📍 La Jolla, San Diego
58 restaurants · 2026
🍽️ 58 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
Top 10 in La Jolla
1
George's at the Cove
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...
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2
Smallgoods Cheese Shop & Cafe
Smallgoods is a cheese shop and cafe on La Jolla Boulevard, building sandwiches and cheese platters to order from its retail counter. The kitchen's named sandwiches include a Sobra...
90
3
The Marine Room
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
4
Nine-Ten
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
5
Marisi
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...
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6
Puesto La Jolla
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
7
Café Vahik
A neighborhood coffee shop on La Jolla Boulevard, down toward the Bird Rock end of La Jolla.
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8
Rosemonts Cafe
A Windansea corner cafe in La Jolla where the sandwich line does the heavy lifting: Boar's Head meats, bread from O'Brien's Bakery, and pastries from The French Gourmet, all daily....
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9
LJ Crafted Wines
LJ Crafted Wines is an urban winery tasting room on La Jolla Boulevard, pouring small-batch wines made in Napa Valley and filled directly from the barrel into reusable bottles as p...
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10
Eddie V's La Jolla
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...
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All 58 Restaurants in La Jolla
The Med at La Valencia Hotel
87
Trattoria Acqua
87
Catania
86
El Pescador Fish Market
86
The Hake Kitchen & Bar
86
The Taco Stand — La Jolla
86
Roppongi Restaurant & Sushi Bar
86
Brockton Villa
86
Lucien
86
Cove House
86
The Promiscuous Fork
86
il giardino di Lilli
86
The Flower Pot Cafe and Bakery
86
Lupi Italian Restaurant
86
Java Earth Coffee
86
Bobboi Natural Gelato
85
The Cottage
85
Pannikin Coffee & Tea — La Jolla
84
Harry's Coffee Shop
84
Duke's La Jolla
84
Drift La Jolla
84
The Crab Catcher
84
Manhattan of La Jolla
84
Whaling Bar & Grill at La Valencia
84
Himitsu
84
Le Coq
84
Public House La Jolla
84
Fleurette
84
Brick & Bell Cafe
83
Jose's Court Room
83
Zanzibar Cafe
83
Javier's La Jolla
83
La Corriente
83
Bistro du Marché by Tapenade
83
The Kitchen @mcasd
83
Sammy's Woodfired Pizza & Grill — La Jolla
82
Roy's La Jolla
82
Hennessey's Tavern
82
Nautilus Tavern
82
Seaside Surf Cafe
82
Empanada Kitchen
81
Pamir Kabob House
81
Girard Gourmet
80
Lark and Owl
80
Immersion Coffee
78
Birdseye Rooftop
76
La Sala Lounge
75
We Olive & Wine Bar
73
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