THE SAN DIEGO EATS

Struggling over Yelp? No worries - here are some of my favorites and built by some other locals. You can pick by mood/flavor, (neighborhood) and *recommended choice.

Desserts/ Treats

• Extraordinary Desserts (Downtown and Bankers Hill)

• Ghirardelli Chocolate Company (Downtown)

• Cali's Icecream (Downtown)

• Up2you (Clairemont Area)

• Hammonds (North Park) - imported ice cream from Hawaii *GET A FLIGHT

• GuilTea Cravings (Clairemont) *Boba

• Tapioca Express (Clairemont) *Boba

• Stella Jean (University Height)

• Salt & Straw (Little Italy)

• Somi Somi (Kearny Mesa) *Ube/Milk Ice Cream w/ Nutella Taiyaki

American/ BBQ

• BBQ House Bar & Grill (Ocean Beach)

• Carnitas Snack Shack (North Park and Downtown) *Triple Threat

• Slater 50/50 (Point Loma)

• Herb & Wood (Little Italy)

• In-N-Out (Mission Valley and Pacific Beach)

• Mister A's - Fine Dining (Bankers Hill)

• Kettner Exchange (Little Italy)

• Corvette Diner (Liberty Station)

Breakfast/Brunch

• Werewolf (Downtown) *Chiliquiles

• Morning Glory (Little Italy)

• Parkhouse Eatery (University Heights) *Churro Pancake

• Kono’s Cafe (Pacific Beach) *Big Breakfast

• Karl Strauss Brewery Garden (Sorrento Valley) brunch buffet inside a Japanese garden

• Snooze (Hillcrest) *Breakfast Pot Pie

• Babycakes (Hillcrest)

• Donut Bar (Downtown) *Creme Brulee Donut

• Nomad Donuts (North Park)

• The Cottage (La Jolla)

• Pipe's Cafe (Cardiff) *Pipe's Egg Sandwhich

• Brian's 24 - Late Night Food (Downtown)

Mexican

• La Vecindad Neighborhood (Hillcrest)

• Salud! (Barrio Logan)

• Her Manos (Chula Vista) *Carne Asada (CASH ONLY)

• Tacos el Gordo (Chula Vista)

• City Tacos (North Park) *Fish Tacos

• Buccaneer Cafe (Oceanside) *Breakfast Burrito

• Volcano Rabbit (Downtown)

• Pokez (Downtown)

• King & Queen Cantina (Little Italy)

• Tacos Libertad (Hillcrest)

• Oscar’s Mexican Seafood (Pacific Beach) *Fish tacos

• El Chingon (Downtown)

• City Tacos (North Park)

• Indigo Grill (Little Italy)

• Humberto’s Taco Shop (Golden Hill) *California burrito or Carne Asada Fries

Strictly Vegetarian/Vegan

• Evolution (Banker’s Hill)

• Plant Power (Ocean Beach)

• Loving Hut (North Park)

• The Village SD (North Park)

• The Purple Mint (Mission)

• Ranchos Cocina (North Park)

• Sipz (North Park and Clairemont Area)

• Plumeria (University Heights)

• Kindred (North Park)

Italian/Pasta/Pizza

• Double Standard (Downtown)

• Allegro (Little Italy) *Parmesan Bowl

• Luigi’s Pizza (Imperial Beach and Golden Hill)

• Barbusa (Little Italy)

• Trattoria Cori Pastifico (North Park) *Fettuccine al Sugo di Salsiccia

• Solunto Ristorante & Bistro (Little Italy)

• Bar Basic (Downtown)

• Fillippi’s (Little Italy)

• Pizza Port (Ocean Beach)

Seafood

• Mitch’s Seafood (Point Loma) *Fresh Fish

• San Diego Fish Company (Downtown)

• Ironside Fish & Oyster Bar (Little Italy)

• Fort Oak (Mission Hills) *Oysters

• King’s Fish House (Mission Valley)

Asian

• Pho on 5th - Vietnamese (Hillcrest)

• Plumeria (University Heights) *Strictly Vegan

• Jimmy Wong’s Golden Dragon (Hillcrest)

• Tajima Ramen (East Village and Hillcrest)

• Menya Ultra (Kearny Mesa) *Spicy Tonkatsu

• Underbelly (Little Italy) *Ramen

• Phở Hòa (City Heights)

• Song Hak (Kearny Mesa) *Meat Combination

• Full Moon Sushi (Downtown) *Blue Moon Sushi

• Manna BBQ (Clairemont Area) *Korean BBQ

• Bali Hai (Point Loma) *Hawaiian Fusion

• Gerry's Grill (Bonita) *Sizzling Sisig

• Yakyudori (Clairemont Area)

• Kura - Revolving Sushi (Clairemont Area)

Breakfast/Brunch

• Werewolf (Downtown) *Chilaquiles

• Morning Glory (Little Italy)

• Northside Shack (Point Loma) *Acai Bowl

• Great Maple (Hillcrest) *Beignets

• Parkhouse Eatery (University Heights) *Churro pancake

• Kono’s Cafe (Pacific Beach) *Big Breakfast

• Karl Strauss Brewery Garden (Sorrento Valley) *Brunch buffet inside a Japanese Garden

• Snooze AM (Hillcrest) *Breakfast Pot Pie

• Babycakes (Hillcrest)

• Hash House A Go-Go (Hillcrest) *Sage Chicken and Waffles

• Donut Bar (Downtown) *Creme Brulee Donut

• Nomad Donuts (North Park)

• The Cottage (La Jolla)

• Chiefy's Cafe (Downtown) *Acai Bowl

• Lazy Hippo (Downtown)

• Jimmy Carter's Mexican Cafe

International

• Dunedin (North Park) New Zealand

• Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse (Downtown)

• Pushkin (Downtown) *Siberian Stag/Winter Rabbit