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Fardo's Favorite San Diego Restaurants
Blue Water Seafood Market and Grill is one of Fardo's Favorite San Diego Restaurants.

1. Blue Water Seafood Market and Grill

8.8
3667 India St (btwn Winder & Chalmers St), San Diego, CA
Fish Market · Midtown · 172 tips and reviews
Point Loma Seafoods is one of Fardo's Favorite San Diego Restaurants.

2. Point Loma Seafoods

8.7
2805 Emerson St (at Scott St), San Diego, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Roseville - Fleet Ridge · 140 tips and reviews
Bay Park Fish Company is one of Fardo's Favorite San Diego Restaurants.

3. Bay Park Fish Company

8.9
4121 Ashton St, San Diego, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Bay Park · 45 tips and reviews
Jake's Del Mar is one of Fardo's Favorite San Diego Restaurants.

4. Jake's Del Mar

8.9
1660 Coast Blvd, Del Mar, CA
Seafood Restaurant · 91 tips and reviews
The Fish Market is one of Fardo's Favorite San Diego Restaurants.

5. The Fish Market

8.7
750 N Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Marina · 200 tips and reviews
The Original Sab-E-Lee is one of Fardo's Favorite San Diego Restaurants.

6. The Original Sab-E-Lee

8.5
6925 Linda Vista Rd Ste B (Btwn Comstock St and Ulric St), San Diego, CA
Thai Restaurant · Linda Vista · 48 tips and reviews

7. Blind Lady Ale House

9.0
3416 Adams Ave (at 34th St), San Diego, CA
Beer Bar · Adams North · 136 tips and reviews

EaterEater: At this beacon of the Normal Heights neighborhood is a quality lineup of beer, house-brewed and otherwise, and a local farm driven-menu of tasty pizzas and salads. [Eater 38 Member]

8. Tender Greens

8.9
2400 Historic Decatur Rd, San Diego, CA
Salad Restaurant · Naval Training Center · 69 tips and reviews

EaterEater: The first San Diego location for Tender Greens - affordable, fresh salads, soups, sandwiches and specials. This is also where P. Balistreri salumi got its start. [Eater 38 Member]

Cowboy Star is one of Fardo's Favorite San Diego Restaurants.

9. Cowboy Star

8.9
640 10th Ave, San Diego, CA
Steakhouse · East Village · 116 tips and reviews
El Pescador Fish Market is one of Fardo's Favorite San Diego Restaurants.

10. El Pescador Fish Market

9.0
627 Pearl St, La Jolla, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Village · 91 tips and reviews

11. Neighborhood

8.8
777 G St (at 8th Ave), San Diego, CA
Gastropub · Central San Diego · 200 tips and reviews

EaterEater: The burgers at this East Village spot are as good as the craft beer that's served with it (yes, even without ketchup). It's bar food done better: steak tartar and deviled eggs with artichoke mousse.

The Fishery is one of Fardo's Favorite San Diego Restaurants.

12. The Fishery

9.0
5040 Cass St (at Opal St), San Diego, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Pacific Beach · 43 tips and reviews

13. Fathom Bistro, Bait & Tackle

8.9
1776 Shelter Island Dr, San Diego, CA
Bar · 22 tips and reviews

EaterEater: This place might be an only-in-San Diego special. Where else could you eat house made sausages while drinking local beer in a still-operational bait and tackle shop on a pier? [Eater 38 Member]

14. Tiger!Tiger!

3025 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA
Pub · North Park · 106 tips and reviews

EaterEater: This unpretentious spot just celebrated their two year anniversary. That's two years of what might be San Diego's best convergence of craft beer and food. [Eater 38 Member]

George's at The Cove is one of Fardo's Favorite San Diego Restaurants.

15. George's at The Cove

8.9
1250 Prospect St (at Ivanhoe Ave), La Jolla, CA
New American Restaurant · Village · 221 tips and reviews