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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in San Diego Magazine. Updated August 2026.
Bistro du Marché by Tapenade · La Jolla
San Diego Magazine's 2025 French Restaurant of the Year, from chef Jean Michel-Diot, the loup de mer in citrus beurre blanc is the order.
Parc Bistro-Brasserie · Bankers Hill
A shaded-patio Bankers Hill brasserie doing unapologetically 1980s-French steak frites and escargot.