Le Coq is chef Tara Monsod's French Asian steakhouse in La Jolla, housed in a 1930s building with exposed brick, steel trusses, and a barrel-vaulted ceiling that's been reworked into a posh 1970s-style diner club. Monsod, who has cooked at Juniper & Ivy, Herringbone, Burlap, and Mozza, also runs the kitchen at ANIMAE.
The menu leans on classic French technique filtered through an Asian American lens, built from local seafood and farmers-market ingredients, with dishes that pull from Monsod's own upbringing.
Le Coq is part of the Puffer Malarkey Collective, alongside ANIMAE, Herb & Sea, Herb & Wood, and Herb & Ranch. San Diego Magazine named it to its Best of 2025 list, and it's been covered by The Infatuation.
The menu leans on classic French technique filtered through an Asian American lens, built from local seafood and farmers-market ingredients, with dishes that pull from Monsod's own upbringing.
Le Coq is part of the Puffer Malarkey Collective, alongside ANIMAE, Herb & Sea, Herb & Wood, and Herb & Ranch. San Diego Magazine named it to its Best of 2025 list, and it's been covered by The Infatuation.