62 PUNCHMAGAZINE.COM FURTHER FOODIE FAVES + RED HOT CHILLI PEPPER: Indo-Chinese cuisine with a trendy red-and-black dining room. + TOWN: West Coast wines, wood-fired rotisserie chicken and tender steaks. + ISARN GARDEN THAI CUISINE: Easygoing Thai restaurant serving standout stir-fries, soups and curries. + JOHNSTON’S SALTBOX: New American fare with a sprawling outdoor patio. + MINTS & HONEY SAN CARLOS: Creative brunch offerings along with coffee and milk tea. + THE REFUGE: Renowned for its hand-carved pastrami sandwiches. boasts an open-view kitchen, burnished concrete walls, hanging plants and pendant lights. For a one-of-a-kind experience, Auto Vino can’t be beat. This venture is what happens when you unite the guy behind Woodside Vineyards, an Italian sports car aficionado and a restauranteur. A storage facility for luxury, rare vintage and exotic cars, it also offers tastings, woodfired pizza and tri-tip sandwiches on the weekgo to town thesanfranciscopeninsula.com ends. What’s more luxurious than having your glass of cabernet in the presence of a Cadillac? By car, by foot or by air, the city of San Carlos may be small but it has plenty to offer the adventurous day tripper. {due west} PHOTOGRAPHY: IRENE SEARLES / COURTESY OF MINTS & HONEY / COURTESY OF JOHNSTON’S SALTBOX
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