2025 Best Thanksgiving Restaurants in San Diego Area

Dining Out for Thanksgiving in San Diego

If laboring in the kitchen all day doesn't sound like your idea of a holiday, leave it to the professionals to prepare your Thanksgiving meal on Thursday, November 27, 2025.

For an all-American feast of turkey and all the trimmings, visit these Best Thanksgiving Restaurants in San Diego. And best of all? No dishes to wash.

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Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
13/20
Great steakhouse in the historic Gaslamp Quarter. 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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The Grill

California, Breakfast, American
The Grill
13/20
Casual California fare overlooking the putting greens at The Lodge at Torrey Pines. See More

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Herb & Sea
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Chef Brian Malarkey's ode to seafood in Encinitas. 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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Island Prime
13/20
This San Diego mainstay offers views of the city skyline and bay. 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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Mediterranean Room
13/20
New American cuisine in an ocean-view setting at La Valencia Hotel in La Jolla. See More

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Mister A's
14/20
Enjoy the unbeatable view and delicious food courtesy of chef Stéphane Voitzwinkler. 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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