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The California Tower rising above the Alcazar Garden hedges and palms in Balboa Park, San Diego

Places to Eat in San Diego

Six San Diego favorites, from a 1923 Navy mess hall turned food hall at Liberty Station and Hodad’s burgers in Ocean Beach to a fish market on the Point Loma docks, ocean-view dining above La Jolla Cove, handmade tortillas in Old Town and a big bay-view seafood house next to the USS Midway. Compare them here, then open a guide for hours, prices, reviews and RV parking.

San Diego, California · the coast, inland valleys & back country

Restaurants

6 guides

Hours, prices & parking

Top rated

4.7 / 5

Liberty Public Market on Google

RV parks

17 guides

Places to stay nearby

Los Angeles

About 2 hr

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Updated November 2, 2026 · Ratings, hours and prices from each restaurant guide

Where to eat

San Diego restaurants

Each restaurant has a full guide with hours, prices, review scores, parking tips for RVs and the nearest RV parks.

Liberty Public Market's lit red lettered sign at night, 2017
Point Loma · Food hall

Liberty Public Market

San Diego’s first food hall, in a 1923 Navy mess hall at Liberty Station, with about three dozen vendors under one roof and free entry. Rated 4.7 on Google.

Hodad's sign and storefront on Newport Avenue in Ocean Beach, 2011
Ocean Beach · Burgers & shakes

Hodad’s

An Ocean Beach burger joint since 1969, famous for its double bacon cheeseburger, license-plate walls and lines out the door. Rated 4.6 on Google.

Fishing boats moored off a rock jetty on San Diego Bay
Point Loma · Seafood market & counter

Point Loma Seafoods

A family-run fish market and counter on the sportfishing docks since 1963, known for clam chowder, crab sandwiches and fried fish on sourdough. Rated 4.5 on Google.

La Jolla Cove's small beach and sandstone cliffs below palm trees
La Jolla · Californian & seafood

George’s at the Cove

La Jolla’s landmark ocean-view restaurant since 1984, with a rooftop Ocean Terrace and Level2 dining room above La Jolla Cove. Rated 4.4 on Google.

San Diego Avenue in Old Town with Old Town Mexican Café at center, 2010
Old Town · Mexican & breakfast

Old Town Mexican Café

An Old Town favorite since 1977, where cooks make tortillas by hand in the front window and carnitas are the house specialty. Rated 4.4 on Google.

The USS Midway's hull seen across a waterfront lawn on San Diego Bay
Downtown San Diego · Seafood & oyster bar

The Fish Market

A big waterfront seafood house next to the USS Midway, with bay-view dining, an oyster bar, a fresh fish counter and Top of the Market upstairs. Rated 4.4 on Google.

Thank you to the people behind these photos. Please support them by following along and giving their work a look. Restaurant photos: Liberty Public Market: Nehrams2020 (the market sign; CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons; Hodad’s: andreasivarsson (Hodad’s storefront, interior and burger, 2011; CC BY 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons; Point Loma Seafoods: specchio.nero (fishing boats on San Diego Bay; CC BY-SA 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons; George’s at the Cove: Stephen Bay (La Jolla Cove; CC BY 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons; Old Town Mexican Café: Joe Mabel (two views of San Diego Avenue, 2010; CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons; The Fish Market: peter boy12qq12 (the USS Midway and fishing boats on the bay; CC BY 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons. Top photo: Christian David on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Some photos show the neighborhood around a restaurant rather than the restaurant itself.

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