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33 restaurants · 2026

🍽️ 33 Restaurants

Prospect Street cliffside tables, a deep bench of seafood and Italian rooms, and the kind of fine dining that's been drawing anniversaries since the 1980s

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Top 10 in La Jolla

1
George's at the Cove
Californian / Coastal
Chef Trey Foshee's three-concept La Jolla landmark — the Ocean Terrace rooftop, California Modern dining room, and Level 2 bar — all overlooking La Jolla Cove. The San Diego restau...
90
2
The Marine Room
Contemporary / Coastal
Operating since 1941 — the restaurant at La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, famously on the water with waves crashing against the windows during high tide. High-tide breakfast is a ...
89
3
Nine-Ten
Californian / Contemporary
Inside the historic Grande Colonial La Jolla hotel — chef Jason Knibb's California-seasonal dining room, with a 'Mercy of the Chef' tasting menu format that rewards trusting the ki...
89
4
Marisi
Italian / Contemporary
La Jolla Village's contemporary Italian — a pasta program benchmarked against the best of modern Italian openings, a wood-fired kitchen, and the kind of reservation book that tells...
89
5
Puesto La Jolla
Mexican / Tacos
Puesto's La Jolla original — the melted-cheese-on-the-tortilla format that has turned Puesto into a multi-city California chain. La Jolla Village patio, Mexico-sourced produce, and...
88
6
Eddie V's La Jolla
Seafood / Steakhouse
The Eddie V's La Jolla outpost — upscale seafood-and-steakhouse chain with live jazz in the V Lounge every night, Chilean sea bass as the anchor order, and one of La Jolla's better...
87
7
Galaxy Taco
Mexican / Tacos
Chef Trey Foshee's (George's at the Cove) La Jolla Shores taqueria — handmade blue-corn tortillas pressed and griddled in-house, regional Mexican fillings, and a beach-walking crow...
87
8
The Med at La Valencia Hotel
Mediterranean / Californian
La Jolla's Pink Lady hotel — La Valencia since 1926 — runs The Med as its fine-dining anchor, with a Cove-facing patio that reads like La Jolla's postcard. Mediterranean-California...
87
9
Trattoria Acqua
Italian
La Jolla Cove's Trattoria Acqua since 1995 — a Prospect St Italian with a vine-covered terrace overlooking La Jolla Cove, a handmade pasta program, and a wine list that reads as th...
87
10
Catania
Italian / Coastal Italian
La Jolla Village's coastal Italian rooftop — third-floor patio with ocean glimpses, a wood-fired oven at the center of the kitchen, and a pasta program that turned a Girard Ave roo...
86

All 33 Restaurants in La Jolla

El Pescador Fish Market
Seafood / Casual
86
The Hake Kitchen & Bar
Seafood / Modern American
86
The Taco Stand — La Jolla
Mexican / Tacos
86
Roppongi Restaurant & Sushi Bar
Pan-Asian / Sushi
86
Brockton Villa
American / Californian
86
Bobboi Natural Gelato
Dessert / Gelato
85
The Cottage
American / Breakfast / Brunch
85
Pannikin Coffee & Tea — La Jolla
Coffee / Cafe
84
Harry's Coffee Shop
American / Diner / Breakfast
84
Duke's La Jolla
American / Hawaiian / Seafood
84
Drift La Jolla
American / Burgers
84
The Crab Catcher
American / Seafood
84
Manhattan of La Jolla
Italian / Steakhouse
84
Whaling Bar & Grill at La Valencia
Hotel Bar / American
84
Brick & Bell Cafe
Bakery / Cafe / Breakfast
83
Jose's Court Room
Mexican
83
Zanzibar Cafe
Mediterranean / Cafe / Bakery
83
Javier's La Jolla
Mexican / Scene
83
Sammy's Woodfired Pizza & Grill — La Jolla
American / Pizza
82
Roy's La Jolla
Hawaiian Fusion
82
Birdseye Rooftop
Rooftop Bar
76
La Sala Lounge
Hotel Bar
75
We Olive & Wine Bar
Wine Bar
73
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