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11 restaurants · 2026
🍽️ 11 Restaurants
Tucked above Old Town, a residential pocket known for Thai on Mission Hills proper, modern American rooms, and locals-only happy hours
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1
Saffron Thai
Thai
Chef Su-Mei Yu's Mission Hills Thai institution — a James Beard Best Chef: California nominee and SD's most-respected Thai restaurant for decades. The Thai BBQ chicken is the signa...
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2
Fort Oak
Modern American / Wood Fire
Brad Wise's Mission Hills follow-up to Trust — wood-burning hearth at the center, neighborhood-room format, prime rib and wood-fired pizza that made Fort Oak a locals' weekly call....
88
3
Starlite
Modern American
Mission Hills' design-destination modern-American since 2008 — a sunken dining room with a light-sculpture ceiling, a Moscow Mule (in the original copper mug) that helped launch th...
86
4
The Red Door
Modern American / Farm-to-Table
Chef-owner Trish Watlington's Mission Hills modern-American — a literal chef's farm in Ramona supplying the kitchen, a daily-seasonal menu that runs Mission Hills' slow-food reputa...
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5
Blue Water Seafood Market & Grill
Seafood / Casual
Mission Hills' order-counter market-and-grill — mesquite-grilled fish tacos, a fresh case that supplies retail and the kitchen from the same ice, and a format SD regulars call one ...
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6
Lucha Libre Gourmet Taco Shop
Mexican / Tacos
Pink-painted, lucha-libre-wrestling-themed taco shop on Washington — the California Burrito with shrimp is the cult order, the Champion Taco is the sleeper. Featured on Diners Driv...
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7
Pete's Seafood & Sandwich
Seafood / Sandwiches
Mission Hills' counter-service fish sandwich shop — tuna melts, grilled-fish sandwiches, and a reputation among chefs and regulars as the SD sandwich-counter reference for seafood....
85
8
Farmer's Bottega
Californian / Farm-to-Table
Mission Hills' farm-to-table neighborhood room — reclaimed-wood interior, produce sourced from SD County growers, and a weekend brunch line that tells you the locals put it on the ...
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9
Shakespeare Pub & Grille
British / Gastropub
Mission Hills' British pub — fish and chips, bangers and mash, a full English breakfast on weekends, and a beer garden that stays full for Premier League matches. SD's defining Eng...
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10
Wolf in the Woods
American / Modern · Restaurant of the Year — San Diego 2024
Intimate 50-seat tapas-style restaurant from Hash House A-Go-Go and Great Maple co-founders Johnny and Renee Rivera, designed in Santa Fe New Mexico style. Named Restaurant of the ...
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All 11 Restaurants in Mission Hills
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