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Where to eat in San Diego: a 3-day food itinerary

Three days of lunch and dinner, with breakfast where FoodTrip has a pick, in San Diego, CA, at about $120 a person a day. FoodTrip built it from its 47 picks in the city, of which 10 hold a MICHELIN Guide distinction and 3 carry a James Beard Foundation honor.

Plan San Diego for your dates and budget

Day 1: about $75 a person

Day 2: about $61 a person

FoodTrip has no breakfast pick left in San Diego for this day.

Day 3: about $77 a person

FoodTrip has no breakfast pick left in San Diego for this day.

About $213 a person for the three days. Prices are estimates for food, tax and tip, without drinks. Times are suggestions: check each restaurant's hours and book ahead.

40 more places to eat in San Diego

The planner swaps any stop for one of these, and uses them when your dates, meals or budget are different.

• Addison · American & Other · $$$$ · 3 MICHELIN Stars
• Soichi · Japanese & Sushi · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
• Lucien · European · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
• Cesarina · Italian · $$ · Bib Gourmand
• Animae · Steakhouse · $$$ · James Beard finalist
• Kingfisher · Bar & Pub · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
• Realm of the 52 Remedies · American & Other · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
• Turf Supper Club · Steakhouse · $$$ · Open since 1960 or earlier
• Aero Club Bar · Bar & Pub · $$ · Open since 1960 or earlier
• Hob Nob Hill · American & Other · $$ · Open since 1960 or earlier
• Prime Grill · Korean · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Baja Betty's · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
• Rockin' Baja Lobster · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
• Waterfront Bar & Grill · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Handoo Korean BBQ · Korean · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Buga Korean BBQ Restaurant · Korean · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Blue Water Seafood · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Rockin' Baja Lobster - Old Town · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
• Tacos El Paisa · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
• Mitch's Seafood · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
• El Indio Mexican Restaurant & Catering · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
• Taco Loco · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
• Oscar's Mexican Seafood · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
• Taco Surf PB · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
• Tacos El Gordo · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
• Rigoberto's Taco Shop · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
• El Rodeo Taco Shop and Grill · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
• Lucha Libre Taco Shop · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
• Baja Rick's Cantina · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
• 356 Korean BBQ and Bar · Korean · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Papas & Tacos Mexican Food · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
• South Beach Bar & Grille · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Salud! · American & Other · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Taquería Revolución · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
• Sura BBQ · BBQ · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Hanu Korean BBQ · Korean · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• 356 Korean BBQ & Bar · Korean · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
• El Pescador Fish Market · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
• Chuy's Taqueria y Burritos · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
• Tacos El Trompo · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick

How this plan was made

Every place on this page holds a MICHELIN Guide distinction or a James Beard Foundation honor, or was checked by hand for Eats Ranked. Chains are left out and no restaurant pays to be listed. For each day FoodTrip picks dinner first, then lunch and breakfast, keeps to the budget, uses a different cuisine each meal and keeps the day's stops close together. No place appears twice.

This is one plan out of many. Open it in the planner to set your own dates, meals a day, budget and party size, swap any stop, reserve a table and add the meals to your calendar. See every city FoodTrip covers.