Best restaurants with a view for a date in San Diego
Dinner where the view does half the talking.
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Dinner with a skyline, a coastline or a sunset in front of it. The view does half the work on a date, which is why the best tables go first — ask for a window or patio seat when you book, and time the reservation for the last hour of daylight.
This guide ranks 65 restaurants with a view in San Diego, from Shelter Island / Harbor Island to Del Mar / Solana Beach and Coronado. Editors' picks come first, then the rest by rating, and the plans below build a whole evening around the best of them.
The list
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
Serea
4.4(17)Coronado · $$$
Peohe’s
4.4(8)Coronado · $$$
C Level
4.3(26)Little Italy / Middletown · $$
Cormorant Boutique Hotel
4.3(21)La Jolla
Firehouse
4.3(20)Pacific Beach / Mission Beach · $$
Mitch’s Seafood
4.3(17)Shelter Island / Harbor Island · $
Sbicca
4.3(11)Del Mar / Solana Beach · $$$
Flagship
4.3(11)Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown · $$$$
Pacific Coast Grill
4.3(10)Encinitas / Del Mar · $$$
Jake’s Del Mar
4.3(7)Del Mar / Solana Beach · $$$
Ketch Grill and Taps
4.2(26)Shelter Island / Harbor Island · $$
L’Auberge
4.2(25)Del Mar / Solana Beach
Jimmy's Famous American Tavern in Point Loma
4.2(24)Shelter Island / Harbor Island · $$
Top of the Market - San Diego
4.2(21)Little Italy / Middletown · $$$
ADDISON BY WILLIAM BRADLEY
4.2(18)$$$$
Pizza Nova
4.2(16)Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown · $$
Mr. A's
4.2(9)Hillcrest / Bankers Hill · $$$$
Bali Hai Restaurant
4.1(21)Shelter Island / Harbor Island · $$$
Lakehouse Hotel & Resort
4.1(17)
Old Hickory Steakhouse
4.1(11)$$$$
The Prado at Balboa Park
4.1(8)Balboa Park · $$$
Blue Wave Bar & Grill
4.0(23)Shelter Island / Harbor Island · $$
Harbor Fish and Chips
4.0(19)Oceanside / Carlsbad · $
Cannonball
4.0(16)Pacific Beach / Mission Beach · $$$
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Good to know
- What's the best restaurant with a view in San Diego for a date?
- Our top pick is Serea in Coronado, rated 4.4 out of 5. Peohe’s and C Level round out the top 3.
- Which San Diego neighborhoods have the best restaurants with a view?
- Shelter Island / Harbor Island (5), Del Mar / Solana Beach (3) and Coronado (2) have the most spots in the top 24.
- Are there affordable restaurants with a view in San Diego?
- Yes — C Level, Firehouse and Mitch’s Seafood are all $$ or under.
- Do I need a reservation?
- It depends on the spot. Book ahead for Flagship, while Mitch’s Seafood takes walk-ins.
- What should we do before or after?
- Make it a night with a view: dinner with a view, then nightcap. The plans on this page pair each top spot with the best-rated places within about a 20-minute walk.