Dining

In the heart of Pacific Beach on Garnet Avenue, Costa Brava, a time-honored Spanish treasure sits tucked behind an arched terracotta canvas awning and lush sprawling vines.

When you walk through the soothing entranceway of Lanna Thai Cuisine, a long-standing fixture of the Pacific Beach ethnic dining scene, you are welcomed by a rustic, iridescent sandstone etching of a pair of bejeweled Thai princesses bowing in gratitude.

In a quaint coastal neighborhood where Pacific Beach merges with Bird Rock, locavores hang loose nursing seasonal margaritas and enjoying classic seafood dishes with a modern oomph.