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Restaurants in Vista, CA

There are 38 independent places to eat in Vista, San Diego County, counted on . National chains are left out. 6 have hours on record. The latest are Ciao Ristorante Italiano and The Original Mr. Taco Vista, 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

  • Restaurant31
  • Counter service6

Kitchens, as tagged in OpenStreetMap

  • Mexican6
  • Pizza5
  • Chinese3
  • Italian2
  • Donuts1
  • Sushi1
  • Thai1
  • Vietnamese1

Every one of the 38 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 2

  • La Banana Fruits - Fruteria

    Restaurant

    1580 South Melrose Dr, Vista

    Mon to Fri 10am to 5pm, closed Sat and Sun

    mylabananafruits.com(760) 536-3712

  • The Original Mr. Taco Vista

    Mexican

    2215 South Melrose Dr, Vista, CA 92081

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

On the map, hours not on record 18

  • Albertaco's

    Counter service

    601 Sycamore Avenue, Vista, CA 92083

  • Albertacos

    Mexican, counter service

    1805 Hacienda Drive, Vista

  • Diamond Doughnuts

    Counter service

    730 Sycamore Avenue, Vista

  • El Asadero Mexican and Seafood

    Mexican

    1717 East Vista Way, Vista, CA 92084

  • Jackson's Sports Bar and Grill

    Restaurant

    721 South Santa Fe Avenue, Vista, CA 92083

    jacksonsonsantafe.com

  • La Gordita Mexican Food

    Restaurant

  • Leucadia Pizzeria Shadowridge

    Pizza

    2215 South Melrose Drive, Vista, CA 92081

  • Lupillozz Pizza

  • Lur Ros Thai Kitchen

    Thai

    1717 East Vista Way, Vista, CA 92084

  • Marco Italian Restarant

    Restaurant

  • New Panda Buffet

    Chinese

  • Photo House

    Vietnamese

  • Sky Sushi

    Sushi

  • Souplantation

    Restaurant

    1860 University Drive, Vista, CA 92083

  • Spicy King

    Chinese

  • Tasty Pizza

    Pizza

  • URBN Coal Fired Pizza

    Pizza

    203 Main Street, Vista, CA 92084

  • Zappy Pizza

    Pizza, counter service

    510 Hacienda Drive, Vista, CA 92081

What the hours can tell you

How many places to eat are there in Vista?

Hot Tip lists 38 independent places to eat in Vista, San Diego County, counted on 5 October 2026. By the tag each one carries in OpenStreetMap: Restaurant 31, Counter service 6, no tag on file 1. National chains are not counted, so the area has more than this in all.

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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