San Diego Visitors Guide - Spring/Summer 2018

EAT

ITALIAN

Delicious and affordable Italian can be found in the Gaslamp Quarter at Biga, which serves top-notch Neapolitan pizzas, scratch pastas and garden-fresh salads. Discover authentic Northern Italian food in the heart of Hillcrest at Parma Cucina Italiana, whose Chef Celso owned restaurants in Italy for 30 years.

JAPANESE

Eat like a local at Sushi Ota in Pacific Beach, a San Diego favorite for 30 years. Sit at the bar and order the chef’s special omakase menu. Or drop by the upscale Hane Sushi in Bankers Hill for one of their daily lunch specials.

CHINESE

Order up xiao long bao (pork soup dumplings) by the basketful at Dumpling Inn & Shanghai Saloon in Kearny Mesa, or head up the street to Facing East Noodle & Bar and try an unconventional snow crab or foie gras dumpling.

INDIAN

Bombay in Hillcrest has lively, colorful decor, a dining room waterfall and belly dancing on weekends. The menus at Royal India’s three locations feature tandoori meats and vegetarian options, or try everything at the lunch buffet.

ETHIOPIAN/ERITREAN

Scoop up the delicacies with your injera bread at Muzita Abyssinian Bistro, set inside a former home in University Heights. Red Sea in City Heights serves authentic cuisine while Ethiopian music videos play in the background.

THAI

Experience regional recipes from northern Thailand, Chiang Mai and Bangkok at either of Lotus Thai’s upscale, waterfall-filled locations. Supannee House of Thai in Point Loma is known for its beautifully plated dishes, including spicy squid, coconut seafood curry and Screaming Tiger steak.

VIETNAMESE

Mignon Pho + Seafood in Kearny Mesa puts a modern spin on recipes passed down for generations. Saigon on Fifth in Hillcrest prepares traditional dishes table-side until 3 a.m.

PERUVIAN

Try a Martini de Tigre—ceviche served in a martini glass—at either location of Pisco Rotisserie & Cevicheria and pair it with their margarita-like namesake pisco sour. Café Secret in Del Mar dishes out unique specialties, sandwiches, salads and ceviches.

International

Fare

Ramen
Four Ways

Hachi Ramen
This popular fast-casual
lunch spot in Bankers
Hill fixes up its ramen
with organic seasonal
vegetables, and also
offers unique takes
on salads, bowls
and sushi.
HACHIRAMEN.COM

RakiRaki

With locations in Little
Italy, Liberty Station
and Kearny Mesa,
RakiRaki has just the
thing to quench a
ramen craving. Don’t
miss the Black Edition
ramen roasted
with natural
bincho charcoal.
RAKIRAKIRAMEN.COM

Tajima
Handmade ramen and
traditional Japanese
cuisine are at the heart
of the menu at each of
Tajima’s five locations
around the county,
and vegan noodles
are available.
TAJIMASANDIEGO.COM

West Pac
Noodle Bar
As its name implies,
Coronado’s latest
noodle house focuses
on the flavors of the
western Pacific, from
the Hawaiian islands
to Singapore.
BLUEBRIDGEHOSPITALITY
.COM/WEST-PAC
MUZITA
ABYSSINIAN
BISTRO