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As a complement to the Readers' Choice favorites, we weigh in with the restaurants, chefs, and culinary experiences currently capturing our attention — places that continue to shape San Diego's dynamic dining scene through creativity, hospitality, and an unmistakable point of view. BRANDON HERNÁNDEZ, TERRYL GAVRE, AND MIA PARK BEST RESTAURANTS 2026 Editor ' Pick Chinese cuisine is so standardized in the U.S., it's almost clichéd, but not at 24 Suns. From an inauspicious inland Oceanside strip-mall space, youthful Addison alums with Michelin-star skills and oodles of ingenuity are quietly pumping out unique dishes which honor Far East traditions while integrating nods to American takeout culture. A menu changing with each micro-season (aka, "sun") is rife with fresh ingredients plucked from SoCal farms, adding vibrancy to wok-fried and claypot vegetable dishes. Meanwhile, brown-butter fried chicken with soy caramel, a thorough exploration of duck, and langoustines served in the style of world-famous chef Joël Robuchon please from a protein perspective. B.H. Rancho Bernardo Inn has a long and storied culinary history, having been helmed by the likes of Patrick Ponsaty and Gavin Kaysen. Now, the luxury property is under the direction of Anthony Kinsella (Juniper & Ivy, Chateau Marmont, Daniel Boulud's The Dinex Group), marking a new and delicious chapter for its fine-dining spot, Avant. There, bluefin tuna with spicy tomato ponzu and an artful take on a wedge salad give way to mains like grilled branzino with haricot verts almondine and a Mediterranean surf-and-turf duo of scallops and pork belly. The newly appointed toque's creativity is topped only by incredibly affordable prix fixe options (three courses of one's choosing for $79 or four courses for $89). B.H. 24 SUNS: PHOTOGRAPHY BY DEANNA SANDOVAL AVANT: PHOTO COURTESY OF RANCHO BERNARDO INN ranchandcoast.com 24 Suns Avant Best Inland Gem: Avant Most Inventive Cultural Spin: 24 Suns