Flavors of Old Town

Welcome to the Flavors of Old Town. The restaurants of Old Town San Diego are offering culinary arts specials to festival goers. The restaurants of Old Town are known for their cuisine and ambiance. During the Old Town San Diego Art Festival, visit the Old Town restaurants, taste of Flavors of Old Town, and enjoy the festival menu specials. See you at the Old Town San Diego Art Festival, September 20-21, 2008. To learn more about the restaurants participating in the Flavors of Old Town visit the links below:

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Acapulco Restaurant y Cantina 2467 Juan St. 619-260-8124 Entire Menu 20% Off with Coupon available at the Festival Information Booths
Alamo 2502 San Diego Ave. 619-296-1112 Three Rolled Chicken Flautas with spicy southwest sauce $3.95 all day long
Berta's Latin American 3928 Twiggs St. 619-295-2343 Free appetizer Peruvian Papas or Colombian Tostones with entrée
Cafe Coyote 2461 San Diego Ave. 619-291-4695 Free Flan with any Traditional Plate
Café Pacifica  2414 San Diego Ave. 619-291-6666 3 Course Meal - Soup or Salad, Entrée & Dessert | Price Fixed Menu
Casa de Reyes 2754 Calhoun St. 619-220-5040 The heritage restaurants of Old Town’s Plaza del Pasado, are presenting special menu items in honor of the Art Festival.  Chef Jose Santiago and his able crew of food artisans have assembled a delectable ensemble of tasty meals for lunch or dinner—just for the weekend.  Chef Jose acknowledges the chance to be creative, “Those of us behind the grill relish the time to present unique tastes to our guests. The art festival gives us a perfect opportunity to showcase the things we can do with special menu items.  We look forward to seeing our guests enjoy the experience.” Each ensemble is a package of appetizer, entrée, and dessert—specially prepared for art festival patrons. At Casa de Reyes, the ensemble features a Shrimp & Mango Ceviche, Sauté shrimp with blue corn polenta, black bean-corn relish with jalapeno-corn sauce, and Banana cheesecake chimichanga with strawberry sauce.
Casa Guadalajara	4105 Taylor St.	619-295-5111
Cold Stone Creamery 2448 San Diego Ave. 619-543-9057 Mango Ice Cream or Root Beer Float $3.00
Cosmopolitan Restaurant 2660 Calhoun St. 619-209-3525 One heritage restaurants of Old Town’s Plaza del Pasado, is the famous Cosmopolitan, one of the first hotels in San Diego. The Cosmo will feature a Shrimp & Crab Cocktail, griddle-seared salmon filet with saffron potatoes, prickly pear sauce and fried spinach and it finishes with a flourish with Banana cheesecake chimichanga with bananas foster. The Cosmopolitan will also host the Festival’s Wine Tasting—vintners from Central and South America, Mexico, Spain, and California will be on hand for the tasting. There will be free appetizers, live music, and four tastings for $15. Chef Jose Santiago and his able crew of food artisans have assembled a delectable ensemble of tasty meals for lunch or dinner—just for the weekend.  Chef Jose acknowledges the chance to be creative, “Those of us behind the grill relish the time to present unique tastes to our guests. The art festival gives us a perfect opportunity to showcase the things we can do with special menu items.  We look forward to seeing our guests enjoy the experience.”
El Fandango 2734 Calhoun St. 619-298-2860 15% off all food items, with coupon available at Festival Information Booths
Fred's Mexican Café 2470 San Diego Ave. 619-858-6226 Fred's Mexican Café will be offering a free sampling of their famous Chicken Chingaderas with Acapulco dip. These free samples will be available at their front entrance from 2 pm to 4 pm, on Saturday, Sept. 16th and Sunday, Sept. 17th.
Jack & Giulio's Italian 2391 San Diego Ave. 619-294-2074 Cioppino Del Artiiste
Jolly Boy Saloon 4016 Wallace St. 619-291-3200 The heritage restaurants of Old Town’s Plaza del Pasado, are presenting special menu items in honor of the Art Festival. At The Jolly Boy, the ensemble brings together Mexican Bruschetta with Balsamic Glaze, Shrimp potato-stuffed poblano pepper with cilantro rice, black bean puree and roasted red pepper sauce, and topped off with Banana cheesecake Xango with banana/strawberry puree. Chef Jose acknowledges the chance to be creative, “Those of us behind the grill relish the time to present unique tastes to our guests. The art festival gives us a perfect opportunity to showcase the things we can do with special menu items.  We look forward to seeing our guests enjoy the experience.” Each ensemble is a package of appetizer, entrée, and dessert—specially prepared for art festival patrons.
Korky's Ice Cream & Coffee 2371 San Diego Ave. 619-297-3080 Double scoop for price of one $3.00
Living Room Coffeehouse 2541 San Diego Ave. 619-325-4445 Mahi Mahi with Mango Chili Sauce
New Orleans Creole Café	2476 San Diego Ave.	619-542-1698
O'Hungrys Café	2547 San Diego Ave.	619-298-0133
Old Town Mexican Café  2489 San Diego Ave. 619-297-4330 Half Price Flour Quesdilla
Pizza Bella 2707 Congress St. 1P 619-299-9830 20% Off Entire Menu
Rancho Corona	2543 Congress St	619-291-9478
Rancho La Lena 2367 San Diego Ave. 619-298-4514 Mexican Red Mole
Rockin' Baja Lobster 3890 Twiggs St. 619-260-0305 Tequila Lime Shrimp 1/2 Price
Spicy Mexican Grill	2415 San Diego Ave.	619-574-2621
Zócalo Grill 2444 San Diego Ave. 619-298-9840 Haznelnut Dessert Taco with Agavero infused berries/Cuban Bread Salad with Seared Ahi
Click here to enter to win $100.00 in ArtFest Bucks. If you have a question, comment, or want additional information, sign up for the Old Town San Diego Art Festival Email List. See you at the Old Town San Diego Art Festival, September 20-21, 2008.