For elevated gastropub dining in Carlsbad, The Landings delivers a runway-side experience at 2198 Palomar Airport Road with direct sightlines to McClellan-Palomar Airport's active tarmac. The women-owned kitchen turns out panko-crusted blue-crab cakes, ahi poke stacks on crispy wontons, and house-smoked carnitas tacos — a dinner roster that holds its own against the inventive American menus at Bressi Ranch destinations including Campfire farther east on the same road. Live music runs multiple nights per week, rotating between jazz combos, acoustic singer-songwriters, and saxophone soloists on the open-air patio that doubles as an aircraft-spotting deck. The full bar pours craft cocktails, a curated wine list, and rotating San Diego draft beers, building out an afternoon-to-evening program with weekday happy-hour pricing. That live-music calendar positions the gastropub alongside Carlsbad's broader performance circuit — including the Museum of Making Music on Armada Drive — as a year-round stage for regional artists. The signature crab cakes use hand-picked lump blue crab bound in panko and served with roasted corn and bell pepper relish, while the ahi poke tower layers sashimi-grade yellowfin over house guacamole on triple-fried wonton chips.