San Diegos Stingaree Named To City Magazines Top 101 Restaurants In America



The Restaurant at Stingaree located in the heart of San Diego's famed Gaslamp Quarter is distinctly named one of the top 101 Restaurants in America by CITY magazine in the Summer Food & Entertaining issue, released this month. Spanning the United States for the best in culinary delights, CITY magazine writers visited 55 American cities to decide on their top 101 restaurants.

Opened in January 2006, The Restaurant at Stingaree's Executive Chef Antonio Friscia has led the 90-seat restaurant in tantalizing cuisine, with a fresh and creative flare. Situated on the first floor of the three story venue, The Restaurant at Stingaree treats guests to a luxurious dining ambiance with elements such as a 35 foot cascading waterwall, plush private booths and down-tempo tunes, including weekly live jazz nights, to ensure a luxurious dining experience. The minimalist, contemporary interior design paired with the use of vibrant colors and textures yields a decidedly warm, comfortable feel.

Chef Friscia has developed an equally creative menu that combines ingredients from around the world with fresh produce from local vendors such as Chino Farms to create what he describes as a "hybrid" of cuisines. Dishes are not limited to simply Italian or French flavors, but rather draw influences from an array of different cultures. Epicureans delight in the fact that dinner items remain savory and seasonal with a menu that evolves every month and utilizes local, organic produce, meats and seafood at the height of freshness.

Further enhancing the dining experience at The Restaurant at Stingaree is the extensive wine list and wine by the glass program cultivated by Friscia, whose designation as an Advanced Sommelier rounds out his extraordinary repertoire. The Restaurant at Stingaree also offers a complete mixed drink and martini menu with creative concoctions such as the "Berry Manilow" martini featuring Finlandia Wild Berries Vodka, Absolut Mandarin, sweet and sour, lemonade and fresh lemon and strawberries and the "Get Fresh" mixed drink featuring Bacardi Limon, Cointreau, Club Soda, fresh blackberries, blueberries and raspberries, mint leaves and lime.

Created by San Diego-based real estate and entertainment development company, EnDev Enterprises, Stingaree is a 22,500 square foot dining and entertainment venue including a 7,500 square foot rooftop "Oasis." Stingaree was named to Conde Nast Traveler magazine's 2007 "Hot List" as one of the 25 hottest new nightclubs in the country, as well as one of the 10 hottest new bars in the country in a national poll featured on MSN.com.

Stingaree is located at 454 Sixth Avenue in downtown San Diego. For more information, please visit



San Diegos Stingaree Named To City Magazines Top 101 Restaurants In America