Refuge on Laurel Street in San Carlos has been one of the San Francisco Peninsula’s most celebrated gastropubs since it opened, building a menu around house-made sausages, creative pub food, and one of the most serious Belgian and craft beer selections in the Bay Area in a setting that makes it one of the most distinctive neighborhood restaurants between San Francisco and San Jose. It appeared in Season 18, Episode 2 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Meat Lover’s Paradise,” which aired September 2, 2013. Guy Fieri found a San Carlos kitchen producing house-made sausages and creative gastropub food from scratch with the quality that earns a suburban Peninsula restaurant its destination reputation across the Bay Area.
Quick Facts
Restaurant: Refuge
City: San Carlos, California
Cuisine: Gastropub / Sausages
DDD Season: 18
DDD Episode: 2
Episode Title: Meat Lover’s Paradise
Original Air Date: September 2, 2013
Address: 963 Laurel St., San Carlos, CA 94070
Phone: 650-598-9813
Website: https://www.refugesc.com
Status: Open
What to Eat
The House-Made Sausages — produced in-house from scratch in rotating varieties that go well beyond standard bratwurst — are the centerpiece that earns Refuge its Peninsula reputation. The Belgian Moules Frites with steamed mussels and Belgian-style frites is the gastropub classic that earns its own devoted following. The Refuge Burger on fresh-ground beef with house-made condiments is the pub food option for anyone not leading with the sausages. The Belgian Beer List — one of the most comprehensive on the Peninsula — is as carefully curated as the food menu. Find a San Francisco Peninsula hotel on Trivago.
Plan Your Visit
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Address: 963 Laurel St., San Carlos, CA 94070
Phone: 650-598-9813
Website: https://www.refugesc.com
Status: Open
Triple D Essentials
Stream the Meat Lover’s Paradise episode on Amazon.
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Refuge appeared in Season 18, Episode 2 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Meat Lover’s Paradise,” originally aired September 2, 2013.