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Restaurants in University Heights, San Diego

There are 22 independent places to eat in University Heights, San Diego, counted on . National chains are left out. 5 have hours on record. The latest are Pomegranate, Pop Pie Company and Gnarly Girl Pizza, each open until 10pm at least one night.

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

By kind

  • Restaurant20
  • Counter service1
  • Ice cream1

Kitchens, as tagged in OpenStreetMap

  • American2
  • Ethiopian2
  • Japanese2
  • Mexican2
  • Pizza2
  • Burgers1
  • Pot pie1
  • Russian1
  • Tea1
  • Thai1

Every one of the 22 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

  • Gnarly Girl Pizza

    Pizza

    2302 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92104

    Mon to Wed 3pm to 9pm, Thu and Sun noon to 9pm, Fri and Sat noon to 10pm

    gnarlygirlpizza.com(619) 782-9776

On the map, hours not on record 3

  • GIHON Ethiopian Kitchen

    Restaurant

  • Kiko’s Seafood

    Mexican, counter service

  • Wellspring Tea Room

    Tea

What the hours can tell you

How many places to eat are there in University Heights?

Hot Tip lists 22 independent places to eat in University Heights, San Diego, counted on 5 October 2026. By the tag each one carries in OpenStreetMap: Restaurant 20, Counter service 1, Ice cream 1. National chains are not counted, so the area has more than this in all.

Which places to eat in University Heights are open on Monday?

Of the 5 with hours on record, 4 open on Monday. The one that does not is Hatsuzakura.

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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