarcadero Marina Park South fitathletic.com; theshell.org
BEST CRYOTHERAPY
Chill’n Out Cryotherapy
La Jolla and Mission Hills chillnout.com
BEST WELLNESS EXPERIENCE
Restore Hyper Wellness
Multiple locations restore.com
Marisi’s wellappointed bar area MARISI PHOTO BY KIMBERLY MOTOS
BEST NEW HOTEL SPA
Miraval Life in Balance Spa Aviara
Carlsbad parkhyattaviara.com
BEST NEW BRUNCH
Madi
Normal Heights brunchlikemadi.com
BEST NEW LATIN CUISINE
Fresco Cocina
Carlsbad frescococina.com
The Captain’s Orders cocktail from Captain’s Quarters RICHARD BLAIS AND CAPTAIN’S QUARTERS PHOTOS BY JAMES TRAN
BEST NEW LATIN FUSION
Zama
Gaslamp Quarter zamasandiego.com
BEST COCKTAILS WITH A VIEW
Lounge at The Marine Room
La Jolla marineroom.com
BEST DINNER WITH A VIEW
Mister A’s
Bankers Hill asrestaurant.com
BEST NEW SWEETS SPOT
Dodo Bird Donuts
Bird Rock dodobirddonuts.com
Designer Susan Spath of Kern & Co. crafted this beautiful living room PHOTO: COURTESY OF KERN & CO.
BEST NEW DATE-NIGHT DESTINATION
Paradisaea
Bird Rock paradisaea.com
BEST NEW SUSHI BAR
Temaki Bar: Handroll, Sushi, Sake
Encinitas temakisushibar.com
BEST NEW DINING CONCEPT
California English
Sorrento Mesa californiaenglishsd.com
Esteban Lopez and James Niebling are the creative minds behind Esteban Interiors. BY JEFF CORRIGAN
BEST NIGHTLIFE HOT SPOT
Camino Riviera
Little Italy caminoriviera.com
BEST NEW THEMED WATERING HOLE
Captain’s Quarters
Pacific Beach thegrassskirt.com/captainsquarters
BEST BREWERY
Stone Brewing
Escondido stonebrewing.com
Designed by Blue Heron, The Ora House in La Jolla sold for an astounding $22.5 million in April 2023 PHOTO COURTESY OF: BLUE HERON
BEST BAYSIDE ALL-DAY DINING
Oceana Coastal Kitchen
Mission Bay catamaranresort.com/oceana-coastal-kitchen
BEST BAYSIDE DATE NIGHT
Dockside 1953
Mission Bay bahiahotel.com/dockside-1953
BEST DISTILLERY
Storyhouse Spirits
East Village storyhousespirits.com
BEST COCKTAILS
The Pony Room at Rancho Valencia
Rancho Santa Fe ranchovalencia.com
Shop Wolf appliances at Pirch. PIRCH
BEST GROUP DINING
Mermaids & Cowboys La Jolla
La Jolla mermaidscowboys.com
BEST HOTEL RESTAURANT
Valle
Oceanside valleoceanside.com
BEST LUNCH SPOT
The Waverly
BEST NEW RESTAURANT
Marisi La Jolla
Take a dip at Pendry San Diego’s rooftop pool PHOTOS COURTESY OF BRANDS
BEST OUTDOOR DINING
Adelaide at L’Auberge Del Mar
BEST PRIVATE DINING
Ambrogio by Acquelerro
La Jolla ambrogiobyacquerello.com
BEST ROOFTOP BAR
The Rooftop Bar at Mission Pacific Hotel
Oceanside missionpacifichotel.com
couples will love the romantic Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa. PHOTO COURTESY OF BRANDS
BEST STEAKHOUSE
Ember & Rye
Carlsbad parkhyattaviara.com
BEST LOCAL WINERY
Ponte Winery
Temecula pontewinery.com
BEST HOTEL BAR
The Rooftop by STK at Andaz San Diego
Gaslamp Quarter therooftopbystk.com
BEST FINE DINING EXPERIENCE
Addison
Carmel Valley addisondelmar.com
Enjoy cocktails at the Cococabana Rooftop Bar at The Brick Hotel. COURTESY OF THE BRICK HOTEL
BEST VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT
Kingfisher Cocktail Bar & Eatery
Golden Hill kingfishersd.com
BEST BARBECUE
Heritage Brewery & Barbecue
Oceanside oceanside.heritagecraftbbq.com
BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANT
Puesto
Multiple locations eatpuesto.com
BEST INTERIOR DESIGN FIRM
Esteban Interiors
Mission Hills estebaninteriors.com
BEST LUXURY APPLIANCES
Pirch
La Jolla and Solana Beach pirch.com
BEST MODERN FURNISHINGS
Boffi DePadova
La Jolla boffidepadova.com
The new Palihotel San Diego is housed in a historic building built in 1912 PHOTO: COURTESY OF PALIHOTE SAN DIEGO
BEST INTERIOR DESIGN GROUP
Dawson Design Group
Point Loma Heights dawsondesigngroup.com
BEST DESIGN RESOURCE
Kern & Co. Design
Solana Beach kerncodesigns.com
BEST INTERIOR DESIGNER
Ginger Rabe Designs
Carlsbad gingerrabedesigns.com
BEST KITCHEN DESIGNER
Lars Remodeling & Design
Kearny Mesa larsremodel.com
BEST LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
TeamG7 Landscape Design & Build
Carlsbad teamg7.com
BEST LIGHTING
Tazz Lighting
Miramar tazzlighting.com
BEST LUXURY MATTRESS
Snooze Mattress Company
Oceanside snoozemattresscompany.com
BEST LUXURY BEDDING
Between The Sheets
BEST LUXURY FURNISHINGS
Nativa Interiors
La Jolla and Solana Beach nativainteriors.com
BEST LUXURY ONE-STOP SHOP
Le Dimora
Pacific Highlands Ranch ledimora.com
BEST LUXURY REMODELER
Kaminskiy Design & Remodel
Carmel Mountain Ranch, kaminskiyhomeremodeling.com
Siblings and founders Hailey and Maxwell Waitt worked with ML Design Co. to craft Orli La Jolla’s beautiful interiors BY JASON SPETH
BEST LUXURY STONE RESOURCE
European Bath Kitchen Tile & Stone
Solana Beach europeanlv.com
BEST LUXURY AGENT
Sonja Huter, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
BEST MOTHER-DAUGHTER DUO
Marti & Maxine Gellens, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
BEST AGENT TO THE STARS
Jason Saks, The Altman Brothers
BEST AGENT: COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Delorine Jackson, The Jackson Team
BEST AGENT: CARMEL VALLEY
Garret Milligan, Compass
BEST AGENT: CARLSBAD
Christina Thomas, Pacific Sotheby’s
International Realty christinathomas.com
BEST AGENT: CORONADO
Scott Aurich, Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty
BEST AGENTS: DEL MAR
Eric Iantorno and Pilar Meza, Eric Iantorno & Associates
BEST AGENT: DOWNTOWN
Lisa Padilla, Compass
BEST AGENT: ENCINITAS
Christian Potter, Compass
BEST AGENT: LA JOLLA VILLAGE
Vidi Revelli, The Oppenheim Group
BEST AGENT: MUIRLANDS
Greg Noonan, Greg Noonan & Associates
BEST AGENT: MISSION HILLS
Bryan Lee, Coldwell Banker West
BEST AGENT: POWAY
Lindsay Dunlap, The Dunlap Team
BEST AGENT: RANCHO SANTA FE
Tim Van Damm, Tim Van Damm & Associates
BEST AGENT: SAN DIEGO
Clinton Selfridge, Clinton Selfridge Group
BEST AGENT: SOLANA BEACH
Dane Soderberg, Compass
BEST AGENT: UPTOWN
Andrew Valencia, The Valencia Group
andrewvalencia.agent.bhhscalifornia.com
BEST LUXURY REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Barry Estates
BEST COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FIRM
Retail Insite
BEST DEVELOPER
Bosa Development
BEST MORTGAGE BROKER
Adam Crecion, AmeriHome Mortgage
BEST LUXURY RENTAL BROKERAGE
The Combs Group
Del Mar combsgrp.com
BEST LUXURY RESIDENTIAL SALE
The Ora House by Blue Heron
La Jolla blueheron.com
BEST NEW STAYCATION
Palihotel San Diego
Gaslamp Quarter palisociety.com/hotels/san-diego
BEST TRIED-AND-TRUE STAYCATION
Omni La Costa Resort & Spa
Carlsbad omnihotels.com
BEST STAYCATION FOR COUPLES
Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa
Rancho Santa Fe ranchovalencia.com
BEST STAYCATION FOR THE FAMILY
Hotel del Coronado
Coronado hoteldel.com
BEST STAYCATION FOR GOLF LOVERS
The Lodge at Torrey Pines
La Jolla lodgetorreypines.com
BEST HOTEL MEMBERSHIP
Fairmont Grand Del Mar
BEST BAYSIDE LUXURY RESORT
San Diego Mission Bay Resort
BEST SEASIDE LUXURY HOTEL
L’Auberge Del Mar
BEST HIDDEN HIDEAWAY
Orli La Jolla
BEST BEACHFRONT HIDEAWAY
La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club
BEST BOUTIQUE HOTEL
The Brick Hotel
Oceanside thebrickhotel.com
BEST OCEANFRONT POOL
The Seabird Resort
Oceanside theseabirdresort.com
BEST COASTAL GETAWAY
Alila Marea Beach Resort
Encinitas alilahotels.com
BEST ROOFTOP POOL
Pendry San Diego
Gaslamp District pendry.com/san-diego
BEST RESORT ACTIVITIES
Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa
Mission Bay catamaranresort.com
BEST WEEKEND GETAWAY
Temecula Creek Inn
BEST SOUTH-OF-THE-BORDER GETAWAY
Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal
Cabo San Lucas waldorfastorialoscabospedregal.com
BEST CASINO: COACHELLA VALLEY
Agua Caliente
Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage and Palm Springs aguacalientecasinos.com
BEST LOCAL CASINO
Harrah’s Resort Southern California
Funner harrahssocal.com
BEST PRIVATE AVIATION
Schubach Aviation
Carlsbad schubachaviation.com
BEST ESTATE PLANNERS
Van Dyke Trusts & Estates Law
BEST BUSINESS LITIGATION FIRM
The Coopersmith Law Firm
BEST ATTORNEY
Erwin J. Shustak, Shustak Reynolds & Partners, P.C.
BEST LAW FIRM
Buchalter
BEST FAMILY LAW FIRM
Antonyan Miranda, LLP
BEST BANK
PNC Bank San Diego
BEST WEALTH ADVISOR
The Winfield Group
BEST LUXURY AUTO DEALERSHIP
O’Gara Coach San Diego
La Jolla ogaracoachsandiego.com
BEST AUTO SERVICE
Hoehn Motors
Carlsbad and Temecula hoehnmotors.com
BEST SENIOR LIVING
Pacifica Senior Living Multiple locations
Multiple locations pacificaseniorliving.com
BEST INDEPENDENT
Living Community Belmont Village
Multiple locations belmontvillage.com
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