Puffer’s of Pismo

Drooling Over 2016 and Anticipating 2017

2016 was an exciting year of dining around the Central Coast, presenting itself with many new spots opening, some well publicized and eagerly anticipated, some barely noticeable and some just discovered by me for the first time. 2017 also is shaping up to be a banner year of eating out–the economy is providing many with…

They keep coming: Another tiny chef-driven eatery serving inspired creations in an intimate setting. PUFFER’S OF PISMO is the brainchild of the inimitable Charlie Puffer and his conversion of a former–and completely forgettable–winebar into a speakeasy-sort of indoor-outdoor night-spot is complete. I have been watching and waiting for him to get completely dialed-in with regular…

TOP 5 PISMO BEACH RESTAURANTS

Ahhhh… Pismo. Everybody knows Pismo. Over 100 restaurants crammed into a little 20-block area and all of them boasting their Clam Chowder Bread Bowl or BBQ or Clam Strips are WORLD FAMOUS–many with lines out the door of undiscriminating palates. But where can you get GOOD food in Pismo Beach? REAL food–food on par with…