here are some of my favorite places to eat in San Diego Vegetarian Sipz (Kearney Mesa) 5501 Clairemont Mesa Blvd San Diego, CA 92117 http://www.sipz.com Distance from sdcc: 10 miles Recommendations: Crunchy Chowmein Vegetarian Mexican Pokez (Downtown) 947 E St San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 702-7160 http://www.pokezsd.com Distance from sdcc: 0.85 miles Recommendations: potato flautas Rancho's (North Park) 3910 30th St (between Lincoln Ave & University Ave) San Diego, CA 92104 (619) 574-1288 http://www.ranchosnaturalfoods.com Distance from sdcc: 6 miles Rancho's (Ocean Beach) 1830 Sunset Cliffs Blvd, San Diego, CA 92107 (619) 226-7619 http://www.ranchosnaturalfoods.com Distance from sdcc: 8 miles Quick Mexican JV's 1112 Morena Blvd. San Diego, CA 92110 (619) 276-0758 Distance from sdcc: 5.5 miles Recommendations: everything is good here. I particularly recommend the Al Pastor burrito (marinated pork), and the surf and turf burrito, and the chicken Philly burrito Don Tommy's (Ocean Beach) 4145 Voltaire Street San Diego, CA 92107 (619) 223-5225 Distance from sdcc: 6 miles Recommendations: Best West Burrito. Make sure to get something with a tortilla such as a burrito or taco, because they make the tortillas fresh Las Brasas 1890 San Diego Ave. San Diego, CA 92110 (619) 291-6527 Distance from sdcc: 3 miles it is a small stand, but really good. In my opinion they have the best fish taco in San Diego Recommendations: fish taco, California Burrito (carne asada, french fries, pico de gallo), "special" breakfast burrito Best Fish Taco in SD Las Brasas 1890 San Diego Ave. San Diego, CA 92110 (619) 291-6527 other recommendations: fish taco, California Burrito (carne asada, french fries, pico de gallo), "special" breakfast burrito Authentic Tijuana tacos Tacos el Gordo de Tijuana BC (Chula Vista) 689 H St Chula Vista, CA 91910 (619) 691-8848 Distance from sdcc: 7 miles Recommendations: marinated pork taco Nice Sit-Down Mexican Fidel's (North County) 607 Valley Ave Solana Beach, CA 92075 (85 755-5292 Distance from sdcc: 28 miles Recommendations: crab enchilada Best Burger in San Diego Rocky's Crown Pub (Mission Beach / Pacific Beach) 3786 Ingraham St San Diego, CA 92109 (85 273-9140 Distance from sdcc: 8 miles Second Best Burger in San Diego Hodad's (Ocean Beach 5010 Newport Ave. San Diego, CA 92107 (619) 224-4623 Distance from sdcc: 8 miles Best place for a nice sit-down meal with a view of the ocean Georges at the Cove (La Jolla) 1250 Prospect Street La Jolla, CA 92037 (85 454-4244 http://www.georgesatthecove.com Distance from sdcc: 13 miles Best Overall Restaurant and Fine Dining in SD Nobu 207 5th Ave San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 814-4124 http://www.noburestaurants.com/sandiego/index.html Distance from sdcc: across the street at the Hard Rock Hotel Recommendation: make sure to have the black cod w/ miso and the rock shrimp tempura. Also good is the yellowtail sashimi w/ jalapenos, and the sashimi salad NY Pizza Bronx Pizza (Hillcrest) 111 Washington Street San Diego, CA 92103 (619) 291-3341 Distance from sdcc: 4 miles Italian Arrivederci (Hillcrest) 3845 4th Avenue San Diego, CA 92103 (619) 299-6282 http://ristorante-arrivederci.com Distance from sdcc: 4 miles Recommendation: Gorgonzola ravioli Yakitori Yakitori Yakyudori (Hillcrest) 3739 6th Ave San Diego, CA 92103 (619) 692-4189 Distance from sdcc: 3 miles great place for japanese beer & cheap and good food Sushi Harney Sushi (Old Town) 3964 Harney Street San Diego, CA 92110 (619) 295-3272 Distance from sdcc: 4 miles http://harneysushi.com feels more like a lounge than a sushi restaurant.... usually has a DJ playing backpacker hip-hop Cheap Sushi Sushi Deli 2 (Downtown - Gaslamp) 135 Broadway (between 1st Ave & 2nd Ave) San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 233-3072 Distance from sdcc: 0.5 miles Sandwich Poma's (Ocean Beach) 1846 Bacon Street San Diego, CA 92107 Distance from sdcc: 8 miles Recommendation: Roast Beef Jewish Deli DZ Akins (La Mesa) 6930 Alvarado Road San Diego, California 92120 Distance from sdcc: 11 miles http://dzakinsdeli.com Cheese Steak Gaglione Bros. (Point Loma - Sports Arena) 3944 W. Point Loma Blvd San Diego, CA 92110 (619) 758-0646 http://www.gaglionebros.com Distance from sdcc: 6 miles Gaglione Bros. (Mission Beach) 724 Ventura Pl San Diego, CA 92109 (85 488-1690 http://www.gaglionebros.com Distance from sdcc: 8 miles Philly Steak Subs (East County - El Cajon) 312 Ballantyne El Cajon, CA 92020 (619) 442-2036 Distance from sdcc: 16 miles Fish n' Chips Point Loma Seafoods 2805 Emerson St. San Diego, CA 92106 (619) 223-1109 http://www.pointlomaseafoods.com Distance from sdcc: 5 miles Tin Fish (Imperial Beach) 910 Seacoast Dr Imperial Beach, CA 91932 (619) 628-8414 http://www.thetinfish.net/right-tinfish.php?nav_ID=105&nav_Parent=104 restaurant is on the end of the pier. There is also one directly across the street from the Convention Center German food & beer Kaiserhof (Ocean Beach) 2253 Sunset Cliffs Blvd San Diego, CA 92107 619-224-0606 Distance from sdcc: 6 miles http://www.kaiserhofrestaurant.com Chinese Delivery China Too 916 5th Street (at E St.) San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 239-4282 Distance from sdcc: 0.6 miles Recommendation: House Special Pan Fried Noodles not the nicest place to eat, but good for delivery. Desserts Extraordinary Desserts (Downtown - Little Italy) 1430 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 294-7001 Distance from sdcc: 0.9 miles http://www.extraordinarydesserts.com
Ooh, great list. Here are my choices: Tajima (Yelp Review) - Japanese cuisine, open late, awesome ramen Costa Brava (Yelp Review) - Delicious Spanish tapas Phil's BBQ (Yelp Review) - Best BBQ Yakitori Yakyudori (Yelp Review) - Japanese BBQ Yard House (Yelp Review) - BIG selection of beers/drinks
Theres a European bakery in La Jolla somewhere, I wish I knew the name. (Yeah, I suck at being a San Diegan)
if you're not eating all your meals in the convention center, you're not living the full SDCC experience... don't short change yourself.
Everything I know is too far north of the convention center, but I second Extraordinary Desserts. The sandwiches are good too!
I love Sipz! We go there every night when we are there! Pokez, well cheap good food (Vegan options!) but the service is poor, when I was there it took forever to get our food and there was not many people there. It didn't help overhearing about our 'waiters' staph infection as I paid... I felt like punching him in the god damn mouth just for the number of times he said "Respect!" to his fellow crusty employees and delivery people... Royal Thai is good too, its near the convention center about 4 blocks up on 5th, or 6th. Easy walking disctance from the con. And if anyone knows of a vegan pizza joint in SD or LA (Ill be there Sat/Sun) let me know and any other vegan places in LA besides California Vegan would be appriciated.
mama testa Awesome tacos. Amazing salsa bar, except the salsa bowls are too small. veg-n-out Fallafel!! "Meatball" sandwich is also a favorite, but any sandwich is good because the bread is great.
Yes! One of our faves! The Creamy scallop Croquet are out of this world! Yum! And the Sushi is a deal! If you want goood prime rib and meats, there's Bully's One on Texas Street , Bully's East and it's near Hotel Circle: http://www.yelp.com/biz/bullys-east-san-diego#hrid:oMuaEmbl_U_f1aZufyJgbA/query:bullys and one in Del Mar too.
When me and the ol' lady went in 06' we just ate at In-And-Out and greasy Mexican hole-in-the-wall joints that ruled ass. I think we had sushi somewhere too, but it was unmemorable. Had good reviews, but was just meh. Moral of the story: Eat greasy Mexican food from greasy Mexican holes-in-the-walls.
I will second a recommendation for the Tin Fish. It's right across the train tracks on the southern end of the Convention Center which makes it a fairly fast alternative to the convention floor food. They have excellent lobster tacos and swordfish and chips. http://www.yelp.com/biz/tin-fish-gaslamp-san-diego
hodads is awesome. i think lefty's could be added to the list. its chicago style pizza. Lefty's Chicago Pizza 3448 30th St North Park (between Myrtle Ave & Upas St) San Diego, CA 92104 (619) 295-1720 leftyspizza.com http://www.yelp.com/biz/leftys-chicago- ... ery:leftys
Against my better judgement, I ate there last week when a friend was in town visiting. Its really not getting any better.
rei do gado - its a brasilian churrascaria. the trick is to go during lunch (we paid $14 last year) when its cheaper than their $45+ dinner. the servers come to your table with skewers of different meats and there's a buffet set up with appetizers, salads, entrees and desserts... http://reidogado.net/ http://www.yelp.com/biz/rei-do-gado-chu ... -san-diego lee's diner - real no frills diner, not for snobs. the place you want to go to if you are on a tight budget. last year my husband, best friend and i spent $15 total. very nice asian owners. the place closes at 7pm. canned soda is .60 and bottled water is $1 cash only. http://www.yelp.com/biz/lees-cafe-san-d ... uery:diner
Yeah hodad's is great. If anyone heads north to Encinitas I'd go to the Roxy ( http://www.yelp.com/biz/roxy-restaurant-encinitas) for vegetarian stuff and Raul's (http://www.yelp.com/biz/rauls-shack-encinitas) for Mexican.
I can go every time I visited pokez I had a normal experince, not bad, but not excellent maybe because I use to deal with rude guys at tacos stands here in mexico!
Gamblers belong in Vegas... BTW Im leaving early on Wednesday and I will be spending most of the day and Sat/Sun in LA. Anyone know any good vegan places to eat in LA in the Ameoba area LAMA (within about 5 miles) besides California Vegan or any specialty places that may have vegan donuts etcs drop me a line. Thanks to PW and Chris for posting this stuff...
vegan donuts are a big NO around here. most places are just like california vegan... vegan house on wilcox (just north of hollywood blvd) its the closest to amoeba. green leaves on hillhurst (just south of franklin) is awesome.. i highly recommend the onion rings and pineapple chicken burger truly vegan (hollywood/bronson) rude service, i'd steer clear i would suggest heading over to M Cafe (on melrose just west of labrea).. the best fries ever. and their california seitan bbq sandwich is amazing.
