Awards & Accolades
- 2023
- 2023 MICHELIN Guide Distinction
- 2023 Wine Spectator "Best of Award of Excellence"
- 2023 "Diners' Choice Award" - Open Table
- 2023 San Diego Magazine Reader's & Critic's Pick Best Restaurant Awards:
- "Best Hotel Restaurant" Reader's Pick Winner
- "Best Burger" Critics Pick Winner - 2023 Ranch & Coast Magazine Best Restaurant Awards:
- "Best Hotel Restaurant"
- "Best Wine List"
- "Best Date Night Spot"
- 2022
- MICHELIN Guide 2022 Distinction
- 2022 Wine Spectator "Best of Award of Excellence"
- 2022 "Diners' Choice Award" - Open Table
- 2022 La Jolla Village News Reader's Choice Awards:
- "Best Chef in La Jolla: Jason Knibb" - 1st Place Gold Award
- "Best Dinner in La Jolla" - 1st Place Gold Award
- "Best Wine Selection in La Jolla" - 1st Place Gold Award
- "Best American Cuisine in La Jolla" - 1st Place Gold Award
- 2022 Ranch & Coast Magazine Best of San Diego Awards:
- "Best Chef: Jason Knibb"
- "Best Sommelier: Chris Russo"
- 2022 San Diego Magazine Reader's & Critic's Pick Best Restaurant Awards:
- "Best Hotel Restaurant" Reader's Pick Winner
- 2022 Ranch & Coast Magazine Best Restaurant Awards:
- "Best Hotel Restaurant"
- "Best Wine List"
- "Best Date Night Spot"
- 2021
- 2021 Michelin California Guide "Plate Distinction"
- 2021 Wine Spectator "Best of Award of Excellence"
- Zagat Survey® Recognition:
- NINE-TEN Food: Score of 4.5 (very good to excellent)
- NINE-TEN Décor: Score of 4.3 (very good to excellent)
- NINE-TEN Service: Score of 4.5 (very good to excellent)
- 2021 Gold Medallion Award: Best Hotel Restaurant/Fine Dining - California Restaurant Association, SD Chapter
- 2021 Ranch & Coast Magazine Best of San Diego Awards:
- "Best Chef: Jason Knibb"
- "Best Sommelier: Chris Russo"
- "Best Fine Dining Restaurant"
- 2021 San Diego Magazine Reader's & Critic's Pick Best Restaurant Awards:
- "Best Hotel Restaurant" Critic's Pick Winner
- 2021 San Diego Union-Tribune San Diego's Best Reader's Choice Awards:
- "Best Chef: Jason Knibb"
- "Best Restaurant Server: Chris Russo"
- "Best Business Lunch"
- 2021 La Jolla Village News Reader's Choice Awards:
- "Best Chef in La Jolla: Jason Knibb" - 1st Place Gold Award
- "Best Dinner in La Jolla" - 1st Place Gold Award
- "Best Wine Selection in La Jolla" - 1st Place Gold Award
- "Best American Cuisine in La Jolla" - 1st Place Gold Award
- "Best Bar in La Jolla" - 2nd Place Silver Award
- 2021 La Jolla Light Best of La Jolla Awards:
- "Best Cocktail"
- 2021 Ranch & Coast Magazine Best Restaurant Awards:
- "Best Hotel Restaurant"
- "Best Wine List"
- 2020
- 2020 TripAdvisor "Travelers' Choice" Award
- 2020 "Wine Spectator Award of Excellence"
- Zagat Survey® Recognition:
- NINE-TEN Food: Score of 4.5 (very good to excellent)
- NINE-TEN Décor: Score of 4.3 (very good to excellent)
- NINE-TEN Service: Score of 4.5 (very good to excellent)
- 2020 San Diego Magazine Reader's & Critic's Pick Best Restaurant Awards:
- "Best Hotel Restaurant" Critic's Pick Winner & Reader's Choice Winner - 2020 La Jolla Village News Reader's Choice Awards:
- "Best Chef in La Jolla: Jason Knibb" - 1st Place Gold Award
- "Best Dinner in La Jolla" - 1st Place Gold Award
- "Best Wine Selection in La Jolla" - 1st Place Gold Award
- "Best Bar in La Jolla" - 1st Place Gold Award
- "Best American Cuisine in La Jolla" - 1st Place Gold Award
- 2020 Ranch & Coast Magazine Best of San Diego Awards:
- "Best Chef: Jason Knibb"
- "Best Sommelier: Chris Russo"
- "Best Fine Dining Restaurant"
- 2020 La Jolla Light Best of La Jolla Awards:
- "Best Cocktail"
- "Best Seafood"
- 2020 San Diego Union-Tribune San Diego's Best Reader's Choice Awards:
- "Best Chef: Jason Knibb"
- "Best Business Lunch"
- 2020 Ranch & Coast Magazine Best Restaurant Awards:
- "Best Hotel Restaurant"
- "Best Wine List"
- 2019
- 2019 Michelin California Guide "Plate Distinction"
- 2019 Ranch & Coast Magazine Best of San Diego Awards:
- "Best Chef: Jason Knibb"
- "Best Sommelier: Chris Russo"
- 2019 La Jolla Light "Best of La Jolla" Awards:
- "Best Cocktail" - 2nd Place Silver Award
- 2019 "Wine Spectator Award of Excellence"
- 2019 San Diego Magazine Reader's & Critic's Pick Best Restaurant Awards:
- "Best Hotel Restaurant" Critic's Pick Winner & Reader's Choice Winner
- 2019 La Jolla Village News Reader's Choice Best Restaurant Awards:
- "Best Chef in La Jolla: Jason Knibb" - 1st Place Gold Award
- "Best Dinner in La Jolla" - 1st Place Gold Award
- "Best Wine Selection in La Jolla" - 1st Place Gold Award
- "Best Bar in La Jolla" - 1st Place Gold Award
- "Best American Cuisine in La Jolla" - 1st Place Gold Award
- Zagat Survey® Recognition:
- NINE-TEN Food: Score of 4.5 (very good to excellent)
- NINE-TEN Décor: Score of 4.3 (very good to excellent)
- NINE-TEN Service: Score of 4.5 (very good to excellent)
- 2019 Ranch & Coast Magazine Best Restaurant Awards:
- "Best Hotel Restaurant"
- 2018
- 2018 "Wine Spectator Award of Excellence"
- Zagat Survey® Recognition:
- NINE-TEN Food: Score of 4.5 (very good to excellent)
- NINE-TEN Décor: Score of 4.3 (very good to excellent)
- NINE-TEN Service: Score of 4.5 (very good to excellent)
- 2018 Gold Medallion Award: Best Hotel Restaurant/Fine Dining - California Restaurant Association, SD Chapter
- 2018 San Diego Magazine Reader's & Critic's Pick Best Restaurant Awards:
- "Best Hotel Restaurant" Critic's Pick Winner & Reader's Choice Runner Up
- 2018 "NINE-TEN: 1 of the 12 Best Hotel Bars in San Diego" - Fodor's Travel
- 2018 La Jolla Village News Reader's Choice Best Restaurant Awards:
- "Best Chef in La Jolla: Jason Knibb" - 1st Place Gold Award
- "Best Dinner in La Jolla" - 1st Place Gold Award
- "Best Wine Selection in La Jolla" - 1st Place Gold Award
- 2017
- 2017 "Wine Spectator Award of Excellence"
- 2017 Trip.com "Highly Recommended" Award
- 2017 Zagat Survey® Recognition:
- NINE-TEN Food: Score of 4.5 (very good to excellent)
- NINE-TEN Décor: Score of 4.3 (very good to excellent)
- NINE-TEN Service: Score of 4.5 (very good to excellent)
- 2017 Ranch & Coast Magazine Best of San Diego Awards:
- "Best Chef: Jason Knibb"
- "Favorite Restaurant: NINE-TEN"
- "Best Service: NINE-TEN"
- "Best Sommelier: Chris Russo"
- 2017 San Diego Magazine Reader's & Critic's Pick Best Restaurant Awards:
- "Best Hotel Restaurant" Critic's Pick Winner & Reader's Choice Runner Up
- 2017 La Jolla Village News Reader's Choice Best Restaurant Awards:
- "Best Chef in La Jolla: Jason Knibb" - 1st Place Gold Award
- "Best Dinner in La Jolla" - 1st Place Gold Award
- "Best Wine List in La Jolla" - 1st Place Gold Award
- "Best Overall Restaurant in La Jolla" - 2nd Place Silver Award
- "Best Service in La Jolla" - 2nd Place Silver Award
- 2016
- 2016 "Wine Spectator Award of Excellence"
- 2016 Zagat Survey® Recognition:
- NINE-TEN Food: Score of 25 (very good to excellent)
- NINE-TEN Décor: Score of 23 (very good to excellent)
- NINE-TEN Service: Score of 25 (very good to excellent)
- 2016 San Diego Magazine Reader's & Critic's Pick Best Restaurant Awards:
- "Best Hotel Restaurant" Reader's Choice Runner Up
- "Hall of Fame Dish / Jamaican Jerk Pork Belly" Critic's Pick Winner
- "Best Desserts" Critic's Pick Winner
- 2016 Gold Medallion Award: Best Hotel Restaurant/Fine Dining - California Restaurant Association, SD Chapter
- 2016 La Jolla Village News Reader's Choice Best Restaurant Awards
- "Best Chef in La Jolla: Jason Knibb" - 1st Place Gold Award
- "Best Dinner in La Jolla" - 1st Place Gold Award
- "Best Service in La Jolla" - 1st Place Gold Award
- "Best Wine List in La Jolla" - 1st Place Gold Award
- "Best Overall Restaurant in La Jolla" - 2nd Place Silver Award
- 2016 Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence Award (consistently ranked in top 10 of all La Jolla restaurants)
- 2016 "Fodor's Choice ‘Best of the Best' Award" - Fodor's Travel
- 2016 "Diners' Choice Award" - Open Table
- 2015
- 2015 Zagat Survey® Recognition:
- NINE-TEN Food: Score of 25 (very good to excellent)
- NINE-TEN Décor: Score of 23 (very good to excellent)
- NINE-TEN Service: Score of 25 (very good to excellent)
- 2015 Zagat Survey® "Best Restaurants in La Jolla"; "Best Eclectic Restaurants"; "Best Hotel Dining"; "Best for Family Brunch"; "Best for Power Breakfast"
- 2015 Gold Medallion Award: Best Hotel Restaurant/Fine Dining - California Restaurant Association, SD Chapter
- 2015 "Best Hotel Restaurant" Critic's Choice Award - San Diego Magazine
- 2015 REAL Certified by the United States Healthful Food Council (USHFC) - REAL: Responsible Epicurean and Agricultural Leadership, a holistic nutrition and sustainability certification program and an emerging national standard for nutrition and sustainability best practices in the foodservice industry.
- 2015 Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence Award (consistently ranked in top 10 of all La Jolla restaurants)
- 2015 "Fodor's Choice ‘Best of the Best' Award" - Fodor's Travel
- 2015 "Diners' Choice Award" - Open Table
- 2015 Wine Spectator "Award of Excellence"
- 2015 Zagat Survey® Recognition:
- 2014
- 2014 "San Diego Chef of the Year" - California Restaurant Association, San Diego Chapter. Congratulations to our Chef Jason Knibb for being named San Diego's 2014 "Chef of the Year" by the California Restaurant Association. The award was presented by San Diego's Mayor, Kevin Faulconer. Considered San Diego's most prestigious restaurant honors, the 2014 "Gold Medallion Awards" gala attracted over 1,200 industry guests, including our city's most celebrated restaurateurs, chefs, purveyors, San Diego's Mayor, city dignitaries, media and foodies. Congratulations, Chef.
- REAL Certified by the United States Healthful Food Council (USHFC) - REAL: Responsible Epicurean and Agricultural Leadership, a holistic nutrition and sustainability certification program and an emerging national standard for nutrition and sustainability best practices in the foodservice industry.
- Enjoy this wonderful pocast interview of our General Manager, Terry Underwood, and Pastry Chef, Rachel King, on the local Internet Radio Talk Show, THE VOICE OF LA JOLLA. It provides a very nice overview of our extensive history and core values.
- 2014 Zagat Survey® Recognition:
- NINE-TEN Food: Score of 26 (extraordinary to perfection)
- NINE-TEN Décor: Score of 22 (very good to excellent)
- NINE-TEN Service: Score of 24 (very good to excellent)
- 2014 Gold Medallion Award: Best Hotel Restaurant/Fine Dining - California Restaurant Association, SD Chapter
- 2014 "Diners' Choice Award" - Open Table
- 2014 "Best Hotel Restaurant" - CityBeat
- 2014 Wine Spectator "Award of Excellence"
- 2014 San Diego Restaurant of the Year - www.GoodEatsSanDiego.com
- 2014 "Chef Jason Knibb: Best Chef in San Diego" Critic's Choice Award - San Diego Magazine
- 2013
- 2013 Zagat Survey® Recognition:
- NINE-TEN Food: Score of 26 (extraordinary to perfection)
- NINE-TEN Décor: Score of 22 (very good to excellent)
- NINE-TEN Service: Score of 24 (very good to excellent)
- 2013 Best Chefs America Inductee (Jason Knibb) - Chefs are nominated annually by fellow chefs, other culinary professionals, and food enthusiasts
- 2013 Gold Medallion Award: Best Hotel Restaurant/Fine Dining - California Restaurant Association, SD Chapter
- 2013 "Best Hotel Restaurant" - CityBeat
- 2013 Wine Spectator "Award of Excellence"
- 2013 Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence Award
- 2013 Zagat Survey® Recognition:
- 2012
- 2012 Zagat Survey® Recognition:
- NINE-TEN Food: Score of 27 (extraordinary to perfection)
- NINE-TEN Décor: Score of 22 (very good to excellent)
- NINE-TEN Service: Score of 24 (very good to excellent)
- 2012 Gayot Best Restaurants:
- Top 10 San Diego Food Rating
- Top 10 San Diego American Restaurants
- Top 10 Molecular Restaurants in the United States
- Gold Medallion Award: Best Hotel Restaurant/Fine Dining - California Restaurant Association, SD Chapter
- 2012 Zagat "Top 10 Restaurants in San Diego"
- 2012 Open Table Diner's Choice Award
- 2012 "Best Restaurants in San Diego" Reader's AND Critic's Choice - San Diego Magazine Best Hotel Restaurant
- 2012 "Silver Fork Award" - San Diego Home/Garden & Lifestyles Magazine
- 2012 Wine Spectator "Award of Excellence"
- 2012 Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence Award
- 2012 Zagat Survey® Recognition: