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Restaurants in National City, CA

There are 23 independent places to eat in National City, San Diego County, counted on . National chains are left out. 7 have hours on record. The latest is Kimball Coastal Eatery, open until 10pm on Friday and Saturday.

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

By kind

  • Restaurant14
  • Counter service8
  • Ice cream1

Kitchens, as tagged in OpenStreetMap

  • Mexican4
  • Barbecue2
  • Filipino2
  • Grill2
  • Pizza2
  • American1
  • Asian1
  • Breakfast1
  • Burgers1
  • Chinese1

Every one of the 23 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 18

Hours on record 1

  • Mike's Giant New York Pizza

    Greek, Grill, Mediterranean

    1635 Sweetwater Road, National City, CA 91950

    Sun to Thu 11am to 8:30pm, Fri and Sat 11am to 9:30pm

    mikesgiantnewyorkpizza.com

On the map, hours not on record 4

  • Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers

    Burgers, counter service

    327 Mile of Cars Way, National City, CA 91950

    freddysusa.com(619) 434-5649

  • L&L Hawaiian Barbeque

    Barbecue, Grill

    1860 Sweetwater Road, National City, CA 91950

    hawaiianbarbecue.com

  • Stone Oven

    Pizza, counter service

  • The Buffalo Spot

    Counter service

What the hours can tell you

How many places to eat are there in National City?

Hot Tip lists 23 independent places to eat in National City, San Diego County, counted on 5 October 2026. By the tag each one carries in OpenStreetMap: Restaurant 14, Counter service 8, Ice cream 1. National chains are not counted, so the area has more than this in all.

Which places to eat in National City are open on Monday?

Of the 7 with hours on record, 6 open on Monday. The one that does not is PHOnomenal.

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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