San Diego’s Best Restaurants

Readers’ Choice

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Happy Hour Drinks
Searsucker
searsucker.com

Happy Hour Eats & Bar Scene
Pacifica Del Mar
858.792.0476, pacificadelmar.com

New Restaurant
Bracero Cocina de Raiz
619.756.7864, bracerococina.com

Farm To Table
Market Restaurant + Bar
858.523.0007, marketdelmar.com

Juice Bar
Nekter
nekterjuicebar.com

Place To Take Out-Of-Town Guests
Top of the Hyatt
619.232.1234, topofthehyatt.com

San Diego Tradition/Establishment
Bertrand at Mister A’s
619.239.1377, asrestaurant.com

Date Night Spot
Herringbone
858.459.0221, herringboneeats.com

Special Occasion
Marine Room
858.459.7222, marineroom.com

Hotel Restaurant
Kitchen 1540
858.793.6460, laubergedelmar.com
Nine-Ten
858.964.5400, nine-ten.com

Catering
Waters Fine Catering
619.276.8803, waterscatering.com

Desserts
Extraordinary Desserts
extraordinarydesserts.com

Donuts
VG Donut & Bakery
760.753.2400, vgbakery.com

Cupcakes
Sprinkles
sprinkles.com

Baked Goods
Susiecakes
760.632.2253, susiecakes.com

Gluten-Free
2Good2B
760.942.4663, 2good2b.com

Neighborhood Hotspot
The Patio on Goldfinch
619.501.5090, thepatioongoldfinch.com

Steak
Ruth’s Chris
ruthschris.com

Seafood
The Fish Market
thefishmarket.com

Oysters
Ironside Fish & Oyster
619.269.3033, ironsidefishandoyster.com

French
Mille Fleurs
858.756.3085, millefleurs.com

Italian
Il Fornaio
ilfornaio.com

Thai
Taste of Thai
sdtasteofthai.com

Chinese
Del Mar Rendezvous
858.755.2669, delmarrendezvous.com

Indian
Taste of the Himalayas
tasteofthehimalayassandiego.com

BBQ
Phil’s BBQ
philsbbq.net

Sushi
Sushi Ota
858.270.5670, sushiota.com

Pasta
Bencotto
619.450.4786, lovebencotto.com

Pizza
Ciro’s Pizzeria
619.696.0405, cirossd.com
URBN
urbnrestaurants.com

Fast Casual
Rubio’s
rubios.com

Burger
Rocky’s Crown Pub
858.273.9140, rockysburgers.com

California Cuisine & Late-Night Dining
Zel’s Del Mar
858.755.0076, zelsdelmar.com

Tacqueria
Puesto
eatpuesto.com

Mexican
Fidel’s Little Mexico
858.519.1177, fidelslittlemexico.com

Ceviche
Don Chido
619.232.8226, donchido.com

Craft Beer
Ballast Point
ballastpoint.com

Wine List
The WineSellar & Brasserie
858.450.9557, winesellar.com

Craft Cocktails
Polite Provisions
619.677.3784, politeprovisions.com

Sports Bar
Jimmy O’s
858.350.3725, jimmyosbardelmar.com

Wine Bar
The 3rd Corner
the3rdcorner.com

Gastropub
Knotty Barrel
619.269.7156, knottybarrel.com

Tapas/Small Bites
Costa Brava
858.273.1218, costabravasd.com

Brunch
La Valencia Hotel
858.454.0771, lavalencia.com

Coffee Spot
Better Buzz
betterbuzzcoffee.com

Dog-Friendly Spot
The Patio on Goldfinch
619.501.5090, thepatioongoldfinch.com
The Patio on Lamont    
858.412.4648, thepatioonlamont.com

Farmers Market
Little Italy
littleitalysd.com/mercato

Upscale Grocery Store
Whole Foods
wholefoodsmarket.com

Sandwich Place
Board & Brew
boardandbrew.com

Healthy
True Food Kitchen
619.810.2929, truefoodkitchen.com

Décor/Design
Kettner Exchange
619.255.2001, kettnerexchange.com

Food Truck
Devilicious
deviliciousfoodtruck.com

Kettner Exchange: Photo courtesy of JORG PHOTO