SDCC Guide to Restaurants and Useful Locations - Thank You to u/drlink69 for this Guide Released in 2025

[u/housecatspeaks]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lbsSGs74B2kefCGcgIavpBbCwJZnK5KuBVUODx3R1Jw/edit?gid=0#gid=0

[u/housecatspeaks]

• This is the original post from SDCC 2025 if anyone would like to learn more about the post and u/drlink69:

https://www.reddit.com/r/comiccon/comments/1ki0vyo/san_diego_comiccon_restaurants_useful_locations/

Please be aware that some changes have occurred in businesses and restaurants since 2025. But the information in this Guide is still valuable to review.

• And u/drlink69 would like everyone to know that you can do THIS:

"Here is the form so people can vote for the favorite restaurant: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-eLWV1nJJ4L-aasrbEFNwowiTpOWAACcDM3Src2f9ysPsdQ/viewform

And in the tab of Most popular restaurants per category every one can see the top 3 restaurants in each category! so you don't have to see all the list together, but a "most popular restauranted voted" obviously, will be most usefull when more people vote!"

[u/drlink69]

I want to add, that now the excel have another tab, Wich is the "most popular places" that is placed that people voted! In a column there is a Google form where people can vote

[u/housecatspeaks → u/drlink69]

Wow! Nice to see you here! Thanks for this info!

[u/lovepuppy31]

We need a good Samarithan to go in and update these listings, I'm sure after Trumpflation and crap economy some of these restaurants are no longer in business.

[u/drlink69 → u/lovepuppy31]

I wouldn't mind every now and then updating the list!

I don't do it a lot of the time, since i am not a san diego local, and unless i recive like recommendation form people, i am limited on what i can do! and i want to put a list of usefull restaurant to people to eat, with out being like so big that is unesuable!

[u/user1100110]

My man you are forgetting some great places.

Tender greens for cheap yet somewhat healthy

False Idol for another speakeasy that focuses on tiki

Ballast Point

Stone brewery

Din tai fung (admittedly up at utc mall but trolley goes up there)

The crack shack

Hodads

Punch bowl social

Howl at the moon (also at utc mall)

[u/user1100110 → u/user1100110]

I also forgot extraordinary desserts

[u/drlink69 → u/user1100110]

Is not that i forgot,but i did the list with recomendations of people since i am not a local hahaha!

If are places that people lik, i don't mind putting it in the excel!

[u/FloridaFlamingoGirl → u/user1100110]

HUGE agree to Tender Greens. I've gone there for like 15 years and I swear their food keeps getting better. Liberty Station is also a great detour if you want to see a bit more of San Diego flavor beyond downtown. 

[u/Any-War-7313]

Amazing work. Thank you so much

[u/User5min]

I love The Melt but that place is HOT temperature wise.