gastrobits Guide to San Diego
This guide serves to cover all of my "best of" San Diego categorically. There is no particular order to the restaurants within a category. I've actually been to most of these restaurants, but there is no review because I visited prior to starting my blog or I just haven't gotten around to them yet. Sometimes, I did just forget the camera too.
Overall
- Kaito Sushi - great quality of fish and a great price
- Addison - great service, go for the overall experience
- TBL3 @ George's California Modern - best overall food experience with a great view
- Akinori Sushi - when you want more trendy sushi and some prepared dishes as well
- Cowboy Star - San Diego's best steak
- Flavor Del Mar - great dining with a great wine list
View Dining
- TBL3 @ George's California Modern - best overall food experience with a great view of La Jolla Cove
- Bali Hai - great view of San Diego skyline
- Eddie V - great view of La Jolla Cove
- Bertrand at Mister A's - great view from a restaurant at the top of a building
Coffee
- Bird Rock Coffee Roasters - Roast Magazine's 2012 best microroaster of the year
- Zumbar - great espresso drinks
Brunch
- Claire's on Cedros - great organic food prepared well, great macchiato as well
- Urban Solace/Solace at the Midnight Lounge - great comfort food style brunch
- High Tide Brunch @ The Marine Room - great view of waves crashing to the glass while dining
Happy Hour
- Nine-ten - High end food at affordable prices
- Whisknladle (regular review) - tapas bar menu is cheap and great tasting
- Oceannaire - oysters
- Fleming's - 5 wines, 5 cocktails, 5 appetizers for $6 each
Japanese Food (non-sushi)
- Yu Me Ya Sake House - great selection of tapas
- Robota-ya Oton - booths make the experience more special
- Izakaya Sakura - authentic unique dishes
- Hinotez - Ramen and Yakitori
Sushi
- Kaito Sushi - best selection of quality product and price
- Akinori Sushi - When you need your sushi to be a little more trendy and some prepared dishes as well
- Sushi Ota - great quality sushi, but expensive and attitude
- Sushi Dokoro Shirahama - little known, but high quality fish as well
Italian
- Bencotto - hand made pastas
- Cucina Urbana - trendy Italian
- Ariccia Italian Market - porchetta
Thai
- Sab E Lee - authentic northern thai dishes
- Siam Nara - good balance of Thai flavors and decor
Seafood
- Boiling Crab - Viet-Cajun seafood boil
- Top of the Market - Special version of The Fish Market
- The Fishery - nicely cooked seafood dishes
- Sea Rocket Bistro - well cooked fish dishes
Bistro Style
- Cafe Chloe - French bistro food done well
- Urban Solace - comfort food
- Starlite -great cocktails as well
- Wine Vault and Bistro - set menus
- Brooklyn Girl Eatery - small dining room, but great decor