📍 Old Town, San Diego

A Dominican family cigar shop in Old Town, run by three brothers from the Dominican Republic who blend under the Don Del Orbe name. The cigars are master-blended by Don Luis from p...

Chef Shun Tadokoro's Old Town sushi counter — a low-key tile-floor room that happens to serve one of San Diego's most serious omakase. No website hype; regulars protect the reserva...

Independently owned on San Diego Avenue in Old Town, California Bean plays the traditional neighborhood coffee shop straight: friendly service, a fixed menu and monthly or seasonal...

A Venezuelan cafe in historic Old Town serving arepas — corn breads stuffed with homemade meat, vegetarian and vegan fillings — and cachapas, sweet corn pancakes topped traditional...

A coffee roaster and cafe in Old Town with a clear point of view: Mexican coffee. The team frames it as a journey through Mexico's growing regions and micro-climates, roasting sing...

A coffee shop in San Diego's Old Town, the city's historic district of adobe storefronts and steady tourist foot traffic. Details are thin beyond a strong local rating, but it read...

A bean-to-bar chocolate shop and cafe tucked into Fiesta de Reyes in historic Old Town. Nibble roasts small-batch bars from ethically sourced cacao on-site, displayed across handma...

Smash burgers, shakes and eclectic cocktails on the corner of Old Town Plaza, open from breakfast through late. The kitchen runs a lineup of double-smash burgers, plus a chicken an...

Old Town's mezcal-forward modern Mexican — a deep agave list, chef-driven small plates, and a courtyard that puts SD's Old Town scene in a much more grown-up register than the tour...

Old Town's chef-driven seafood room since 1980 — the griddled mustard catfish has been on the menu for four decades, a small Old Town dining room that reads as a serious-kitchen ho...