San Diego is the second largest city in California and the seventh largest city in the nation. It has a very diverse population with people from all over the world and all regions of the nation. This diversity of culture is reflected in the culinary scene of San Diego with just about every type of cuisine imaginable being represented somewhere in the area. Mexican cuisine is very well represented as would be expected with San Diego being as close to Mexico as it is. Asian cuisines are also very common with Mandarin, Cantonese, Szechuan, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Korean, Filipino, Indian and Afghan cuisines being readily available. Spanish, Italian and French restaurants are common along with more American, casual dining and upscale California and Nouveau cuisine.

Sitting on the shores of the Pacific Ocean and situated near the farmlands of California, San Diego is blessed with outstanding seafood and incredible produce. Excellent sushi, seafood and vegetarian dishes are common in many restaurants. No matter what one might be craving, it is likely it can be found somewhere within the city.

Below you will find a sample listing of restaurants of various styles. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list by any means, it is intended to show what is located within a reasonable distance of the official hotel and also to show which places the committee recommends for your dining pleasure. The restaurants in the list will generally be within roughly ten miles of the hotel but recommended establishments may be further away. SanDiegoRestaurants.com and SignOnSanDiego.com both offer much more comprehensive listings which you can search by cuisine, location, price, name, and theme.

There is no separate listing for vegetarian restaurants as many establishments in San Diego cater to vegetarians as well as those who eat meat. Good bets for vegetarian cuisine are the Indian, Thai, Chinese and some of the contemporary and fine dining establishments.

One final note, we are not listing fast food places. They abound within a couple of miles of the hotel and most of the major chains and several local establishments are represented.

Key to symbols
$ = Under $20
$$ = $21 to $30
$$$ = $31 to $40
$$$$ = $41 on up
Recommended = Recommended by the C11 Committee

Please note that the price estimates are based on a typical meal including an appetizer, entree and a dessert. Price estimates have been taken from the SignOnSanDiego.com restaurant reviews or are an estimate based on the menu of the restaurant.

Casual Dining
Name Distance from Hotel Cost
Red Sails Inn 1.2 miles $
Fiddler's Green 1.3 miles $
Denny's 2 miles $
Recommended Corvette Diner 7.1 miles $
Contemporary and Californian Dining
Name Distance from Hotel Cost
AJ's Grill Inside the hotel $$
Zocalo Grill 4.9 miles $$$
Dakota Grill & Spirits 6.6 miles $$$
Blue Point Coastal Cuisine 6.8 miles $$$
Cafe Cerise 7.0 miles $$$
California Cuisine 8.1 miles $$$
Polynesian
Name Distance from Hotel Cost
Recommended Bali Hai 1 mile $$
Chinese
Name Distance from Hotel Cost
China Doll 6.1 miles $$
Golden Dragon 7.1 miles $
Recommended Mandarin Dynasty 8.4 miles $
Dim Sum
Name Distance from Hotel Cost
Recommended Emerald Chinese Seafood 12.1 miles $$
German
Name Distance from Hotel Cost
Recommended Kaiserhof 4.1 miles $$
Japanese or Sushi
Name Distance from Hotel Cost
Sushi Deli One 6.7 miles $$
Kiyo's Japanese Restaurant 6.8 miles $$
Taka 6.8 miles $$
Recommended Sushi Ota 8.0 miles $$
Benihana 9.0 miles $$
Todai 10.4 miles $$
Thai
Name Distance from Hotel Cost
Rama 6.9 miles $$
Royal Thai Cuisine 6.9 miles $$
Lotus Thai 7.0 miles $
Taste of Thai 7.1 miles $
Korean
Name Distance from Hotel Cost
Seoul House 10.5 miles $
Korea House 13.2 miles $
Airang House 13.3 miles $
Russian
Name Distance from Hotel Cost
Recommended Pomegranate 9.3 miles $$
Pizza
Name Distance from Hotel Cost
Pizza Nova 1.9 miles $
The Venetian 2.9 miles $
Sammy's California Woodfired Pizza 6.6 miles $
Bronx Pizza 7.5 miles $
Uno Chicago Bar & Grill 9.8 miles $
Oggi's Pizza & Brewing Co 11.4 miles $
Indian
Name Distance from Hotel Cost
Recommended Cafe India 4.9 miles $
Monsoon 6.6 miles $$$
Bombay Exotic Cuisine of India 7.1 miles $
Seafood
Name Distance from Hotel Cost
Recommended Humphrey's by the Bay 0.5 miles $$$
Recommended Brigantine 1.3 miles $$$
Hudson Bay Seafood 1.6 miles $
Point Loma Seafood 1.6 miles 1$
Coffee Houses
Name Distance from Hotel Cost
Living Room Coffeehouse 1.6 miles $
Pannikin Cafe 3.5 miles $
Recommended Extraordinary Desserts 5.9 miles $
French
Name Distance from Hotel Cost
Thee Bungalow 4.3 miles $$$
Laurel Restaurant & Bar 5.8 miles $$$$
Le Fontainebleau 6.0 miles $$$$
A La Francaise 8.6 miles $$
La Vache 7.0 miles $$
Cafe Eleven 8.4 miles $$
Crepes De Paris 8.6 miles $
Spanish or Tapas
Name Distance from Hotel Cost
Cafe Sevilla 6.8 miles $
Recommended La Gran Tapa 6.9 miles $
Recommended Tapas Picasso 9.5 miles $$
Italian
Name Distance from Hotel Cost
La Scala Italian Restaurant 1.5 miles $$
Filippi's Pizza Grotto 5.6 miles $
Buca di Beppo 6.8 miles $
Recommended Trattoria Positano 9.5 miles $$
Mediterranean and Middle Eastern
Name Distance from Hotel Cost
Luna Notte 1.4 miles $$
Recommended Khyber Pass 7.0 miles $$
Aladdin Mediterranean Cafe 8.3 miles $$
Mexican
Name Distance from Hotel Cost
Miguel's Cocina 1.4 miles $
Rancho El Nopal 4.6 miles $
Casa de Bandini 4.7 miles $$
Recommended El Indio 6.1 miles $
Candelas 6.8 miles $$
Pokez 6.8 miles $
Chilango's Mexico City Grill 7.5 miles $$
Steak Houses
Name Distance from Hotel Cost
Recommended Rainwater's On Kettner 5.9 miles $$$$
Georges on Fifth 6.8 miles $$$$
Greystone the Steakhouse 6.8 miles $$$$
Morton's of Chicago 6.9 miles $$$
Gaslamp Strip Club (A Steak Place) 7.0 miles $$
Bully's 9.8 miles $$
Irish or English Pub
Name Distance from Hotel Cost
Princess Pub & Grille 5.7 miles $
Recommended Shakespeare's Pub & Grille 6.4 miles $
The Field Irish Pub 6.8 miles $
Fine Dining
Name Distance from Hotel Cost
Bertrand at Mister A's 5.9 miles $$$$
Recommended The Prado at Balboa Park 6.0 miles $$$
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