Wormwood

San Diego’s first absinthe bar and restaurant brings a sophisticated drinking and dining experience to University Heights. Small plates and shareable entrees feature modern French takes, including luxurious dishes like Regiis Ova Caviar served with avocado, meyer lemon, masa and feuilles de brick or confit de canard over Parisian gnocchi, banana vinegar beurre blanc, parsnips, and annatto oil. The cocktail program showcases more than 30 absinthes sourced from Europe, New York, Louisiana, and other distilleries, which you can enjoy in the traditional fashion of early 20th-century Paris, served from slow-drip fountains with a cube of sugar. Or you can choose from a cocktail menu showcasing revisited absinthe classics and a selection of non-absinthe drinks. Like its sister restaurants, Tahona Bar and Botanica, Wormwood intends to be a place of education about this mysterious, often misunderstood spirit.
How to book: Reservations are recommended and can be made online. Walk-ins are accepted if seating is available.

Wormwood brings a brand new drinking and dining adventure to University Heights as San Diego’s first absinthe bar, showcasing nearly 40 absinthes sourced from Europe, New York, Louisiana, and other distilleries. Like Tahona Bar and Botanica, its sister cocktail venues, Wormwood will also be a place of education about this mysterious, often misunderstood spirit. Enjoy absinthe in the traditional fashion of early 20th-century Paris, served from beautiful slow-drip fountains with a sugar cube, or choose from a cocktail menu showcasing revisited absinthe classics and a selection of non-absinthe drinks.
How to book: Walk-ins are accepted if seating is available; otherwise, reserve a table online.