San Diego Magazine Best Restaurants 2026

San Diego Magazine · 2026 · 89 restaurants. Read the original list.

Restaurants on this list

• À L'ouest — North Park, San Diego
• A.R. Valentien — La Jolla
• Addison — Carmel Valley, San Diego
• Amalfi Cucina Italiana — San Marcos
• Animae — Marina District, San Diego
• Aqui Es Texcoco — Chula Vista
• Atelier Manna — Leucadia, Encinitas
• Awash Ethiopian Restaurant — North Park, San Diego
• Balsamico Italian Kitchen — Imperial Beach
• Birria El Rey — Golden Hill, San Diego
• Books & Records — Bankers Hill, San Diego
• Broad Street Dough Co. — Encinitas
• Bull and Bourbon Steakhouse — El Cajon
• Cafe Sevilla — Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego
• Callie — East Village, San Diego
• Catania — La Jolla
• Choi's — Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego
• Ciccia Osteria — Barrio Logan, San Diego
• Coop's West Texas BBQ — Lemon Grove
• Cori Pastificio — North Park, San Diego
• Cowboy Star Restaurant and Butcher Shop — East Village, San Diego
• Dora Ristorante — La Jolla
• Ed Fernandez Restaurant Birriera — Nestor, San Diego
• El Nopalito — Encinitas
• Finca — North Park, San Diego
• Fish Guts — Barrio Logan, San Diego
• Fleurette — University City, San Diego
• Grand Ole BBQ y Asado — North Park, San Diego
• Gravity Heights — Mission Valley, San Diego
• Havana Grill — Clairemont Mesa, San Diego
• Hawaiian Fresh Seafood — Sorrento Valley, San Diego
• Herb & Sea — Encinitas
• Himalayan Yak & Yeti — College Area, San Diego
• Ironside Fish & Oyster — Little Italy, San Diego
• Jeune et Jolie — Carlsbad Village, Carlsbad
• Juniper and Ivy — Little Italy, San Diego
• Kindred — South Park, San Diego
• Kingfisher — Golden Hill, San Diego
• Kinme Omakase — Bankers Hill, San Diego
• La Perla Cocina Mexicana — Pacific Beach, San Diego
• Lilo — Carlsbad Village, Carlsbad
• Little Lion — Ocean Beach, San Diego
• Liv Juice — Hillcrest, San Diego
• Mal al Sham — El Cajon
• Marigold — North Park, San Diego
• Marisi — La Jolla
• Market Restaurant + Bar — Del Mar
• Menya Ultra — Kearny Mesa, San Diego
• Mesa Agrícola — Escondido
• Mezé Greek Fusion — Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego
• Mister A's Restaurant — Bankers Hill, San Diego
• Mostra Coffee — Carmel Mountain Ranch, San Diego
• Nine-Ten Restaurant — La Jolla
• O'Brien's Boulangerie — Poway
• OB Noodle House — Ocean Beach, San Diego
• Our Green Affair — Solana Beach
• Parfait Paris — Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego
• Pepino Eatery & Bakeshop — La Jolla
• Phở Trúc Xanh — Vista
• Phở Vân Restaurant — Santee
• Phonomenal — National City
• Puesto — La Jolla
• Rare Society — Solana Beach
• Rosemarie's Burgers — Pacific Beach, San Diego
• Royal Mandarin — National City
• Shan Xi Magic Kitchen — Kearny Mesa, San Diego
• Sobremesa — San Carlos, San Diego
• Solare Ristorante — Point Loma, San Diego
• Sovereign Thai Cuisine — East Village, San Diego
• Stake Chophouse & Bar — Coronado
• Starlite — Mission Hills, San Diego
• Stella Jean's — University Heights, San Diego
• Super Cocina — City Heights, San Diego
• The Crack Shack — Little Italy, San Diego
• The Fishery — Pacific Beach, San Diego
• The Flying Pig Pub & Kitchen — Oceanside
• The Kebab Shop — East Village, San Diego
• The Lion's Share — Little Italy, San Diego
• The Marine Room — La Jolla
• Tribute Pizza — North Park, San Diego
• Valle — Downtown, Oceanside
• Venissimo Cheese — Mission Hills, San Diego
• Wa Dining Okan — Kearny Mesa, San Diego
• Wayfarer Bread & Pastry — Bird Rock, San Diego
• White Rice — Normal Heights, San Diego
• Wise Ox — North Park, San Diego
• Wolf in the Woods — Mission Hills, San Diego
• Wrench & Rodent Seabasstropub — Oceanside
• Youngblood — East Village, San Diego

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