10 Hot Plates

1

Urban Kitchen Group restaurateur Tracy Borkum is developing a casual spin on her Cucina Urbana in place of Kensington’s Fish Public, her seafood eatery that shuttered last year.

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2

Poseidon Project, a tasting room, retail store, and education center for craft beer, is now open in Bay Park.

3

Barrio Star has relaunched as a fast-service concept in its original Bankers Hill digs, with a combined lunch and dinner menu and tacos à la carte. 

4

After more than 50 years in Mission Valley, the piano bar and steakhouse Albie’s Beef Inn will close at the end of the month. 

5

CH Projects, the hospitality collective behind UnderBelly, Soda & Swine, and more, has announced plans for a two-story Little Italy eatery to open next summer.

6

Hillcrest micro-roaster Industrial Grind Coffee has opened a second café in Tierrasanta.

7

Fluxx nightclub’s Jeffrey Fink is branching out into the restaurant world with Madison, an upscale eatery serving Mediterranean and SoCal-inspired fare, opening later this month in University Heights. 

8

Baguette Bros. has set up shop in Kearny Mesa, offering traditional and fusion varieties of bánh mì, along with beer, boba, and coffee.

9

Alfonso’s of La Jolla has closed and will be moving to Solana Beach early next year.

10

Kensington welcomed the long-awaited Stehly Farms Market, the local purveyors’ first foray into a full-service grocery store. A Carlsbad location is slated for next spring.

10 Hot Plates

Baguette Bros. has set up shop in Kearny Mesa , offering traditional and fusion varieties of bánh mì