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33 restaurants · 2026

🍽️ 33 Restaurants

The city's best pan-Asian corridor along Convoy Street — ramen shops, Japanese izakayas, dim sum houses, and late-night Korean just off the 163

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Top 10 in Kearny Mesa

1
Okan
Japanese / Izakaya · Michelin Recommended
Chef Yukito Ota's Convoy St izakaya — Michelin-recommended, with a yakitori program that treats each skewer with reverence. Small menu, quiet dining room, and a sake list curated w...
89
2
RakiRaki Ramen & Tsukemen
Japanese / Ramen
Convoy District's ramen reference — Tonkotsu broth simmered long, the dry tsukemen that made them the SD ramen argument, and a Kearny Mesa dining room that fills every night. One o...
88
3
Realm of the 52 Remedies
Cocktail Bar / Speakeasy · James Beard Semifinalist 2026
Convoy District speakeasy drawing on traditional Chinese remedies for its cocktail menu and dramatic, transportive interior design. 2026 James Beard semifinalist for Outstanding Ba...
88
4
Jasmine Seafood Restaurant
Chinese / Cantonese / Dim Sum
Kearny Mesa Cantonese banquet-style restaurant — dim sum carts on weekends, live seafood tanks, and the kind of family-sized Cantonese dinner format SD's Chinese community has anch...
87
5
Tajima Ramen Kearny Mesa
Japanese / Ramen
The Convoy St Tajima — the San Diego-born ramen chain's Kearny Mesa flagship. Tajima Black (black garlic oil) is the signature; the tonkotsu is the classic call. Multi-location SD ...
86
6
Tsuruhashi Japanese BBQ
Japanese / Yakiniku
San Diego's Japanese yakiniku reference — tableside charcoal grill, premium wagyu, and an omakase-adjacent tasting format at the counter. The Convoy District's answer to K-town BBQ...
86
7
Phuong Trang
Vietnamese
Kearny Mesa's Vietnamese banquet-format restaurant — a menu that crosses northern and central regions, a dining room that fills for weekend family dinners, and a reputation among S...
86
8
China Max
Chinese / Cantonese
The Convoy Street Cantonese room that San Diego's Chinese families book for the actual milestones — weddings, banquets, reunions large enough to need the round tables. Live tanks a...
86
9
Dumpling Inn
Chinese / Shanghainese
Kearny Mesa's no-frills Shanghainese dumpling house — soup dumplings, hand-pulled noodles, and a tiny dining room off Convoy Ct that has been SD's Shanghai-style reference for year...
86
10
Societe Brewing Company
American / Brewery
One of San Diego's most-respected breweries — Kearny Mesa production facility, The Pupil IPA as the reference, and a program disciplined enough that local brewers name-drop Societe...
85

All 33 Restaurants in Kearny Mesa

Yakyudori Yakitori & Ramen
Japanese / Yakitori
85
Mitsuwa Marketplace
Japanese / Food Hall
85
Surati Farsan Mart
Indian / Gujarati / Sweets
85
Cross Street Chicken & Beer
Korean / Fried Chicken
84
Common Theory Public House
American / Gastropub
84
Shabu Shabu House
Japanese / Shabu Shabu
84
Sushi Diner II
Japanese / Sushi
84
Crab Hut
Cajun / Seafood
84
SURF Korean BBQ
Korean / BBQ
84
Koon Thai Kitchen
Thai
84
Sam Woo BBQ
Chinese / Cantonese / BBQ
84
The Butcher Shop Steakhouse
American / Steakhouse
83
Chin's Szechwan Cuisine
Chinese / Sichuan
83
BCD Tofu House — Convoy
Korean / Tofu
83
Studio Diner
American / Diner
83
The Original Pancake House — Kearny Mesa
American / Breakfast
83
Scotch & Sirloin
American / Steakhouse
83
Convoy Music Bar
Listening Bar
80
Forbidden Cove
Tiki Bar
76
Hive
Karaoke
74
Mic Drop Comedy
Comedy Club
74
Melody Karaoke & Cafe
Karaoke
72
Carriage House Cocktails & Karaoke
Karaoke
70
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