Coastal Traveler - Fall 2008 - (Page 75) coastalguide La Jolla By Robert Plotkin European and South American girls fill La Jolla’s crystaline coves of water. They body surf into shore, and flip-flop to the smoothie shack to flirt with surf rats. Guys in Ferraris and Porsches try to impress the girls with their financial horsepower. Their efforts would be better directed at the women who can be found volleying at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, which also rents hotel rooms. La Jolla is as close as America comes to the South of France. Its Mediterranean stucco architecture reminds one of Antibes and its summertime youth like Juan les Pins. There is nudity at Blacks Beach, at the base of the bluffs, beneath the circling hand-gliders. The best of the beaches, like Windansea, are hewn out of sandstone and deliver perfect reef breaks to surfers. The worst are parking lots for tailgaters with mullets. But La Jolla is more than its beaches. It is a village, cut off from Highway 5, and there is almost never a reason to leave. A perfect La Jolla day begins at the La Valencia Hotel where the sounds of the ocean gently rouse you from sleep. Take your breakfast at the Coffee Cup, shop along Girard Ave., then snorkel at the Cove. After rinsing off, head to Harry’s for lunch followed by an espresso at the Pannikin Cafe. Browse books next door at D.G. Wills until supper at Zenbu. Readings, books on classical studies, philosophy, music & science. 7461 Girard Ave. 858.456.1800 www.dgwillsbooks.com D.G. Wills Books Breakfast and lunch daily. La Jolla’s local breakfast spot. 7545 Girard Ave. 858.454.7381 or www.harryscoffeeshop.com Harry’s Coffee Shop Where to Stay La Valencia Hotel • 132 Prospect St. • 858.454.0771 • www.lavalencia.com Grande Colonial • 910 Prospect St. • 888.530.5766 www.thegrandecolonial.com Hotel Parisi • 1111 Prospect St. • 858.454.1511 • www.hotelparisi.com La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club • 2000 Spindrift Ave. 858.454.7126. • www.ljbtc.com A Coffee house with food, music, art, chess and a fireplace. In the village, shaded by a tree. 7458 Girard Ave. 858.454.5453 Pannikin Coffee House Interesting clothing for real people. Quality & style without the glam. 7426 Girard Ave. 858.459.3974. www.prairiesoul.com Prairie Soul Where to Eat Coffee Cup Cafe • 1109 Wall St. • 858.551.8541 Pannikin • 7458 Girard Ave • 858.454.5453 • Harry’s Coffee Shop 7545 Girard Ave. • 858.454.7381 • www.harryscoffeeshop.com Georges at the Cove • 1250 Prospect St. • 858.454.4244 • www.georgesatthecove.com Sashimi caught by the owner and served in inimitable style. 7660 Fay Ave. 858.454.4540. www.zenbusushi.com Zenbu Sushi Sophisticated breakfast & lunch. Quality ingredients for exceptional pancakes, salads, & soft tacos. 1109 Wall St. 858.551.8514 Coffee Cup Café fall coastaltraveler 75 http://www.dgwillsbooks.com http://www.harryscoffeeshop.com http://www.prairiesoul.com http://www.lavalencia.com http://www.thegrandecolonial.com http://www.hotelparisi.com http://www.ljbtc.com http://www.harryscoffeeshop.com http://www.georgesatthecove.com http://www.zenbusushi.com
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Coastal Traveler - Fall 2008 Coastal Traveler - Fall 2008 Contents Coastal Connoisseur Coastal Picks Coastal Flyer Coastal Driver Coastal Eco Coastal Sociologist Coastal Biker Coastal Snaps Coastal Valet San Diego La Jolla Laguna Beach Malibu Santa Barbara San Luis Obispo Big Sur Carmel Monterey Santa Cruz San Francisco Sausalito Mill Valley Stinson Beach Bolinas Sebastopol Olema Point Reyes Station Fairfax Inverness Marshall, Tomales Petaluma Sonoma Coast Redwood Coast Coastal Traveler - Fall 2008 Coastal Traveler - Fall 2008 - Coastal Traveler - Fall 2008 (Page Cover1) Coastal Traveler - Fall 2008 - Coastal Traveler - Fall 2008 (Page Cover2) Coastal Traveler - Fall 2008 - Coastal Traveler - Fall 2008 (Page 3) Coastal Traveler - Fall 2008 - Contents (Page 4) Coastal Traveler - Fall 2008 - Contents (Page 5) Coastal Traveler - Fall 2008 - Contents (Page 6) Coastal Traveler - Fall 2008 - Contents (Page 7) Coastal Traveler - Fall 2008 - Contents (Page 8) Coastal Traveler - 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