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74 fine dining spots in San Diego, scored and ranked for 2026.

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Top 10 Fine Dining Spots

1
Addison at The Fairmont Grand Del Mar
Contemporary / Tasting Menu · Del Mar · Michelin 3 Stars (2025) · North America's 50 Best Restaurants 2026 (#31) · Michelin 3 Stars
Chef William Bradley's Michelin three-star at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar — San Diego's only three-star restaurant and the first in California to earn the top rank outside LA/SF. Tasting-menu format, p...
98
2
Valle at Mission Pacific Hotel
Mexican / Contemporary Baja · Oceanside · Michelin 1 Star (2025) · Michelin 1 Star
Chef Roberto Alcocer's Oceanside Baja-Mexican — the first Michelin 2-star restaurant in San Diego County, a tasting-menu format drawing from the Valle de Guadalupe, and a dining room inside the Missio...
95
3
Soichi Sushi
Japanese / Sushi / Omakase · University Heights · Michelin 1 Star (2025) · Michelin 1 Star
Chef Soichi Tadokoro's University Heights omakase counter — Michelin one-star, eight-seat format, Edomae technique taken seriously. Aged fish from Toyosu, rice cooked at the right moment, and a pacing...
94
4
Jeune et Jolie
French / Contemporary · Carlsbad · Michelin 1 Star (2025)
Chef Eric Bost's Michelin-one-star French-contemporary dining room in downtown Carlsbad — a Côte d'Azur-inspired room, a concise tasting-menu format, and produce pulled from North County farms. The No...
93
5
Kaito Sushi
Japanese / Sushi / Omakase · Solana Beach · Michelin 1-Star
Chef Kazuo Kaito's Solana Beach omakase — the North County Michelin sushi counter, 10-seat bar, traditional Edomae format with North Pacific fish. Quiet, intentional, and a proper destination for seri...
93
6
Juniper & Ivy
California / Contemporary · Little Italy
Richard Blais's San Diego flagship — the 2014 Little Italy opening that helped redefine San Diego fine dining for a decade. Contemporary California menu, produce-forward, with a dining room and cockta...
92
7
Sushi Ota
Japanese / Sushi / Omakase · Pacific Beach
Chef Yukito Ota's Pacific Beach sushi counter — in a strip mall off Mission Bay Dr, quietly one of the most respected sushi programs on the West Coast for 30+ years. Counter omakase is the move; book ...
92
8
Lilo
Tasting Menu · Carlsbad Village · Michelin 1 Star
A counter-seat tasting-menu restaurant in Carlsbad Village from chef Eric Bost and owner John Resnick, the team behind Jeune et Jolie and Campfire. Diners sit around a chef's counter for a multi-cours...
92
9
Born and Raised
Steakhouse / Classic · Little Italy
Consortium Holdings' proper classic-steakhouse throwback in Little Italy — red leather booths, tuxedoed waiters, tableside Caesar, bananas Foster. The San Diego steakhouse that made the classic format...
91
10
A.R. Valentien
Californian / Fine Dining · La Jolla / Torrey Pines
Chef Jeff Jackson's Californian fine-dining flagship at The Lodge at Torrey Pines — a Craftsman-era dining room overlooking the Torrey Pines golf course, a farm-driven menu with long-standing SD-growe...
91

All 74 Fine Dining Spots in San Diego

Herb & Wood
Mediterranean / Wood-Fired · Little Italy
90
George's at the Cove
Californian / Coastal · La Jolla
90
Mister A's
Contemporary / Rooftop · Bankers Hill
90
Sushi Tadokoro
Japanese / Sushi / Omakase · Old Town
90
Raised by Wolves
Cocktail Bar / Speakeasy · La Jolla / UTC
90
Market Restaurant + Bar
Californian / Farm-to-Table · Del Mar
90
Mastro's Ocean Club — Del Mar
Steakhouse / Seafood · Del Mar
90
Cowboy Star
Steakhouse / Modern · East Village
89
Grant Grill
American / Contemporary · Downtown
89
The Marine Room
Contemporary / Coastal · La Jolla
89
Nine-Ten
Californian / Contemporary · La Jolla
89
Animae
Asian-American / Modern · Downtown
89
Wrench + Rodent Seabasstropub
Japanese / Sushi / Omakase · Oceanside
89
Pamplemousse Grille
French / Contemporary · Solana Beach
89
1500 Ocean
Modern American / Coastal · Coronado
89
Mille Fleurs
French / Contemporary · Rancho Santa Fe
89
Romesco Baja Med Bistro
Mexican / Baja Med · Bonita
89
Marisi
Italian / Contemporary · La Jolla
89
Lionfish
Seafood / Modern · Gaslamp
88
Callie
Mediterranean / Modern · East Village
88
Wormwood
Modern American / Eclectic · Little Italy
88
Nobu San Diego
Japanese / Peruvian-Japanese · Gaslamp
88
Stake Chophouse
Steakhouse / Modern American · Coronado
88
Rare Society — Solana Beach
Steakhouse / Modern American · Solana Beach
88
Kitchen 1540
Modern American / Californian · Del Mar
88
Water Grill
Seafood / Fine Dining · Gaslamp
88
Eddie V's La Jolla
Seafood / Steakhouse · La Jolla
87
The Med at La Valencia Hotel
Mediterranean / Californian · La Jolla
87
Veladora at The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe
Californian / Modern American · Rancho Santa Fe
87
Donovan's Prime Seafood Grill
Seafood / Steakhouse · Gaslamp
87
West Steak & Seafood
Steakhouse / Seafood · Carlsbad
87
Trattoria Acqua
Italian · La Jolla
87
Quixote — Lafayette Hotel
Mexican / Modern · North Park
87
Top of the Market
Seafood / Fine Dining · Downtown / Embarcadero
87
JRDN at Tower23
Contemporary American / Seafood · Pacific Beach
86
Pacifica Del Mar
American / Seafood · Del Mar
86
Island Prime & C Level
Steakhouse / American / Seafood · Harbor Island
86
The Hake Kitchen & Bar
Seafood / Modern American · La Jolla
86
Azuki Sushi
Japanese / Sushi · Bankers Hill
86
Vintana Wine + Dine
Californian / Modern American · Escondido
86
333 Pacific
American / Seafood / Steakhouse · Oceanside
86
Roppongi Restaurant & Sushi Bar
Pan-Asian / Sushi · La Jolla
86
Blue Point Coastal Cuisine
Seafood / American · Gaslamp
86
Coasterra
Modern Mexican · Harbor Island
86
Sbicca Del Mar
Modern American / Californian · Del Mar
86
Harry's Bar & American Grill — Rancho Santa Fe
American / Steakhouse · Rancho Santa Fe
86
The Pony Room
Coastal Ranch · Rancho Santa Fe
86
Tidal at Paradise Point Resort
American / Modern · Mission Bay
85
Primavera Ristorante
Italian · Coronado
85
Lou & Mickey's
American / Steakhouse / Seafood · Gaslamp
85
Cafe Japengo
Pan-Asian / Japanese · La Jolla / UTC
85
Ranch 45
Steakhouse / Butcher · Solana Beach
85
Osetra Seafood & Steakhouse
Seafood / Steakhouse · Gaslamp
84
The Crab Catcher
American / Seafood · La Jolla
84
Manhattan of La Jolla
Italian / Steakhouse · La Jolla
84
Oceanaire Seafood Room
Seafood · Gaslamp
84
Peohe's
American / Seafood / Pacific Rim · Coronado
83
The Chart House — Mission Bay
American / Seafood · Mission Bay
83
Scotch & Sirloin
American / Steakhouse · Kearny Mesa
83
Bice Ristorante San Diego
Italian · Gaslamp
83
Javier's La Jolla
Mexican / Scene · La Jolla
83
Sally's Fish House & Bar
Seafood · Marina
82
Roy's La Jolla
Hawaiian Fusion · La Jolla
82
Chart House San Diego
American / Seafood · Downtown
80
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