Roy’s at Pebble Beach
Inn at Spanish Bay 2700 17 Mile Drive, Pebble Beach (831) 298-5907, pebblebeach.com
The year 1987 brought planet Earth The Simpsons, Eazy-E’s first rap song, and the Inn at Spanish Bay. Come 1988, the world welcomed Rihanna, the concept of the World Wide Web and Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine from James Beard Foundation Award Winner Roy Yamaguchi in Honolulu, Hawaii. Roy’s wouldn’t arrive in Pebble Beach until years later, but quickly became dominant in this category, thanks to yummers like misoyaki butterfish and the papaya-crusted pork chop.