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 62 restaurants with a view in San Diego, from Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown to La Jolla and Oceanside / Carlsbad. 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.
Lakehouse Hotel & Resort
4.4(17)
333 Pacific
4.4(15)Oceanside / Carlsbad · $$$
South Beach Bar & Grille
4.4(9)Ocean Beach / Point Loma · $$
Il Fornaio Coronado
4.4(9)Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown · $$$
The Prado at Balboa Park
4.4(8)Balboa Park · $$$
The Marine Room
4.4(8)La Jolla · $$$$
Il Fornaio Del Mar
4.4(5)Del Mar / Solana Beach · $$$
Terrace Café
4.4(5)Pacific Beach / Mission Beach · $$
George's at the Cove
4.4(5)La Jolla · $$$
Blue Wave Bar & Grill
4.3(23)Shelter Island / Harbor Island · $$
Lumi by Akira Back
4.3(23)Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown · $$$$
Harbor Fish and Chips
4.3(19)Oceanside / Carlsbad · $
Cannonball
4.3(16)Pacific Beach / Mission Beach · $$$
Dominic's Italian Restaurant
4.3(13)Oceanside / Carlsbad · $$$
Monarch Ocean Pub
4.3(8)Del Mar / Solana Beach · $$$
Blue Ocean / Harumama
4.3(6)La Jolla · $$
VAGA
4.3(4)Encinitas / Del Mar · $$$
AVANT
4.2(26)$$$$
Lighthouse Oyster Bar & Grill
4.2(26)$$$
The Duck Dive
4.2(25)Pacific Beach / Mission Beach · $
Sally’s Waterfront Dining
4.2(13)Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown · $$
Firefly Eatery & Bar
4.2(9)Ocean Beach / Point Loma
Serea
4.1(17)Coronado · $$$
Peohe’s
4.1(8)Coronado · $$$
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Good to know
- What's the best restaurant with a view in San Diego for a date?
- Our top pick is Lakehouse Hotel & Resort, rated 4.4 out of 5. 333 Pacific and South Beach Bar & Grille round out the top 3.
- Which San Diego neighborhoods have the best restaurants with a view?
- Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown (3), La Jolla (3) and Oceanside / Carlsbad (3) have the most spots in the top 24.
- Are there affordable restaurants with a view in San Diego?
- Yes — South Beach Bar & Grille, Terrace Café and Blue Wave Bar & Grill are all $$ or under.
- 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.