Coast Highway Oceanside, CA – The Food Crawl

 

If you’ve visited Oceanside, California 10 (heck even 5) years ago, you haven’t been to Oceanside, California. The culture, local attractions, and most of all, the food have dramatically changed in the last several years. So much so, that these little craft restaurants are taking home some of the most prestigious titles for food and (my husband’s favorite) craft beer. So logically, it’s been a longtime goal of ours to turn Coast Highway into one our favorite past times, The Ultimate Food Crawl.

The food crawl rules are pretty basic.

1. Pick 4 restaurants or bars.
2. Split up your courses over the establishments, making it possible to eat or taste a variety of appetizers, entrees or desserts at each location.
3. Grab a drink at each spot.
4. Document, rate, Instagram as you see fit (obvi)!

Fun Right?!

Since our mini is so in love with food, we decided to bring her and a couple of our favorite foodies along for the ride.

Bagby Beer Company

Jeff Bagby has been one of our favorite brewers from way back (when he was the mastermind behind Pizza Port and winning multiple “Best Large Brewpub” awards) so when we heard that he was planning a massive brewery and restaurant- well, we counted down the days until opening. We knew we wanted to do appetizers here, mostly because the boys didn’t want to wait to have a Bagby brewski.

Must Eats & Drinks:

• Belgian Street Frites with the best friggin truffle aioli dip ever. Seriously it’s last meal status.
• Chips and Salsa. I mean, what goes better with beer?!
• Beer Flights

Flying Pig Pub & Kitchen

The Flying Pig has a special place in our hearts because we went there religiously when we lived near the beach. It’s everything you’d want for comfort food, and the aesthetic is so much fun. The best part of this eatery is that the menu eclectic and if you ask, the owner (a Sommelier) will come over and pair a few drinks with your food. Oh and don’t forget to ask about the specials!

Must Eats:

• Bacon Mac and Cheese – duh!

Privateer Coal Fire Pizza

Warning!!! You will eat a lot at this place. This spot was my go-to when I’m pregnant. I often joke with my hubs and mini, that he reason she loves bread, tomato sauce and cheese so much is because of Privateer. It’s great atmosphere, you can sit at the long community tables, or in your own private booth. May favorite bar is their creative menu.

Must Eats: 

• Margherita Pie
• Fennel Sausage Pie

Local Tap House Kitchen

There’s a reason that we had LTH run anchor in this race. There is no doubt there is some killer apps and entrees here, but the reason why we keep coming back is their dessert.

Must Eats:

• S’mores in jar! There is layer after layer of goodness. Trust me, it wont disappoint.
• Orange Honey Goat Cheese Beignets. Best thing you’ve ever eaten. EVER!
• A fantastic cup of coffee

 Photos by Ariana Velazquez