Restaurant Review: Malabar in Santa Cruz
If memory serves then we went to one of Intellectual Properties' favorite dinner spots when she's in town.

Malabar is an unassuming place in Santa Cruz though they are almost always pumping the air outside full of spice and intrique so that I always wonder when I ride my bike past it on the way home from work. They're at 1116 Soquel Ave., phone is (831) 423-7906 and they don't have a website yet. There is usually a decent line to get in but as we're in the off season now, there was no wait and plenty of space for a nice dinner.

The decor is perpendicular to the cuisine if that makes any sense. The style of the place is sort of muted with lots of small tables placed close together under a vaulted ceiling and near a large hearth/fireplace area. Its not unappealling but it really doesn't reflect the style of the food all that well. And that was fine because we'd already planned on getting take out.

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Or check out the review I just posted to Daily Diner: Malabar.