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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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" ...
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 ...
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. ...