Guidebook for San Diego
Food Scene
Mona Lisa Italian Foods
2061 India StGreat delicious food, for a great price!
Yogurtland
1670 India StreetFrozen Yogurt, within 10 minute walk through Little Italy!
Awesome Mexican Restaurant, artsy and casual atmosphere, really good happy hour if you get there before 5pm and beat the crowd. Easy 2 blocks walk :)
51 locals recommend
Camino Riviera
2400 India StAwesome Mexican Restaurant, artsy and casual atmosphere, really good happy hour if you get there before 5pm and beat the crowd. Easy 2 blocks walk :)
Rustic, antique feel with casual but fancy food atmosphere -- and the food tastes amazing for its good price!
67 locals recommend
Bankers Hill
Rustic, antique feel with casual but fancy food atmosphere -- and the food tastes amazing for its good price!
Italian Cuisine in the heart of Little Italy! Great reviews, delicious food and nice atmosphere for a weekend night outing.
45 locals recommend
Buon Appetito Restaurant
1609 India StItalian Cuisine in the heart of Little Italy! Great reviews, delicious food and nice atmosphere for a weekend night outing.
Fantastic place for breakfast! An easy walk up to 1st Street and you get a LARGE breakfast plate for under $10. The coffee cake is amazing!
34 locals recommend
Hob Nob Hill
2271 1st AveFantastic place for breakfast! An easy walk up to 1st Street and you get a LARGE breakfast plate for under $10. The coffee cake is amazing!
Cheap, cheap and super yummy pizza! Try the $5 special, 2 slices and a drink, and you'll be surprisingly full! Perfect for a casual lunch or dinner.
30 locals recommend
Landini's Pizzeria
1827 India StreetCheap, cheap and super yummy pizza! Try the $5 special, 2 slices and a drink, and you'll be surprisingly full! Perfect for a casual lunch or dinner.
Another Little Italy Wonder! Love the beautiful terrace, especially for dinner with the heating lamps. If you are a seafood fan, try to the mussels or the salmon. Draft beers and desserts to die for!
6 locals recommend
La Villa Restaurant & Bar
1646 India StAnother Little Italy Wonder! Love the beautiful terrace, especially for dinner with the heating lamps. If you are a seafood fan, try to the mussels or the salmon. Draft beers and desserts to die for!
Drinks & Nightlife
Our favorite local bar and restaurant! The best angus burger we've ever had, and their cocktails are beyond awesome!
151 locals recommend
Craft & Commerce
675 W Beech StOur favorite local bar and restaurant! The best angus burger we've ever had, and their cocktails are beyond awesome!
Little Italy's Loading Dock
2400 Kettner BlvdMmmm Wine, Beer and Flatbreads! Low key, nice atmosphere, great service
Your go-to dive bar in Little Italy. Yummy burgers and beers. Old, rustic with cheap prices. Often busy and cramped, so be ready to wait if you want the patio. Back area always open with pool table.
86 locals recommend
Waterfront Bar & Grill
2044 Kettner BlvdYour go-to dive bar in Little Italy. Yummy burgers and beers. Old, rustic with cheap prices. Often busy and cramped, so be ready to wait if you want the patio. Back area always open with pool table.
Delicious cocktails! Their ginger beer "Mule" is their amazing signature drink :D Their appetizers are amazing, and we like them even more than the meals. Classy, chic feel with night-sky patio.
83 locals recommend
Starlite
3175 India StDelicious cocktails! Their ginger beer "Mule" is their amazing signature drink :D Their appetizers are amazing, and we like them even more than the meals. Classy, chic feel with night-sky patio.
Arts & Culture
USS Midway Museum
910 N Harbor DrNearby USS Midway Museum
We love this improv comedy theatre, about 1 mile away! $15 per show and always hilarious and a great way to change things up from your traditional "dinner and a movie." Highly Recommended!
8 locals recommend
National Comedy Theatre
3717 India StWe love this improv comedy theatre, about 1 mile away! $15 per show and always hilarious and a great way to change things up from your traditional "dinner and a movie." Highly Recommended!
Fan of music? The San Diego Symphony is a great change from your traditional entertainment. Check out their website at: www.sandiegosymphony.org. Best to take a taxi to get there.
56 locals recommend
San Diego Symphony
750 B StFan of music? The San Diego Symphony is a great change from your traditional entertainment. Check out their website at: www.sandiegosymphony.org. Best to take a taxi to get there.
Sightseeing
Love Seaport Village! About 20 minute walk to ocean view, shops, restaurants and the Embarcadero Park. Highly Recommended!
762 locals recommend
Seaport Village
849 W Harbor DrLove Seaport Village! About 20 minute walk to ocean view, shops, restaurants and the Embarcadero Park. Highly Recommended!
Balboa Park has it all, and we are often there. 10+ Museums, the El Prado Restaurant, our dog's local dog park, trails/hiking, The Zoo, and so much more. A complete must-do visit!
3290 locals recommend
Balboa Park
Balboa Park has it all, and we are often there. 10+ Museums, the El Prado Restaurant, our dog's local dog park, trails/hiking, The Zoo, and so much more. A complete must-do visit!
Gaslamp Quarter & Downtown - Petco Baseball Park, Horton Plaza Mall, and hundreds of bars, restaurants, lounges, and nightclubs. If you want recommendations, just let us know!
1208 locals recommend
Gaslamp Quarter
Gaslamp Quarter & Downtown - Petco Baseball Park, Horton Plaza Mall, and hundreds of bars, restaurants, lounges, and nightclubs. If you want recommendations, just let us know!
Essentials
Local deli and market place, 10-15 minute walking distance. AMAZING sandwiches and pizza for lunch in Balboa Park :)
28 locals recommend
The Market Place
2601 Fifth AveLocal deli and market place, 10-15 minute walking distance. AMAZING sandwiches and pizza for lunch in Balboa Park :)
Another easy to walk to market/deli for basic grocery needs and amenities like milk, eggs, etc.
16 locals recommend
Bi Rite Market
2228 1st AveAnother easy to walk to market/deli for basic grocery needs and amenities like milk, eggs, etc.
Everything Else
The "County Center/Little Italy" Station on the MTS Trolley Green Line will take you, and connect you to everywhere you want to go!
16 locals recommend
County Center/Little Italy Station
1550 California StThe "County Center/Little Italy" Station on the MTS Trolley Green Line will take you, and connect you to everywhere you want to go!