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NINE-TEN Restaurant

A commitment to innovative cuisine using only the freshest local produce makes NINE-TEN Restaurant, a La Jolla dining “must” for culinary aficionados. This intimate restaurant, led by award-winning Chef Jason Knibb, offers the perfect combination of sophistication, casual elegance and an ideal location along La Jolla’s historic Prospect Street.

At NINE-TEN La Jolla you will enjoy the best of the harvest from local artisan farmers where produce is selected daily for the restaurant’s Evolving California Cuisine.

The bounty of the sea is also featured with local fish selections and items arriving daily from Hawaii and the North Pacific and Atlantic regions. Special prix fixe dining menus are available and feature matching wines from the extensive wine cellar.

 		NINE-TEN Restaurant Sous-Vide Scallops

Al fresco La Jolla dining is offered on the sidewalk patio or outdoor, ocean-view terrace. Three private dining rooms are also available for parties up to 75. The service is enthusiastic and spirited, while gracious and unassuming. The staff is exceptionally well trained and educated on food and preparation methods, as well as wine selections and pairings.

Every visit to NINE-TEN La Jolla will tantalize with fresh cuisine that embraces the bounty of nature’s harvest.

NINE-TEN Awards:

  • "Wine Spectator Award of Excellence" - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 for having one of the most outstanding wine lists in the world
  • 2008 “Best Restaurants in San Diego” Reader’s Choice Awards – San Diego Magazine
    • Best Hotel Restaurant
  • 2008 “Silver Fork Award” – San Diego Home/Garden & Lifestyles Magazine
  • 2008 Gold Medallion Award Nominee:  Best California/American Restaurant Fine Dining – San Diego Restaurant Association
  • 2008 Zagat Survey® Recognition:
    • NINE-TEN Food:  Score of 26 (extraordinary to perfection)
    • NINE-TEN Décor:  Score of 22 (very good to excellent)
    • NINE-TEN Service:  Score of 24 (very good to excellent)
  • 2008 “Best of the Best” Reader’s Choice Awards – Ranch & Coast Magazine
    • Best Restaurant/American
    • Best Bartender/Michael Yen
  • 2007 “Best Restaurants in San Diego” Reader’s Choice Awards – San Diego Magazine
    • Best of the Best Restaurant (Moderate Category)
    • Best Hotel Restaurant
  • 2006 Gold Medallion Award:  Best Hotel Fine Dining Restaurant – San Diego Restaurant Association
  • 2006 Best Hotel Restaurant - Ranch & Coast Magazine
  • 2005 “Best of La Jolla” Reader’s Choice Awards – La Jolla Light Newspaper
    • Best Overall Restaurant
    • Best Chef, Jason Knibb
    • Best Wine List
    • Best Lunch
    • Best Bartender
    • Best Waiter
  • 2005 Best Hotel Restaurant - 944 Magazine
  • 2005 Best Restaurant Remake – San Diego Reader

NINE-TEN ACCOLADES:

  • Flavors that make your palate dance – 2008 ZAGAT Guide
  • If you're looking for the meaning of California cuisine, you'll find it here - Gourmet Magazine
  • It’s one of the most exciting restaurants in San Diego.  Every dish here is worth trying – San Diego Home/Garden & Lifestyles
  • Taste interesting, ingredient-conscious dishes from Jason Knibb – Sunset Magazine
  • Superbly crafted and executed menus - Frommers, San Diego
  • One of the Year’s Most Exciting Discoveries – Los Angeles Times
  • One of "Americas Best Restaurants - Gourmet Magazine
  • Plate after plate, I thought I’d been whisked off to San Francisco, New York or foodie heaven – San Diego Reader
  • NINE-TEN is La Jolla's Quintessential Restaurant - San Diego Union-Tribune
  • It's what he's (Jason) doing at NINE-TEN that has him soaring high on our radar - Riviera Magazine
  • At a time when market fresh is the expectation in California cuisine, Knibb is among the more adventurous chefs that not only use fresh ingredients from small farms but also turn them into big flavors – Décor & Style
  • The menu offers tasting portions of all the main courses and makes experimenting a pleasure – Travel & Leisure
  • NINE-TEN has once again become one of La Jolla's Best Kept Secrets - Ranch & Coast Magazine
  • The Restaurant (NINE-TEN) is a veritable model for other proprietors...as it blends formality, aptitude and friendliness with every swap of your silverware - Gay & Lesbian Times
  • Run, don’t walk to NINE-TEN – La Jolla Village News
  • NINE-TEN Restaurant is a must for foodies - Zagat Guide
  • When your looking for a classy fine dining experience, without the old-guard attitude, this hotel eatery stands alone on La Jolla's culinary scene – Frommers
  • This was the site of the most exciting, exquisite dinner I ate in 2005 – San Diego Reader
  • Featured chef at The James Beard House in 1999, 2002 and 2003.
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