Best Outdoor Dining

Mediterraneo – The people on one side of the table get a view of the beach on the other you see the cars coming down Pier without having to listen to them or smell them. Both sides get to people watch the plaza in all its variety, so any outdoor diner here gets a view other places would kill for. Best of all is the sight of what’s on the table – real Spanish tapas and modern creations, flanked by glasses of wine from their wide-ranging list. It’s enough to steal your eyes away from that view of the sunset and those cute roller skaters you were watching just a moment ago.
Mediterraneo: 73 Pier Ave, HB (310) 318-2666. www.mediterraneohb.com
Runner-up: Hennessey’s-Hermosa, 8 Pier Ave., HB. (310) 372-5759.