Catania · San Diego
Rooftop coastal Italian above La Jolla village
We send guests up to the third floor of the La Plaza building, on the historic corner of Wall and Girard, where Catania opens onto one of the best rooftop perches in La Jolla. The terrace looks out over the village rooftops to the Pacific, and at sunset the room earns its reputation as one of the most coveted reservations on the coast. It is a relaxed but elevated setting, the kind of place we send people for an anniversary, a long lunch on the weekend, or a sunset table with a bottle of something Sicilian.
The kitchen builds an authentic coastal Italian menu, drawn from a road trip its founders took across Italy and anchored in the philosophy that simpler is better. At the center of it sits Beatrice, a 5,000-pound wood-burning oven that turns out the handcrafted pizzas: the Sicilian Pist
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Hours of operation
- Monday: 16:00 – 20:30
- Tuesday: 16:00 – 20:30
- Wednesday: 16:00 – 20:30
- Thursday: 16:00 – 20:30
- Friday: 16:00 – 21:00
- Saturday: 11:30 – 21:00
- Sunday: 11:30 – 20:30
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