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Restaurants in San Diego

The citywide restaurant rankings — the flagship list, the new openings tracker, steakhouses, waterfront tables, and the dishes you should have eaten by now.

6 ranked lists · 73 places and things, each one checked directly against Google and Yelp · how we verify

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The Best New Restaurants in San Diego Right Now

Ten new San Diego restaurants, from North Park pasta and a French brasserie to dry-aged fish katsu and an Oceanside brewpub.

Updated Aug 2Read →

Fresh seafood served for a waterfront restaurant meal

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The 9 Best Waterfront Restaurants in San Diego

Nine San Diego waterfront restaurants where the setting carries the meal, from an early Point Loma start to rooftop happy hour above Mission Beach.

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The 15 Best Restaurants in San Diego Right Now

The 15 best restaurants in San Diego right now — a wood-fired Mediterranean room downtown, a Lebanese oven, a City Heights steam table, a 6am birrieria.

Updated Jul 31Read →

A plate of tacos with salsa, guacamole, lime, and drinks on a restaurant table

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The 12 Essential San Diego Dishes, Ranked

The orders that explain how San Diego eats—from birria and carne asada fries to local uni, Hawaiian poke, aguachile, and Julian apple pie.

Updated Jul 30Read →

A sliced steak served at a San Diego steakhouse

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The 7 Best Steakhouses in San Diego, Ranked

Japanese-influenced fire, an on-site butcher, red-oak dry aging, classic spectacle, and the checks you should expect — ranked on the steak, not the chandelier.

Updated Jul 24Read →

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All 20 CH Projects Restaurants and Bars in San Diego, Ranked

Every restaurant and bar CH Projects runs in San Diego, ranked — from a dealer's-choice cocktail reservation to a diner that never closes.

Updated Jul 23Read →