The 38 Best Restaurants in San Diego
Eater San Diego · updated July 2026 · 38 restaurants. Read the original list.
Restaurants on this list
- Addison — Carmel Valley, San Diego
- Animae — Marina District, San Diego
- Aqui Es Texcoco — Chula Vista
- Artifact at Mingei — Balboa Park, San Diego
- Atelier Manna — Leucadia, Encinitas
- Bosforo — Normal Heights, San Diego
- Callie — East Village, San Diego
- Cori Pastificio — North Park, San Diego
- Deckman's North at 3131 — North Park, San Diego
- Elvira — Ocean Beach, San Diego
- Fish Guts — Barrio Logan, San Diego
- Fort Oak — Mission Hills, San Diego
- George's at the Cove — La Jolla, San Diego
- Herb & Wood — Little Italy, San Diego
- Izola Bakery — East Village, San Diego
- Kettner Exchange — Little Italy, San Diego
- Kingfisher — Golden Hill, San Diego
- Leu Leu — Leucadia, Encinitas
- Lilo — Carlsbad Village, Carlsbad
- Lucien — La Jolla, San Diego
- Mabel's Gone Fishing — North Park, San Diego
- Matsu — Oceanside
- Meet Dumpling — Point Loma, San Diego
- Paradisaea — Bird Rock, San Diego
- Rare Society — Solana Beach
- Serea Coastal Cuisine — Coronado
- Shan Xi Magic Kitchen — Kearny Mesa, San Diego
- Sovereign Modern Thai Cuisine — East Village, San Diego
- Sushi Ichifuji — Kearny Mesa, San Diego
- Sushi Tadokoro — Old Town, San Diego
- Tanner's Prime Burger — Oceanside
- The Fishery — Pacific Beach, San Diego
- Tribute Pizza — North Park, San Diego
- Valle — Downtown, Oceanside
- Wayfarer Bread & Pastry — Bird Rock, San Diego
- Wormwood — North Park, San Diego
- Yakitori Tsuta — Kearny Mesa, San Diego
- Yiko Yiko — Kearny Mesa, San Diego
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