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Diners' Choice: Most Booked restaurants in San Diego

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Updated June 05, 2025

Looking for the most booked restaurants in San Diego? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 500,000 new global diner reviews from the past month. We sort the results by location to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

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4.9

4.9 (6007)

$30 and under

Italian

Ocean Beach

About the restaurant

Cesarina is a grandmother, a mother, a daughter—our personification of a nurturer who feeds and cares for her community. From meticulous attention to detail and fresh ingredients to the warm and inviting atmosphere, this restaurant is a celebration of the power of food and family.

Top review

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RAYANVIP

Dined 1 day ago

Excellent place! Best Italian in San Diego!! Love this place!

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Javier's - La Jolla

4.6

4.6 (3884)

$30 and under

Mexican

La Jolla

About the restaurant

JAVIER'S presents a rich heritage of elevated Mexican cuisine in a friendly, captivating ambiance. Enjoy hand-shaken margaritas, rare tequilas, craft cocktails and a vast selection of beer and fine wines. Dine with us in the main dining room, al fresco patios, one of our semi private dining rooms, or at the exquisite bar surrounded by one of the West Coast's largest selection of the world's finest tequilas. We at JAVIER'S consider all our wonderful customers a part of our family and thank them for their support and sharing in the success and joy that is JAVIER'S. Come experience the freshness of our original Mexican cuisine in a warm, friendly environment at one of our five locations.

Please be advised we don't allow strollers. If you bring your stroller we have a designated area to store your stroller while you dine.

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Zoe

Dined on Jun 27, 2025

My friends and I had a really good experience and excellent treatment, definitely would recommend.

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Enchiladas Suizas

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Enchilada & Taco

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Duke's La Jolla

4.6

4.6 (6868)

$30 and under

Hawaii Regional Cuisine

La Jolla

About the restaurant

We are open for indoor and outdoor dining, takeout, and delivery! Visit dukeslajolla.com to view our menus or place an online takeout order.

You don’t need to cross the Pacific to get a taste of Hawaii. Duke’s La Jolla is San Diego’s island-inspired home, honoring the Ambassador of Aloha, Duke Kahanamoku, with coastal cuisine of Hawaii, craft cocktails and a genuine spirit of aloha. It’s the same authentic hospitality and panoramic ocean view that you’ll find at all of the California and Hawaii Duke’s restaurants, paying tribute to the Duke and welcoming you to celebrate life like the legend himself.

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Lisa

Dined 3 days ago

Waiter and staff out standing. Food was tasty and presentation perfect!

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The Henry - Coronado

4.8

4.8 (2823)

$30 and under

American

Coronado

About the restaurant

Welcome to the greatest neighborhood restaurant, a place where you can always count on a warm welcome from baristas, servers and bartenders who know your order by heart. A fusion of industrial and classical influences, our open dining spaces are bursting with charm and energy. Come and go with ease for your morning coffee, enjoy lunch with a colleague, gather the family together for dinner, or treat yourself to a post-work drink at the bar. For craveable eats and downright delicious cocktails, look no further than a place where you'll always be among friends, a place that feels like home: The Henry.

Top review

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MarkVIP

Dined 1 day ago

Excellent service. Food was delicious and cooked to perfection.

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Molten Butter Cake

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Cinnamon Sugar French Toast

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Korean Prime Skirt Steak

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4.7

4.7 (4673)

$31 to $50

Italian

Downtown

About the restaurant

Roman trattorias are a timeless expression of simplicity. Immune to the lure of gastronomic experimentation and ego. In Rome, no chef can cook better than the mothers and grandmothers before them. Our goal is to merge the dogmatic approach of Roman cooking with the amazing abundance of ingredients available to us in San Diego. A True Roman Holiday In SD.

A 4% surcharge is added to all guest checks.

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Zain

Dined 2 days ago

Great vibe great experience great pizza!!!!!!!!!!!

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Foccacia Garlic Bread

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4.8

4.8 (1320)

$31 to $50

Middle Eastern

North Park

About the restaurant

A tribute to the Middle East by CH Projects.

Reservations recommended , walk-ins welcome at the bar.

Leila welcomes you.

858-SAFFRON

Top review

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ChrisVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Beautiful ambiance, food was amazing and our waiter was outstanding.

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Pacific Coast Grill - Cardiff

4.7

4.7 (9596)

$50 and over

Seafood

Cardiff By The Sea

About the restaurant

Pacific Coast Grill's oceanfront venue features unique Pacific Coastal cuisine, an oyster bar, select sushi rolls, and a plethora of seafood choices, delicious steaks and more! There are two levels of dining at the new PCG with every dining seat in the house carefully planned to have an ocean view. There are bars on both levels and a heated outdoor patio and a deck with one of the best views of the Pacific Ocean and the line up at Cardiff Reef. You can watch surfers, kite surfers, dolphins, whales and spectacular sunsets from throughout the restaurant.

Top review

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FoodieVIP

Dined 1 day ago

Delicious food with a beautiful view and excellent service!

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Alaskan Halibut

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Dungeness Crab Cakes

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4.7

4.7 (5367)

$31 to $50

Cocktail Bar

Downtown

About the restaurant

Resting on stilts atop San Diego By C Level Lounge, is an upscale-casual lounge on the waterfront overlooking the city skyline and Coronado.

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GolyVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Gorgeous view, excellent food Service was great

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Crispy Calamari

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Seafood Platter

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Steak 48 - Del Mar

4.9

4.9 (2045)

$50 and over

Steakhouse

Del Mar

About the restaurant

At Steak 48, we serve the finest steaks and high-quality seafood in an intimate and vibrant setting. Our diverse menu will satisfy any personal craving, as we serve the best USDA prime steaks, succulent seafood, and shellfish along with inventive and classically inspired side dishes and appetizers. Also enjoy classic cocktails and an extensive award-winning wine list.

At Steak 48, We encourage all of our guests to get dressed up for a great experience, here is a link to our dress code that you can share with your guests. https://www.steak48.com/steakhouses/del-mar-california/dress-code/

You are going to have a great time!

If you need any special accommodations or flowers reach out to us at the host desk!

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Top review

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lea

Dined 1 day ago

We had the most delicious dinner and amazing experience here!

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Crispy Shrimp Deviled Eggs

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4.6

4.6 (7901)

$30 and under

Mexican

Harbor Island

About the restaurant

Coasterra is San Diego's premier bay front dining destination! We are an innovative and modern restaurant, lounge and floating event center, featuring Mexican cuisine.

Top review

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MichelleVIP

Dined 4 days ago

Incredible food and service. Definitely get margaritas and the table side guacamole. Thr mahi tacos were yummy. The views are lovely. Definitely a do over

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Mexican Chorizo Mussels & Clams

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Crispy Masa Calamari

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