Pierside Kitchen & Bar
Get a table by the window overlooking the pier. Order the fish special and whatever's fresh that day. The sun hits the water right around 6:15, and you're eating dinner instead of watching it disappear from a bar stool.
Fish special. Whatever's caught fresh. The seafood pasta if you want something heavier. Stick with the catch of the day.
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- 610 Avenida Victoria, San Clemente, CA 92672, USA
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