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1. Herb & Wood
4.7
Exceptional(7502)
€€€€
• Californian • Little Italy
Booked 71 times today
Everything was amazing. The service, the food, and the ambiance was great.
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2. Ironside Fish & Oyster
4.7
Exceptional(5324)
€€€€
• Californian • Little Italy
Booked 97 times today
Ironside went above and beyond to help my wife and I celebrate our anniversary trip to San Diego. The food was wonderful and the service was amazing.
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3. Kettner Exchange
4.8
Exceptional(1785)
€€€€
• Californian • Little Italy
Booked 25 times today
Our waiter was well informed about the food and portion size, with good recommendations. The sashimi tuna, cucumber salad, butternut squash dumplings, and lamb Szechuan noodles were excellent
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4. Dockside 1953
4.4
Awesome(802)
€€€€
• Californian • Mission Beach
Booked 7 times today
My friend was in town from Hawaii and we wanted a quiet dinner on a lanai. The Dockside is perfect for an atmosphere to enjoy delicious food, warm trade winds and to be present with each other. Our server Ethan was extremely polite and attentive. We enjoyed the Cobb salad with chicken, the salmon (cooked perfectly) and Gelato for dessert.
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5. Red Marlin - Hyatt Regency Mission Bay
4.0
Excellent(668)
€€€€
• Californian • Mission Bay
Booked 3 times today
Service was good, food was good and location is great. Wine choices were ok, could use a better wine list. Overall a good experience. Mashed potatoes are great!
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6. Tom Hams Lighthouse
4.6
Exceptional(7151)
€€€€
• Californian • Downtown
Booked 48 times today
Beautiful place for brunch. They don’t rush you at all. We stayed for almost 2 hours and enjoyed the food and the view. Great birthday brunch!
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7. JRDN Restaurant
4.5
Awesome(2389)
€€€€
• Californian • Pacific Beach
Booked 24 times today
We had a great waitress - no rush, genuine interest in us. Their mussels!, oysters, scallops, sole, burger - all were excellent. Great wine list. The four of us were impressed.
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8. The Prado at Balboa Park
4.6
Exceptional(8495)
€€€€
• Californian • Downtown
Booked 48 times today
Another perfect meal at the Prado. Always great service and wonderful food
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9. World Famous
4.6
Exceptional(1352)
€€€€
• Californian • Pacific Beach
Booked 34 times today
Making reservations helped us to get by the boardwalk. Food is great. The Bloody Mary drinks were spiced just right.
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10. By The Sea
4.5
Awesome(200)
€€€€
• Californian • Coronado
Booked 86 times today
I loved this place!!! Our server Shaun was so great and gave good recommendations on the menu. Food was incredible and the vibes are so cool

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  • Elly
    San Diego •1 review
    5.0
    Dined 1 day ago
    Beautiful place for brunch. They don’t rush you at all. We stayed for almost 2 hours and enjoyed the food and the view. Great birthday brunch!
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    Tom Hams Lighthouse$$$$• Seafood• Downtown
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    4.6
  • Colleen
    Orange County •1 review
    5.0
    Dined 2 days ago
    Food and service was great! We got the big platter and split a lobster roll. The price for the platter especially a good value for the price. Would recommend and will be back.
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    Ironside Fish & Oyster$$$$• Seafood• Little Italy
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    4.7
  • Fernando
    Las Vegas •1 review
    5.0
    Dined 3 days ago
    Everything was amazing. The service, the food, and the ambiance was great.
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    Herb & Wood$$$$• Californian• Little Italy
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    4.7
  • Stephen
    San Diego •2 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 7 days ago
    First time being there and it was impeccable! Food was absolutely amazing. The setting was great! The wagyu ribeye was perfect and the Starlite Mac and cheese went crazy! 
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    Starlite$$$$• Steakhouse• Mission Hills
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    4.8
  • sarahGold
    San Diego •15 reviews
    5.0
    Dined on 14 Oct 2026
    My friend was in town from Hawaii and we wanted a quiet dinner on a lanai. The Dockside is perfect for an atmosphere to enjoy delicious food, warm trade winds and to be present with each other. Our server Ethan was extremely polite and attentive. We enjoyed the Cobb salad with chicken, the salmon (cooked perfectly) and Gelato for dessert.
    More info
    Dockside 1953$$$$• Californian• Mission Beach
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    4.4

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