The San Diego food guide

Where San Diego
actually eats.

A ranked, curated guide, checked by our team. Weekend picks, the restaurants worth the trip, street food, cafes and the hidden gems. Never paid placements pretending to be reviews.

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125 lunch picks, ranked Clear

A.R. Valentien
La Jolla
Fine Dining
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Addison
Carmel Valley
Fine Dining
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Ambrogio15
Pacific Beach
Pizza
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Animae
Downtown
Asian
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Aqui es Texcoco
Chula Vista
Mexican
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Baja Betty's
Hillcrest
Mexican
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Barbusa
Little Italy
Italian
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Bare Back Grill
Pacific Beach
Burger
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Bencotto
Little Italy
Italian
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Blind Lady Ale House
Normal Heights
Pizza
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Blue Water Seafood Market & Grill
Mission Hills
Seafood
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Born & Raised
Little Italy
Steakhouse
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Bronx Pizza
Hillcrest
Pizza
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Buon Appetito Restaurant
Little Italy
Italian
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Buona Forchetta
South Park
Pizza
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Caffe Calabria
North Park
Coffee
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Callie
East Village
Mediterranean
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Carnitas' Snack Shack
Little Italy
Sandwich
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Casa de Reyes
Old Town
Mexican
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Casa Guadalajara
Old Town
Mexican
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Catania
La Jolla
Italian
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Cesarina
Ocean Beach
Italian
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City Tacos
North Park
Mexican
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Civico 1845
Little Italy
Italian
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Cloak & Petal
Little Italy
Japanese
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Common Theory
Kearny Mesa
Restaurant
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Cowboy Star
East Village
Steakhouse
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Cucina Urbana
Little Italy
Italian
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Davanti Enoteca
Little Italy
Italian
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Dumpling Inn
Kearny Mesa
Dumplings
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El Agave
Old Town
Mexican
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El Indio
Mission Hills
Mexican
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El Zarape
University Heights
Tacos
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Farmer's Bottega
Mission Hills
Brunch
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Filippi's Pizza Grotto
Little Italy
Pizza
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Fish Shop Pacific Beach
Pacific Beach
Seafood
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Fort Oak
Hillcrest
Restaurant
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Friend's House Korean Restaurant
Kearny Mesa
Korean
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George's at the Cove
La Jolla
Restaurant
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Grand Ole BBQ Y Asado
North Park
Bbq
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Grant Grill
Downtown
American
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Great Maple
University Heights
Breakfast
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Hane Sushi
Little Italy
Sushi
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Harney Sushi
Old Town
Sushi
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Hash House A Go Go
Hillcrest
Breakfast
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Herb & Wood
Little Italy
Restaurant
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Hidden Fish
Kearny Mesa
Sushi
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Ichiban
Hillcrest
Japanese
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Ironside Fish & Oyster
Little Italy
Seafood
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Izakaya Masa
Mission Hills
Japanese
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Jasmine Seafood Restaurant
Kearny Mesa
Chinese
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Juniper & Ivy
Little Italy
Restaurant
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Kettner Exchange
Little Italy
Restaurant
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Kingfisher
East Village
Vietnamese
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La Fachada
Barrio Logan
Mexican
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La Puerta
Gaslamp Quarter
Mexican
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Las Cuatro Milpas
Barrio Logan
Mexican
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Lefty's Chicago Pizzeria
Mission Hills
Pizza
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Lola 55
East Village
Mexican
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Lolita's Mexican Food
Kearny Mesa
Mexican
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Lucha Libre Taco Shop
Mission Hills
Mexican
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Mabel's Gone Fishing
North Park
Seafood
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Menya Ultra
Kearny Mesa
Ramen
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Mike's Taco Club
Ocean Beach
Mexican
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Mimmo's Italian Village
Little Italy
Italian
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Mister A's
Little Italy
Restaurant
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Mitch's Seafood
Point Loma
Seafood
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Mitsuwa Marketplace - San Diego
Kearny Mesa
Japanese
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Mona Lisa Italian Foods
Little Italy
Italian
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Monello
Little Italy
Italian
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Nado Republic
Coronado
Italian
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OB Noodle House
Ocean Beach
Noodles
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Oscar's Mexican Seafood
Pacific Beach
Mexican
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Phil's BBQ
Old Town
Bbq
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Pho Hoa
City Heights
Vietnamese
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Pizza Port Ocean Beach
Ocean Beach
Pizza
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Pizzeria Luigi
South Park
Pizza
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Pokez Mexican Restaurant
East Village
Tacos
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Ponce's Mexican Restaurant
Kensington
Mexican
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Puesto
La Jolla
Mexican
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Punjabi Tandoor
Mira Mesa
Indian
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RakiRaki Ramen
Kearny Mesa
Ramen
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Ranchos Cocina
North Park
Mexican
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Regents Pizzeria
University City
Pizza
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Royal India
Gaslamp Quarter
Indian
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Saffron Thai
Mission Hills
Thai
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Serea
Coronado
Seafood
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South Beach Bar & Grille
Ocean Beach
Tacos
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Spicy City
Kearny Mesa
Chinese
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Super Cocina
Normal Heights
Mexican
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Sushi Ota
Pacific Beach
Sushi
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Sushi Tadokoro
Mission Hills
Sushi
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Taco Surf
Pacific Beach
Tacos
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Tacos El Gordo
Chula Vista
Mexican
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Tacos El Panson
City Heights
Mexican
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Tahona
Old Town
Mexican
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Taka
Gaslamp Quarter
Sushi
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The Blind Burro
East Village
Mexican
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The Fish Market
Downtown
Seafood
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The Haven Pizzeria
Kensington
Pizza
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The Marine Room
La Jolla
Fine Dining
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The Taco Stand
La Jolla
Tacos
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Tofu House
Kearny Mesa
Korean
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Tribute Pizza
North Park
Pizza
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Trust Restaurant
University Heights
Restaurant
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Underbelly
Little Italy
Ramen
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Waterfront Bar & Grill
Little Italy
Burger
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Wormwood
Normal Heights
French
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Bread & Cie
Hillcrest
Bakery
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Bub's at the Ballpark
East Village
Burger
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Burger Lounge
Little Italy
Burger
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Cafe Coyote
Old Town
Mexican
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Clayton's Coffee Shop
Coronado
Brunch
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Crazee Burger
North Park
Burger
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Crest Cafe
Hillcrest
Brunch
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El Pescador Fish Market
La Jolla
Seafood
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Hillcrest Brewing Company Bar & Pizzeria
Hillcrest
Brewery
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Hodad's
Ocean Beach
Burger
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Neighborhood
East Village
Burger
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Old Town Mexican Café
Old Town
Mexican
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Point Loma Seafoods
Point Loma
Seafood
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Queenstown Public House
Little Italy
Burger
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Raglan Public House
Ocean Beach
Burger
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Rocky's Crown Pub
Pacific Beach
Burger
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Station Tavern
South Park
Burger
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A.R. Valentien

Addison

Ambrogio15

Animae

Aqui es Texcoco

Baja Betty's

Barbusa

Bare Back Grill

Bencotto

Blind Lady Ale House

Blue Water Seafood Market & Grill

Born & Raised

Bronx Pizza

Buon Appetito Restaurant

Buona Forchetta

Caffe Calabria

Callie

Carnitas' Snack Shack

Casa de Reyes

Casa Guadalajara

Catania

Cesarina

City Tacos

Civico 1845

Cloak & Petal

Common Theory

Cowboy Star

Cucina Urbana

Davanti Enoteca

Dumpling Inn

El Agave

El Indio

El Zarape

Farmer's Bottega

Filippi's Pizza Grotto

Fish Shop Pacific Beach

Fort Oak

Friend's House Korean Restaurant

George's at the Cove

Grand Ole BBQ Y Asado

Grant Grill

Great Maple

Hane Sushi

Harney Sushi

Hash House A Go Go

Herb & Wood

Hidden Fish

Ichiban

Ironside Fish & Oyster

Izakaya Masa

Jasmine Seafood Restaurant

Juniper & Ivy

Kettner Exchange

Kingfisher

La Fachada

La Puerta

Las Cuatro Milpas

Lefty's Chicago Pizzeria

Lola 55

Lolita's Mexican Food

Lucha Libre Taco Shop

Mabel's Gone Fishing

Menya Ultra

Mike's Taco Club

Mimmo's Italian Village

Mister A's

Mitch's Seafood

Mitsuwa Marketplace - San Diego

Mona Lisa Italian Foods

Monello

Nado Republic

OB Noodle House

Oscar's Mexican Seafood

Phil's BBQ

Pho Hoa

Pizza Port Ocean Beach

Pizzeria Luigi

Pokez Mexican Restaurant

Ponce's Mexican Restaurant

Puesto