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Wildland

Carlsbad Village, Carlsbad · Pizza · $$

Wildland occupies a sun-soaked 8,000-square-foot space in Carlsbad Village, housed in the former Morey Boogie Boards factory - an apt home for a restaurant built by John Resnick and Chef Eric Bost, the team behind Michelin-starred Jeune et Jolie. The open layout blurs indoors and outdoors, and the menu centers on wood-fired technique: pizzas from the custom oven, housemade pasta, rotisserie chicken and smoked fish, all built on West Coast grains sourced from mills like Cairnspring and Tehachapi. At breakfast and lunch, it moves at counter-service speed; dinner transforms into full service and reveals the depth of their method.