I have a running restaurant list in my notes. Most of them are in SD.
Some Highlights:
Best Taco:
Hands down it goes to Kiko's Place. It's a food truck parked next to USD. Fish taco and surf and turf are the best. (Promise it's a safe food truck)
Otherwise Oscars.
Nightlife
Downtown:
Kettner Exchange - dinner is good too but pricy. Fun to carry over dinner into drinks when it shifts into a bar after hours.
Vin De Syrah - cool wine speakeasy. It's a club, on the smaller side.
PB Bars: (College area vibe)
Mavericks
El Prez
La Jolla:
Georges is awesome but pricey. They have three levels, roof top seating, craft cocktails, and dinner. I recommend drinks on the second level. Very talented bartenders and they have a drink made up for every neighborhood of SD (just have to ask the bartender for the book they made). This, then going and seeing the seals down the street is always fun.
Beach:
If going to a beach in La Jolla go to Marine St. instead of the shores. I live in the shores, it's an absolute cluster **** on the weekend.
I prefer Cardiff and Encinitas beaches as well. Less packed. Encinitas is fun to walk around as well.
Hikes:
Torrey Pines is a nice easy one.
Ho-Chi Minh trail in La Jolla Farms is tough, but a cool trail down to the beach.
Monarch in Del Mar is new and has a cool deck. Good drinks & view to watch the sunset. I haven't tried the food just drinks. The waitlist for dinner is brutal.
Restaurant list San Diego:
Restaurants to try
Cannonball ✅
Trust
Georges (La Jolla)
Bankers hill bar & restaurant
The deck laguna beach
Alec 101 kitchen tequileria ✅
Costal kitchen Dana Point
Top side roof deck bar in Newport
Donna Jean (vegan)
Cardellino
Cesarina ⭐️ (Italian)
Starlight ✅
Kokonut desert bar
Costerra ✅
Taka restaurant (sushi)
Zinqué (tapas) ✅
Rusticucina ✅
Underbelly (North Park)
Dunedin (north park ) New Zealand food
Barrio Star (by natalies)
Wet stone wine bar and cafe
Piacere mio (South Park)
Curryosity (South Park) ✅
Cafe 86
Cafe 21 (university heights) *judah
Alexander’s (north park)
Lumi sushi (downtown sd)
Caffe Calabria (north park)
Valentina (encinitas)
Herb and sea (encinitas)
Pushkin Russian restaurant (downtown)
Ketch (shelter island)
Lion fish (seafood, downtown)
Woodsy coffee (coffee shop encinitas)
Fortune son Chinese (downtown)
Mamas bakery
Aroi Thai (la Jolla)
Sundries tomato American bistro (San Juan Capistrano) The Presley Harley gray (mission hills) Westbean coffee roasters The waverly- Cardiff
Monarch- Del Mar
Sky deck- Del Mar
The wise ox butcher and eatery
Fortunate son
Himitsu (la Jolla?
Flamingo deck (PB)
Mikes taco club (OB) spicy shrimp taco*
Lux boba and tea
Toma Italian restaurant (santa barbara)✅ Winehouse (little Italy) Madison Anime (downtown) Noble experiment (speakeasy) Fall brewing company (brewery in north park) Polite provisions Black market bakery (north park) Bivouac ciderworks (north park) Fruitcraft winery
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