Jaguar Paw

Barrio Logan is easily one of my top neighborhoods in San Diego. It has so much character and I never get tired of strolling around the area. Recently, some of my friends from San Francisco came to visit, so of course I had to bring them to Barrio Logan, and as we were walking, we stumbled upon this cute sign that immediately intrigued us. I am big on color and cool fonts, especially love dark contrasting tones, so this 'Jaguar Paw' sign really marked off all of those for me.Upon entering, to our surprise, we learned that the restaurant was in its pop-up trial to gather initial insight on how to run the restaurant. They wanted to maintain a lowkey vibe and did not want to publicize it on social media, so that they could sort out the kinks slowly, as people organically come and go. When I heard this, this actually made me gain a lot of respect for their concept since I've seen many restaurants just immediately jump into it, which often causes a lot of gaps in service. I can tell this place really cares about wanting to deliver a quality experience from A-Z!The Jaguar Paw team's goal is to create a fresh seafood restaurant paired with a listening bar. They plan to have local DJ's coming in to spin and based off their playlist when we visited, I foresee them doing a great job with their DJ selection. Their entire playlist was already on point and was heavily focused on soul music. Think music along the lines of Thee Sacred Souls, Bobby Oroza, Thee Sinseers, The Altons, & etc. The spot is super cute too, decorated with green and pink hues, and after talking to the server, we found out that a lot of the decorations in there were DIY (e.g., the spraypainted styrofoam part of the wall, which we were very impressed with). They even provide you adorable little wet towels on a pretty ceramic dish, so that you can clean off your hands prior to your meal. During our trip, we were able to try a few cocktails and seafood dishes. The cocktails are incredibly well made here and I LOVED the tiny crane origami that they incorporate into some of the cocktails. So cute and fun! They mostly serve craft soju cocktails, natural wines and local craft beer here, and the options are great.As for the seafood dishes, these had amazing flavor and the presentation was so well thought out. Everything here is made fresh, including the chips that you use to scoop your ceviche. The chef came to speak with us too and mentioned how he's in the process of doing a lot of R&D work. From there, he ended up bringing out some things for us to try for free, such as his homemade vegetable chips, as well as a matcha dessert topped with toasted sesame seeds.Just wow - we were so grateful and impressed with his spontaneous vision in creating these on the spot for us. Although Jaguar Paw is still in its early days, I truly hope that this restaurant flourishes, as their team is extremely creative and clearly very skilled in the culinary department.I plan to be back and Jaguar Paw has simply skyrocketed my already immense love for Barrio Logan!

Jaguar Paw is another new listening bar that has popped up in the SD area. It's located in the heart of Barrio Logan across the street from where a renown taqueria recently closed. The inside of the suite had ten two-top tables and six stools at the bar for seating. A disco ball hung from the ceiling while the interior decor had beige and salmon as primary colors. Two sets of customers were at the bar when I arrived so I took a spot at one of the tables. Soft instrumental music was being played from the speakers.The menu at the time was comprised of eight cocktails, four beers, and four wines for drinks. Three types of food were available... Fish Dip, Sardine Crudo, and Oysters. I picked the Fish Dip and the Oysters to go with a Gimlet mocktail. Lemongrass, basil, and soda water were the main ingredients in the sparkly non-alcoholic drink. The Fish Dip came first and featured smoked skipper mixed with creme fraiche, tomato, habanero, house pickles, and lemonette. A set of crackers was provided on the side of the serving tin to scoop up the dip which had a nice blend of savory and tartness.The medium sized raw oysters were served as a trio topped with salsa kyoto, sunumono, and togarashi. The taste was fine, I just wish there were more pieces for $12. I don't know how often items on the menu are rotated, but a few more food choices would be ideal. The bartender came over to serve my table in between his customers at the bar. He was very efficient and polite. The ambiance was very low-key which made Jaguar Paw a nice spot to unwind and relax.

Happen to stumble across this spot while passing through Logan. I immediately noticed there was limited menu regarding what to eat, but there are several drinks. Expect to come here to drink and eventually move elsewhere. This is a great place to start the night. Good music, good drinks, and great service.

Don't waste your time and money. Horrendous experience. Pretentious, tiny bar with extremely rude service, limited menu & has cockroaches crawling outside. Do yourself a favor & keep walking past this pathetic little bar.

Ran into this place with my friend for a girls night and loved everything about it! The vibes are good, the bartender is so detailed with the drinks, they were so freaking good. Super cute place with good music, good drinks, and good vibes.

Welcome to @jaguarpawsd, which is one of the newest and BEST bar and restaurants in artsy #barriologan. The flavors of the food and drink will blow your socks off. Julio, the mixologist, and Chef Cesar are geniuses. Trust me when I tell you that EVERYTHING we tried was ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS! #nextlevel #foodie ##sandiego #art #restaurant

Delicious drinks, excellent service, great music, and good vibes. We stumbled upon this bar in the area and was drawn to the music and disco light

Yummy drink and really good food. Went here on a girls night. There are such cute pic ops. This place would be a good date night place as well. I found street parking right away.

Delicious and sophisticated cocktails and cuisine. Friendly staff made us feel welcome. Relaxing, contemporary ambiance. Table & bar seating. I'll be back with friends.

Absolutely amazing food, drinks, aesthetics and most importantly the people. The menu changes every now and then so you're always surprised with a new palette experience. My favorite place in San Diego thus far.