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Frommer's Exceptional

Since 1965, San Diegans have come to high-rise Mister A's for proms, anniversaries, power meals, and other special occasions. A reported $1-million makeover under the stewardship of one of San Diego's most successful restaurateurs, Bertrand Hug, turned the original Mister A's, with its dark red-velvet interiors and cocktail waitresses in campy one-shouldered gowns, into Bertrand at Mister A's -- an elegant, bright, sophisticated space with an array of modern art. The seasonal menu is modern American with a French/Mediterranean twist (think veal medallions, bouillabaisse, and Maine lobster strudel). A bar/patio menu gives diners on a budget access to the unsurpassed vistas. Hug is also the proprietor of romantic Mille Fleurs in the North County neighborhood of Rancho Santa Fe.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's San Diego 2009, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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