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Food & Drink MARCH 23, 2020

San Diego Restaurants Offering Take-Out and Delivery

Where to pick up food or get delivery in San Diego County.

San Diego Restaurants Offering Take-Out and Delivery

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.

Bankers Hill

Hob Nob Hill

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.

Il Dandy's Great Expectations

Jidori chicken with potato foam at Il Dandy

Justin McChesney-Wachs

Il Dandy + Civico 1845

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.”

Barrio Logan

Barrio Dogg

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

Cafe Virtuoso

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.”

Ciccia Osteria

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

Salud

Restaurant

Cuisine: Tacos

Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go

Gift cards available

Phone: (619) 255-3856

2196 Logan Ave., San Diego 92119

Bay Park

Coronado Brewing Company

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.”

Bay Hill Tavern

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!”

Luce Bar & Kitchen

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]

Lost Cause Meadery

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.”

Bonita

Romesco Mexiterranean Bistro

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

Carlsbad

Al’s Cafe in the Village

Restaurant

Cuisine: Breakfast & Lunch

Services Offered: To Go and Delivery

Gift cards available

Phone: (760) 729-5448

795 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad 92008

Angel’s Salumi & Truffles

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.”

Barrio Eat Mexican

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.

Beshock Carlsbad

Restaurant

Cuisine: Japanese, Ramen

Services Offered: To Go and Delivery

Phone: (442) 615-2325

2525 El camino real #211 Carlsbad 92008

Board & Brew

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

Carlsbad Ranch Market

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”

Carruth Cellars

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

GelatoLove

Restaurant

Cuisine: Fresh Homemade Gelato

Services Offered: To Go and Delivery

Phone: (760) 297-0554

300 Carlsbad Village Dr Ste 104, Carlsbad 92008

Hacienda de Vega

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.

Islands Restaurant

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

Islands Restaurant

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

Las Olas

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

Leap Coffee

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!”

Luna Grill

Restaurant

Cuisine: Mediterranean

Services Offered: To Go and Delivery

Specials: Free delivery available – no contact/sealable packaging

Locations: https://locations.lunagrill.com

Naked Cafe Carlsbad

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

Prontos Gourmet

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!”

Shorehouse Kitchen

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

St Tropez Bistro and Beyond

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

Steady State Roasting

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

Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream

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

Swami’s Cafe

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!”

That Pizza Place

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

The Goods

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

Tip Top Meats & European Delicatessen, Inc.

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.

Toast Gastrobrunch

Restaurant

Cuisine: Brunch

Services: To Go and Delivery

Gift cards available

Phone: (760) 438-1212

5970 Avenida Encinas Carlsbad 92008

Top Choice Fish, LLC

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.”

Urban Plates

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

Vigilucci’s Cucina

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”

Carmel Mountain

Islands Restaurant

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

Carmel Valley

Cava at One Paseo

Cuisine: Mexican

Services Offered: To Go

Gift Cards Available

Phone: (619) 407-7100

3722 Paseo Pl Ste 1400, San Diego 92130 3

Handel’s Ice Cream

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

Madero’s

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.”

Mizukiyama Sushi at One Paseo

Cuisine: Sushi

Services Offered: To Go and Delivery

Phone: (858) 345-1517

3705 Caminito Ct #540, San Diego 92130

North Italia at One Paseo

Cuisine: Italian Carmel Valley

Services Offered: To Go and Delivery

Phone: (858) 252-7720

3715 Caminito Ct. Ste 680 San Diego 92130

Parakeet Cafe at One Paseo

Cuisine: Café

Services Offered: To Go and Delivery

Phone: (858) 345-1688

3745 Paseo Pl #820 San Diego 92130

Salt & Straw at One Paseo

Cuisine: Ice Cream

Services Offered: To Go and Delivery

Gift cards available

Phone: (858) 345-1792

3705 Caminito Ct Suite 0580 San Diego 92130

Shake Shack at One Paseo

Cuisine: Burgers

Services Offered: To Go and Delivery

Phone: (619) 363-3604

3705 Paseo Pl Suite 1140 San Diego 92130

Sidecar Doughnuts

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

Susie Cakes at One Paseo

Cuisine: Dessert

Services Offered: To Go and Delivery

Gift cards available

Phone: (858) 299-2253

3705 Caminito Ct #0500 San Diego 92130

Sweetfin

Cuisine: Poke

Services Offered: To Go and Delivery

Gift cards offered

Phone: (858) 810-6060

3705 Paseo Pl #1100 San Diego 92130

Tender Greens at One Paseo

Cuisine: Salads

Services Offered: To Go and Delivery

Phone: (858) 281-0500

3745 Paseo Pl #0840 San Diego 92130

The Butchery

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”

Tocaya Organica at One Paseo

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

URBN Pizza at One Paseo

Cuisine: Pizza

Servicese Provided: To Go

Phone: (858) 209-2096

12895 Paseo Village Way #1200 San Diego 92130

Wokou Ramen & Yakitori

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.”

Chollas View

Lann Boon Asia Cafe

Cuisine: Thai

Services Offered: To Go and Delivery

Phone: (619) 527-1917

4710 Market Street San Diego 92102

Chula Vista

3 Punk Ales Brewing Co

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

Bay Bridge Brewing

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

The Best Birria in San Diego Don Rafa

Birrieria Don Rafa

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

Islands Restaurant

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

Taqueria Revolucion

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

Clairemont

Islands Restaurant

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

Lorna’s Italian Kitchen

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.”

STP Bar-N-Grill

Cuisine: American – Burgers, BBQ

Services Offered: To Go

Gift cards and merchandise available

Phone: (858) 430-6911

5487 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego 92117

College Area

Tajima Restaurant

Cuisine: Ramen

Services: To Go and Delivery

Gift cards and merchandise available

Phone: (619) 756-7517

Convoy

Bonchon Convoy

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

Dumpling Inn

Cuisine: Chinese / dumplings

Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery (Postmates)

Gift cards available

Phone: (858) 268-9638

4625 Convoy St San Diego 92111

Tajima

Cuisine: Ramen

Services Offered: To Go and Delivery

Gift cards and merchandise available

Phone: (619) 756-7517

The Yasai

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!

Coronado

Coronado Brewing Company

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.”

Crown Point

Bayside Landing

Cuisine: American

Services Offered: To Go

Gift cards available

Phone: (858) 270-9200

3780 Ingraham St., San Diego 92109

Del Mar

Boto Sushi Del Mar

Cuisine: Japanese /Sushi

Services Offered: To Go

Gift cards and merchandise available

Phone: (858) 847-2828

2628 Del Mar Heights Road, Del mar 92014

California Native

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.”

Grater Grilled Cheese

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

First Look: International Smoke

Paul Body

International Smoke at One Paseo

Cuisine: Grilled and Smoked items

Services Offered: Delivery

Phone: (619) 331-4528

3387 Del Mar Heights Rd #0100, San Diego 92130

Juice Crafters at One Paseo

Cuisine: Juice & Smoothie Bar

Services Offered: To Go

Gift cards available

Phone: (858) 209-2190

3722 Paseo Pl STE 1440 San Diego 92130

Luna Grill

Mediterranean

Services Offered: To Go and Delivery

Specials: free delivery available – no contact/sealable packaging

Locations: https://locations.lunagrill.com

Mendocino Farms

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

Pacifica Del Mar

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

Panini Kabob Grill

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

Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza

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

Shimbashi Izakaya

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

Sidecar Doughnuts & Coffee

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.”

Snooze

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

Stratford Court Cafe

Cuisine: Breakfast and Lunch

Services Offered: To Go

Gift cards and merchandise available

Phone: (858) 792-7433

1307 Stratford Del Mar 92014

Sweetfin

Cuisine: Poke

Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery

Gift cards and merchandise available

Phone: (858) 810-6060

3705 Paseo Place, Del Mar 92130

Urban Plates

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

Urbn Pizza

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

Venissimo Cheese

Cuisine: Cheese

Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery

Gift cards and merchandise available

Phone: (858) 847-9616

Del Sur

Swami’s Cafe

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!”

Downtown

Achilles Coffee Roasters

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.

BIGA

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

Breakfast Republic

Cuisine: Breakfast

Services Offered: To Go

Phone: (619) 642-0299

Gift Cards and Merchandise Available

Cafe 21

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!

Empanada Kitchen

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.

Le Parfait Paris

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

Morton’s The Steakhouse

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.

Salad Style

Cuisine: Salad

Services Offered: To Go and Delivery

Phone: (619) 255-6731

Gift Cards Available

611 B St., San Diego, 92101

Spill the Beans

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

The Oceanaire

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

The Westgate Room

Cuisine: French American

Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go, Full menu available

Phone: (619) 238-1818

1055 2nd Ave, San Diego, 92101

Wicked Maine Lobster

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

 

East Village

Basic Bar & Pizza

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.

BESHOCK Ramen and Sake Bar

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.

Dog Haus Biergarten

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

Knotty Barrel

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

Tajima

Cuisine: Ramen

Services Offered: To Go and Delivery

Phone: (619) 756-7517

Gift Cards and Merchandise Available

The Kebab Shop

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.

Bud and Robs

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.

RoVino The Foodery

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

 

Eastlake

Luna Grill

Cuisine: Mediterranean

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.

 

El Cajon

Creative Creature

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

Urbn Coal Fired Pizza

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

 

Encinitas

Culture Brewing Co Brewery

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

Carin De Ria

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.

Encinitas Fish Shop

Cuisine: Seafood

Services Offered: To Go and Delivery

Phone: (760) 436-4665

Gift Cards and Merchandise Available

1010 S Coast Highway 101, Encinitas, 92024

Islands Restaurant

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

JoJo’s Creamery

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

Juice Stop Encinitas

Cuisine: Juice & Smoothie Bar

Services Offered: To Go

Phone: (760) 436-4708

Gift Cards Available

1042 N. El Camino Real, Suite C, Encinitas, 92024

Luna Grill

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.

Pandora’s Pizza

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

Q’ero

Cuisine: Peruvian

Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery

Phone: (760) 753-9050

Gift Cards Available

564 S Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas, 92024

St. Tropez Bistro and Beyond

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

Sushi Lounge

Cuisine: Sushi

Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery

Phone: (760) 633-2299

Gift Cards and Merchandise Available

Swami’s Cafe

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!

The 101 Diner Inc.

Cuisine: American

Services Offered: To Go

Special: $6 breakfast and lunch items

Phone: (760) 753-2123

552 South Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, 92024

The Crack Shack

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

The Kebab Shop

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

The Roxy Encinitas

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

Urbn Coal Fired Pizza

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.

Valentina Restaurant

Cuisine: Globally-inspired

Services Offered: To Go and Delivery

Phone: (760) 943-6686

810 N Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, 92024

Borrelli’s Pizza & Italian Food

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.

GOODONYA Organic Eatery

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.

 

Escondido

Little Miss Brewing

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

Swami’s Cafe

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!

Vincent’s

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

Stehleon Vineyards

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

 

Fallbrook

Beach House Winery

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

 

Golden Hill

Giorgino’s

Cuisine: Cheesesteaks

Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery

Phone: (619) 234-9141

1237 28th Street, San Diego, 92102

 

Hillcrest

Baja Betty’s

Cuisine: Mexican

Services Offered: To Go

Phone: (619) 269-8510

1421 University Ave., San Diego, 92103

Big City Bagels Cafe (BCB)

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.

Common Stock

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.

Crest Cafe

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

Farmer’s Bottega

Cuisine: Farm-to-Fork

Services Offered: To Go

Phone: (619) 458-9929

Gift Cards Available

860 W Washington Street, San Diego, 92103

insideOUT

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!

Luna Grill

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.

Parma Cucina Italiana

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.

Tajima

Cuisine: Ramen

Services Offered: To Go and Delivery

Phone: (619) 756-7517

Gift Cards and Merchandise Available

 

Imperial Beach

Coronado Brewing Company

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.

 

Julian

Julian Beer Co.

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

 

Kearney Mesa

Kilowatt Brewing

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.

Quantum Brewing

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

Bud’s Louisiana Cafe

Cuisine: Creole/Cajun

Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go

Phone: (858) 573-2837

Gift Cards Available

4320 Viewridge Ave., San Diego, 92123

Cross Street Chicken and Beer

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

Rakiraki

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

Tahini

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

 

Kensington

Clem’s Bottle House

Cuisine: Deli

Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery

Phone: (619) 284-2485

4100 Adams Ave., San Diego, 92116

 

La Jolla

Candor by Giuseppe

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

Catania

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.

Cusp Dining & Drinks

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.

Din Tai Fung

Cuisine: Taiwanese

Services Offered: To Go and Delivery

Phone: (858) 375-5988

4301 La Jolla Village Dr., #2000, San Diego, 92122

El Pescador Fish Market

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.

Eureka!

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

Green Door Cafe

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.

Lorna’s Italian Kitchen

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.

Mendocino Farms

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.

Mustangs & Burros

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

Pannikin La Jolla

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

Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza

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

Scoops La Jolla

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

Shorehouse Kitchen

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

Sugar and Scribe

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.

Sweetfin

Cuisine: Hawaiian, Asian, Poké

Services Offered: To Go and Delivery

Gift Cards Available

4301 La Jolla Village Dr., San Diego, 92122

The Grill at Torrey Pines

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

The Winery Restaurant and Wine Bar

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.

Veggie Grill

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.

Urban Plates

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).

 

La Mesa

Little Miss Brewing

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

Antica Trattoria

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

D.Z Akin’s

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!

Patty’s Cafe

Cuisine: Greek Specialty

Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery

Phone: (619) 462-1922

6155 Lake Murray Blvd., La Mesa, 91942

Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza

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

Swami’s Cafe

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!

Terra American Bistro

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.

Woodstock’s Pizza

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

Lemon Grove

Giardino Restaurant

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.”

Leucadia

Saint Archer

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

Le Papagayo

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”

Priority Public House

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

Vigiluccis Trattoria Italiana

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”

Liberty Station

Luna Grill

Cuisine: Mediterranean

Services Offered: To Go and Delivery

Little Italy

Vino Carta Wine Shop

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

Bencotto Restaurant

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

Caffe Italia

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.”

Carruth Cellars Wine Garden

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

Civico 1845

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.”

Cloak & Petal Restaurant

Cuisine: Sushi

Services Offered: To Go

Gift cards available

Phone: (619) 501-5505

1953 India Street San Diego 92101

Extraordinary Desserts

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 “

Isola Pizza Bar

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

Landini’s Pizzeria

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”

Monello

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

Rakiraki

Cuisine: Ramen

Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery

Specials: 10% off to go orders

Phone: (858) 573-2400

The Crack Shack

Cuisine: American

Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery

Merchendise and Gift cards avaialable

Phone: (619) 795-3299

2266 Kettner Blvd San Diego, 92101

The Kebab Shop

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”

The Yasai

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

Zinque

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

Mira Mesa

Islands Restaurant

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

Pho Ca Dao

Cuisine: Vietnamese, Pho

Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery

Phone: (858) 564-0917

8373 Mira Mesa Blvd San Diego 92126

The Kebab Shop

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

Miramar

AleSmith Brewing Company

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

Charlie & Echo

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”

Mission Beach

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.”

Mission Hills

Cardellino Restaurant

Cuisine: Italian

Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go

Gift cards available

Phone: (619) 500-9311

4033 Goldfinch St San Diego, 92103

Rubicon Deli

Cuisine: Sandwiches and Salads

Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery

Gift cards available

Phone: (619) 600-0096

3715 India st. San Diego 92103

Venissimo Cheese

Cuisine: Cheese

Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery

Merchandice an Gift cards avaialble

Phone: 619-491-0708

754 West Washington San Diego 92103

Lefty’s Chicago Pizzaria

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

Harley Gray Kitchen and Bar

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

Mission Valley

Best Western Seven Seas / Seven Seas Cafe

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

Islands Restaurant Restaurant

Cuisine: Burgers & Drinks and more

Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery

Phone: 619-640-2727

2441 Fenton Parkway San Diego, 92108

Luna Grill

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

Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza

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”

The Kebab Shop

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

National City

Naturale Deli

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”

Normal Heights

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

DiMille’s Italian Restaurant

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

Zero Gelato

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.”

North Park

Bottlecraft North Park

Cuisine: Beer and Wine

Services Offered: To Go and Delivery

Phone: 619-501-1177

3007 University Ave San Diego, 92104

Original 40 Brewing Company

Cuisine: Beer, food

Services Offered: To Go

Phone: (619) 255-7380

3117 University Avenue San Diego 92104

619 Spirits Distillery & Tasting Room

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”

Atypical Waffle

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.”

Breakfast Republic

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

Chicken Pie Shop

Cuisine: American

Services Offered: To Go and Delivery

Phone:(619) 295-0156

2633 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92104

Rudfords Restaurant 

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”

Senior Mango’s

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

The Mission

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”

Tribute Pizza

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

Venissimo Cheese

Cuisine: Cheese

Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery

Merchandice and gift cards available

Phone: (619-376-1834)

Working Class 

Cuisine: American, Breakfast

Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery

Phone: 619-642-0114

4095 30th St. San Diego, 92104

Bivouac Ciderworks

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!

Siamo Napoli

Cuisine: Italian and pizza

Phone: (619) 310-6981

3959 30th street San Diego, 92104

El Zarape Mexican Eatery

Cuisine: Mexican

Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery

Phone: (619) 794-0358

3038 Adams Ave San Diego 92116

Et Voilà! French Bistro

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

Hope 46 Restaurant

Cuisine: Classic American

Services Offered: To Go

Phone: (619) 296-2101

2223 El Cajon Blvd. San Diego, 92104

“Located inside Lafayette Hotel”

Louisiana Purchase

Cuisine: Cajun/Creole

Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go

Gift cards available

Phone: (619)255-8278

2305 University Ave. San Diego 92104

Rare Society

Cuisine: Steakhouse

Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go

Gift cards available

Phone: (619) 501-6404

4130 Park Blvd San Diego 92103

The Smoking Goat

Cuisine: French meets California

Services Offered: To Go and Delivery

Gift cards available

Phone: (619) 955-5295

3408 30th st. San Diego, 92104

Mamas Bakery & Deli

Cuisine: Mediterranean,Lebanese ,catering

Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go

Phone: (619) 688-0717

4237 Alabama st San Diego, 92104

Ocean Beach

Culture Brewing Co

Cuisine: Brewery

Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go

Specials: 15% OFF all to-go beer and merchandise.

Merchandice and Gift cards available

Phone: (858) 345-1144 

Kilowatt Brewing

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.”

Hodad’s

Cuisine: Burgers, Sandwiches and Shakes/Malts

Services Offered: To Go

Phone: 619-224-4623

5010 Newport Ave. San Diego, 92107

Oceanside

Kilowatt Brewing Oceanside Taproom

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”

Alfredo’s Mexican Food

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

Anita’s Mexican Restaurant and Cantina

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

Blade 1936

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

Lighthouse Oyster Bar and Grill

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

Rim Talay Thai 

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

Swami’s Cafe

Cuisine: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Smoothies, Salads

Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery

Phone: (760) 966-1203

That Boy Good 

Cuisine: BBQ and Soul Food

Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery

Phone: (760) 754-1275

326 N. Horne Street Oceanside, 92054

The Miller’s Table: Wine, Beer & Fare

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

The Plot

Cuisine: Plant based

Services Offered: To Go and Curbside

Phone: (442) 266-8200

1733 S Coast Hwy Oceanside 92054

The Privateer Coal Fire Pizza

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

101 Bagels & Subs

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.”

Anita’s Mexican Restaurant & Cantina 

Cuisine: Mexican

Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go

Gift cards available

Phone: 760-757-7745

2250 South El Camino Real Oceanside, 92054

Dija Mara

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

Flying Pig Pub Kitchen

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

Harbor Fish and Chips 

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

Stratford at the Harbor

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

Old Town

Cafe Coyote

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

Pacific Beach

Oceana Coastal Kitchen

Cuisine: California coastal cuisine

Services Offered: To Go

Gift cards available

Phone: (858) 539-8635

3999 Mission Boulevard San Diego 92109

Pacific Beach Fig Tree Cafe

Cuisine: Breakfast, lunch

Services Offered: To Go

Gift cards and merchandise available

Phone: (858) 274-2233

5119 Cass Street San Diego 92109

Pacific Beach Fish Shop

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

Wokou Ramen & Yakitori

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.”

YERBA Mate & Empanadas

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

Our Green Affair

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

Point Loma

Eppig Brewing – Point Loma

Cuisine: Brewery

Services Offered: To Go and Delivery

Gift cards and merchandise available

Phone: (619) 756-6825

2817 Dickens St San Diego 92106

Cesarina Restaurant

Cuisine: Italian

Services Offered: To Go and Delivery

Gift cards available

Phone: (619) 226-6222

4161 Voltaire Street, Suite B San Diego 92107

Cravory Cookies

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

Cupcakes Squared

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”

Liberty Station Fig Tree Cafe

Cuisine: Breakfast, lunch

Services Offered: To Go

Gift cards available

Phone: (619) 821-2044

2400 Historic Decatur Road Suite 103 San Diego 92106

Modern Times Beer

Cuisine: Super tasty beer & coffee

Services Offered: To Go

Gift cards and merchandise available

3725 Greenwood St San Diego

Phil’s BBQ

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

Solare Ristorante

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

Sushi Lounge

Cuisine: Sushi

Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery

Gift cards and merchandise available

Phone: (619) 501-5982

Swami’s Cafe

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!”

Poway

Kaminski’s BBQ

Cuisine: BBQ and more

Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery

Gift cards available

Phone: (858) 748-1106

12735 Poway Rd. Poway 92064

Luna Grill

Restaurant

Cuisine: Mediterranean

Services Offered: To Go and Delivery

Specials: Free delivery available – no contact/sealable packaging

Locations: https://locations.lunagrill.com

Pho Ca Dao Poway

Cuisine: Vietnamese, Pho

Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery

Gift cards available

Phone: (858) 883-5605

12719 Poway Rd Poway 92064

Sushi Lounge Poway

Cuisine: Sushi

Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery

Gift cards and merchandise available

Phone: (858) 748-0070

Ramona

Vineyard Grant James Winery

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.”

Rancho Bernardo

Cork and Craft

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.

Curry and More

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

Hunan Chinese Restaurant

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”

Pho Ca Dao Rancho Bernardo

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

Veranda Fireside Lounge + Restaurant at Rancho Bernardo Inn

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

Rancho Santa Fe

Hacienda de Vega

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.

The Inn At Rancho Santa Fe – The Morada Restaurant

Cuisine: Comfort & Costal

Services Offered: To Go

Gift cards and merchandise available

Phone: (858) 381-8289

PO Box 869 Rancho Santa Fe 92067

San Marcos

Curry and More

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”

Double Peak Brewing Co.

Cuisine: Brewery

Services Offered: To Go

Gift cards and merchandise available

Phone: (760) 798-0016

1801 Diamond Street, Suite 101 San Marcos 92078

Raging Cider & Mead Co

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.”

Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza

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

Station Pizza

Cuisine: Pizzeria

Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go

Gift cards available

Phone: (760) 891-0100

1531 W Mission Rd San Marcos 92069

San Ysidro

Destination: Tuetano Taqueria

Destination: Tuetano Taqueria

 

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

Santa Ysabel

Farmhouse 78

Cuisine: American

Services Offered: To Go and Curbside To Go

Gift cards available

Phone: (760) 782-2729

30270 Highway 78 Santa Ysabel 92070

Scripps Ranch

Enclave Adventurous Superfood

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”

Luna Grill

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

Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza

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

Solana Beach

Carruth Cellars

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

Culture Brewing Co

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

Ranch 45

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

Claire’s on Cedros

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

Naked Cafe

Cuisine: Breakfast | Lunch | Organic Coffee

Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery

Phone: (858) 259-7866

106 S Sierra Ave Solana Beach 92075

Sorrento Valley

California Wild Ales

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.”

South Park

Buona Forchetta

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

Shawarma Guys

Cuisine: Middle Eastern

Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery

Phone: (619) 340-1234

3012 Grape St., San Diego 92102

Station Tavern

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”

Spring Valley

Snoice

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

Temecula

E.A.T Marketplace

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!”

Tijuana

Oryx Restaurante

Cuisine: Cali Baja

Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery

Phone: +52 664 754 7

562 Dr. Delgadillo 10750, Tijuana 22420

University City

Lorna’s Italian Kitchen

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.”

Veggie Grill

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”

University Heights

Cueva Bar Cafe

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

Island Life Foods

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!”

Madison on Park

Cuisine: California, Mediterranean

Services Offered: Delivery

Gift cards available

Phone: (619) 269-6566

4622 Park Blvd San Diego 92116

Pop Pie Co.

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

Rare Society

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

El Zarape Restaurant

Restaurant Mexican

Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery

Gift cards available

Phone: (619) 692-1652

4642 Park Blvd San Diego 92116

Vista

Booze Brothers Brewing Co.

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.

Eppig Brewing – Vista

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

Islands Restaurant

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

Lamppost Pizza and Backstreet Brewery

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

Swami’s Cafe

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!”

Urbn Coal Fire Pizza

Restaurant

Pizza and salads

Services Offered: To Go, Curbside, and Delivery

Gift cards available

Phone: (760) 724-8840

203 Main St., Vista 92084

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Food & Drink JUNE 25, 2026

Global Fork Food Hall Opens in Little Italy

Offering everything from smashburgers to sundaes, the latest food hall from Tiger Hospitality opens its doors this weekend

Global Fork Food Hall Opens in Little Italy
Courtesy of Global Fork Food Hall

Omakase and fixed-price menus are one way hospitality businesses are addressing our collective food decision-making fatigue. But on the opposite end of the spectrum, some restaurateurs are offering a bonanza of totally unrelated options for people ordering on a whim. Why not pair a lobster grilled cheese sandwich, açaí bowl, and ridiculously loaded hot dog? 

Starting June 27, diners can satisfy their spur-of-the-moment appetites at Global Fork in Little Italy, the latest food hall from Southern California-based Tiger Hospitality. 

Six different food concepts will be featured in the 4,685-square-foot, indoor-outdoor space along the Piazza della Famiglia promenade. The space’s inaugural lineup includes a mix of Tiger Hospitality-owned concepts (Cosmos Burger, La Vida, Lobster Lab, and Prik Ki Nu Thai) and outside operators (Seattle-based Moto Pizza and Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream). The space next door, Good Enough Cocktail Club, is another Tiger-backed brand, operated by the team behind Same Same and Amor y Magia in Carlsbad.

Cosmos Burger serves smashburgers stacked with classic toppings, while Lobster Lab focuses on seafood favorites including lobster rolls, shrimp rolls, and lobster mac n’ cheese. Prik Ki Nu Thai adds Thai street food to the mix, with traditional noodle, rice, and stir-fry dishes. And for those looking for something on the lighter side, La Vida offers things like smoothies, salads, and wraps. 

Courtesy of Global Fork Food Hall

Moto Pizza focuses on Detroit-style square pizza with Filipino influences and, despite the name, is not affiliated with Mr. Moto Pizza. Handel’s, which began in Ohio in 1945, will offer dozens of flavors ranging from staples like chocolate and vanilla to rotating specialties packed with candies, cookies, and other mix-ins. (Handel’s already has a number of locations across San Diego, with a La Mesa store coming later this year.) 

Some of these vendors already operate at Miramar Food Hall, the other Tiger-owned food hall in San Clemente. And some of them will also appear in Station8, the next food hall slated to open in UC San Diego’s Theatre District Living and Learning Neighborhood later this fall. But if you ask me, reviving the space that housed the Little Italy Food Hall before its closure last February is a far better outcome than leaving empty suites smack in the middle of an area saturated with fantastic food options. Plus, where else can you order a slice of beef adobo pizza alongside squares of caviar toast and a banana split?

Global Fork opens June 27 at 550 W. Date Street, Suite B, in Little Italy. Initial operating hours are from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week, but vendor hours may differ. 

Courtesy of Holland Partner Group

San Diego Restaurant News & Food Events

Beth’s Bites

  • La Jolla is reviving one of its own shuttered spaces this August with Tacos & Jarros, coming to the space on Wall Street that formerly housed Comedor Nishi and Coffee Cup. The all-day Mexican restaurant is the latest project from the family behind Cazadores Mexican Grill in Santee and Cotija’s Taco Shop, and will offer wine, beer, tacos, traditional breakfast dishes, as well as lunch and dinner. Some concepts may have hit their ceiling (craft beer, anyone?), but thankfully, it seems that Mexican food still has a long way to go before that. 
  • In the latest hilariously-named collaboration, on June 9, The Lion’s Share will host executive chef Tara Monsod from Animae for a one-night event called Animaeniacs. (Millennials who know, know.) The three-time James Beard Award Semifinalist Monsod will work with Lion’s Share executive chef and co-owner Dante Romero to create a multi-course, family-style dinner inspired by Romero’s Mexican background and Monsod’s Filipino heritage. Tickets get you a seat at the table, plus access to an afterparty in the Marina neighborhood hotspot’s loft, with seatings at 5 p.m. for the early birds and 8:30 p.m. for the night owls. 
  • Thanks to my son’s lifelong obsession with boba, I’m always on the lookout for the latest bubble tea place to check out. Next on my list is Tera Tea House, a boba, matcha, and fruit tea joint coming this month (maybe?) to City Heights near the Copley-Price YMCA. Will I go because their logo is a cartoon dinosaur sipping on boba tea? No, but it sure doesn’t hurt.
  • After opening their latest outpost in North Park, Moniker Group announced plans to open their third Moniker General later this year inside West, a 37-story mixed use building coming to downtown at 1011 Union Street. The space will continue the group’s signature menu of coffee, cold brew, matcha, small bites, wine, and beer, and founder Ryan Sisson says they identified downtown for their next location due to the area’s “tremendous amount of momentum.” I’ve never lived in a building with a built-in coffee shop, but I’ve got to admit, it does sound like a pretty nice perk.

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Beth Demmon

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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.

Food & Drink JUNE 24, 2026

Michelin Chooses San Diego for Its Big Show

How the now iconic rating system became the biggest name in the food and how it made its way to our backyard

Michelin Chooses San Diego for Its Big Show
Photo Credit: Elodie Bost

So, Michelin chose San Diego to host its annual awards show this week. Big thing for our city, which people wrote off as the flaccid mozzarella stick or the “fish tacos bro” of California food culture.

Michelin Guide is a pretty fascinating story. It started as a marketing brochure for a tire company and evolved into the strongest global marketing platform for restaurant culture in history.

In 1900, there were less than 3,000 cars in all of France. André and Édouard Michelin were trying to sell tires. A niche market. If people drove more, they figured, tires would go bald faster. They’d sell more rubber.

So they published a guidebook with maps, gas stations, mechanics, hotels, restaurants, and travel advice. The “How to Go Bald” book with food as the bait. By the 1920s, people were buying the guide just for the restaurant recs.

In 1926, Michelin introduced stars. This changes everything.

Originally just one. Five years later, it expanded to three. One meant “very good restaurant.” Two meant “worth a detour.” Three stars meant “worth a special journey.” In other words, wear those tires down to a nub in search of Dover sole.

Photo Credit: Elodie Bost

By WWII, Michelin was the gold standard guide to French food. And French food was the gold standard for western food. Which was half the world.

Michelin first came to the US in 2005.
New York only.
(Knicks in five).

In 2007, San Francisco. Then LA and Vegas in 2008.

Michelin stopped publishing in LA and Vegas after two years and stayed dark until 2019.

Major theories for this?

First, print is expensive. I can attest. ROI on a printed story is hard.

Second, people wanted local critics, and they were finding them online.

Third, Michelin landed like a stuffed shirt in LA, which had taco carts in its heart. LA swiped hard left.

Then Michelin discovered a new way to fund what it does. Instead of trying to sell enough books to justify the cost (inspectors, printing, restaurant bills, etc.), it had tourism marketing districts pay for inspectors to come analyze their cities or states.

Tourism marketing districts are massive organizations whose primary goal is to sing the priases of their cities and states—attract tourists, who pay for hotels and spend money in the city. Heads in beds.

The first to swipe its credit card was California, which paid $600,000 in 2019 for Michelin to come back to LA, Orange County, Monterey, Sacramento, Santa Barbara, and… San Diego.

It’s an overwhelmingly positive thing, which is never without its doubters and critics.

Namely, not everyone is down with the pay for play model.

The biggest reason is that it means cities without big tourism budgets get left out. Chefs in those cities are chefs non grata in the eyes of Michelin. Which is a fair complaint, though also, sadly or not, kind of how capitalism works.

Michelin isn’t a government organization, or a nonprofit culinary organization. It’s a publicly traded company with real bills to pay and investors and shareholders to answer to.

Since it feels like a tad of a PR dilemma for Michelin, I have a proposal that may or may not work.

What if Michelin took a portion of the money it receives from larger cities and used it to fund its expansion into an underserved city or state that can’t afford it? Bake it into the price it charges California or any other state.

Again, Michelin’s not obligated to do this; there is no penalty beyond the paper cuts of public sentiment. But that sort of pay-it-forward model could help other cities without the resources to play the game, while simultaneously making Michelin’s reach bigger and more holistic.

Second, people claim this TMD-funded model somehow taints the winners.

I don’t buy that at all. All tourism boards are doing is paying a marketing business (Michelin) to come operate in their city. They’re not telling Michelin which restaurants to choose for awards. As I understand it, Michelin has retained independence, and its inspectors only award restaurants that they feel are absolutely worth it based on merit.

True pay for play would be if a restaurant group paid Michelin in exchange for a star. Or if tourism boards had a say in which restaurants received attention or awards.

I haven’t found any proof of that happening, and so I won’t ding the validity of the awards until (and if) I ever do.

All tourism boards can control is which areas they’re willing to pay to have analyzed. For instance, San Diego could technically ask that only the city be analyzed and not the county. Which it did not, most likely because Visit San Diego (our TMD) is in charge of marketing the entire county (and thus why Michelin stars like Jeune et Jolie, Lilo, and Addison are outside of SD city limits).

So, if you’re dead set on criticizing Michelin, I’m not sold yet on the pay-for-play model being the right route.

Troy Johnson

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Troy Johnson is the magazine’s award-winning food writer and humorist, and a long-standing expert on Food Network. His work has been featured on NatGeo, Travel Channel, NPR, and in Food Matters, a textbook of the best American food writing.

Food & Drink JUNE 24, 2026

A Guide to The 2026 Sapporo Omakase Open

The restaurants and people behind the fastest sold-out event in San Diego Magazine’s history

A Guide to The 2026 Sapporo Omakase Open
Photo Credit: James Tran

The Sapporo Omakase Open is upon us. The event that sold out faster than any in San Diego Magazine’s history. The birth of another tradition.

The idea was simple: partner with the city’s preeminent force in Asian business and culture (the Convoy District) and the longest-running Japanese brewer in the world (Sapporo, founded 1876). Then bring together some of our favorite chefs and food and drink people who specialize in Asian delicacies—sushi, pho, xiao long baos, mochi, musubi, sake, tea, you name it—to shine a light on who they are and the delicious things they create.

There will be a friendly competition, judged by everyone in attendance and a panel of food experts, including longtime Food Network judge (and SDM co-owner) Troy Johnson. Winners will be named and trophied and exalted.

But moreover, SDM and its partners—Snake Oil Cocktail Co, Rivian, Del Mar Wine & Food Festival, and Komé Collective—believe in building local culture will bring together a room full of people to eat, drink, commune, and celebrate those who make San Diego’s food and drink culture hum.

Here is your guide to the restaurants, chefs, and people cooking and creating at the inaugural Sapporo Omakase Open:

Dumpling Inn & Shanghai Saloon

The OG. Dumpling Inn & Shanghai Saloon started in a tinier strip-mall space, famous for Shanghai-style comfort food like jellyfish salad and xiao long baos (XLBs, aka soup dumplings). It became so loved that they took over the giant anchor spot on Convoy (a former iconic Chinese grocery store, which also helped launch Convoy into the pan-Asian food wonderland its become). Its menu is vast, but the dumplings are the legend—with fresh dough rolled each morning, a rounded pocket of porky goodness and a gush of broth. Celebrating 10 years in its massive space (and 32 years overall), the Inn’s XLB comforts everything in its path.

Crab Hut

This is the family-run spot in Convoy for seafood boils, brought to you by the owners of one of the city’s top restaurants, Kingfisher. Crab Hut is their OG idea from owners Ky Phan, sister Kim, and brother in law Quan Le. It’s a love note to their childhood home and family tradition where they grew up in Vietnam. Behind their house was a river. The Phans would fish during the day, and sit around the communal table boiling up the day’s haul at night. There’s the “Bucket for One” filled with snow crab clusters, shrimp, crawfish, mussels, clams, corn on the cob, potatoes, and andouille sausages. There’s the “Go to Town” boil overflowing with everything previously mentioned, plus king crab legs and a glorious Dungeness crab. The most delicious kind of mess.

Lumi by Akira Back

Lumi by Akira Back is led by world-renowned Korean-American chef Akira Back—the ex-pro snowboarder turned Michelin-star, best known for Dosa in Seoul, Yellowtail in Vegas, and this rooftop sushi-plus concept in the Gaslamp. Overlooking Fifth Ave, it’s serious food with a little party in its heart. Along with a serious sushi program, there are dishes like his Japanese-inspired take on pizza (a tuna carpaccio + ponzu mayo idea) or the miso pork belly kimchee chaufa. Want the full show? Order the Nano 9, Lumi’s Signature Mystery Box, a limited nine-piece omakase sushi course unveiled tableside in an ornate carrier leaking fog all over the place. Keep going big (but refined) with Mist of Kyoto, a cocktail-for-two experience—Knob Creek Barrel Rye, Mizunara liqueur, Japanese sweet vermouth, and black walnut bitters, served in a ceremonial tea pot with two equally ceremonious cups. 

Sake Bar GAGA

This concept was inevitable. Ayaka Ito first came onto San Diego’s restaurant scene in 2016 with Beshock Ramen in East Village. The ramen is fantastic, but the place was unique in that it was one of the city’s first portals into the craft of world-class sake. Ito is a kikizakeshi—essentially a certified sake sommelier or master. Sake Bar GAGA is her sake tasting bar in East Village, a 10-seater destination that takes guests on an omakase-style journey of around 20 sakes, hand selected by Ito. For the food, she and chef Ryan Miller collaborated on tapas-style bites with Marie Chiba, a certified sake samurai (one of the few in the world) and owner of Tokyo’s famous sake bar, Eureka. When you choose your dishes—like the blue cheese ham katsu, scallop mango tartar, A5 Wagyu Nigiri, konbu-aged red snapper, snow crab croquettes, you name it—the bar customizes your sake to each food.

Cannonball

San Diego’s largest oceanfront rooftop, hovering above the beach-culture pandemonium at Belmont Park. With a qualification like that, Cannonball could serve gas station sushi and mid boat drinks and be just fine. But local restaurant group Eat. Drink. Sleep (JRDN, The Lakehouse) and chef Luis Romero have made sure the seafood lives up to the view—with over 30 sushi creations, apps like bluefin tostadas with aguachile negro, baked blue crab dip with sriracha honey—plus entrees like a ribeye in uni butter and miso black cod. Watching the daily mix of tanned, parrot-wielding locals, Fit gym body-bods, and tourists is a show in and of itself, made even more enjoyable with a Lychee Lychee—vodka, nigori sake, yuzu liqueur, and lychee syrup. 

Glass Box

Hard to call him underrated, since he won best dish at Del Mar Wine + Food Festival last year. But chef Ethan Yang’s Glass Box still deserves more. The restaurant is an attraction in and of itself—encased in a giant glass cube inside the Sky Deck at Del Mar Highlands. Yang and his chefs are on display, slicing top-notch fatty toro or premium wagyu filet. He offers a 10 to 15 course omakase experience, and the bar brings classics like a Toki Old Fashioned (Suntori Toki, bitters, orange) and modern plays like a Matchatini. 

Ikegi by Chef Stevan Novoa

Cooking. That’s what chef Stevan Novoa’s ikegi is; a Japanese word meaning “reason for being.” A military veteran with 13-plus years of experience in kitchens across the coast of California and Mexico, Novoa has cooked most styles that make the region hum—and developed a deep appreciation for local farmers, fishermen, and ingredient people. Ikegi by Chef Stevan Novoa is his private chef concept, curating tasting menus that span the gamut (coastal California, Mexican, Japanese izakaya) for people in their favorite space: their home.

Mon Chourie 

Few things in life are more affirming than light, fluffy dough balls stuffed with cream and baked to perfection. South Korea native and New York art-student-turned-baker Kelly Kim specializes in classic choux au craquelin—the oversized French cream puffs baked with a slender cookie disc that melts across the top during baking. At Mon Chourie, she starts with her mom’s recipe, then tweaks with seasonal, global flavors—often in collaboration with other local makers. Like the recent pandan mango ice cream choux with indie San Diego-based ice cream brand, Amor. Or a peach oolong tea choux—silky oolong tea-infused cream, peach compote inside that twice-baked, light-as-atmosphere pastry dough. She pops up on Wednesdays at local bakery Michi Michi, plus other spots in town. 

Pho Ga Go 

A restaurant within a restaurant from the family who owns Crab Hut and Kingfisher. Pho is all about the broth and the lengths you’re willing to go for it. At Phở Gà Go, the whole idea is to take the quality of broth they have at Kingfisher—one of food critic Troy Johnson’s “Top Five Restaurants in San Diego”—and serve it in a more casual setting. Chicken bones are simmered for over 12 hours with the highest-possible ingredients (including heirloom garlic from the famed Christopher Ranch in Gilroy), resulting in a broth that’ll send the slightest throat tickle or sniffle scampering away like a frightened little puppy. They also specialize in chả giò—Vietnamese imperial rolls that are in the realm of Chinese-American egg rolls, but ineffably lighter thanks to using rice flour instead of wheat dough—stuffed with pork, shrimp, taro, wood ear mushroom, carrots, and mung bean noodles. 

Roppongi Restaurant & Lounge

In early-2000s San Diego, the next generation of sushi chefs were largely trained in two spots: Sushi Ota, or Roppongi Restaurant & Lounge. First opened in 1998, Roppongi was the Japanese-inspired standout from restaurateur Sami Ladeki, who had made his name with Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza but was blown away by the food culture in Roppongi, Japan. La Jollans cried multiples when it closed in 2015, and relentlessly bugged Ladeki to bring it back. So he did exactly that last year with chef Alfie Szeprethy. They supercharged the design of the space, and rebirthed some of the classics—like the Polynesian crab stack, Mongolian duck quesadilla, the Roppongi Roll (tempura shrimp, unagi, spicy toro), and the Japanese hot rock (thinly sliced steak sizzling on a smooth stone with chili ponzu, sesame goma sauce, and cucumber sunomono). Welcome back. 

Sushi On a Roll

Jeff Roberto is a low-key, laidback icon of sushi in San Diego. At any event, if you spot a surprisingly elaborate sushi case and setup and a couple of itamaes wielding blow-torches or breaking down an entire tuna—that’s Roberto and his Sushi On a Roll. He’s been one of the city’s premier sushi caterers since 1993 (when he started, there were only seven sushi restaurants in the city)—a powerhouse on wheels offers everything from sushi making workshops and classes. When a few US presidents needed sushi, Roberto got the call. His arsenal at this point includes over 1,000 sushi options. But moreover, he’s the warm, smiling attraction at any party that involves high-quality fish in the nude. 

Sweet Vibe

Hard to decide if Sweet Vibe is a viral dessert shop or a highly popular newish entry in tea culture, which runs deep in Convoy. Their cakes have somewhat stolen the buzz, with Thai milk tea cake, taromisu (taro + tiramisu), yuzu cheesecake, sea salt Oreo, etc. They’re also cute as hell, with their bearamisu (a tiramisu with a bear on it) and mousses shaped like French bulldog pups. But its drinks are the core of the menu, with vibrant fruit and milk teas (green Thai lemon, uji matcha foam with jasmine milk, lychee lemon, iced peach oolong), yogurts with Crystal boba, and fruit slushes (mango pomelo, strawberry milk, pink lychee)—all with adjustable sugar and ice levels and boba add-ons. 

This Musubi Love

It’s a sandwich. It’s nigiri. No, it’s musubi. For all the SPAM skeptics, we urge you to honor the deeply Hawaiian and Japanese tradition and witness the charms of a warm, handheld block of sticky rice with a thick slab of teriyaki-glazed canned meat wrapped in nori. Those who have either been raised in the arts or converted tend to exude a higher than expected life happiness. This Musubi Love, a Leucadia musubi speakeasy (you heard us right), focuses exclusively on the minor food religion. The MEHKO (Micro Enterprise Home Kitchen) from founder Roger Post serves classics, plus riffs like the Cordon Bleu-Subi made with panko-fried SPAM, shredded rotisserie chicken, swiss cheese and Bachan’s Japanese BBQ sauce. Or the Dawn Patrol with SPAM, egg, bacon, cheddar cheese and spicy mayo. If you’re still not convinced, the fried BBQ chicken tender musubi or the crispy BBQ tempura shrimp musubi might change your mind. 

Mochichis

It’s the pastry hybrid that everyone who values their mouth should have seen coming. Mochi is having a true uprising in San Diego. Most people know the Japanese specialty from the mochi-covered ice cream found in boxes at various grocery stores, but artisanal mochi comes in many, far more interesting forms. Like donuts. Mochi donuts have that crispy-fried traditional donut exterior, but the chewy-soft, rice-flour soul in the middle. Mochichi in Encinitas—a startup from SDSU grad Beth Kass—specializes in them. Base flavors include creme brulee, strawberry glaze, ube Oreo, churro, an Nutella, but she customizes on request and whim. She also serves an ube float and a Vietnamese coffee float because, well, that should clearly exist. 

Studio S JUNE 15, 2026

A Modern Take on Steak

Stake Chophouse & Bar brings contemporary classics and old-school service to the heart of Coronado

A Modern Take on Steak
Courtesy of Stake Chophouse

Stake Chophouse & Bar isn’t your average steakhouse. Blue Bridge Hospitality’s Coronado outpost is a modern interpretation of a big-city steakhouse nestled in the heart of the small coastal community. The team at Stake has reimagined the whole steakhouse experience. By prioritizing a seasonal farm-to-table sourcing philosophy, a personalized guest experience, and unique service touches, like a formal steak presentation and a bespoke knife selection process, Stake distinguishes itself in a sea of steakhouses.

Exceptional steaks, including Wagyu from Japan, Australia, and the U.S., and fresh seafood flown in daily form the core of Stake’s culinary identity. The menu features a five-course omakase-style steak experience highlighting house favorites, plus an array of cuts, and classic steakhouse staples—think a wedge salad, baked potato, or pasta carbonara—refined for a contemporary palate without losing their traditional appeal. Stake focuses on seasonal sourcing from the region’s best family farms and specialty purveyors, and incorporates intentionally unexpected touches to create something truly unique.

“I challenge our chefs and myself to take it a step further in sourcing,” says Chef Ronnie Schwandt. “It’s important to us to highlight different farms, unique one-off farms—whether it’s cattle, strawberries, a local fisherman or from anywhere in the United States, we’re always trying to find that niche.”

Beyond the menu, Stake emphasizes outstanding service, says Vinny Spatafore, Director of Hospitality Operations. Staff maintains detailed notes, allowing them to remember guests by name, recall previous orders such as a favorite martini (also memorable for the customer since it’s served in an extra tall, distinctly-shaped glass), and celebrate special occasions like birthdays and anniversaries.

“When you have those points of topic that you remember about a guest, they appreciate that,” he says. “Our servers are really good with that—we have a couple servers who have been here since the beginning and they’ll remember somebody from years ago, their name, their kids’ names, where they live. I’m really thankful to have a great front of house staff.”

Award-winning wines, rare whiskeys, special events, and a complementary black car service that provides transportation for guests throughout Coronado add to Stake’s appeal.

Schwandt stresses that Stake offers more than a meal; they aim to give patrons something unforgettable.

“It starts when you walk up the stairs and are greeted by the hostess—that sets the tone for the night. Then you’re greeted by a server, who may know you by name, and can guide you through the menu and curate as they get to know you,” says Schwandt. “Most people leave kind of blown away; they leave feeling like they just had an experience. That’s the goal, right? Whether you’re serving smash burgers or high-end steak, you want somebody to leave thinking, Wow, that was awesome.”

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Food & Drink JUNE 23, 2026

In a City Obsessed With Coffee, One Pop-Up Is Doing Things Differently

One of One combines creative seasonal drinks, ethical sourcing, and Filipino-American roots to stand out in San Diego's crowded cafe scene

In a City Obsessed With Coffee, One Pop-Up Is Doing Things Differently
Photo Credit: Maryssa Liu

In a city overflowing with cortados, ceremonial-grade matcha, and ambitious coffee startups, standing out isn’t easy. It’s even harder when your business doesn’t have a fixed address. That’s the challenge (and increasingly, the appeal) of One of One

The Filipino-American coffee and matcha pop-up concept is the work of Kristin Cleavinger, a San Diego native who spent nearly a decade working in the Los Angeles specialty coffee business before returning home to build a concept of her own. The business takes its name from Cleavinger’s grandfather Gregorio Magnaye Bolor, who immigrated from the Philippines to the United States in the 1970s with almost nothing, but managed to build a life for him as well as his descendants. 

It’s that sense of grit, perseverance, and identity that Cleavinger says fueled her to build One of One. “Throughout my time in specialty coffee, I was really curious about Filipino representation, because that wasn’t something that I saw,” she explains. She began to research coffee from the Philippines, but considering the island nation only produces about 0.25 percent of the world’s largest producer, Brazil, there wasn’t much to find.

Instead, she turned inward, drawing from her family’s history and her own Filipina-American identity to build something personal.  “To me, this really is a way to honor my family’s legacy—my nanay, Maria Nieves Bolor, and my tatay Gregorio.”

Photo Credit: Juliet Furst

For her drinks, Cleavinger never uses refined sugars, and syrups are made in-house from organic and regenerative ingredients. The Summer Peach latte, the current seasonal special, layers Ceylon cinnamon, unrefined cane sugar, Maldon sea salt, and ripe yellow peaches for a riff on one of summer’s most glorious treats: peach cobbler. Another new drink is Mint Chip, inspired by Thrifty ice cream with a fresh mint syrup, dark cocoa powder, and chocolate chunks with a base of either espresso or hojicha (roasted Japanese green tea with a mild, sweet, earthy flavor and lower caffeine content than other green teas). 

Other crowd pleasers include the signature Neapolitan latte, which is inspired by childhood memories of her family using Neapolitan ice cream to create pan de sal ice cream sandwiches. She layers housemade organic strawberry syrup, Madagascar vanilla bean-infused oat milk, and dark cocoa-swirled espresso for a tricolored beverage experience that she recommends sipping before stirring to taste each layer on its own merit. 

Past specials have ventured deeper into Filipino flavors, like a turon-inspired latte using jackfruit and banana; another was a coconut pandan matcha made with organic coconut water and topped with a pandan matcha cream.

Photo Credit: Juliet Furst

The sourcing decisions behind these drinks are equally deliberate. Coffee comes from Boondocks, a Filipino-owned LA roaster whose founder is originally from National City. Its current offering, the Galleon blend, combines beans from southern Luzon in the Philippines with Chiapas, Mexico—a nod to the communities woven into San Diego’s own cross-border identity. Matcha is sourced through Este, a local San Diego company that works directly with producers in Mie Prefecture, Japan. 

Every supplier is chosen for value alignment as much as quality—Boondocks’ current blend, for example, directly supports women-owned farms. “Each person has the power to choose where they want to put their dollar,” Cleavinger says. 

You can catch her at regularly scheduled pop-ups at places like Olivewood Gardens in National City (every third Saturday), Ayi in South Park’s Summer Series (every Saturday morning in June), and on regular rotation at Home Ec and Best Bud Floral in Kensington. (More dates are listed on Instagram as well.) Cleavinger says she does have plans to launch a brick-and-mortar shop in the future, ideally with an expanded beverage menu, space for art shows, and a community gathering place for local and Filipino-owned makers.

In a crowded field of coffee concepts, One of One shows that a memorable drink can do more than wake you up. It can tell you something about the person behind the idea—who they are, where they’re from, and where they’re going next.

San Diego Restaurant News & Food Events

Beth’s Bites

  • After appearances on Top Chef and Iron Chef Mexico and stints at big-name kitchens like Vaga and Leu Leu, chef Claudette Zepeda just released her debut cookbook Cooking the Borderlands: Spice and Smoke Between Mexico and the States. By deep diving into the cross-border culinary traditions between Mexico and the United States, Zepeda doesn’t just tell the story of food—it’s a story of her upbringing as a self-proclaimed “border kid,” a moniker all-too-familiar to thousands of people who straddle the two countries. It’s a fascinating (and beautiful) book from one of San Diego’s native daughters and well worth picking up. 
  • Despite throwing the North County restaurant world into despair at the news that Matsu was permanently closing, we are blessed with the ability to continue enjoying Chef William Eick’s culinary prowess. Eick is now the chef de cuisine at Pacific Point at the Park Hyatt Aviara Resort in Carlsbad, working alongside sushi chef Meljohn Sebastian to design a new Asian-inspired menu focused on seasonality. Matsu may be over (for now), but Eick’s talent is still on full display. 
  • Urban Property Group just announced a deal for a new cafe opening in the freshly renovated Five50 West in Little Italy. Café Noelia will open this summer, bringing a slew of coffee, matcha, toasts, and sandos to the ground floor of the building, where (rumor has it) a Japanese speakeasy is also on the way. 
  • In the latest twist of the weirdly ongoing story that is Modern Times Beer, its Encinitas location, the Far West Lounge, is no more. The once-renowned local craft beer brand flew too close to the sun during the beverage boom and now, after closures, sales, and corporate splits, only exists with a small handful of the original tasting rooms and as a craft coffee brand (that’s not actually related to the beer side of things anymore).

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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.

Food & Drink JUNE 23, 2026

The Japanese Curry Taking Over Petco Park Is Coming to Hillcrest

CoCo Ichibanya's wildly popular katsu curry has become a ballpark favorite—and now the chain is opening a second San Diego location

The Japanese Curry Taking Over Petco Park Is Coming to Hillcrest
Courtesy of CoCo Ichibanya

I’m a creature of habit. When I go to Petco Park for a Padres game, I order two things without fail: a Swingin’ Friar ale from Ballast Point and a Friar Frank (extra mustard, no ketchup). I might supplement with tri-tip nachos from Seaside Market, or splurge on fancy fish tacos from Deckman’s at the Draft, but there’s no way I’m going to a ballgame without enjoying the classic combo of a beer and hot dog.

But this season, I’m faced with a conundrum. CoCo Ichibanya, the world-famous Japanese curry chain with locations in Convoy District, Los Angeles, Orange County, and Texas, debuted this March at the Mercado near Section 104. I recently attended a game against the New York Mets when I noticed a woman sitting in the row in front of me with a giant helping of chicken katsu curry. I hadn’t seen CoCo’s curry in the wild at the ballpark yet, but the aroma of the crispy fried chicken bathed in savory curry wafting over her shoulder absolutely intoxicated me (and ended up being a nice distraction to the 7-3 loss). Hopefully, she didn’t notice me leering with envy, but I’m 92 percent sure I got some drool on the guy next to me.

The world’s largest Japanese curry chain isn’t done popping up in San Diego quite yet. This July, CoCo Ichibanya will open its second standalone store in San Diego on the ground floor of the Denizen building in Hillcrest.

First launched in Nagoya, Japan in 1978, CoCo Ichibanya specializes in Japanese-style curry dishes, a comfort food signature. Unlike fiery Thai and Indian curry, Japanese curries are often more like gravy, served over rice and alongside katsu pork, chicken, or beef, or as curry omurice (omelet rice). The chain expanded to the United States 15 years ago, and owner Teruyoshi Ono says they’d been eyeing more opportunities in San Diego for some time.

Courtesy of CoCo Ichibanya

The location in Hillcrest spans 2,585-square-feet with seating for around 49 guests. Menu favorites like the chicken cutlet curry with vegetables, the pork cutlet omelet, and Thai tea will be available, but Ono said Hillcrest will be the first location in the US to offer one major crowd-pleaser: alcohol. And keeping with local baseball fandom, “We will also have Padres x CoCo Ichi limited merchandise at our Hillcrest location,” he promises. 

Ono also revealed that CoCo’s future expansion plans include looking for more locations across Southern California and possibly more in San Diego. While the Japanese yen remains at a historic low against the dollar (making it an absolutely unbeatable time to visit the Land of the Rising Sun), why fly overseas when you can get a taste of Japan in your own backyard—or ballpark?

CoCo Ichibanya Hillcrest is slated to open at 3833 5th Avenue in July.  

San Diego Restaurant News & Food Events

Beth’s Bites

  • Leucadia, gird your loins for a bagel bonanza. New Wave Bagels is ready to sling its sourdough delights in time for the July 4 weekend, promising bagels, breakfast sandos, and a limited sandwich menu until a hard launch on Wednesday, July 8. Maybe we should rename Independence Day to Carbohydrate Day? 
  • First a Michelin star, now number one—Carlsbad’s darling Lilo was just named the number one restaurant in the US by Robb Report, the luxury lifestyle site (which coincidentally happens to be owned by Penske Media Corp., the new owners of Vox Media and Eater as of today). What can’t John Resnick and Eric Bost do??
  • B’s Bodega, a New York-inspired deli and convenience store inspired by the late Brandon Zanavich of The Friendly, is slated to open later this year. But before it does, you can get a taste of the Big Apple energy on June 27 at Bock in South Park, when the B’s team will be on hand hosting their first sandwich pop-up. Sneak a peek of what’s to come and grab a beer while you’re at it.

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Beth Demmon

About Beth Demmon

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.

Partner Content JUNE 25, 2026

Summer Nights at SeaWorld San Diego

SeaWorld dazzles with a drone show, big-name entertainers, new animal adventures and more 

Summer Nights at SeaWorld San Diego

Nights are heating up at SeaWorld San Diego. The quintessential summertime staple on Mission Bay is transforming into a destination for unforgettable day-to-night adventures, bringing back some of its most popular Summer Nights programming and introducing exciting new experiences sure to delight both kids and adults alike. 

The 2026 Summer Day to Night at SeaWorld San Diego is the park’s most ambitious season yet. SeaWorld has planned a highly anticipated entertainment lineup that features nine weeks of throwback concerts featuring R&B and hip‑hop favorites from the ‘90s and early 2000s, including Jordin Sparks, Too $hort and Warren G, Ashanti, and an array of boy band heartthrobs performing together as part of the Pop 2000 Tour. 

New this season is perhaps the park’s most visible update: a nightly drone show, Ocean of Dreams, which illuminates the sky with hundreds of synchronized sparklers. Drones form sea otters, sharks, dolphins, and a majestic orca that tell a breathtaking 12-minute story of marine life and underwater ecosystems. The show culminates with a spectacular electric neon finale celebrating hope, wonder, and ocean stewardship.

Nighttime visitors are also in store for animal adventures that fuse education with high-energy fun and the dreamy ambiance of nighttime. The park has launched two all-new animal presentations: Shamu’s Celebration: Light Up the Night and Dolphins: Touch the Sky. Shamu’s Celebration: Light Up the Night features vibrant lighting, music, and dynamic choreography that celebrates the power and beauty of killer whales. Dolphins: Touch the Sky showcases playful bottlenose dolphins and the special connection between humans and the natural world. And back by popular demand is fan-favorite Sea Lions Tonite. See the charming pinnipeds splash, play, and parody pop culture in this refreshed crowd-pleaser. 

More must-sees: a newly reimagined Shark Encounter, one of the country’s more immersive exhibits highlighting 11 different species up close, SeaWorld’s beloved BMX Blast! stunt show, and high-seas escapade, Pirates Ahoy! The Battle for Mermaid Cove. And don’t miss the park’s all-new Deep Sea Disco, which encourages guests to dance the night away under the glow of the SkyTower, and vibrant closing time laser light display Laser Reef Summer Spectacular. 

Amp up the nighttime vibe with local craft beers, curated cocktails, and nostalgic theme park treats with $1 beer all summer long. SeaWorld is the place for day to night summer fun. When the sun goes down, SeaWorld lights up, and inspires guests of all ages to embrace their inner whimsy and see why generations of San Diegans head to SeaWorld to make memories they’ll never forget. 

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