Directory of bars, restaurants, shopping, art galleries, and many other places to go in Hillcrest.
Channel your creativity through the element of fire at Glass Blowing San Diego (120 Upas …
In 2019, Capricho opened in this locale.
In a bid to rid themselves of the “starving artist” label, veteran San Diego artists …
A decent beer and wine bar, all the more unexpected because it's part of a …
Parisian-themed eatery featuring an opulent cocktail bar, plus happy hour & Sunday brunch.
Modern speakeasy hidden behind Libertad Taco Shop. Prices: beer, $7–$8; cocktails, $9–$10; wine $10–$16. Food: …
More restaurant than bar, Heat doesn’t have a full liquor license so drinks are limited …
More bar than restaurant. The hen-egg pizza is a basic Margherita-style pizza — burrata cheese …
Poised over the bustling Hillcrest nexus of Fourth and University, Martinis offers over 100 twists …
The former Ruby Room now goes by a name that 99 percent of us will …
In 2019, Capricho opened in this locale.
Operating in the locale that, for the previous ten years, hosted the Tractor Room, Vista …
Even cowboys have a spot to kick up their heels in San Diego, at the …
Despite the fact that the service can get sloppy, Steals beats everybody else in town …
FruitCraft is taking creativity in craft alcohol to a new level by fermenting (and distilling) …
The owners of several of Hillcrest’s most popular restaurants threw their hats into the brewing …
Beau Schmitt and business partner Mike Sill opened the Brew Project in Hillcrest in fall …
It wasn't so much the 22 candles being lit for the High Mass celebrating All …
-
The Christ depicted on the wall behind the raised, carved-wood pulpit at Grace Lutheran is …
"You should have been here last night," said Rabbi Scott Meltzer to me before the …
Shafts of gold radiated from the nexus of the crucifix hanging above the tabernacle at …
Third Day Churches is a house church movement founded in San Diego that has since …
A sort of cutout bas-relief depiction of Leonardo's Last Supper stood on an easel outside …
Set in the kind of living room you’d read about in a Hercule Poirot mystery. …
Hillcrest coffee roaster Industrial grind opened its fourth shop in this, its largest location. The …
Coffee roaster Industrial grind opened this original location of its shop in 2010. The cafe …
Formerly known as the Rooted Kava Bar, the Kava Collective is a lounge and music …
Coffeehouse stocks everything from Intelligentsia to Cafe Moto plus light breakfast, transforming in the evening …
Prices: Beef or chicken burger, $5; Philly steak sandwich, $6; hummus, pita bread, $6; baba …
Belle + barre offers unheated and heated group classes incorporating barre, strength training, and cardio …
Cereset was founded with the goal of helping people achieve more restful sleep and de-stress …
Licensed Esthetician, Oncology trained services. This locale formerly hosted Harvey Milk's American Diner.
Number of Seats: 316 Total Number of Screens: 5 Bonus Features: Quality films, spotless presentation, …
The Marston House was built in 1905 and is a fine example of the Arts …
This place is a great mix of upscale and, for lack of a better word, …
Aladdin serves traditional Lebanese food. You'll find many Mediterranean classics such as chicken kebabs, lamb, …
Amarin is named for the dreamy, verdant Amarin Lagoon in Phitsanulok, a small town a …
A narrow, ever-crowded room with a long menu offering a familiar regional Italian potpourri, including …
Fresh Thai and Thai fusion at any time of day, and the staff is just …
Nashville Hot Chicken chain out of Los Angeles, serving spicy chicken tenders, sandwiches, and sides …
Larger sister restaurant to the established little shop in University Heights. Fast casual Thai food, …
Extensive cocktail, margarita, and tequila list and regular Cal-Mex food in a lively atmosphere. Inexpensive …
Set in the kind of living room you’d read about in a Hercule Poirot mystery. …
Parisian-themed eatery featuring an opulent cocktail bar, plus happy hour & Sunday brunch.
Mission-style burritos with cute names (Goldilocks, Get Down, and Papa Bear!) can be made as …
With fresh pastry, good coffee, and ample parking, Bino’s is solid destination for leisurely breakfasts. …
Airy, casual Mediterranean eatery featuring vegan dishes as well as grilled rotisserie meats. Mostly authentic …
We’re talking northern India here — lots of lamb, potatoes, creamy sauces, tandoor-baked breads and …
Brazen BBQ serves up slow-cooked and smoked meats, from brisket and pulled pork to ribs …
Crusty European peasant breads include anise-fig and black-olive loaves. Focaccia pizza and savory sandwiches (many …
Counter service every day brunch spot built around a sassy attitude. "Main Bitch" entrees turn …
People from New York love Bronx Pizza. The Mission Hills shop has the Empire State …
With a menu featuring influences from Brazilian cuisine (the chef used to work on a …
This locale later hosted Swami's Cafe Hillcrest.
The place looks trendy, but don’t expect PC food. Plates overflow with hearty American fodder. …
Current occupant of the high-turnover spot at 1290 University has a few tricks up its …
Celadon closed down, got a makeover, and re-opened as French Concession, a dim sum restaurant …
Some folk come for the Jewish-American food (chicken-in-the-pot, brisket of beef, chopped liver), others to …
Oaxacan inspired restaurant and tequila bar, offering a range of traditonal and fusion dishes, including …
Restaurant and bar serving chef-driven American cuisine, from gourmet cheeseburgers to flat iron steak and …
Colorful and even somewhat sparkly casual sit-down restaurant serving Persian food ranging from a variety …
“Hearty Homemade Comfort Food” is both the boast and the cuisine, including Sloppy Joes, honey-glazed …
Hole in the wall hot dog shop serving beef and veggie dogs with an array …
Modern, spacious and above all sweet, this bar/restaurant/dessert specialist is out to be your all …
Opened in September 2023, this European-style cafe, coffee, and wine bar was co-founded by singers …
Just-OK pizza has a rather beige character, being "not quite this, not quite that" in …
A successful North County California Korean Japanese bistro expanded to Uptown, East Village specializes in …
Small counter service shop dishing up Brazilian churrasco, in particular grilled skewers. Beef, chicken, sausage, …
Dim sum lovers need not travel to Convoy Street, though that option remains forever valid …
Spacious and clean fish-counter restaurant with a variety of seafood dishes to cover a wide …
Small Southern California Mediterranean chain out of the suburbs of L.A. FurnsSaj serves kebab and …
While most restaurants are wrapping up from lunch and prepping for dinner between 2 and …
Great Wow’s spare but welcoming space brings handmade Chinese dumplings to Hillcrest — you may …
Operating in the locale originally known as Artisan Bento, Hachi Ramen is a casual counter …
More restaurant than bar, Heat doesn’t have a full liquor license so drinks are limited …
Right across the street from Rite-Aid on Robinson and Fifth Ave., the Hillcrest Sandwich Co. …
Michelin recognized "Bib gourmand" restaurant out of Orange County, started by Japanese ramen chefs Hiromichi …
Bringing Korean influence to the cafeteria-style fast-casual motif, Hōm serves rice bowls topped with grilled …
Quick service until 2:30 a.m. from a huge menu of vaguely Szechuan-Mandarin fare. Consider fried …
More bar than restaurant. The hen-egg pizza is a basic Margherita-style pizza — burrata cheese …
The kind of sandwich shop where you get dozens of sandwich options named for celebrities, …
Exotic food from Guam includes chicken kelaguen, a citric salad resembling ceviche and brilliant coconut …
Virtually identical to the original in PB, this is a budget-minded spot for just-OK sushi …
Fascinating Afghani cuisine. Don’t miss the outstanding aushak (spring onion ravioli) and mantu (ground-meat ravioli) …
Witty staffers treat you like dinner guests. Start with chicken or shrimp b’stila in cinnamon-dusted …
Traditional French bistro plucked from the countryside of Provence and dropped into the middle of …
You might call this place Hillcrest’s secret. It’s an old house beside an open field …
Unapologetically non-traditional combinations along with familiar favorites. Avocado, grilled or batter-fried achiote- marinated grilled fish, …
Affordable, organic, locally sourced meals (fresh basil pasta from Seeds @ City Urban Farm at …
Also 906 Market Street, East Village, 619-595-0115. The chefs are from northwest Thailand, and something …
A sushi and poke shop originally launched in Hawaii, has gone from food truck to …
With a '70s-era façade and classic neighborhood market interior, the real lure of this Park-side …
Pizza counter shop serving East Coast-style pizza pie the slice as well as whole pies, …
Small, casual, all-day eatery in Hillcrest specializing in the flavors of Montreal. Specifically, bagels and …
Though it opened as a rotisserie chicken restaurant, much like its original Point Loma location, …
Prices: Meatloaf panini, with Angus beef or turkey, $7.50; chicken bacon panini with cheese, $7; …
The fresh fare and handmade tortillas, along with the Mexican country-home decor, transport you to …
Patxi's specializes in signature Chicago-style deep dish pizzas.
Some top Basque tapas here include chicken-stuffed empanadillas, baby eels in garlic sauce, stuffed green …
The Pita Jungle concept is based on a healthful and natural cuisine crafted within the …
Several San Diego locations. The carne asada burritos are rich-tasting, fresh, generous. Also much loved …
Counter shop serving breads, pastries, sandwiches, and other baked goods from the Crlsbad bakery of …
Beau Schmitt and business partner Mike Sill opened the Brew Project in Hillcrest in fall …
This “Chipotle style” pizza thing is pretty intuitive. Cheese pizza is $6. Pizza with toppings …
This Japanese Pub features not only classic yakitori and ramen items but also some choice …
Japanese restaurant specializing in ramen, sushi, and izakaya style dishes. Local craft beer served alongside …
All-you-can-eat sushi joint delivers gluttonous portions of OK fish to Uptown San Diego. As with …
Occupying a busy section of 5th Ave in Hillcrest, R-Gang is an upscale version of …
Counter shop specializing in acai bowls, but also serving pressed juices, smoothies, salads, and sandwiches. …
Prices: Beef or chicken burger, $5; Philly steak sandwich, $6; hummus, pita bread, $6; baba …
In 2019, Capricho opened in this locale.
Italian restaurant owing to Sicilian cuisine, serving pastas, pizzas, and entrees along with a full …
The food may be toned down from more "authentic" Vietnamese restaurants, but Saigon on Fifth …
Sajj is the name of the domed, cast-iron oven that bakes the fresh bread at …
Salad only counter shop featuring around 16 big salad options, plus six additional vegan salads. …
Pizza counter with a dining patio serving basic and unusual pies with toppings that range …
Pizza place established in loviung memory of the proprietor's late older sister. Serves east coast …
Small and earnest barbecue spot in Hillcrest that prefers to focus on the 'cue concept …
The one and only legitimate pan-Asian bistro in the whole wide Hillcrest. When it's good, …
This breakfast-centric bistro is open at 6:30am every day of the week to greet you …
From the same pedigree as North County's Blue Ribbon Pizza and the Craftsman Tavern, SE …
Think vegan, gluten-free cookies, pies, cupcakes, lemon bars, caramels, and fudge brownies worthy of second …
Biscuit centric eatery offering breakfast sandwiches of bacon, sausage, fried chicken, chicken fried steak, and …
In 2018, Swami's Cafe opened its tenth area location within the 4,500-square-foot space that last …
Small but open feeling ramen bar in central Hillcrest, offers reasonable prices and excellent ramen, …
The buffet is heavily advertised on the exterior of Tandoori hut. "All you can eat" …
First San Diego location of a beloved Tijuana taqueria, serves tacos and adobada creations including …
Small table service restaurant specializing in the traditional dishes of Denmark. Homestyle dishes include pan …
Find standard Americanized Szechuan-Mandarin fare. Want spicy? Ask for heat. Tangy, crisp Szechuan garlic shrimp …
Pizza counter shop serving pizza pie the slice as well as whole pies, wings, grinders, …
Really good tortas. Nice beer selection. Amazing housemade aguas frescas. Cool, friendly people working inside. …
Menu highlights included identical stews of wild boar and buffalo, grilled salmon, and Prime-grade bone-in …
Operating in the locale that, for the previous ten years, hosted the Tractor Room, Vista …
Using family recipes handed down throughout generations, uncle biff's california killer cookies produces gourmet artisan …
Even cowboys have a spot to kick up their heels in San Diego, at the …
Modern gastropub serving Asian-fusion dishes, plenty of which feature the namesake fowl. An open-air design …
Thai, Lao, and Vietnamese restaurant offering fresh takes on well-known southeast Asian dishes, plus a …
Gourmet organic grocery eat-in/take-out selections offer healthy plates like Emerald Mushrooms salad and couscous studded …
Despite the fact that the service can get sloppy, Steals beats everybody else in town …
Maki and nigiri are far and away the most common types of sushi available at …
Leather shop offering harnesses, cuffs, bracelets, chokers, lock collars, and aprons in any size, along …
What happens when you win HGTV’s White Room Challenge? Well, in Burnz Fernandez’s case, he …
Store with a range of fashions from the 1950s to the early 1990s, plus gently …
Part of an L.A.-based cold-pressed juice chain. The small juice counter also offers a long …
Finest City Improv opened in Autumn 2013 at 4250 Louisiana Street, at the Lafayette Hotel. …
Partner dance classes for ballroom, Latin, salsa, swing, and Argentine tango featuring private lessons in …
Finest City Improv opened in Autumn 2013 at 4250 Louisiana Street, at the Lafayette Hotel. …