Where to pick up food or get delivery in San Diego County.
Because of the spread of Covid-19 and the need for social distancing to prevent harm to our most vulnerable populations, most businesses including restaurants and bars are having to close their doors. Unfortunately that means a lot of lost revenue and a business sector that’s going through a particularly rough time. San Diego Magazine values our local restaurant community and want to do our part to help out these businesses in their time of need.
We’ve put together a list of restaurants and bars, arranged by neighborhood, that are providing take-out and delivery services while dining out is being put on hold, so that we can provide a resource for both those in San Diego who want to support their local businesses and for the businesses themselves.
Restaurant
Cuisine: Classic American Food
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Gift Cards Available
Phone: (858) 361-3974
2271 First Ave. San Diego 92101
Hours reduced from 10 a.m. through 6 p.m.
Jidori chicken with potato foam at Il Dandy
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Restaurant
Cuisine: Contemporary Italian
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Gift Cards Available
Phone: (619) 310-5669
2550 Fifth Ave, Suite 120 San Diego 92103
Lunch: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.; Dinner: 4 p.m.-8 p.m.
“Il Dandy and Civico 1845 are joining forces. We are providing FREE delivery and takeout service daily. We understand the importance of sanitation in this sensitive time, so we will be delivering directly from our kitchen straight to you using our own private delivery service. Pick up for both menus will be available at Il Dandy only.”
Restaurant
Cuisine: Hot Dogs & Comfort Food
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Special: 10% Off Military Discount
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
Phone: (619) 546-7889
2234 Logan Ave, San Diego 92113
Restaurant
Cuisine: Coffee
Services Offered: To Go
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (619) 550-1830
1616 National Avenue, San Diego 92113
“In addition to-go orders, Cafe Virtuoso also sells its freshly-roasted coffee beans in 12 oz, 2 lb, and 5 lb bags for home brewing. Coffee beans, tea, merchandise and gift cards can also be ordered online. FREE Shipping for all coffee bags purchased from the online store.”
Restaurant
Cuisine: Italian
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Daily specials; Vegan and gluten-free menu avalaible
Gift cards available
Phone: (619) 674-4069
2233 Logan Ave., San Diego 92113
Restaurant
Cuisine: Tacos
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Gift cards available
Phone: (619) 255-3856
2196 Logan Ave., San Diego 92119
Brewery
Cuisine: American (Pizza, Burgers, Appetizers, Tacos)
Services Offered: To Go
Gift cards and merchandise available
Specials: 15% off all to-go beer and food; 20% off kegs (Tasting Room only); gift card special (buy $100 get $20 on us)
Phone: (619) 252-0586
1205 Knoxville Street San Diego 92110
“It’s been a crazy week for everyone, including local businesses. During this unprecedented time, we want to share that we are OPEN for business and working hard to provide to-go options for our customers.”
Restaurant
Cuisine: American, Pizza, Breakfast
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (619) 642-0114
3010 Clairemont Drive, San Diego 92117
“We’re also selling bottled and canned beer as well as red and white wine and champagne!”
Restaurant
Cuisine: American
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
1959 Morena Blvd., San Diego
“In an effort to support our valued community and to ensure as little waste as possible, we will offer affordable prix-fixe family-style meals through a pre-order basis. Menu details are available via IG one to two days prior. $50 plus tax for a four-person meal. IG DM or email [email protected]”
Meadery
Cuisine: Mead
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Merchandise available
Phone: (858) 609-9415
5328 Banks St, Suite B San Diego 92110
“We can also ship mead directly within CA and to 38 other states.”
Restaurant
Cuisine: Mexican Bonita To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Specials: 15% off on all food & drinks including beer & wine
Gift cards available
Phone: (619) 475-8627
4346 Bonita Rd, Bonita 91902
Restaurant
Cuisine: Breakfast & Lunch
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: (760) 729-5448
795 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad 92008
Restaurant
Cuisine: Cured Meats
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (760) 931-1324
5621 Palmer Way, Suite B Carlsbad 92010
“We have shelf-stable, high quality salami that is great to stock up on during these times and has a shelf life of a year.”
Restaurant
Cuisine: Mexican Restaurant & Tacos
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Specials: Small Chips & Salsa for $2.50 on all orders over $10
Gift cards available
Phone: (760) 453-7242
530 Grand Avenue, Carlsbad 92008
Located between Roosevelt & State Street. Limited take out menu. Call for details & orders. Curbside pick up available.
Restaurant
Cuisine: Japanese, Ramen
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (442) 615-2325
2525 El camino real #211 Carlsbad 92008
Restaurant
Cuisine: Sandwiches, Salads, Wraps
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Gift cards and merch available
Phone: (760) 434-4466
201 Oak Ave., Carlsbad 92008
Deli
Cuisine: Sandwiches, juice bar, fresh fruit, groceries
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: (760) 438-3202
6120 Paseo Del Norte, Carlsbad 92011
“We offer delivery from Grubhub and Uber eats”
Winery
Cuisine: Cheese and salami
Services Offered: To Go
Specials: 40% off wine for members and 25% off public
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (858) 847-9463
2727 State Street Carlsbad 92008
Restaurant
Cuisine: Fresh Homemade Gelato
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (760) 297-0554
300 Carlsbad Village Dr Ste 104, Carlsbad 92008
Restaurant
Cuisine: Mexican
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Gift cards available
Phone: (760) 738-9804
Both the Rancho Santa Fe and Carlsbad locations are open for takeout.
Restaurant
Cuisine: Burgers & Drinks and more
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Specials: $0 Delivery Fee this week through DoorDash
Gift cards available
Phone: (760) 602-9898
889 Palomar Airport Road Carlsbad 92011
Cuisine: Burgers & Drinks and more
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Specials: $0 Delivery Fee through DoorDash this week
Gift cards available
(760) 501-0202 Yes No
2501 El Camino Real Carlsbad 92008
Cuisine: Mexican Food
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Specials: 15% Off All Food Orders
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (760) 434-5850
2939 Carlsbad Blvd., Carlsbad 92008
Cuisine: Coffee, Espresso, Quick Bites, Pastries
Services: To Go
Specials: VIP rewards
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (760) 448-6167
5611 Palmer Way, Suite D, Carlsbad 92010
“Also taking online orders for coffee beans and grounds! FREE SHIPPING for all U.S. orders over $30!”
Restaurant
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Specials: Free delivery available – no contact/sealable packaging
Locations: https://locations.lunagrill.com
Restaurant
Cuisine: Breakfast, Lunch, Organic Coffee
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (760) 720-7866
300 Carlsbad Village Drive, Suite 107A Carlsbad 92008
Market/Restaurant
Cuisine: Prepared dinners to go, homemade soups, deli
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Gift cards and merch available
Phone (760) 434-2644
2812 Roosevelt Street, Carlsbad 92008
“We are offering free delivery in the Village and to our senior customers. We are so thankful to all our customers. March 2020 is our 25th year in Carlsbad Village. What a time to Mark this milestone but our family Thanks you!”
Restaurant
Cuisine: Breakfast & Lunch
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Gift cards and merch available
Phone: (760) 720-3300
2833 State Street, Carlsbad 92008
Restaurant
Cuisine: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee and pastries – French / European American influenced
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: (760) 602-6203
7150 Avenida Encinas Suite 100, Carlsbad 92011
Restaurant
Cuisine: Coffee shop with coffee for your house as well.
Services Offered: To Go
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (760) 994-0001
2562 State St. Suite G Carlsbad 92008
Restaurant
Cuisine: Ice cream, frozen yogurt, frozen custard, non-dairy frozen desserts.
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: (760) 453-7246
201 Oak Ave., Suite D Carlsbad 92008
Offering take-out, call in and pickup & DoorDash Delivery
Restaurant
Cuisine: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Smoothies, Salads
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (760) 966-1203
“Thank you for the continued support! We will continue to practice “Social Distancing” and continue to diligently sanitize each of our locations!”
Restaurant
Cuisine: Pizza, Sandwiches, Salad
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Phone: (760) 434-3171
2622B El Camino Real, Carlsbad 92008
Hours: 11-2; 5-8
Restaurant
Artisan doughnuts and coffee
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Gift cards available
Phone: (760) 994-0458
2965 State St. Carlsbad 92008
Restaurant
Cuisine: German /American Seving breakfast, lunch & dinner
Services Offered: To Go
Gift Cards Available
Open 6 a.m.-8 p.m. daily
Phone: (760) 438-2620
6118 Paseo Del Norte, Carlsbad 92011
“We are also a full service meat market, delicatessen and European grocery store. Daily updates on our Facebook page.
Restaurant
Cuisine: Brunch
Services: To Go and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: (760) 438-1212
5970 Avenida Encinas Carlsbad 92008
Restaurant
Cuisine: Seafood
Services Offered: To Go
Gift cards and merch available
Phone: (760) 517-8680
6118 Paseo Del Norte, Suite B Carlsbad 92011
“In addition to a seafood eatery, we are also a full service fish counter, serving whole fish, smoked fish, live oysters, mussels, clams & we have a live lobster tank. We have small grocery carrying items complimentary to seafood.”
Restaurant
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Specials: Free delivery through Doordash; full menu offered in addition to “Heat and Eat‚” and “Ready to Eat” Family Meals and Farmer’s Market Baskets (baskets of fresh produce to subsidize grocery needs
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 509-1800
Restaurant
Cuisine: Italian pastas, salads, prime steaks, seafood
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Specials: Purchase $120 gift card for $100, POS only
Phone: (760) 434-2500
2943 State Street, Carlsbad 92008
Take Out hours from 3-8 p.m.
“If you prefer delivery we also offer through the Door Dash site. Thank you for your support”
Cuisine: Burgers & Drinks and more
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Specials: $0 Delivery Fee through DoorDash this week only
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 485-8075
12224 Carmel Mountain Road San Diego 92128
Cuisine: Mexican
Services Offered: To Go
Gift Cards Available
Phone: (619) 407-7100
3722 Paseo Pl Ste 1400, San Diego 92130 3
Cuisine: Ice Cream
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 925-7308
12843 El Camino Real, Suite 108, San Diego 92103
Cuisine: Mexican
Services Provided: To Go and Delivery
Specials: 15% off phone-in to-go orders
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 369-0717
5965 Village Way, Suite E107 ,San Diego 92130
“We are also offering FREE Delivery to any household within a 5 mile radius AND a $5 Industry Menu for those industry personnel affected by COVID-19.”
Cuisine: Sushi
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (858) 345-1517
3705 Caminito Ct #540, San Diego 92130
Cuisine: Italian Carmel Valley
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (858) 252-7720
3715 Caminito Ct. Ste 680 San Diego 92130
Cuisine: Café
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (858) 345-1688
3745 Paseo Pl #820 San Diego 92130
Cuisine: Ice Cream
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 345-1792
3705 Caminito Ct Suite 0580 San Diego 92130
Cuisine: Burgers
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (619) 363-3604
3705 Paseo Pl Suite 1140 San Diego 92130
Cuisine: Doughnuts
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 847-2019
3435 Del Mar Heights Road, Suite D7, San Diego 92103
Cuisine: Dessert
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 299-2253
3705 Caminito Ct #0500 San Diego 92130
Cuisine: Poke
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Gift cards offered
Phone: (858) 810-6060
3705 Paseo Pl #1100 San Diego 92130
Cuisine: Salads
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (858) 281-0500
3745 Paseo Pl #0840 San Diego 92130
Cuisine: Meat
Services Offered: To Go
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (858) 345-1524
3720 Caminito Ct #200, San Diego 92130
“The Butchery also offers grocery essentials including meat, seafood, dairy, and pantry items”
Cuisine: Mexican
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Tocaya is offering meal prep kits for delivery, as well as small scale catering for as little as 4 people
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 386-1030
725 Paseo Pl #1070 San Diego CA
Cuisine: Pizza
Servicese Provided: To Go
Phone: (858) 209-2096
12895 Paseo Village Way #1200 San Diego 92130
Cuisine: Japanese Fusion, Ramen, Noodles, Yakitori, Sushi, Bao
Services Provided: To Go and Delivery
Specials: 15% off phone-in to-go orders
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 779-2620
5965 Village Way, San Diego 92130
“We are also offering FREE Delivery to any household within a 5 mile radius AND a $5 Industry Menu for those industry personnel affected by COVID-19.”
Cuisine: Thai
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (619) 527-1917
4710 Market Street San Diego 92102
Cuisine: Craft Beer
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go; 32oz Crowlers To Go; Growler Fills
Gift cards and merchandise available
Specials: $10 32oz Crowler and Growler fill Mondays
Phone: (619) 271-4853
259 Third Ave, Chula Vista 91910
Cuisine: Beer
Services Offered: To Go
Specials: Growlers $22 – $27, Refills $14 – $19
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (619) 934-7371
688 Marsat Ct. Suite B Chula Vista 91911
Thu/Fri 4 – 7 pm, Sat 12 – 3 pm
Birrieria Don Rafa
Cuisine: Mexican food
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Specials: 10% off any order for curbside during the week
Gift cards available
Phone: (619) 934-5135
560 Broadway, Chula Vista 91910
Cuisine: Burgers & Drinks and more
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Specials: $0 Delivery Fee through DoorDash this week only!
Gift cards available
Phone: (619) 397-2643
2255 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista
Cuisine: Mexican Street tacos
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Bonita location: 619-934-9191
Otay Ranch 619-656-0459
3001 Bonita Rd Chula Vista 91910
Cuisine: Burgers & Drinks and more
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Specials: $0 Delivery through DoorDash this week only
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 569-8866
7637 Balboa Avenue San Diego 92111
Cuisine: Italian
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 452-0661
3945 Governor Drive San Diego 92122
“Call ahead to place order with credit card to help ensure preparation time, safety and sanitation.”
Cuisine: American – Burgers, BBQ
Services Offered: To Go
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (858) 430-6911
5487 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego 92117
Cuisine: Ramen
Services: To Go and Delivery
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (619) 756-7517
Cuisine: Chicken/Korean/Asian fusion
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery (Uber, Postmates, Grubhub, Doordash)
Phone: (858) 836-1287
4690 Convoy st #102, San Diego 92111
Cuisine: Chinese / dumplings
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery (Postmates)
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 268-9638
4625 Convoy St San Diego 92111
Cuisine: Ramen
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (619) 756-7517
Cuisine: Vegetarian
Services Provided: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Specials: Free roll with entree and 10% off order (to-go only)
Phone: (858) 771-7254
4646 Convoy St San Diego 92111
Available at both locations!
Cuisine: American (Pizza, Burgers, Appetizers, Tacos)
Services Offered: To Go
Specials: 15% off all to-go beer and food; 20% off kegs (Tasting Room only); gift card special (buy $100 get $20 on us
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (619) 252-0586
“It’s been a crazy week for everyone, including local businesses. During this unprecedented time, we want to share that we are OPEN for business and working hard to provide to-go options for our customers.”
Cuisine: American
Services Offered: To Go
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 270-9200
3780 Ingraham St., San Diego 92109
Cuisine: Japanese /Sushi
Services Offered: To Go
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (858) 847-2828
2628 Del Mar Heights Road, Del mar 92014
Cuisine: Fresh, California Cuisine with a Twist, Surf & Turf
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Specials: 15% off phone-in to-go orders
Phone: (858) 369-0717
12955 El Camino Real Suite G-2 San Diego 92130
“We are also offering FREE Delivery to any household within a 5 mile radius AND a $5 Industry Menu for those industry personnel affected by COVID-19.”
Cuisine: Gourmet Grilled Cheese
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Specials: 30% discount on phone and online orders for curbside pick-up using code: 30OFF (not applicable for 3rd party deliveries).
Phone: (858) 847-2992
3545 Del Mar Heights Road, San Diego 92103
First Look: International Smoke
Paul Body
Cuisine: Grilled and Smoked items
Services Offered: Delivery
Phone: (619) 331-4528
3387 Del Mar Heights Rd #0100, San Diego 92130
Cuisine: Juice & Smoothie Bar
Services Offered: To Go
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 209-2190
3722 Paseo Pl STE 1440 San Diego 92130
Mediterranean
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Specials: free delivery available – no contact/sealable packaging
Locations: https://locations.lunagrill.com
Cuisine: Sandwiches, Salads, Wraps
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 436-0000
12873 El Camino Real San Diego 92103
Open from 11am-9pm everyday for contactless pickup or delivery
Cuisine: Seafood / American
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
The Del Mar staple will be offering a special Curbside menu full of dishes, including their signature Sugar-Spiced Salmon, as well as family meal specials that feed 4 people, including Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf or Achiote Braised Pulled Pork Shoulder with sides. Guests can take home a bottle of wine (tiered at $10 / $20 / $40) or 6-pack of beer with their order. Call ahead to order.
Specials: For every $100 in gift cards, get a $20 bonus gift card
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 792-0476
1555 Camino Del Mar Del Mar 92014
Cuisine: Healthy Mediterranean dishes. Del Mar To Go and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 523-9336
12955 El Camino Real Suite G4 San Diego 92103
Cuisine: Pizza, pasta, salads, shareables
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Specials: 20% off order – pickup only
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 259-6600
12925 El Camino Real, J-21 San Diego 92130
12:30PM-8PM
Cuisine: Japanese
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Special: 20% OFF of your take-out orders. We will also give you a $20 gift certificate as a rain-check!
Gift cards available
1555 Camino Del Mar, Suite 201 Del Mar 92014
Cuisine: Doughnuts and coffee
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Buy any dozen, get a 13th doughnut for free!
Phone: (858) 847-2019
3435 Del Mar Heights Rd. Suite D7 Del Mar 92130
“Delivery service is available via POSTMATES only.”
Cuisine: Breakfast
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 703-5300
3435 Del Mar Heights Road, Suite D3 San Diego 92103
Cuisine: Breakfast and Lunch
Services Offered: To Go
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (858) 792-7433
1307 Stratford Del Mar 92014
Cuisine: Poke
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (858) 810-6060
3705 Paseo Place, Del Mar 92130
Cuisine: Customizable Entrees
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Specials: Free delivery through Doordash; full menu offered in addition to “Heat and Eat” and “Ready to Eat” Family Meals and Farmer’s Market Baskets (baskets of fresh produce to subsidize grocery needs)
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 509-1800
Cuisine: East Coast Style Pizza
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (858) 209-2096
12895 Paseo Village Way #1200 San Diego 92130
Cuisine: Cheese
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (858) 847-9616
Cuisine: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Smoothies, Salads
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (760) 966-1203
“Thank you for the continued support! We will continue to practice “Social Distancing” and continue to diligently sanitize each of our locations!”
Cuisine: Breakfast and lunch sandwiches, espresso drinks, tea and coffee
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (619) 915-6151
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
100 Park Plaza Suite 175, San Diego, 92101
We have 3 downtown locations. We have remained open in spite of the serious downturn. We are making every attempt to keep our staff employed even with reduced operating hours.
Cuisine: Italian
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Special: 10% off (min $15) order
Phone: (619) 794-0444
Gift Cards Available
950 Sixth Ave Unit C, San Diego, 92101
Cuisine: Breakfast
Services Offered: To Go
Phone: (619) 642-0299
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
Cuisine: East and West Fusion
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Special: 21% Off First Online Order
Phone: (619) 252-5974
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
802 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, 92101
Visit cafe-21.com for more information!
Cuisine: Authentic Happily Baked Handmade Argentine Empanadas
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (619) 228-9419
Gift Cards Available
819 C Street, San Diego, 92101
In addition to accepting pick-up and delivery orders, we also sell frozen empanadas that you can then bake yourself at home. Stock your freezer! Gift cards are also available.
Cuisine: French
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Specials: Buy 2 baked good get the third 50% OFF; Buy 2 dessert get the second 50%; Buy 2 crepes get the second 50%
Phone: (619) 245-4457 ext.1
Gift Cards Available
555 G Street, San Diego, 92101
Cuisine: Steakhouse, Seafood
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Special: 10% all to-go orders
Phone: (619) 696-3369
Gift Cards Available
285 J Street, San Diego, 92101
Order Morton’s Legendary Cuisine for take-out today! Curbside service available.
Cuisine: Salad
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (619) 255-6731
Gift Cards Available
611 B St., San Diego, 92101
Cuisine: Bagels and coffee
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (619) 233-3836
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
555 Market Street, San Diego, 92101
Cuisine: Seafood
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Special: 10% off all to go orders
Phone: (619) 858-2277
Gift Cards Available
400 J Street, San Diego, 92101
Cuisine: French American
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go, Full menu available
Phone: (619) 238-1818
1055 2nd Ave, San Diego, 92101
Cuisine: Lobster and Seafood
Services Offered: Delivery
Special: Live Lobster & Frozen Tails Fire Sale
Phone: (207) 205-2555 (text only)
Gift Cards Available
550 W Date St., San Diego, 92101
Cuisine: Pizza & Salad
Services Offered: To Go
Phone: (619) 531-8869
Gift Cards Available
410 10th Ave., San Diego, 92101
Hours: Sun -Thur 11:30 a.m. – 10 p.m.; Fri – Sat 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Cuisine: Ramen
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (619)501-9612
1288 Market Street, San Diego, 92101
BESHOCK co-founders Masaki Yamauchi’s culinary passion and Ayaka Ito’s master sake prestige pair perfect to create a revolutorary dining experience.
Cuisine: Craft Hot Dogs, Sausages, and Hamburgers
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (619) 501-6668
Gift Cards Available
969 Ninth Ave, San Diego, 92101
Cuisine: Gastropub, American
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Special: Mention Social Distancing and receive 10% off
Phone: (619) 269-7156
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
844 Market Street, San Diego, 92101
Cuisine: Ramen
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (619) 756-7517
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Specials: Kids Eat Free Everyday (kids do not need to be present); 20% OFF family packs with online code “Together”
Phone: (619) 491-0279
Gift Cards Available
We will keep serving the community until we no longer can. Stay safe everyone.
Cuisine: New Orleans Bistro, Creole/Cajun
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (619) 542-9002
Merchandise Available
815 F St., San Diego, 92101
Our restaurant is a kitchen for the people and we are committed to providing safe and quality food to everyone in this time of uncertainty. Allow us to satiate the soul and entice the palate in the New Orleans Manner.
Cuisine: Italian
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Phone: (619) 310-6421
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
969 Market Street #101, San Diego, 92101
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Specials: Free delivery available
Gift Cards Available
Visit locations.lunagrill.com to find phone number of nearest location.
Our restaurants are open for delivery, carry out and catering business only. We offer no contact delivery with sealable packaging to ensure safe and secure food arrival. This is an incredibly challenging time for us all so we would love to be featured in any articles or releases promoting local restaurants that are open right now. We are currently offering free delivery so that our guests can get food delivered to their doorstep without the hassle of paying a fee. No contact delivery is available and we have sealable packaging for all to-go orders to ensure safe and secure food arrival.
Cuisine: Brewery
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Specials: Free Delivery; Pick up to go 64oz growler fills $10 , 50% off 4pack cans.
Phone: (619) 201-8180
Merchandise Available
110 N. Magnolia Ave, El Cajon, 92020
Cuisine: Specialty Pizza, wings, brussel sprouts, meatballs, veggie and Meaty Calzones, salads.
Services Offered: To Go
Phone: (619) 328-6922
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
110 N Magnolia Ave., El Cajon, 92020
Cuisine: Brewery
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Special: 15% OFF all to-go beer and merchandise.
Phone: (858) 345-1144
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
111 S Cedros Ave., Solana Beach, 92075
Cuisine: Filipino
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (760) 557-4873
Gift Cards Available
1985 Avenida La Posta, Encinitas, 92024
Catering Menu available at www.thecarinderiacompany.com.
Cuisine: Seafood
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (760) 436-4665
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
1010 S Coast Highway 101, Encinitas, 92024
Cuisine: Burgers & Drinks and more
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Special: $0 Delivery Fee through DoorDash this week only.
Phone: (760) 943-0271
Gift Cards Available
1588 Leucadia Boulevard, Encinitas, 92024
Cuisine: Ice Cream
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Specials: 25% off all pints; 15% off e-gift cards for $25 or more
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
Phone: (760) 487-5937
937 S. Coast Highway 101, Suite 106, Encinitas, 92024
Cuisine: Juice & Smoothie Bar
Services Offered: To Go
Phone: (760) 436-4708
Gift Cards Available
1042 N. El Camino Real, Suite C, Encinitas, 92024
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Special: Free delivery available; No contact/sealable packaging
Gift Cards Available
Visit locations.lunagrill.com to find phone number of nearest location.
Our restaurants are open for delivery, carry out and catering business only. We offer no contact delivery with sealable packaging to ensure safe and secure food arrival. This is an incredibly challenging time for us all so we would love to be featured in any articles or releases promoting local restaurants that are open right now. We are currently offering free delivery so that our guests can get food delivered to their doorstep without the hassle of paying a fee. No contact delivery is available and we have sealable packaging for all to-go orders to ensure safe and secure food arrival.
Cuisine: Tasty pizzas and salads
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (760) 230-2323
Gift Cards Available
828 N. Coast HIghway 101, Encinitas, 92024
We are open to support the community with to go and delivery for lunch and dinner. Help us support you and help us support our employees while we get through this together! #pizzasaves #hurrysummer
Cuisine: Peruvian
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (760) 753-9050
Gift Cards Available
564 S Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas, 92024
Cuisine: French European American
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (760) 633-0084
Gift Cards Available
947 S Coast Hwy 101, Suite D103, Encinitas, 92024
Cuisine: Sushi
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (760) 633-2299
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
Cuisine: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Smoothies, Salads
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (760) 966-1203
Thank you for the continued support! We will continue to practice “Social Distancing” and continue to diligently sanitize each of our locations!
Cuisine: American
Services Offered: To Go
Special: $6 breakfast and lunch items
Phone: (760) 753-2123
552 South Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, 92024
Cuisine: American
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Special: Flock Meals now available for curbside pickup — convenient, affordable family meals meant to feed 4-7!
Phone: (760) 230-2968
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
407 Encinitas Blvd., Encinitas, 92024
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Specials: Kids Eat Free Everyday (kids do not need to be present); 20% OFF family packs with online code “Together”
Phone: (619) 491-0279
Gift Cards Available
We will keep serving the community until we no longer can. Stay Safe everyone
Cuisine: American
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (760) 230-2899
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
517 South Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, 92024
Cuisine: Craft pizzas and Salads
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Phone: (760) 943-8620
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
764 S. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, 92024
Call us directly to order! We also use Doordash, Postmates, and Grubhub.
Cuisine: Globally-inspired
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (760) 943-6686
810 N Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, 92024
Cuisine: Italian
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Specials: Coupons available on social media: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
Phone: (760) 436-1501
Gift Cards Available
285 N El Camino Real, Encinitas, 92024
We are open for take out, curbside and delivery through DoorDash, Grubhub, UberEats and Postmates.
Cuisine: Full Coffee Bar, Burgers, Pizza, Sandwiches, Salads, Broth, Soup, Juice.
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Specials: Free lemons from our tree with every order and 30% off bottles of wine. #winehelps
Phone: (858) 264-8550
Gift Cards Available
1051 S Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, 92024
We also make an organic, low sugar electrolyte + mineral drink, GOODONYA HYDRATE. It’s on Amazon and it’s one of the best ways to support our business safely.
Cuisine: Brewery
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Specials: Growlers and six packs available
Phone: (619) 781-7580
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
7949 Stromesa Court Suite Y, San Diego, 92126
Cuisine: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Smoothies, Salads
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (760) 966-1203
Thank you for the continued support! We will continue to practice “Social Distancing” and continue to diligently sanitize each of our locations!
Cuisine: French
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Specials: Daily Special—refer to website
Phone: (760) 745-3835
113 W Grand Ave., Escondido, 92025
Cuisine: Winery
Services Offered: Delivery
Specials: 15% off, next day shipping included with 6 bottle purchase.
Phone: (760) 749-1300
Gift Cards Available
298 Enterprise St Suite D, Escondido, 92029
Cuisine: Winery
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (760) 732-3236
http://beachhousewinery.orderport.net/wines/Current-Releases
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
1534 Sleeping Indian Rd., Fallbrook, 92028
Cuisine: Cheesesteaks
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (619) 234-9141
1237 28th Street, San Diego, 92102
Cuisine: Mexican
Services Offered: To Go
Phone: (619) 269-8510
1421 University Ave., San Diego, 92103
Cuisine: Bagels and coffee
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (619) 574-7878
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
1010 University Ave., San Diego, 92103
Bagel and coffee cafe serving New York style bagels and breakfast and lunch sandwiches. We proudly serve Cafe Moto Coffee. Fair trade Organic and local roaster.
Cuisine: American, Comfort Food
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Specials: 20% off bottles of wine, $12 growler fills
Phone: (619) 738-3425
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
3805 5th Ave., San Diego, 92103
For every delivery order, we will donate a chicken sandwich to a laid-off restaurant industry employee during this crisis. We also have an option to “donate a meal” which will double that gift! Website orders preferred over call-in orders.
Cuisine American, Comfort Food
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Special: Bounce back BOGO coupon
Phone: (619)295-2510
Gift Cards Available
425 Robinson Ave., San Diego, 92103
Cuisine: Farm-to-Fork
Services Offered: To Go
Phone: (619) 458-9929
Gift Cards Available
860 W Washington Street, San Diego, 92103
Cuisine: California-Mediterranean
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Phone: (619)269-4323
Gift Cards Available
1642 University Ave. #100, San Diego, 92103
Honk if you’re hungry! We are offering a drive-thru to go menu in collaboration with our sister restaurant, Hillcrest Brewing Co., utilizing their parking lot fo the curbside drive-thru. HBC is nextdoor to insideOUT and we will be offering Cali-Med style salads from insideOUT and pizza and wings via Hillcrest Brewing Co. Drive-thru hours are 12 PM – 7 PM daily. Call or order online, drive-thru entering on Normal Street, honk if nobody sees you. Pop you trunk and provide host with you order number!
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Special: Free delivery available; No contact/sealable packaging
Gift Cards Available
Visit locations.lunagrill.com to find phone number of nearest location.
Our restaurants are open for delivery, carry out and catering business only. We offer no contact delivery with sealable packaging to ensure safe and secure food arrival. This is an incredibly challenging time for us all so we would love to be featured in any articles or releases promoting local restaurants that are open right now. We are currently offering free delivery so that our guests can get food delivered to their doorstep without the hassle of paying a fee. No contact delivery is available and we have sealable packaging for all to-go orders to ensure safe and secure food arrival.
Cuisine: Authentic Italian
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Phone: (619) 543-0049
Gift Cards Available
3850 Fifth Ave., San Diego, 92103
We offer the possibility to pay with PayPal.
Cuisine: Ramen
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (619) 756-7517
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
Cuisine: Brewery, American
Services Offered: To Go
Specials: 15% off all to-go beer and food; 20% off kegs (Tasting Room only); gift card special (buy $100 get $20 on us)
Phone: (619) 252-0586
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
It’s been a crazy week for everyone, including local businesses. During this unprecedented time, we want to share that we are OPEN for business and working hard to provide to-go options for our customers.
Cuisine: Brewery, BBQ and Pizza
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Phone: (760) 765-3757
Gift Cards Available
2307 Main St., Julian, 92036
Cuisine: Brewery
Services Offered: To Go
Phone: (858) 715-3998
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
7576 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego, 92111
Open 3-9 p.m. daily for To Go Crowlers, Growlers, and Bottles.
Cuisine: Brewery, Mexican
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Special: 25% off growler fills
Phone: (858) 254-6481
Merchandise Available
5375 Kearny Villa Rd. #116, San Diego, 92123
Cuisine: Creole/Cajun
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Phone: (858) 573-2837
Gift Cards Available
4320 Viewridge Ave., San Diego, 92123
Cuisine: Korean meets southern fried Chicken. Wings, Tenders, Chicken sandwiches
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (858) 430-6001
4403 Convoy St., San Diego, 92111
Cuisine: Ramen
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Specials: 10% off to go orders
Phone: (858) 573-2400
4646 Convoy Street, Kearny Mesa, 92111
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (858) 779-3272
Gift Cards Available
9119 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite G, San Diego, 92123
Cuisine: Deli
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (619) 284-2485
4100 Adams Ave., San Diego, 92116
Cuisine: Euro/American Bistro
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Specials: Single and Family Style Meals; 30% off Wine List
Phone: (858) 246-7818
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
1030 Torrey Pines Rd. Suite B, La Jolla, 92037
Cuisine: Coastal Italian
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (858) 551-5105
Gift Cards Available
7863 Girard Ave (Third Floor), La Jolla, CA, 92037
The La Jolla restaurant will offer a special takeout menu with a la carte dishes and family-style options. This includes Salads, Sides, a vast selection of Pizzas, Half and Whole Roasted Chicken, Pastas to share and more. Order online through our website after 4pm, or through DoorDash. Guests can order bottles of wine to take home as well. Proceeds going to staff.
Cuisine: American
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (858) 551-3620
Gift Cards Available
7955 La Jolla Shores Dr., La Jolla, 92037
The La Jolla restaurant atop Hotel La Jolla is offering their entire dinner menu, including pasta, burgers and flatbreads. So view their menu online, call ahead, and pickup! You can also order delivery through UberEats and DoorDash.
Cuisine: Taiwanese
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (858) 375-5988
4301 La Jolla Village Dr., #2000, San Diego, 92122
Cuisine: Fish Market
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (858) 456-2526
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
634 Pearl Street, La Jolla, 92037
We want to let our community know that we will keep our doors open as long as we can get fish (which is looking good at the moment). As supermarkets are overcrowded and under supplied, we are here to deliver fresh fish to your doorstep.
Cuisine: American
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Special: 20% off takeout, available for food only
Phone: (310) 405-9645
Gift Cards Available
4353 La Jolla Village Dr., San Diego, 92122
Cuisine: Organic, Plant-Based
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (858) 291-8886
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
7644 Girard Ave., La Jolla, 92037
We make fresh daily sandwiches, gourmet coffee & teas & indulgent plant based pastries as well as salads, soups, lunch & dinner items.
Cuisine: Italian
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (858) 452-0661
Gift Cards Available
3945 Governor Drive, San Diego, 92122
Call ahead to place order with credit card to help ensure preparation time, safety and sanitation.
Cuisine: Creative gourmet sandwiches, soups & salads, made with local & seasonal ingredients
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (858) 731-8130
Gift Cards Available
8795 Villa La Jolla Drive, La Jolla, 92037
Open everyday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. for contactless pickup or delivery.
Cuisine: Baja, Mexican
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Special: 20% voucher to use once Mustangs & Burros opens
Phone: (858) 964-6537
Gift Cards Available
9700 N. Torrey Pines Rd., San Diego, 92037
Cuisine: Café
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go; Check out our new drive through!
Phone: (858) 454-5453
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
7467 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, 92037
Cuisine: Pizza, Pasta, Salad, Shareables
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (858) 456-5222
Gift Cards Available
702 Prospect St. Suite D, La Jolla, 92037
Cuisine: Ice Cream, Crepes, and Coffee
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Special: $2 off ice cream pints
Phone: (858) 246-6321
Gift Cards Available
2179 Avenida De La Playa, San Diego, 92037
Cuisine: Breakfast & Lunch
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Phone: (858) 459-3300
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
2236 Avenida de La Playa, La Jolla, 92037
Cuisine: Breakfast, Bakery, Brunch, Lunch
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (858) 274-1733
Gift Cards Available
7660 Fay Ave., La Jolla, 92037
We also are offering cakes! No charge delivery for cakes in La Jolla.
Cuisine: Hawaiian, Asian, Poké
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Gift Cards Available
4301 La Jolla Village Dr., San Diego, 92122
Cuisine: Casual, Wood-fired
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Phone: (858) 777-6641
Gift Cards Available
11480 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, 92037
Cuisine: Contemporary California
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Special: 15% off take out menu prices
Phone: (858) 230-7404
Gift Cards Available
4301 La Jolla Village Drive #2040, San Diego, 92122
We have a special curbside take out menu which is 15% off regular pricing. We also offered butchered meat and seafood. Menu available at thewinerylajolla.com. Available 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. daily.
Cuisine: Vegan
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (858) 458-0031
4353 La Jolla Village Dr., Suite H28, San Diego, 92122
We deliver only through: GrubHub, Postmates, DoorDash, UberEats, EZCater, and BringItToMe.
Cuisine: Customizable Entrees
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (858) 509-1800
Gift Cards Available
Free delivery through Doordash; full menu offered in addition to “Heat and Eat” and “Ready to Eat” Family Meals and Farmer’s Market Baskets (baskets of fresh produce to subsidize grocery needs).
Cuisine: Brewery
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Specials: Growlers and six packs available
Phone: (619) 781-7580
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
7949 Stromesa Court Suite Y, San Diego, 92126
Cuisine: Italian
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Specials: 20% discount on to-go orders.
Phone: (619) 463-9919
5654 Lake Murray Blvd., La Mesa
Cuisine: Deli
Services Offered: To Go
Phone: (619) 265-0218
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
6930 Alvarado Rd., San Diego, 92120
We’ve been serving San Diego for 40 years….we’re not stopping now! Stay updated by following @dzakins on Instagram and Facebook!
Cuisine: Greek Specialty
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (619) 462-1922
6155 Lake Murray Blvd., La Mesa, 91942
Cuisine: Pizza, Pasta, Salads, Shareables
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Special: 20% off order, pickup only
Phone: (619) 460-8555
Gift Cards Available
8555 Fletcher Pkwy, Ste 104, La Mesa, 91942
Cuisine: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Smoothies, Salads
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (760) 966-1203
Thank you for the continued support! We will continue to practice “Social Distancing” and continue to diligently sanitize each of our locations!
Cuisine: American Comfort
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Special: 20% off menu, excludes delivery
Phone: (619) 193-7088
Gift Cards Available
7091 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, 92115
We will have specials posted on our Facebook including heat and serve meals and a bake-with-your-kids pizza and cookie kit.
Cuisine: Pizza, Salads, Wings, Beer, Wine, Dessert
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Special: Free delivery
Phone: (619) 265-0999
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
6145 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, 92115
Cuisine: Italian
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: 619-825-7112
Gift cards available
8131 Broadway, Lemon Grove 91945
“Giardino The East County eatery is offering their entire dinner menu with lunch additions, plus a special family-style menu with trays of pasta, proteins and salads. Customers can call ahead for Curbside Pickup, or have delivered by the restaurant and online delivery apps.They are also offering a gift card incentive. For every $100 purchased in gift certificates, get a $20 bonus gift certificate.”
Brewery
Cuisine: Beer
Leucadia Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Gift Cards and Merchandise Available
Phone: (760) 707-6817
978 N Coast Hwy 101 #2051 Encinitas, 92024
Cuisine: New American
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Merchandise and Gift cards available
Phone: (760)-944-8252
1002 N Coast highway 101 Encinitas, 92024
“Le Papagayo To-Go Menu 11am – 8pm 25% off bottles wine”
Restaurant Cuisine: New-American
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Merchindise and Gift cards avaialble
Phone: (760)230-1999
North Coast Highway 101 Encinitas, 92024
Cuisine: Authentic Italian pastas, pizzas, seafood and prime steak
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Specials: Purchase $120 gift card at POS for $100
Gift cards available
Phone: (760)-634-2365
530 N Hwy 101 Leucadia, 92024
“Take Out hours from 3-8 pm. If you prefer delivery we also offer through the Door Dash site. Our team thanks you for your support”
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Bar or Pub Food
Cuisine: Wine shop
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Merchindise and Gift cards available
Phone: (619) 564-6589
India Street San Diego, 92101
Cuisine: Italian
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Special: To go menu. Phone orders are 15% off and are available for pickup at sister restaurant Monello from 3 p.m-8 p.m. Delivery available from Postmates.
Phone: (619) 450-4786 750
W Fir St San Diego 92101
Cuisine: Espresso Bar, Panini Sandwiches , Salads, Pastries & Desserts, Gelato Services Offered: To Go
Gift cards available
Phone: 619-234-6767
1704 India Street San Diego, 92101
“Serving the Little Italy neighborhood since 1992. We will keep our doors open for as long as we can.”
Cuisine: Freshly made Wood Fired Pizzas and locally made wine
Services Offered: To Go Food and Wine to go
Phone: 619) 269-9463
2215 Kettner Blvd San Diego, 92101
Restaurant Cuisine: Authentic Italian
Services Offered: Delivery
Phone: (619) 310-5669
2550 Fifth Avenue, Suite 120 San Diego 92103
“Il Dandy & Civico 1845 have joined to offer take out (out of the il Dandy space) and delivery.”
Cuisine: Sushi
Services Offered: To Go
Gift cards available
Phone: (619) 501-5505
1953 India Street San Diego 92101
Restaurant Cuisine: Made to order paninis, salads, soups, toasts and cheese and veggie boards; dips, spreads and items to go; and daily selection of pastries and desserts.
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (619) 294-2132 Yes Yes 2870 Fourth Ave San Diego, 92103
“We have To Go, Curbside pick-up and delivery at both locations:
Bankers Hill: 2870 Fourth, San Diego, CA 92103
Tel: 619.294.2132
Little Italy: 1430 Union Street, San Diego, CA 92101
Tel: 619.294.7001 “
Cuisine: Italian
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: Little Italty 619-255-4230 La Jolla: 858-412-5566
1526 India St San diego, 92101
Cuisine: New York style pizza & Italian
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Gift cards avaialable
Phone: (619) 238-3502
1827 India St, 92101
Mona Lisa Italian Foods
Cuisine: Italian
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Gift cards avaialable
Phone: (619) 234-4893
2061 India St. San Diego, 92101
“The delivery is only through third parties via Doordash, Grubhub, Ubereats, and Postmates”
Cuisine: Italian
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Specials: to go menu available for pickup. Phone orders get 15%.
Phone: (619) 501-0030
750 W Fir St San Diego, 92101
Cuisine: Ramen
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Specials: 10% off to go orders
Phone: (858) 573-2400
Cuisine: American
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Merchendise and Gift cards avaialable
Phone: (619) 795-3299
2266 Kettner Blvd San Diego, 92101
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Specials: Kids Eat Free Everyday (kids do not need to be present) & 20% OFF family packs with online code “Together”
Gift cards available
Phone: (619) 491-0279
“We will keep serving the community until we no longer can. Stay Safe everyone”
Cuisine: Vegetarian
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Specials:Free roll with entree and 10% off order (to-go only)
Phone: (858) 771-7254
Watercolors at Carte Hotel
Cuisine: Sea-to-table
Services Offered: To Go
Gift cards available
Phone: 619-546-9600 ext 1726
401 W Ash St. San Diego, 92101
Cuisine: French cuisine with a light Californian twist
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery Phone: (619) 915-6172
2101 Kettner Blvd. San Diego 92101
Cuisine: Burgers & Drinks and more
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: 858-578-6500
10669 Westview Parkway San Diego 92126
Cuisine: Vietnamese, Pho
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (858) 564-0917
8373 Mira Mesa Blvd San Diego 92126
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Specials: Kids Eat Free Everyday (kids do not need to be present) & 20% OFF family packs with online code “Together”
Gift cards available
Phone: 619-491-0279
Brewery
Cuisine: Beer, food
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Gift cards and merchandice available
Phone: (858) 549-9888
9990 AleSmith Court San Diego, 92126
Little Miss Brewing
Cuisine: Beer bar
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery Growlers and six packs available
Gift cards and merchandice available
Phone: 619-781-7580
949 Stromesa Court Suite Y San Diego, 92126
Saint Archer – MiraMar
Cuisine: Beer
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Gift cards and Merchandice available
Phone: (858) 225-2337
9550 Distribution Ave San Diego, 92121
Cuisine: Wine
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Gift cards and merchandice available
Phone: 877-592-9095
8680 Miralani Dr, #113 San Diego 92126
“Pickup/curbside: 4-7pm Thu, 4-7pm Fri, 1-6pm SatDelivery: UPS, 3-4 days delivery in SoCal”
Miss B’s Coconut Club
Cuisine: Caribbean inspired
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Gift cards and Merchandice avaialble
Phone: 858-381-0855
3704 Mission Blvd San Diego 92109
“We are offering curbside and delivery within 5 mile or so radius.”
Cuisine: Italian
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Gift cards available
Phone: (619) 500-9311
4033 Goldfinch St San Diego, 92103
Cuisine: Sandwiches and Salads
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: (619) 600-0096
3715 India st. San Diego 92103
Cuisine: Cheese
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Merchandice an Gift cards avaialble
Phone: 619-491-0708
754 West Washington San Diego 92103
Restaurant Cuisine: Pizza/pasta/Chicago classics
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Merchandice and Gift cards available
Phone: 619-295-1720 NP/ 619-299-4030 MH
4030 goldfinch San Diego 92103
Cuisine: American
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Merchandice and gift cards avaialbe
Phone: (619) 955-8451
902 W. Washington St San Diego 92103
Cuisine: American
Services Offered: To Go
Phone: 619-291-1300 ext 160
411 Hotel Circle South San Diego 92108
“Seven Seas Cafe open 6:30 am – 9:30 pm”
Bully’s East Prime Bistro Sports Bar
Cuisine: Prime Rib, Steaks, Seafood, Burgers and Sandwich’s (American)
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go 15% Off
Merchandice and gift cards available
Phone: 619-291-2665
2401 Camino del Rio So. San Diego, 92108
Cuisine: Burgers & Drinks and more
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: 619-640-2727
2441 Fenton Parkway San Diego, 92108
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Locations: https://locations.lunagrill.com
Pho Ca Dao
Cuisine: Vietnamese, Pho
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: (619) 684-5129 Yes 2467
Fenton Pkwy #D104 San Diego, 92108
Cuisine: Pizza, pasta, salads, shareables
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Specials: 20% off order – pickup only
Gift cards available
Phone: (619) 298-8222
1620 Camino de la Reina #E1 San Diego, 92108
“12:30pm-8pm”
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Specials: Kids Eat Free Everyday (kids do not need to be present) & 20% OFF family packs with online code “Together”
Phone: (619) 491-0279
Cuisine: Deli
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Phone: 619-512-1599
310 E 8th St National City, 91950
“You can order through Doorsdash, Postamtes and Grubhub”
Little Miss Brewing
Cuisine: Beer bar
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery Growlers and six packs available
Merchandice and gift cards available
Phone: 619-781-7580
Cuisine: Italian
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery 15% off online orders
Gift cards available
Phone: 619-283-3153
3492 Adams Ave San Diego 92116
Cuisine: Gelato
Services Offered: To Go $10 pints
Phone: (619) 206 7795
3331 Adams Ave San Diego, 92116
“Store Take out and delivery through grubhub”
El Zarape Cantina
Cuisine: Mexican Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (619) 578-2600
3201 Adams Ave San Diego, 92116
“We have our own public parking lot behind the restaurant where we can walk out your food without you stepping out of your vehicle.”
Cuisine: Beer and Wine
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: 619-501-1177
3007 University Ave San Diego, 92104
Cuisine: Beer, food
Services Offered: To Go
Phone: (619) 255-7380
3117 University Avenue San Diego 92104
Cuisine: American, bottles of vodka North Park
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery 20% discount through take-out directly from the restaurant
Phone: (619) 269-2757
Lincoln Avenue San Diego, 92104
“619 Vodka to-go (limit 3 per person) including 619’s line-up of award winning handcrafted vodkas, including Original, Cucumber, Coffee, Rose Petal, Scorpion Pepper and Pickle”
Cuisine: Waffles
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Merchandice and Gift cards available
Phone: (619) 806-0345
3519 30TH Street San Diego, 92104
“Delivery available thru Postmates only until we get our own system up and running.”
Cuisine: Breakfast
Services Offered: To Go
Merchandice and Gift cards available
Phone: (619) 642-0299
Gluten Free Baking Co.
Cuisine: Gluten free and allergy free savory and sweet baked goods
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 270-9863
4594 30th Street San Diego 92116
Cuisine: American
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone:(619) 295-0156
2633 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92104
Cuisine: Classic American Diner Food
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Merchandice and gift cards available
Phone: 619 282 8423
2900 El Cajon Blvd San Diego, 92104
“Available for pick up and delivery through ubereats, postmates and doordash. Open 24/7”
Cuisine: Smoothies, Acai/Pitaya Bowls, Fruit Salads and Sandwiches
Services Offered: To Go
Gift cards available
Phone: (619) 584-0041
4607 30th St. San Diego, 91910
Streetcar Chicken Bar
Cuisine: Southern Food
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Merchandice and gift cards available
Phone: (619) 546-9010
4002 30th Street San Diego, 92104
“We are on Grubhub, Seemless, Postmates, DoorDash and UberEATS”
Swami’s Cafe
Cuisine: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Smoothies, Salads
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery P
Phone: (760) 966-1203
Tajima Restaurant
Cuisine: Ramen North Park
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Merchandice and Gift cards available
Phone: (619) 756-7517
Cuisine: Breakfast, Lunch
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Giftcards available
Phone: 619-220-8992
2801 University Ave San Diego, 92104
“Full Menu – Hours 7am – 2pm”
Cuisine: Farm to plate, nutrient dense foods!
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Merchandice and Gift cards available
Phone: 619-450-4505
3077 North Park Way San Diego, 92104
Urbn coal fired pizza Restaurant Cuisine: Pizza, salads, wings, meatballs, Brussels sprouts North Park Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go DIY pizza kits Phone: 6192557300 https://www.urbnnorthpark.com/ Yes 3085 University Ave San Diego 92104
Cuisine: Cheese
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Merchandice and gift cards available
Phone: (619-376-1834)
Cuisine: American, Breakfast
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: 619-642-0114
4095 30th St. San Diego, 92104
Cuisine: San Diego inspired pub fare
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Merchandice and Gift cards avaialable
Phone: (619)725-0844 3986 30th Street
Food and Alcohol to-go!
Phone: (619) 310-6981
3959 30th street San Diego, 92104
Cuisine: Mexican
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (619) 794-0358
3038 Adams Ave San Diego 92116
Restaurant Cuisine: French
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Specials: $30 3 course menu
GIft cards available
Phone: (619) 209-7759
3015 Adams Avenue San Diego 92116
Cuisine: Classic American
Services Offered: To Go
Phone: (619) 296-2101
2223 El Cajon Blvd. San Diego, 92104
“Located inside Lafayette Hotel”
Cuisine: Cajun/Creole
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Gift cards available
Phone: (619)255-8278
2305 University Ave. San Diego 92104
Cuisine: Steakhouse
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Gift cards available
Phone: (619) 501-6404
4130 Park Blvd San Diego 92103
Cuisine: French meets California
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: (619) 955-5295
3408 30th st. San Diego, 92104
Cuisine: Mediterranean,Lebanese ,catering
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Phone: (619) 688-0717
4237 Alabama st San Diego, 92104
Cuisine: Brewery
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Specials: 15% OFF all to-go beer and merchandise.
Merchandice and Gift cards available
Cuisine: Beer
Services Offered: To Go
Merchandice and Gift cards available
Phone: (619) 255-9775
1875 Cable Street San Diego, 92107
“Open 3-9pm daily for To Go Crowlers, Growlers, and Bottles.”
Sundara
Cuisine: Indian
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: 619-889-0639
1774 sunset cliffs blvd San diego, 92107
“We have OUR OWN delivery service which is WAY cheaper than DoorDash/UberEats/Grubhub, and we just expanded our delivery area! See map on our website.”
Cuisine: Burgers, Sandwiches and Shakes/Malts
Services Offered: To Go
Phone: 619-224-4623
5010 Newport Ave. San Diego, 92107
Cuisine: Beer Oceanside
Services Offered: To Go
Phone: 760-231-1997
406 Mission Avenue Oceanside, 92054
“Open 4-9pm daily for To Go Growlers, Crowlers, and Bottles”
Cuisine: Quick service Togo: Burritos, Roll tacos, quesadillas etc.
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (619) 387-6803
401 Mission Ave, B110 Oceanside, 92054
Cuisine: Mexican
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Specials: Free Flan with $25 order
Gift cards available
Phone: (760) 722-6323
1714 South Coast Highway Oceanside, 92054
Cuisine: Italian, wood fired pizza
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Specials: Order online and use promo code “Oside” for $3 discount
Phone: (760) 231-1456
401 Seagaze Dr. Oceanside, 92054
Flying Pig Pub & Kitchen
Cuisine: Comfort
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Gift cards available
Phone: (760) 453-2940
626 S Tremont Oceanside, 92083
Cuisine: Seafood, steaks, pastas
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Merchandice and gift cards available
Phone: (760)433-1900
262 Harbor Dr South, Suite 102 Oceanside, 92054
Pier View Coffee Company
Cuisine: Coffee, Sandwiches, Pastries, Gelato
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery 20% off call in orders
GIft cards ad merchandice available
Phone: (760) 966-1150 300 Pier View Way Oceanside, 92054
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: (760) 435-2007
508 Mission Ave Oceanside, 92054
St Tropez Bistro and Beyond Restaurant Cuisine: Breakfast and Lunch- French/ European influenced American. Coffee and Pastries Oceanside Services Offered: To Go and Delivery Phone: +1 (760) 966-0985 Yes No 524 South Coast Hwy Oceanside 92054
Cuisine: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Smoothies, Salads
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (760) 966-1203
Cuisine: BBQ and Soul Food
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (760) 754-1275
326 N. Horne Street Oceanside, 92054
Cuisine: Sandwiches, Salads, Small plates, Cheese & Charcuterie
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery Nightly Cook at Home options
Gift cards available
Phone: (442) 615-7200
514 S Coast Hwy Oceanside, 92054
Cuisine: Plant based
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside
Phone: (442) 266-8200
1733 S Coast Hwy Oceanside 92054
Cuisine: Pizza, burgers, pasta,
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Gift cards and merchandice available
Phone: 760-453-2500
1706 S Coast HWY Oceanside 92054
Cuisine: Breakfast and lunch
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (760) 681-9238
323 North Coast Highway suite C Oceanside, 92054
“We also accept orders thru UberEats, Grubhub, Doordash, Postmates, Menustar, Officeexpress, and EzCater.”
Cuisine: Mexican
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Gift cards available
Phone: 760-757-7745
2250 South El Camino Real Oceanside, 92054
Cuisine: South East Asian
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery For all call in orders , we offer a 10 percent discount
Phone: (760) 231-5376
232 S Coast highway Oceanside 92054
Cuisine: American comfort
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Merchandice and gift cards available
Phone: (760) 529-2940
626 S Tremene Street Oceanside, 92054
Cuisine: Seafood Oceanside Services
Offered: To Go
Phone: (760) 722-4977 276 Harbor Drive Oceanside 92054
Local Tap House & Kitchen
Cuisine: American – New
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Specials: Free Chef Created Appetizer with every order
Merchandice and Gift cards available
Phone: (760) 547-1469
308 S Coast Hwy Oceanside 92054
Cuisine: Breakfast, Lunch, Grill
Gift cards and Merchandice available
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery 20% off your call in order
Phone: (760) 453-2073
280 Harbor Drive Oceanside, 92054
Cuisine: Mexican
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (619) 291-4695
2461 San Diego Ave San Diego 92110
Cuisine: California coastal cuisine
Services Offered: To Go
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 539-8635
3999 Mission Boulevard San Diego 92109
Cuisine: Breakfast, lunch
Services Offered: To Go
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (858) 274-2233
5119 Cass Street San Diego 92109
Cuisine: Seafood Pacific Beach
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (858) 483-4746
1775 Garnet Avenue San Diego 92104
Cuisine: Japanese Fusion, Ramen, Noodles, Bao
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Specials: 15% off phone-in to-go orders
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 400-4511
3801 Ingraham St. San Diego 92109
“We are also offering FREE Delivery to any household within a 5 mile radius AND a $5 Industry Menu for those industry personnel affected by COVID-19.”
Cuisine: Latin America—Coffee/tea, Empanadas, Dulce de leche, desserts
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Specials: Promo on delivery apps
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 900-3309
956 Garnet Ave San Diego 92109
Cuisine: Healthy, bowls, salads, soups, loaded potatoes
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Phone: (858) 352-6641
980 Garnet Ave San diego 92109
Cuisine: Brewery
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (619) 756-6825
2817 Dickens St San Diego 92106
Cuisine: Italian
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: (619) 226-6222
4161 Voltaire Street, Suite B San Diego 92107
Cuisine: Cookies and ice cream
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Special: $1 cookies this week and will most likely continue specials until this is over or we have to close
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (619) 795-9077
3960 W Point Loma Blvd Ste M San Diego 92110
Bressi ranch address is 2675 Gateway rd #103 Carlsbad CA 92009
Cuisine: Desserts
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: (619) 226-3485
3772 Voltaire Street San Diego 92107
“Current Hours: Wed-Sat, 12pm-4pm Deliveries via PostMates or Grubhub”
Cuisine: Breakfast, lunch
Services Offered: To Go
Gift cards available
Phone: (619) 821-2044
2400 Historic Decatur Road Suite 103 San Diego 92106
Cuisine: Super tasty beer & coffee
Services Offered: To Go
Gift cards and merchandise available
3725 Greenwood St San Diego
Cuisine: BBQ
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (619) 226-6333 for Point Loma, 619-449-7700 for Santee
3750 Sports Arena Blvd, Suite 6 San Diego 92110
Cuisine: Italian
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Specials: Say “Dolce Vita” when you order and get 20% off
Gift cards available
Phone: (619) 270-9670
2820 Roosevelt Road San Diego 92106
Cuisine: Sushi
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (619) 501-5982
Cuisine: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Smoothies, Salads
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (760) 966-1203
“Thank you for the continued support! We will continue to practice “Social Distancing” and continue to diligently sanitize each of our locations!”
Cuisine: BBQ and more
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 748-1106
12735 Poway Rd. Poway 92064
Restaurant
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Specials: Free delivery available – no contact/sealable packaging
Locations: https://locations.lunagrill.com
Cuisine: Vietnamese, Pho
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 883-5605
12719 Poway Rd Poway 92064
Cuisine: Sushi
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (858) 748-0070
Cuisine: Wine
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (760) 789-2733
25260 E Old Julian Hwy Ramona 92065
“We have specials for cases and half cases of wine.”
Cuisine: American
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (858) 618-2463
Gift cards available
16990 Via Tazon San Diego 92127
Will be offering a menu for pick-up with online ordering, as well as delivery through DoorDash Tuesday-Saturday from 12-8pm. Abnormal Beer you can take out via pick up or delivery via Bevv.com.
Cuisine: Indian
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 592-2322
11808 Rancho Bernardo Road, suite 123 San Diego 92128
Delivery thru Uber eats, grub hub, doordash or postmates
Cuisine: Chinese
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 487-8131
16719 Bernardo center drive San Diego 92128
“We deliver through DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub and Beyond Menu. Full menu available. We have family bundled meals and party style trays”
Cuisine: Vietnamese, Pho
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 451-8820
11808 Rancho Bernardo Rd #100 San Diego 92128
Cuisine: French
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (858) 753-9008
Gift cards available
Veranda take-out orders available for pick-up at Cafe Granada between 630am-8pm. Delivery available within a 3-mile radius of Rancho Bernardo Inn.
17550 Bernardo Oaks Dr, San Diego, CA 92128
Cuisine: Mexican
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Phone: (760) 738-9804
162 S. Rancho Santa Fe Encinitas 92024
Both the Rancho Santa Fe and Carlsbad locations are open for takeout.
Cuisine: Comfort & Costal
Services Offered: To Go
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (858) 381-8289
PO Box 869 Rancho Santa Fe 92067
Cuisine: Indian
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: (760) 736-4540
113 South Led Posas Rd San Marcos 92078
“Delivery thru Uber eats, grubhub, doordash or postmates”
Cuisine: Brewery
Services Offered: To Go
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (760) 798-0016
1801 Diamond Street, Suite 101 San Marcos 92078
Cuisine: Hard Cider and Mead
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: (760) 801-8771
177 Newport Drive, Suite B, San Marcos 92069
“We are offering free shipping of online orders of 3 bottles or more until the end of March, 6 bottles or more after until our tasting room can reopen for on premise tastings.”
Cuisine: Pizza, pasta, salads, shareables
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Specials: 20% off order – pickup only
Gift cards available
Phone: (760) 591-4222
121 S. Las Posas Rd. Ste 102 San Marcos 92078
12:30pm-8pm
Cuisine: Pizzeria
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Gift cards available
Phone: (760) 891-0100
1531 W Mission Rd San Marcos 92069
Destination: Tuetano Taqueria
Restaurant Tacos, Tortas
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go 6
Phone: (619) 598-4325
143 W San Ysidro Blvd San Ysidro 92173
Cuisine: American
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Gift cards available
Phone: (760) 782-2729
30270 Highway 78 Santa Ysabel 92070
Cuisine: Superfoods
Services Offered: Delivery
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (858) 869-5670
10051 Old Grove Rd San Diego 92131
“Order by midnight Friday for delivery Monday! Boost you and your loved ones’ immunities with our Immunity Boosting meal packages designed to provide ultimate vitamins and nutrients for optimal wellness. We also have items to order a la carte”
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Gift cards available
Specials: free delivery available – no contact/sealable packaging
Visit locations.lunagrill.com to find phone number of nearest location
Cuisine: Pizza, pasta, salads, shareables
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Specials: 20% off order – pickup only
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 695-0900
10785 Scripps Poway Pkwy #B San Diego 92131
Cuisine: Winery; Cheese and salami plates
Services Offered: To Go
Specials: 40% off wine for members and 25% off for public
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (858) 847-9463
118 S Cedros Ave Solana Beach 92075
Cuisine: Brewery
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Specials: 15% OFF all to-go beer and merchandise.
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (858) 345-1144
111 S Cedros Ave Solana Beach 92075
Cuisine: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, butcher shop and market
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 461-0092
512 Via De La Valle #102 Solana Beach 92075
Cuisine: Breakfast and Lunch
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (858) 259-8597
246 N Cedros Solana Beach 92075
Cuisine: Breakfast | Lunch | Organic Coffee
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (858) 259-7866
106 S Sierra Ave Solana Beach 92075
Cuisine: Brewery
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (855) 945-3253
4202 Sorrento Valley Blvd. Suite L, San Diego 92121
“Our commitment in the coming weeks is to deliver our products to you with the same quality you receive when visiting our brewery and to do so without putting you or our employees at risk. We would be grateful if you would consider supporting us by enjoying our products in one of the three following ways: Curbside Pickup, Delivery, or Gift Card.”
Cuisine: Italian
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (619) 381-4844
2410 Albatross St. Unit 6 San Diego 92101
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (619) 340-1234
3012 Grape St., San Diego 92102
Cuisine: Pub fare
Services Offered: To Go
Gift cards available
Phone: (619) 255-0657
2204 Fern Street, San Diego CA 92104
“Open for take out 11am -7pm M-F Gift Cards available at the restaurant only”
Cuisine: Desserts
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go
Gift cards and merchandise available
Specials: Free Thai Tea with boba for healthcare workers
Phone: (619) 432-5735
8423 Paradise Valley Rd. #B Spring Valley 91977
Cuisine: Marketplace/deli items
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Special: Bone broth, Vegan broth, Coffee and vegan/gf donuts bundle!!
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (951) 694-3663 ext 104
28410 old town front street Temecula 92590
“We are here for community loves making nutrient dense and immune bolstering foods and broth to feed you!! please let us know how we can serve you!”
Cuisine: Cali Baja
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: +52 664 754 7
562 Dr. Delgadillo 10750, Tijuana 22420
Cuisine: Italian
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: (858) 452-0661
3945 Governor Drive, San Diego 92122
“Call ahead to place order with credit card to help ensure preparation time, safety and sanitation.”
Cuisine: Vegan
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Phone: (858) 458-0031
4353 La Jolla Village Dr., Suite H28 San Diego 92122
“We deliver only through: GrubHub, Postmates, DoorDash, UberEats, EZCater, and BringItToMe”
Cuisine: Mexican Café
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Specials: 15% off
Gift cards available
Phone: (619) 269-6612
2123 Adams Avenue, San Diego 92116
Cuisine: Hawaiian food and raw seafood
Services Offered: Delivery
Specials: $24 minimum to receive free delivery to anyone in a six mile radius of 92105
Phone: (619) 761-9128
3729 Van Dyke Ave, San Diego 92105
“We do weekly specials that are posted on our social media outlets. (@islandlifefoods) Farmers Markets are closed but we still want to provide ono grinds to the community!”
Cuisine: California, Mediterranean
Services Offered: Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: (619) 269-6566
4622 Park Blvd San Diego 92116
Cuisine: Savory & Sweet Pies / Full Coffee Bar
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Specials: Now offering frozen pies for $1 off menu price. A five-pack is available for $35.
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (619) 501-4440
4404 Park Blvd. Suite A, San Diego 92116
Cuisine: Steak House
Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go; Order from the full menu and wine by the bottle available for curbside pickup. Order online or by phone.
Phone: (619) 501-6404
4130 Park Blvd, San Diego 92103
Restaurant Mexican
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Gift cards available
Phone: (619) 692-1652
4642 Park Blvd San Diego 92116
Brewery
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (760) 295-0217
2545 Progress St. Vista 92081
Cans, Crowlers, Growlers, Kegs, Merchandise and Gift Cards are all available to-go.
Brewery
Cuisine: Beer
Services Offered: To Go and Delivery
Gift cards and merchandise available
Phone: (760) 295-2009
1347 Keystone Way Suite C, Vista 92081
Restaurant
Cuisine: Burgers & Drinks and more
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Gift cards available
Specials: $0 Delivery Fee on DoorDash
Phone: (760) 631-1535
240 S. Melrose Dr., Vista 92081
Restaurant
Cuisine: Pizza, Pasta, Appetizers, Sandwiches, Salads and Craft Beer
Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery
Phone: (760) 407-7600
15 Main St. Vista 92083
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With Sosal Line, Heidi Greenwood and Juerie Masters are importing traceable seafood from small producers and building a global pantry business along the way
No matter your job, it’s helpful to find some sort of joy in it to avoid going completely insane. Some people savor the variety of personalities when dealing with customers. Others find comfort in the predictability of closing a bar after last call, counting tips and wiping counters. Perhaps achieving Inbox Zero really gets your blood pumping, or shipping a new product design sparks joy.
For Heidi Greenwood and Juerie Masters, work doesn’t get better than logistics and operations.
“[We] both love all the unsexy parts of supply chain and backend management,” laughs Greenwood. Tracking outbound orders? Ensuring compliance? Managing inbound freight? Stop me if this is getting too hot for you!
Not enough people think about the unsexy reality of running a business before launch, but effectively and consistently keeping an eye on operations separates successful companies from out-of-business ones. Both Masters and Greenwood already own their own businesses—Greenwood is behind the wine zine Campestre Mag and runs the online wine shop Esquina, and Masters co-owns Clos Wine Shop and Fintastic Provisions in University Heights with her husband Paul. Apparently, these gigs weren’t enough to satisfy their collective yearning for spreadsheets and inventory maintenance.
So, they decided to start another business together—Sosal Line, a San Diego-based import and distribution company specializing in global pantry items. The pair launched Sosal Line at the beginning of 2025 and currently only sell three brands of tinned fish, but Greenwood says they plan to expand their offerings as they discover other small or family-run businesses that share their values.
“We want to work with brands and with products that really have a sense of place and actually tell a story—not just the product, but the people behind it too,” she says.
Masters and Greenwood are both Korean-American and named this burgeoning business after Haenyeo, the legendary free-diving women of Jeju Island in South Korea. Traditional Haenyeo equipment and garb include oribal (swim fins), yeoncheol (lead belts to help them sink), and the company’s namesake sosal, a hand-held fishing spear (sometimes called jaksal).
The average person, if sitting completely still, can stay underwater for up to a minute and a half at most. Haenyeo can hold their breath for up to three minutes while actively foraging, harvesting, and swimming. Scientists say these diving women spend more time underwater than any other group of humans on earth. Not badass enough for you? The average age of Haenyeo is around 70.
“Fishing is a strong heritage for Koreans, and it’s the same here in San Diego with the Portuguese settlers,” Greenwood explains. (We aren’t the tuna capital of the US for no reason.)
Sosal Line carries 100 percent traceable, wild caught fish from Galicia in Northern Spain and the Pacific Northwest, all family-owned companies who don’t compromise on sustainable practices. Tinned fish has never been more popular—or more debated—but there’s more to it than cute labels designed for maximum Instagram reach. “I want to know who I’m purchasing from,” says Greenwood. One of their suppliers, Craft Fish Co., which is based in San Diego but fishes in the PNW, is run by JJ and Jessica Gerritsen. JJ catches, Jessica packages, and it’s a business relationship on a first-name basis. “You can’t find that when you’re working with some nameless brand.”
San Diegans can find Sosal Line products at local retailers like Clos/Fintastic (obviously), allmine in Oceanside, Always Hungry Grocery & Goods in Carlsbad, J. Brix Wines in San Marcos, Collins & Coupe/Tablespoon in North Park, and Green Acre in La Jolla. They’re also available in select retailers in Northern California, Oregon, Arizona, and strangely enough, South Carolina. Expanding its client base is, of course, a goal. But not at the expense of quality or joy of discovery.
“I would love to see people try food from different cultures and be excited about it,” says Greenwood. “Maybe make them want to travel to experience different areas of the world.”
Beth Demmon is an award-winning writer and podcaster whose work regularly appears in national outlets and San Diego Magazine. Her first book, The Beer Lover's Guide to Cider, is now available. Find out more on bethdemmon.com.
The folks behind Oddish Wine and Lost Cause Meadery are partnering with Bica to open an all-day cafe, coffee shop, wine bar, and restaurant near La Mesa Village
La Mesa: a bucolic, hill-dappled city long regarded as a somewhat frumpy, never quite trendy bridge between the urban cool of Mid-City and the rural sprawls of East County. La Mesa’s population clocks in at around 4 percent of the city of San Diego’s—fewer than Chula Vista, Oceanside, Escondido, Carlsbad, El Cajon, Vista, San Marcos, and Encinitas, in that order. It’s home to a killer Oktoberfest, one of the best charter high schools in the state, and a theatrical mayor who tools around town in a golf cart (and so far, hasn’t cut any arts funding or closed public bathrooms).
But any area that’s only 20 minutes from downtown San Diego and under 20 miles to Mission Bay will only stay under the radar for so long. Slowly but surely, bits and bobs from San Diego’s cultural tastemakers have been popping up all over town. Dark Horse Coffee and the boutique Small Batch both opened in La Mesa in 2018. Stella Jean’s and Pop Pie are coming later this year. Native Poppy is building its new headquarters and studio this fall. After a year in business, the new owners of JK’s Greek have established themselves as one of the best Greek restaurants in the county.
Next year, La Mesa will get one of its most ambitious projects yet. Billy and Suzanna Beltz, owners of Lost Cause Meadery and Oddish Wine, are pouring everything they have into renovating a 5,000-square-foot building between the Village and MacArthur Park to open a wine/beer bar, coffee shop, all-day cafe, and wine shop.
The concept doesn’t have a name (yet), and Bica in Normal Heights will come on as a partner to run the restaurant aspect and coffee program (which also won’t be called Bica. Still lots of naming decisions to be made). But the Beltz’s vision is to create something in La Mesa that doesn’t exist yet—a community gathering space open from morning until night that’s family-friendly, creatively designed, and well… cool.
The building has been around since the 1940s, first operating as a neighborhood market, then butcher shop, secondhand children’s store, electronics store, dry cleaners, and bike shop. The Beltzses say they plan to keep the “soul and character” of the space as much as possible, highlighting original details like a barrel-shaped wooden roof, brightening up the corner building by utilizing the large front windows, and eventually building an outdoor dining/drinking space and kid-friendly area—a must for the neighborhood’s plethora of young families. They tapped all locals for the design and build: Tecscape Design, design consultant Carly Miller-Chen (who owns Ayi boutique in South Park) to create the space, and local contractor CLTVT.
Starting in the morning, the space will offer coffee and light breakfast items before transitioning to lunch and dinner menus, plus a full bar that will feature Oddish and Lost Cause products as well as other local wines, beers, ciders, and other beverages alongside an aperitivo program and low-ABV cocktails and spritzes. Food-wise, they plan to install a wood-fired oven and rotisserie, but expect more menu details to be revealed closer to opening.
There will also be a small retail space focused on natural wines and ciders from places like Raging Cider & Mead in San Marcos and other San Diego and Baja California makers. But don’t expect run-of-the-mill options from the guy who makes weird wines and mead, the oldest alcoholic beverage in human history (hardly TikTok trend material). “We have a unique perspective… Hopefully we can expand some palates and minds in the process,” says Billy.
Community is the heart of the project, more than food, more than drinks. “We have a young family. [Bica owners] Manny [Da Luz] and Charlie [Knowles] have families,” says Billy. Suzanna adds: “People want a space that they know they’re going to get really amazing food, really fun drinks, but they can also feel like they can bring their kids during the weeknights.” It won’t be North Park 2.0, although many families now living in La Mesa came from various neighborhoods across Mid-City (like the Beltzes). It’s filling a void. It’s something they can build from the ground up. And just maybe, it’s something that will surprise people who have yet to discover La Mesa’s potential.
Oddish Wine/Lost Cause Meadery’s new concept is projected to open by the end of 2027 at 8495 La Mesa Blvd.
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Beth Demmon is an award-winning writer and podcaster whose work regularly appears in national outlets and San Diego Magazine. Her first book, The Beer Lover's Guide to Cider, is now available. Find out more on bethdemmon.com.
At The Delicate Squash, Shannon English is rethinking cookies, cakes, and pastries with seasonal ingredients and natural sweeteners
Midway through my phone conversation with Shannon English, owner of The Delicate Squash, I hear an alarm shrilling in her background.
“Sorry, I’ve got to pull some cookies out of the oven right now!” she apologizes. After a few beats, she picks the phone back up and laughs. “I feel like I’m bouncing around all over the place.”
After hearing her run through a list of her professions and current hobbies, I’d have to agree. English runs The Delicate Squash, a gluten- and dairy-free bakery; teaches cooking demos; pops up at farmers markets; wrote a book of poetry (Deep Water came out this month from Beyond the Veil Press); hosts a monthly open mic night; dipped her toe into ballet; recently joined a running club; volunteers at local farms; and finally, teaches at a play-based, nature-based preschool.
I’m tired just talking to her.
Surprising no one, English seems to have unlimited energy and enthusiasm for all this work, notably in education. Early childhood education is one of the most pivotal times for nurturing lifelong learning, but she also aims to educate the public on how to eat cleaner, feel better, and support your local food systems. She started The Delicate Squash in late 2023 after discovering she has a chronic illness, going through the typical standards of care and even strict elimination diets, to no avail.
“I’m not going to say I found a diet that has ‘cured’ me, but I have found that taking a more mindful approach to a lot of things, including diet, has made symptoms far more manageable for me,” she says.
Even people with dietary restrictions deserve a little treat from time to time, but she had a hard time finding anything that tasted good and made her feel good. Thus, The Delicate Squash was born.
All of her baked goods avoid gluten and dairy, and use natural sweeteners like coconut sugar or maple syrup as well as herbs, fruits, foraged flowers, and other natural flavorings. Her signature cookie, the “Delicate” cookie, is a sea salt dark chocolate cookie that’s soft, a little salty, a little sweet, and made with oatmeal to keep it gluten-free. Other crowd favorites are thumbprint jam cookies with jams made from scratch with change seasonally; breakfast pastries like orange, dark chocolate and cardamom scones; brownies; orange and black sesame banana bread; seasonal pies; and custom and seasonal cakes (currently, the late summer flavor is a dark chocolate coconut milk ganache with berry jam).
English says some people are surprised she can produce such a variety of goods with the dietary restrictions she adheres to. “A lot of feedback I get is ‘I could never do that,’” she says. But if she can do it, she assures me that anyone can. “I like to say ‘practice makes progress, not perfection.’”
Her advice? Focus more on being present than presentation, and don’t be afraid to experiment to keep things interesting. And if that doesn’t work, you can always hit her open mic night to ask for tips.
Customers can order from The Delicate Squash’s online store, check her upcoming schedule of pop-ups, or find her goods at various independent retailers around San Diego.
Escondido is getting in on the listening bar phenomenon. On September 5, musicians Mat Rakers, Kevin Capacia, and Billy Petty will open Plot Armor, a Japanese-style vinyl listening bar that Rakers says they aim to feel “curated and intelligent.”
“Currently, there are not a lot of ‘cool’ spots in Escondido,” he says. Backed by The San Diego Music And Art Company and The Escondido Music And Art Company, Plot Armor will soon offer sake, wine, beer, and soju cocktails, plus Japanese non-alcoholic options and cold brew. Eventually, they’ll add Japanese-inspired snacks, but the focus will be creating a small place (very small—the seating capacity is 20) where vinyl junkies can come listen, linger, and libate.
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Beth Demmon is an award-winning writer and podcaster whose work regularly appears in national outlets and San Diego Magazine. Her first book, The Beer Lover's Guide to Cider, is now available. Find out more on bethdemmon.com.
Earlier this year, Fit quietly dropped "athletic" from its brand, from Fit Athletic Clubs to simply Fit, and started calling itself something new: a social wellness club.
There’s a version of San Diego that lives in two extremes. On one side, the 5 a.m. crowd: biohackers, marathoners, people who’ve already logged a cold plunge before your alarm goes off. On the other, the after-dark crowd, the ones chasing sunset happy hours and late dinners with friends. Everyone seems to be either optimizing or unwinding, and most of us feel like we’re failing at both.
Fit, San Diego’s reigning Best Gym for the third year running, has built its entire identity around erasing that divide.
Walk into one of Fit’s three San Diego locations on a Tuesday afternoon and the lines blur fast. Someone’s mid-set on the squat rack. Someone else has a laptop open at a café table a few feet away, half-working, half-people-watching. A group is trading plans for the weekend’s event by the recovery lounge. Nobody’s in a rush to leave.
“We’re not competing for the same people,” says Emily Waybright, Public Relations Manager at Fit, addressing the arrival of a national luxury gym chain in San Diego this year. “We don’t really feel like we’re in the gym category. It’s this unique thing.”
That unique thing has a name now. Earlier this year, Fit quietly dropped “athletic” from its brand, from Fit Athletic Clubs to simply Fit, and started calling itself something new: a social wellness club.
It’s a small wording change with a bigger idea behind it. Fit was never built around escaping the workday. It was built around the people who genuinely like what they do, and who want workouts, work, and friendships to happen in the same place instead of three separate ones. Because sometimes red light therapy with a stranger turns into weekend plans.
Fit’s philosophy traces back to its founder, who started the brand nearly two decades ago after failing to find a gym he actually wanted to belong to. He looked instead to the old-school country club, where people came for a shared interest and stayed for the community. His version was made for a younger generation, minus the golf, plus the loud music.
Which makes it a little ironic that the very award putting Fit back in the spotlight this year is Best Gym.
What does the best traditional gym look like when the definition of a gym is becoming less traditional? It’s a fair question, and Fit’s answer is that the fitness industry itself is shifting. The 45-minutes-in, 45-minutes-out model is giving way to something closer to a genuine third space, the kind of role the office and the bar used to play before remote work and changing nightlife habits rearranged how people spend their time
For Fit, community isn’t a marketing add-on to fitness. It’s the through-line. Members aren’t just paying for a treadmill; they’re paying for an entire day of social wellness that’s built on performance, recovery, connection, and a plan for the next event on the calendar. That’s a much harder membership to walk away from.
Ambition and ease aren’t opposites here, they exist side by side, where passion and play share the same morning. On September 12, Fit is hosting Sol, a full day wellness festival at Fit Social. The morning focuses on wellness classes and vendors and then the evening is a full party with multiple DJ sets and an open bar. Think of it as a kick-off to locals’ summer in San Diego.
Ready to see what a social wellness club actually looks like? Visit fitclubs.com, or follow along at @thefitclubs on Instagram.
After a blind taste test, these four desserts came out on top—see the winners here
Basque grandmothers have not been making it for centuries. If you’re a millennial, there’s a strong possibility you’re older than the dessert itself. Yet somehow in less than 40 years, the Basque cheesecake—a half-pudding, half-cake creation with a top that looks like a mistake—managed to ooze its way onto menus all over the world.
It became the undisputed dessert star of San Diego’s restaurant world this year. So we invited 19 of the top restaurants, pastry chefs, and bakers to bring their best to the San Diego Magazine office for a blind taste test to find the best in the city.
First, a little history and context.
In 1987, after failing to find a job as an electrician, Santiago Rivera started working as a bartender at his parents’ unassuming pintxo bar La Viña, in San Sebastián, Spain. He was a naturally curious, self-taught cook who spent his free time testing recipes, tinkering with ingredients, and tweaking techniques.
So when it came to the cheesecake—which hadn’t changed much since its invention (a rudimentary version was served at the first Olympics in Greece 4,000 years ago, and the modern New York version in 1872)—he got radical with it.
He removed the crust (partly just to speed up the process because time is money for a small business). Without the crumbly crust, the experience was far creamier, less granulated. Then he cranked the oven to 400 degrees, nearly 100 degrees hotter than the normal baking temperature.
The result? The top became deeply caramelized, almost burnt, while leaving the center luxuriously soft and loosely set. The restaurant became a legend because of this breakthrough in the dairy arts, and his father never let him stop making it after that.
Now, 67 years after the restaurant’s opening, La Viña stands out for the unceasing line spilling onto the street, and the remarkable amount of curd cultists standing nearby, hovering over cream-smeared plastic containers. It’s the kind of scene that makes you stop and think: What the hell are they eating?
Now, the blind tasting. To keep things fair, the contenders were divided into four categories: Restaurant Traditional, Restaurant Flavored, Bakery Traditional, and Bakery Flavored. (It’s a tad unfair to pit a baker who specializes in the one glorious thing against a restaurant that cooks dozens of things.) Each entry was served blind and judged on texture, flavor, and number of vaguely inappropriate food moans.
The logistics were chaotic, to say the least. Our fridge—not a walk-in, sadly—was packed to the brim. Each cake was sliced, secretly labeled, and shuffled onto plates while the team gathered in the conference room. The whole shebang was not in any way sponsored by Lactaid, despite our various attempts to convince them of this ripe marketing opportunity.
The judging became gloriously unhinged. We heard it all, from “I don’t care how the cheesecake gets in my mouth, it just needs to happen,” and “Is it supposed to be this jiggly?” to “Kind of a baby throw-up situation,” “Straight cheese,” and “I’m getting vague socks there.”
But four Basque cheesecakes stood out among the rest, earning themselves the title of Best Burnt Basque Cheesecake in San Diego.
A restaurant for the people. Rosarito native chef Juan González and Megan Strom are the ideal married couple to be running a farm-to-table joint. She’s been a farmer for decades, selling top-notch produce to some of the best restaurants in California—which is how the two met. A couple years ago, she started working at the small organic farm in Valley Center run by Mike Reeske, who had spent decades breeding the perfect heirloom beans for SoCal’s climate. He recently retired, and gifted those strains to Strom—who grows them (and other crops) for their tiny Escondido taco/burrito shop specializing in guisados (Mexican stews).
A Basque cheesecake in a taco shop? You bet. Juan’s got family roots in Spain and has cooked in Spanish kitchens.
Mesa Agricola’s winning Basque is by far the most “burnt” of all contenders—so much so that an Instagram follower declared it a mistake. But as Chef Juan notes, there’s an art to hitting the sweet spot where “the bitterness of the char balances the richness and sweetness without turning it into ‘chicharrón.’” Plus, char is a core charm of Baja cooking. It’s the perfect Basque for the people who prefer setting their campfire marshmallows fully on fire.
With red leather booths and a retro steakhouse vibe, Moe’s in Mission Beach is a good cheat day destination. The menu is flavor maximalism—dry-aged steaks, housemade pastas, brown liquors, and sides like the lobster truffle mac ’n’ cheese. Pastry chef Eli Peralta (whom some might remember as the creator of The Patio on Lamont’s “Twisted Elvis”—a peanut butter-banana brûlée stunner) brings that same intensity to the dessert menu.
Baked at sister restaurant Molly’s (6 feet away), his Basque is served on a bed of caramel with walnut brittle and a dollop of whipped cream, an indulgent recipe that converted the pastry chef himself. “I wasn’t crazy about cheesecakes,” Eli admits. “Then I started making different flavors, and I started to like them.” He’s not the only convert: During our blind tasting, one judge likened the cake to crème brûlée, concluding, “I don’t even like crème brûlée, but I like this.”
Every creative pursuit starts with a muse—and Lada Sadovnyk’s has been the Basque cheesecake for years. In Ukraine, she baked them for friends and family gatherings, never imagining she would one day build an entire bakery around them in the US. “When we moved to San Diego,” she explains, “I kept thinking, ‘What can I do? What do I really love to do?’”
The answer is pretty fantastic.
After obsessing over proportion and techniques, chasing that molten center and deeply caramelized top, what began as an online recipe evolved into something entirely of her own.
She moved from her home kitchen to a rented commercial kitchen close to Sports Arena. The orders kept coming, and so did the pressure. “At one point, I was thinking about divorcing my husband,” she says with a laugh (while sitting next to him). The grind paid off: Today, Muse Cheesecakes bakes roughly 1,200 cheesecakes a month and is planning to open its first brick-and-mortar home in Pacific Beach.
For our competition, the expectations met reality. Muse has made a quick name in San Diego as the Basque to beat. In a blind taste test, there’s no bias, no reputational shine to sway a room. The response on reveal: “Oh, of course.”
Husband-and-wife duo Alex and Anastasia Kiperband pulled off the number of failures (and then some) that are required of any search for the best recipe. After adjusting baking temps, sugar rations, and experimenting with different brands of cream cheese and heavy cream—they finally landed on something worthy of a business license.
“When we started this business in America, we were really nervous,” Anastasia says, co-owner of Bite Cheesecakes & Bakery.
Once they won over those first customers, their confidence grew enough to start tinkering. When Dubai chocolate took social media by storm, they developed their own version, making the pistachio paste from scratch before layering the buttery kataifi pastry beneath a glossy chocolate shell to create its signature Dubai Chocolate Basque Cheesecake.
“In a lot of situations, we’re converting cheesecake haters to cheesecake lovers,” they say. “That’s probably the best feedback that we get.”
Camila Ibarra Gallego is a CaliBaja native pursuing a master's degree in culinary journalism at the Basque Culinary Center. Shaped by the culturally rich, bicultural megaregion, she's passionate about sniffing out stories that connect people, territory and culture through food. When she's not tumbling down internet rabbit holes, you can find her pretending to be a wine connoisseur at a local wine bar or nose-deep in a good book.
Casa Del Lobo blends coffee culture with Mexican design, serving seasonal drinks alongside its own handcrafted ceramics
There aren’t many places left in San Diego with a lack of specialty coffee options. This week, we can add La Jolla Shores to that list—Casa Del Lobo has arrived. Life-and-business partners Christine Silver and Saul Moreno came to San Diego the same route so many of us have: coming for vacation and falling in love with the city and each other.
Silver was working on Wall Street in New York City and decided to visit some friends in SoCal after the pandemic clouds lifted. Moreno happened to be visiting from Mexico City at the same time. The two met, moved here, got married, had a baby, and thought, “Hey, why not start our own business?”
Apparently, their whirlwind lives needed more windy whirls. (Windy whirls? They like to stay busy.) Casa Del Lobo isn’t either of their first rodeos, although it’s both of their first forays into the coffee space. “We’re both serial entrepreneurs,” laughs Silver. She runs a venture capital business that invests in women-owned wellness companies, and he runs his own logistics company out of Mexico City. “We keep saying, ‘Oh, it’s the last time we’ll start a business. Then all of a sudden, a year or two later, we can’t help ourselves.’”
The idea to open Casa Del Lobo initially started when the pair began decorating their house in Windansea. After looking for large-scale ceramic planters and outdoor fountains that met their quality expectations without egregious price tags (something Moreno was used to seeing in Mexico), they realized there simply weren’t any comparable options here.
So rather than continuing to drive over the border to go shopping, they decided to bring Mexican ceramic style to San Diego.
The partners now run a manufacturing facility in Tecate, specializing in large-format ceramics and specialty glazes. As they sought out potential locations to open a planter store, they realized they could go one of two routes. One, get a warehouse in an industrial area and rely on marketing to get the word out. Or two, they could diversify by opening a homey retail store where people have to walk through the shop area to get a cup of specialty coffee.
They went with option two, and coffee quickly became their primary objective.
“My husband and I, we love coffee,” she says, adding that whenever they go on vacation, no matter where they are in the world, figuring out where to get a java fix every day is their number one goal. (Side note: I can strongly relate.) Mexico City coffee and design culture lean heavily urban and industrial in feel, mixing both an Old World architecture with modern sensibilities—something Silver says they felt was missing locally, specifically in La Jolla Shores.
Casa Del Lobo, which translates to “house of the wolf” in Spanish, soft opened this week, with traditional coffee offerings like lattes, cappuccinos, and Americanos, along with four housemade syrups that will change seasonally (currently, they are vanilla, lavender, orange blossom, and brown sugar cinnamon). For now, the food is simple pastries from Knead Artisan Bakery, but Silver says they plan to add more options like breakfast burritos, paninis, and natural wine in the future. Eventually, customers will also be able to purchase their signature ceramics online, and one day, they may open more locations along the California coast.
But for now, they’re just getting started in La Jolla. “We’ll be here forever,” says Silver. “We want this to be the first of many.”
Casa Del Lobo is now open at 2246 Avenida de la Playa every Tuesday through Sunday, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Beth Demmon is an award-winning writer and podcaster whose work regularly appears in national outlets and San Diego Magazine. Her first book, The Beer Lover's Guide to Cider, is now available. Find out more on bethdemmon.com.
Laika Nur, MD, takes her love of volleyball from the court to the clinic as team physician for the San Diego Mojo
Growing up, Laika Nur, MD, Scripps Clinic sports medicine specialist, loved watching beach volleyball when the Association of Volleyball Professionals tour came to her hometown of Chicago. A talented volleyball player herself, she remembers sitting in the stands all day, and once, even got a couple autographs. Years later, Dr. Nur was attending a professional event focused on women’s sports, and the discussion turned to a new professional women’s volleyball league. The general manager and coaching staff for San Diego’s team, the Mojo, happened to be in attendance, and Dr. Nur took the opportunity to ask them if they needed a team doctor. Flash forward to the Mojo’s inaugural 2024 season, when Dr. Nur officially became the team physician. Click here to read more about Dr. Nur and how she incorporates lessons she learned on the court into her practice.
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