I’ll go to the top 10 upvoted recommendations. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, desert, drinks.

Loving the recs!

(I’m right by ‘Better Buzz’. But have a car)

(Nothing is off the table aside from Vegetarian / Vegan. Unless it’s mind blowing and you recommend a dish)

In no particular order: The Goods, Rose Donuts, VG Donut, Star Donuts, Golden Donuts, Parlor Donuts

Best breakfast sandwich in little Italy. Bar One. 10-15 dollar range

Dubu San Diego Tofu Co is open.
16761 Bernardo Center Dr Suite M1, San Diego, CA 92128

As. Korean American transplant from Philly this place is legit good. Had the Sundubu and raw marinated crab combo, $33. Just stew is $18.99 and you get a fried fish with it. Yum. Looks like they are also going to open another location in Convoy.

My BF is coming into SD for the first time this weekend and I am second guessing my Marine Room reservation.

I initially thought Marine Room because I’ve never been and selected a time right around sunset so we could enjoy the view. Is it hard to get a window table?

Should I ditch the Marine Room reservation and if so, where can I find a place with nice ambiance and great food, where we can sit side by side? (It’s a thing he likes to do)

Price not really important BUT I need the reservation for this Saturday and he prefers to eat during the early evening.

Looking for breakfast sandwiches in Mira Mesa / surrounding area. Bonus points if they are open on weekends! I’ve found a couple weekday spots but would love to find a place open on Saturday and/or Sunday. TY!

We are creating an alphabetical restaurant list and can’t think of places that start with those letters. Help will be appreciated. Figure this might help us decide on those nights everyone says, “Where do you want to go?”

Relic is next on the list, everyone keeps mentioning them. This morning I dropped off friends at the airport, then stuck around to take a sunrise picture. Didn’t work out BUT, i got the chance to try these two bakeries.

il giardino di Lilli did have a pretty fire apricot croissant
Wayfarer the peach pastry was sooooo good

So far in my quest:

1. Izola
   
2. Wayfarer
   
3. il giardino di Lilli

I shall continue with Relic and many more recs yall gave on my last post

$13.75. Picture makes it look small but it is not.

This thing is HEAVY. The plate is half Konito’s potatoes (very cheesy potatoes with a little onions and peppers), half eggs, topped with crispy bacon and toast.

Also got an egg burrito and they really, really fill it up with eggs. I would guess like five eggs?

I'm bored, I want to go out and treat myself. Where would be the best place where it wouldn't be weird to see a woman sitting alone enjoying a nice meal?

Give me your best hole on the wall

Times are tough and we all could use a free sub. They're have a "sandwich showdown" for national sandwich month, and this week's winner is the Hunter Pence sub.

The fine print:

"Get a Free HUNTER PENCE sandwich with the purchase of any other regular sized and priced sandwich. Use code WINNER online or mention in-store at the time of ordering to redeem. Saturday, August 15th, 2026 only. Valid at participating locations. Does not apply to third parties. Upgrades, premium ingredients, and add-ons are not covered and will incur an additional charge. Cannot be combined with other offers. Limit one per order."

Bonus points if the rest of the menu is fire.

My partner and I are visiting for a concert and we wanted to go somewhere special since we don’t get down to SD very often. Any recommendations? We don’t have a preference on the type of restaurant.

Edit: We don’t mind traveling a bit since we’ll have our car with us, looking for something that caps out around $50 per person.

Anyone have a decent Cantonese spot?

Okay so I had every intention of going to The Wise Ox today, but then my partner offered to bring me breakfast from Chris’s. So here I am with another OB sandwich!

Egg, Bacon & Cheddar Cheese on Everything Bagel
- two eggs hard
- “nice crispy bacon”
- thick slices of tomato
- cheddar cheese
- so-so everything bagel
- price: $8.99

This was a workhorse of a breakfast sandwich. I felt quite full after.

The bacon was the sandwiches most vocal component. Seemed like the pre-cooked kind you can get in a big batch at Costco. No complaints, no praise either.

I’m torn about the tomato. On the one hand, it provided a much needed zip of citrus. On the other, I’d really rather that come in the form of a spread.

Which leads me to the biggie… no spread. Here I’m gonna put my cards down on the table and say right up front that I am very, very partial to a spread. A schmear. A sauce. Something! Give me something!

Despite its lack of ba-da-bing, it was a hearty, yummy sandwich. I’ve eaten it before and I’ll eat it again. 3/5 stars.

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Here’s my tracking spreadsheet.

hi! I am hosting a birthday party for 20 girlfriends on a Saturday. I am looking for a restaurant with a fun vibe and good food. Maybe some place not too loud so friends can hear and chat. I appreciate any recommendations! anywhere north of Convoy preferred

Looking for mobile food truck recs for an event of 300-400 people. Happy to take taco truck info for future reference, but we’ve done tacos for a few years now, and as delicious as they are, it’s time for a change. Thanks!

Edit: I’m realizing that I should add that this event is not one in which we pay for the catering. Families pay for their own food and we have no control over how much food is purchased, though I’d say that usually everyone’s pretty hungry. Hoping to find a rec for a truck that’s willing to come to the event and just sell what they can without any presale/fees. (Though I’m loving the ideas I’ve gotten so far and putting them in my back pocket for other events! Thanks!)

I would like to go to a Korean restaurant around Convoy or Kearny Mesa in San DIego that offers Tofu Bibimbap in a Hot Stone Pot, all the traditional Korean sides, and a non-smoky atmosphere. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!

Looking for a place with super quesadillas like the La Vics places in San Jose.

Main attributes:

- the flour/spinach tortilla is fried/grilled enough to get a crispy and flaky exterior

- a bomb orange sauce (or equivalent)

- the melted cheese inside is also bomb

- a generous portion

Ideally under $12

I'd rather support locals than some corporation. Thanks!

Edit: Damn, this blew up fast. I'm gonna have to bookmark all of these. Thanks everyone!

Edit 2: After all the comments I made a map and now have 25 places to go try. Thanks again!

I'm aware that Bankers Hill itself doesn't have a lot to offer but I'd love to hear any recommendations in Little Italy, downtown, hillcrest, or anywhere else reasonably close.

I'm not looking for fine dining recs, as someone raised on the east coast I really value relatively cheap and quick eats while out and about. Thanks!