California Modern
Anybody who thinks San Diego doesn’t have seasons should look around our kitchen.
It’s easy to forget when you live in a place like San Diego, where it’s beautiful year-round, but we’re not supposed to eat strawberries all the time. Or asparagus. Or cherry tomatoes. Food is supposed to be seasonal, and there’s a time of year when everything is at its absolute peak of flavor. That’s when you’ll find it on the menu at California Modern.
There’s just no tomato like a perfect summer tomato, and nothing like the taste of sweet corn that’s at its height of freshness. And when you take perfect ingredients like these and artfully combine them to create dishes with pure, intensified flavors and interesting flavor combinations, you end up with a delicious reflection of that particular time and place.
So if you’re interested in experiencing the culinary essence of San Diego on a plate, come have dinner at California Modern.
Modern Bar
Pure, intensified flavors don’t just happen on
the plate.
Like our menu, we think it’s important what you drink also be approached with a certain sensibility, whether it’s pairing an interesting wine with your meal or introducing you to a seasonally driven cocktail that was inspired by what’s going on in the kitchen.
In the Modern Bar, we use fresh fruits and vegetables, herbs and spices, and fine spirits when we create our seasonal cocktails, like the very popular "Bee Sting" made with kumquats, honey, ginger and lemongrass. These drinks taste flavorful, but they’re also visually appealing libations. And best of all they can be made with or without alcohol without losing any of their invention.
Our wine list is open to cultural influences from all corners of civilization, not just California (though we have a lot of home-grown favorites). So whether you’re into chardonnay, pinot noir and cabernet sauvignon, or albarino, grenache and tempranillo, you’ll find a wine that’s right for you.
