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Restaurants in La Jolla, San Diego

There are 90 independent places to eat in La Jolla, San Diego, counted on . National chains are left out. 28 have hours on record. The latest are The Nautilus Tavern and Bubba’s Smokehouse BBQ, each open until midnight at least one night.

Counted from the live Hot Tip map. Listings start from OpenStreetMap and are corrected by hand.

By kind

  • Restaurant76
  • Counter service12
  • Ice cream2

Kitchens, as tagged in OpenStreetMap

  • Dining hall8
  • Mexican8
  • Pizza7
  • American4
  • Burgers4
  • Italian4
  • Thai4
  • Mediterranean3
  • Seafood3
  • Chinese2

Every one of the 90 is listed. Places named in print or on Reddit come first, the ones more publications have named ahead of the rest. Then places with hours on record, then the rest by name. The order is how much the map knows about a place, never how good anybody thinks it is.

Named in print or on Reddit 53

Hours on record 5

  • Blue Bowl Superfoods

    Counter service

    Mon to Fri 8am to 7pm, Sat and Sun 9am to 6pm

  • Blue Pepper Asian Cuisine

    Thai

    Mon to Fri 9am to 9pm, closed Sat and Sun

    bluepepperucsd.com

  • Bubba’s Smokehouse BBQ

    Barbecue

    888 Prospect Street, La Jolla, CA 92037

    Mon to Thu 4pm to 11pm, Fri 4pm to midnight, Sun 1pm to 11pm, closed Sat

    bubbassmokehousebbq.com

  • Canyon Vista Restaurant

    Cafeteria

    Mon to Thu 7:30am to 9pm, Fri 7:30am to 8pm, Sat and Sun 10am to 8pm

  • Shiku

    Sushi

    1277 Prospect Street, San Diego, CA 92037

    Every day 11:30am to 9pm

On the map, hours not on record 32

  • 64 Degrees

    Dining hall

  • Aroi

    Thai

  • Blue Wave Bistro

    Burgers, Chicken, American, counter service

    Expedition Way, San Diego, CA 92037

  • Brick & Bell Plus

    Restaurant

    7825 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037

  • Classic Burger

    Burgers

    615 Pearl Street, La Jolla, CA 92037

    (858) 732-0034

  • Crave

    Dining hall

  • Croutons

    Salad, counter service

  • Curry Up Now

    Indian, counter service

    curryupnow.com

  • Dough Mamma Pizzeria

    Pizza

    2152 Avenida de la Playa, San Diego, CA 92037

    doughmommapizzeria.com

  • Dr. Juice

    Juice, counter service

  • Foodworx

    Restaurant

  • Fresheria

    Restaurant

    627 Pearl Street, La Jolla, CA 92037

    lafresheria.com(858) 551-8786

  • George’s Rooftop

    Restaurant

  • Jose's

    Mexican

  • Lark and Owl

    Restaurant

    5604 La Jolla Boulevard, La Jolla, CA 92037

    larkowlmenu.com(858) 886-7028

  • Lemongrass

    Counter service

  • Makai

    Dining hall

  • Noodles

    Dining hall

  • Oceanview Terrace

    Dining hall

  • Pines

    Dining hall

  • Ridgewalk Social

    Sports bar

    theridgewalksocial.com(858) 412-3212

  • Rooftop

    Dining hall

  • Roots

    Restaurant

  • Santorini Island Grill

    Greek, counter service

  • Shogun

    Japanese

  • Sixty Four North

    Restaurant

  • Spiro's Mediterranean Cuisine

    Mediterranean

  • The Bistro at the Strand

    Asian, Fusion

  • The Spot

    American

  • Turmeric Thai Garden

    Thai

    6435 Caminito Blythefield, San Diego

    (858) 886-7985

  • Wolftown

    Dining hall

  • Zoya Mediterranean Pizza & Bar

    Mediterranean, Pizza

What the hours can tell you

How many places to eat are there in La Jolla?

Hot Tip lists 90 independent places to eat in La Jolla, San Diego, counted on 5 October 2026. By the tag each one carries in OpenStreetMap: Restaurant 76, Counter service 12, Ice cream 2. National chains are not counted, so the area has more than this in all.

Which places to eat in La Jolla are open after 11pm?

Of the 28 with hours on record, 2 are open after 11pm at least one night: Bubba’s Smokehouse BBQ (until midnight on Friday) and The Nautilus Tavern (until midnight on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday).

Which places to eat in La Jolla are open on Monday?

Of the 28 with hours on record, 24 open on Monday. The ones that do not are Smallgoods Cheese Shop & Cafe, Verdes El Ranchero, Café Milano and American Pizza Manufacturing.

Hours come from OpenStreetMap or from the business's own website. A place with no hours on record stays on the map and is never the app's answer, because the answer promises open now. Something wrong or missing? Write to hello@hottip.club. If the place is yours, claiming it is free.

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