2025 Best Restaurants with the Best Food in San Diego Area

Top Rated Restaurants
in San Diego

When it comes to reviewing and recommending restaurants, we believe that what is on the plate is by far the most important factor. We rate the food on a 20-point scale. Our take on the décor, service, ambience, wine list and other factors are explored within our full reviews, which are simply a click away.

Presented in alphabetical order, these Top 10 Restaurants earned the highest food ratings in San Diego.
 
Addison
17/20
Exceptional, contemporary French cuisine in a lavish European-style setting in the scenic North San Diego hillside. See More

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George's California Modern
16/20
Executive chef Trey Foshee creates imaginative, ingredient-driven California cuisine in an elevated setting with an ocean view. See More

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California, Contemporary, Breakfast
The Grant Grill
15/20
The US Grant hotel’s elegant restaurant features contemporary California cuisine and top-notch cocktails. See More

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California, Mediterranean, American
Herb & Wood
15/20
Artistic, timeless design accompanies seasonal California cuisine at “Top Chef” Brian Malarkey's venue in Little Italy. See More

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The Marine Room
15/20
• The Marine Room is part of GAYOT's 2022 Restaurant Awards "Memorable Dinners of 2022."

Read the full review and see a photo gallery of The Marine Room, a landmark oceanfront restaurant in La Jolla with seasonal cuisine and seafood. See More

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Market Restaurant + Bar
16/20
Creative delicacies fill chef Carl Schroeder’s ever-changing menu. See More
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Mille Fleurs
15/20
French-California cuisine by executive chef Martin Woesle in Rancho Santa Fe. See More

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Nine-Ten
15/20
Adjacent to the Grande Colonial Hotel in La Jolla, this elegant restaurant showcases the season's finest ingredients. See More

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Stake Chophouse & Bar
15/20
Modern chef-driven steakhouse with high-quality meats and seafood, and well-curated wines. See More

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