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76 seafood spots in San Diego, scored and ranked for 2026.

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Top 10 Seafood Spots

1
Lilo
Tasting Menu · Carlsbad Village · Michelin 1 Star
A counter-seat tasting-menu restaurant in Carlsbad Village from chef Eric Bost and owner John Resnick, the team behind Jeune et Jolie and Campfire. Diners sit around a chef's counter for a multi-cours...
92
2
Barracruda
Mexican seafood · Barrio Logan
A seafood-focused Mexican restaurant in Barrio Logan, part of the dining mix at the Bread & Salt complex. The menu centers on Mexican seafood preparations.
91
3
Mastro's Ocean Club — Del Mar
Steakhouse / Seafood · Del Mar
Mastro's Ocean Club's Del Mar Highlands location — an ocean-view dining room with a piano bar, the seafood tower and butter-cake desserts that are the brand's national signatures, and one of North Cou...
90
4
La Ola Seafood
Mexican seafood · Pacific Beach
A Mexican seafood counter on Turquoise Street in north Pacific Beach, dealing in tacos, ceviche, and plates. Grilled fish and steak tacos come loaded on warm corn tortillas with cabbage, cheese, and a...
90
5
Ironside Fish & Oyster
Seafood / Oyster Bar · Little Italy
Consortium Holdings' Little Italy seafood temple — the famous 1,600-piranha-skull wall behind the bar, oysters flown daily, and a raw-bar program that legitimized San Diego as an oyster city. One of L...
89
6
Lionfish
Seafood / Modern · Gaslamp
Pendry Hotel Gaslamp's modern seafood flagship — sushi program, whole grilled branzino, and a dining room engineered for a proper Gaslamp dinner. The Pendry opened in 2017 and Lionfish has anchored it...
88
7
Point Loma Seafoods
Seafood / Casual · Point Loma
San Diego's defining fish-market-and-lunch-counter since 1963 — boats unload on the dock, the smoked tuna sandwich is the legend, and the upstairs harbor-view deck has been an SD institution for three...
88
8
Water Grill
Seafood / Fine Dining · Gaslamp
King's Seafood Company's Water Grill — the LA seafood institution's Gaslamp sister at 6th and J, a raw bar that's cited among the country's best, and the kind of Padres-game-night special-occasion sea...
88
9
Eddie V's Prime Seafood
Seafood · Downtown San Diego
A prime seafood and steak restaurant on the downtown San Diego waterfront along Harbor Drive, part of the Eddie V's Prime Seafood group.
88
10
Adrian's Surf n' Turf Grill
Seafood / surf and turf · Kearny Mesa
A Kearny Mesa counter grill working the surf-and-turf angle — seafood plates, skewers, tacos, sandwiches, and salads across a broad menu. Casual daytime hours, closed Sundays.
88

All 76 Seafood Spots in San Diego

Eddie V's La Jolla
Seafood / Steakhouse · La Jolla
87
Oscar's Mexican Seafood — Hillcrest
Mexican / Seafood · Hillcrest
87
The Fishery
Seafood · Pacific Beach
87
Herb & Sea
Coastal American / Seafood · Encinitas
87
Donovan's Prime Seafood Grill
Seafood / Steakhouse · Gaslamp
87
West Steak & Seafood
Steakhouse / Seafood · Carlsbad
87
Top of the Market
Seafood / Fine Dining · Downtown / Embarcadero
87
Mabel's Gone Fishing
Spanish · North Park
87
JRDN at Tower23
Contemporary American / Seafood · Pacific Beach
86
Pacifica Del Mar
American / Seafood · Del Mar
86
Island Prime & C Level
Steakhouse / American / Seafood · Harbor Island
86
El Pescador Fish Market
Seafood / Casual · La Jolla
86
The Hake Kitchen & Bar
Seafood / Modern American · La Jolla
86
TJ Oyster Bar
Mexican / Seafood · Bonita
86
333 Pacific
American / Seafood / Steakhouse · Oceanside
86
Blue Water Seafood Market & Grill
Seafood / Casual · Mission Hills
86
Blue Point Coastal Cuisine
Seafood / American · Gaslamp
86
Cafe Pacifica
American / Seafood / Californian · Old Town
86
El Viejon Seafood
Mexican seafood / mariscos · Kearny Mesa
86
Shorebird
Steak & Seafood · Seaport Village
86
Jake's Del Mar
American / Seafood · Del Mar
85
Mitch's Seafood
Seafood / Casual · Point Loma
85
The Fish Market
Seafood · Downtown / Embarcadero
85
Pete's Seafood & Sandwich
Seafood / Sandwiches · Mission Hills
85
The Shores Restaurant
American / Seafood · La Jolla Shores
85
Fish 101
Seafood / Casual · Leucadia / Encinitas
85
Bay Park Fish Co.
Seafood / Casual · Bay Park
85
Pacific Coast Grill
American / Seafood · Cardiff-by-the-Sea
85
Hello Betty Fish House
American / Seafood · Oceanside
85
Lou & Mickey's
American / Steakhouse / Seafood · Gaslamp
85
Serẽa
Mediterranean Seafood · Coronado
85
World Famous
Seafood / American / Breakfast · Pacific Beach
84
Poseidon on the Beach
American / Seafood · Del Mar
84
Sea180° Coastal Tavern
American / Seafood · Imperial Beach
84
Duke's La Jolla
American / Hawaiian / Seafood · La Jolla
84
Osetra Seafood & Steakhouse
Seafood / Steakhouse · Gaslamp
84
Fathom Bistro, Bait & Tackle
American / Seafood / Bar · Shelter Island
84
Crab Hut
Cajun / Seafood · Kearny Mesa
84
Portside Pier
American / Seafood / Food Hall · Downtown / Embarcadero
84
The Crab Catcher
American / Seafood · La Jolla
84
Spike Africa's
American / Seafood / Bar · Downtown
84
Oceanaire Seafood Room
Seafood · Gaslamp
84
31THIRTYONE by Deckman's
Seafood · North Park
84
Wonderland Ocean Pub
Seafood / Pub · Ocean Beach
84
Tom Ham's Lighthouse
American / Seafood · Harbor Island
83
Humphreys by the Bay
American / Seafood · Shelter Island
83
Pacific Beach Fish Shop
Seafood / Casual · Pacific Beach
83
The Brigantine — Coronado
American / Seafood · Coronado
83
Bluewater Boathouse Seafood Grill
American / Seafood · Coronado
83
Peohe's
American / Seafood / Pacific Rim · Coronado
83
The Chart House — Mission Bay
American / Seafood · Mission Bay
83
The Brigantine — Del Mar
American / Seafood · Del Mar
83
The Brigantine — Shelter Island
American / Seafood · Point Loma
83
Red Sails Inn
American / Seafood · Point Loma
83
La Corriente
Mexican Seafood · La Jolla
83
The Brigantine — La Mesa
American / Seafood · La Mesa
82
Rockin' Baja Lobster — Old Town
Mexican / Seafood · Old Town
82
Tin Fish Gaslamp
American / Seafood · Gaslamp
82
Fisherman's Landing
American / Seafood · Point Loma
82
H&M Landing
American / Seafood · Point Loma
82
Sally's Fish House & Bar
Seafood · Marina
82
Harbor Fish Cafe
Seafood · Carlsbad
82
Crudo Cevicheria
Seafood · Little Italy
82
Chart House San Diego
American / Seafood · Downtown
80
Vessel Restaurant + Bar
Coastal / Seafood · Shelter Island
80
Fish Guts
Seafood · Barrio Logan
79
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