If you’ve ever leaned over a stranger’s lap on the inbound flight to San Diego, wanting to breathe in every light from America’s finest city below, then you must dine at Bertrand at Mister A’s.  Located on the twelfth floor of a Banker’s Hill building, Mister A’s offers a dazzling view of downtown—-and a menu that does for your taste buds what the view does for your eyes.


Once a velvet-swathed restaurant with a dress code so strict that the hostess would provide rental jackets to underdressed men, this San Diego classic was renovated in 2000 when Bertrand Hug bought the restaurant. Now a modern classic with Stephane Voitzwinkler as chef, Bertrand at Mister A’s offers a wide range of seasonally-changing menu options.

Warm pumpkin-squash soups comfort diners in the fall and fruit-infused mixed green salads refresh in the spring.  Entrees range from grilled, gorgonzola-encrusted Angus beef tenderloin to the pan-seared scallops and lobster-tail combination.  Be sure to save room for dessert – crème brulee to chocolate mousse soufflés will surely delight you.

 
Insider’s Tip:  While parking is more abundant than in the neighboring Gaslamp Quarter, sometimes valet the only way to go. Be sure you have cash on you.