Japanese / Sushi / Omakase · Michelin 1 Star (2025)
Chef Soichi Tadokoro's University Heights omakase counter — Michelin one-star, eight-seat format, Edomae technique taken seriously. Aged fish from Toyosu, rice cooked at the right ...
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Pop Pie Co.
American / Australian / Pies
University Heights' Australian savory-pie counter — chicken curry, lamb-and-rosemary, and a small-format Park Blvd kitchen that grew from a single location into an SD-born pies bra...
86
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Madison on Park
American / Wine Bar / Modern
Chef-owner Lisa Altmann's University Heights modern-American — a Park Blvd wine-forward dining room with a tight seasonal menu and the kind of intimate service that gave UH its mos...
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Cafe 21
Middle Eastern / Mediterranean / Brunch
An Azerbaijani-accented Middle Eastern café in University Heights — sangria program, Middle Eastern-inflected brunch menu, and the kind of patio that catches the Adams Ave pedestri...
85
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El Zarape
Mexican / Tacos
University Heights' order-counter taco shop — the lobster burrito is the local-legend call; the scallop taco and fish taco share the top of the shortlist. A neighborhood institutio...
85
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Hundred Proof
Modern American / Bar
Brad Wise's University Heights bar-and-kitchen — a serious whiskey program, open-kitchen format, and a Park Blvd patio that has become a University Heights weekly call. Trust Resta...
85
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Park & Rec
American / Cocktail Bar
CH Projects' University Heights indoor-outdoor corner bar — one of the group's most-used neighborhood rooms, with a Park Blvd patio that locals default to. The casual-CH Projects U...
85
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Stella Jean's Ice Cream
Dessert / Ice Cream
University Heights' small-batch ice cream counter — house-made flavors with a brown-butter-caramel signature, a rotating seasonal list, and a Park Blvd shop that locals line up at ...
85
9
Soltan Banoo
Persian
University Heights' Persian kebab house — house-ground koobideh, joojeh, the crispy tahdig rice regulars fight for, and a Park Blvd dining room that runs as UH's defining Persian f...
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Plumeria Vegetarian Restaurant
Thai / Vegetarian / Vegan
University Heights' all-vegetarian Thai kitchen — a vegan pad thai, mock-duck applications across the menu, and a Park Blvd dining room that SD's plant-based Thai eaters have treat...