Iris Food and Spirits, San Diego

Located along rustic yet upscale Carmel Valley Road, this bistro offers winemakers' dinners, but they take it to a new level. Their special reservation-only beer-accompanied dinners also treat the suds as a worthy addition to an indulgent dining experience. During long summer nights, diners can gaze at white cranes flying across the most beautiful wetland area in San Diego county, the Los Penasquitos Lagoon. The "Fish and Chips – not!" features fried fish fillets with a mound of mashed sweet potatoes. On Tuesdays, it's BYOB night when corkage fees are waived so diners can enjoy a bottle from their own collections. - deTraci Regula

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