Back to the table: Top 10 new South Bay restaurants in 2021
by Richard Foss At the outset of 2021 I wasn’t expecting improvement in the local dining scene. Openings in 2020 had been better than expected, but those projects were already in the pipeline, and one might expect few new ones to be planned. Surely investors would be cautious due to the ban on indoor dining, staffing problems, and all the other COVID-19 problems. I was very wrong. Over 50 restaurants opened in our area, and deciding which to feature as the top 10 was very difficult. As always there were some judgment calls. Dash Dashi opened so late in the year that I moved them into 2022. I would have included Little French Bakery in my list of best eateries based on their excellent sandwiches and snacks, but give them an honorable mention because the menu is limited, and those are a small part of their operation. El Goloso on Pacific Coast Highway earned an honorable mention, too, because their food is excellent and modestly priced, but they didn’t bring any particular innovation to the area, and all the winners did. I also took value for money into account, which edged out some places that offered very good experiences, but at prices much higher than comparable experiences at…
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