Restaurants & Bars
Oceanside's Dija Mara Michelin-Recognized For Affordable Eats
A delicious dining experience at a reasonable price is the point of Michelin's Bib Gourmand list, with 45 new eateries added in 2021.
OCEANSIDE, CA — The 2021 Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand list for California was announced last week with 45 restaurants added.
Newly added to the list was Dija Mara on the Coast Hwy in Oceanside. The Michelin Guide had this to say about the Balinese-inspired restaurant, "You’ll find some serious Indonesian cooking here. Excellent nasi goreng combines fried rice with shrimp, pork belly, chicken and the yolk of a sunny egg, while charred eggplant with smoked tomato sambal and crispy fried shallots is a textural and flavor-forward delight."
If you are not familiar with this list, it is intended to provide exceptional dining options without breaking the budget. Bib Gourmand "restaurants offer a full menu of a starter, main course and dessert, making it possible to order two courses and a glass of wine or dessert for around $40 or less (tax and gratuity not included)."
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The list includes casual taquerias, barbecue joints, neighborhood eateries in strip malls, and fine dining establishments. The list only includes restaurants making their first appearance in 2021.
- ASA South (Los Gatos)
- Bee Taqueria (Los Angeles)
- Bettina (Montecito)
- Callie (San Diego)
- Cesarina (San Diego)
- CHAAK Kitchen (Tustin)
- Chifa (Los Angeles)
- Ciccia Osteria (San Diego)
- Colapasta (Santa Monica)
- Corazon Cocina (Santa Barbara)
- Dija Mara (Oceanside)
- Dumpling Home (San Francisco)
- Fable & Spirit (Newport Beach)
- FOB Kitchen (Oakland)
- FolkTable (Sonoma)
- Heritage Barbecue (San Juan Capistrano)
- Horn Barbecue (Oakland)
- iTalico (Palo Alto)
- Jiang Nan Spring (Alhambra)
- Kazan (Beverly Hills)
- Khan Saab Desi Craft Kitchen (Fullerton)
- Khom Loi (Sebastopol)
- Konbi (Los Angeles)
- La Azteca (Los Angeles)
- Loquita (Santa Barbara)
- Los Carnalitos (Hayward) (Redwood City)
- Luscious Dumplings (Los Angeles)
- Mentone (Aptos)
- Morning Glory (San Diego)
- New Dumpling (El Cerrito)
- Nixtaco (Roseville)
- Oliver's Osteria Mare e Monti (Laguna Beach)
- Pho 79 (Garden Grove)
- Range Life (Livermore)
- Routier (San Francisco)
- Spinning Bones (Alameda)
- Taquería El Paisa (Oakland)
- Tacos Oscar (Oakland)
- Tony's Seafood (Marshall)
- Top Hatters Kitchen (San Leandro)
- Tumbi (Santa Monica)
- Um.ma (San Francisco)
- Valley (Sonoma)
- WoodSpoon (Los Angeles)
- Yue Huang (Sacramento)
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