WONDERLAND OCEAN PUB
Read moreThe best view of San Diego! This restaurant facing the sea allows you to eat or drink a drink by watching the surfers face the waves. The map is eclectic and will satisfy all appetites: taco, ceviches, salads, burgers. It is also a very popular rallying point for American sports matches. In the interior there is a pool and a baby football making it possible to meet in the right mood.
SNOOZE
Read moreThe big. button is the much appreciated button of the big sleepyheads that you can find on the alarm clock, allowing you to spend a few extra moments of sleep by pushing the bell. Snooze is the morning specialist, the reference for breakfast and brunch. Everyone gets started on the weekend to start the day with a sweet or savoury breakfast depending on the mood. There is an opportunity for hésiter, cereals, porridges, Benedict eggs and burgers. Also ideal for lunch at the counter or in the room.
FILIPPI’S PIZZA GROTTO
Read moreA small, cozy brand that serves good pasta and pizza. Just next door, a grocery store makes it possible to buy all Italian products.
THE 3RD CORNER
Read moreHidden away from the beach of Ocean Beach, this wine-cellar restaurant is one of our heartbeat. They eat in the middle of local and international bottles, bottles that can be bought and consumed during their meal at the boutique price. The atmosphere is very warm with a few jazz notes. The menu, Italian inspired, is not with refined and rich dishes. You'll be advised in particular of the seafood risotto. It is also possible to take a seat around the long bar for a glass of wine, which is found at unbeatable prices during happy hour.
SUSHI TADOKORO
Read moreJust a ten-minute walk from Old Town, Takeaki Tadokoro offers a fantastic dining experience that will take you on a journey to Japan - the real thing. To get a taste of the different specialties on the menu, sit at the counter and take the omakase. The chef will ask you what you don't want to eat, then serve you a succession of plates to enjoy at your own pace. From oysters to scallops, sea urchin, eel and the gourmet fatty tuna - toro - everything is a treat. Reservations are highly recommended.
QUEENSTOWN PUBLIC HOUSE
Read moreQueenstown inevitably draws your eyes when you go ahead. It is a former Victorian house that has preserved its charm with a terrace. The restaurant bears the name of a city in southern New Zealand and the food is inspired by New Zealand, including a burger to the lamb, the star of the card. Lambs are also found on a lawn on the ceiling of a room, delirious decoration. The other burgers on the map are also very good and even better with sweet potato fries.
HODAD’S
Read moreThe entrance of this restaurant proudly announces the colour: The world's best burger! Here the star is the emblem of American gastronomy. It is found in all the sauces and accompanied by various and varied cheeses. The burgers are rich, tasty and very juicy! Inside the interior surfers with surfing boards to the ceiling and plates of all American states on the walls. Get ready to queue a good time by day and day.
OFFICINE BUONA FORCHETTA
Read moreThis unusual restaurant, organized into different areas - pizzeria, osteria and bar - and featuring two large patios, smells of Italy. On the menu: a wide range of delicious pizzas, from Neapolitan classics - such as Margherita, Marinara and Puttanesca - to more original creations, such as Alexa, made with provola, fennel sausage and broccolini. You'll also find homemade pasta with your choice of sauce - pesto, bolognese, carbonara... An excellent address!
SEARSUCKER
Read moreOne of Gaslamp's popular addresses, created by the Top Chef in 2009, Brian Malarkey. Since then, this promising young chef has already created 10 restaurants, 5 in San Diego. It is in an industrial design of urban loft that you taste classic American cuisine, revisited through a beer card, wine and very inventive cocktails. The menu is organized by thematic: greens, ocean, ranch, farm. As described in 2011 the Times magazine, in Searsucker the kitchen is entertaining and tasty at a time.
GEORGE’S AT THE COVE
Read moreRegularly quoted in the top 100 restaurants in the United States, this restaurant enjoys an exceptional location facing the sea. The place is chic, the kitchen of the innovative chef Trey Foshee, and oriented towards fresh products of the region. The ceviche is not to be missed like the whole dessert card. More than 200 wines, what to delight the amateurs. Try to book your table on the terrace with breathtaking views.
SOUTH BEACH BAR & GRILLE
Read moreOne of the most popular addresses for local people. The typically American restaurant is still filled; It's very lively and so noisy. Here we eat many seafood products, most of the Mexican dishes. The price range remains reasonable for the lobster salad, rich and excellent. You can eat on the floor to enjoy the sea view.
MIGUEL'S COCINA
Read moreThe address is located in two locations at the Cordova hotel, the classic restaurant and a little further in a courtyard, the patio area. In both rooms you can find the same Mexican decoration with warm colours, with garlands, lush plants and traditional crafts. It is overcrowded, noisy and festive. Basically, Latin music entrainante. Miguel's Cocina is known for its fish taco, its shrimp empanadas and its margarita house MAISON format.
NICO'S MEXICAN FOOD
Read moreOne of the best Mexican restaurants at Ocean Beach. It's simple, fast, cheap and very good! It includes surfers and travellers from the youth hostel opposite.
Nonna + Zucchero
Read moreNext to the Farmers' Market, which takes place every Wednesday and Saturday in Little Italy, this restaurant has a pretty little terrace where it's pleasant to sit in the sun. You'll find tasty, hearty dishes, from the must-try pasta and meat dishes to oven-baked pizzas. Don't miss the incredible display of desserts: cassata, orange and pear tarts... You'd think you were in an Italian bakery. Our favorite: the cannoli, which transport us to Sicily.
It's Raw Poke Shop
Read moreJust a stone's throw from the beach, this small establishment serves only poke, Hawaiian specialties that are as fresh as they are tasty. You can choose from two varieties of fish that change daily, ranging from spicy salmon to soy tuna, sesame octopus and kimchi shrimp. It's Raw Poke Shop also offers good lunch alternatives such as kalua pork, another Hawaiian dish not to be missed. All in all, it's a quality caterer, whose preparations are particularly suitable for a picnic on the sand.
Cesarina
Read moreHere's a 100% authentic trattoria with a certain refinement. Opened by two friendly Italians with a passion for gastronomy in 2019, this restaurant serves excellent cuisine. You come for the fresh, handmade pasta, which comes in a variety of shapes: fettuccine, spaghetti, mafalde, pappardelle, tonnarelli, paccheri, gnocchi, rigatoni, bucatini... And then there's the impressive and tempting list of sauces and side dishes. We also recommend the "baked pasta of the day", especially the exquisite lasagne. Our favorite!
Cocina 35
Read moreNorth of Gaslamp, in the Cortez Hill neighborhood, Cocina 35 is famous for its wide variety of chilaquiles, a Mexican dish made with tortillas and green or red sauce, and served for breakfast. So, although it's perfectly possible to eat here at lunchtime, it's mainly for its brunch that the address is frequented... But if Mexican specialties aren't to your liking to start the day, the restaurant has provided two alternatives entitled Los Gringos - "The Strangers" - either toast or pancakes revisited.
Civico 1845
Read moreIf Little Italy is full of good restaurants, this Calabrian-born establishment opened in 2015 stands out in particular for the quality of its homemade pasta. Another special feature is the second menu, specially designed for vegans. Choose from lasagne, fettuccine with mushroom ragout, or eggplant fusilli. In the "mainstream" menu, special mention goes to the delicious pappardelle brasato, cooked with rib stew, Cabernet and Parmesan. Another highlight is the excellent selection of wines.