Gay San Diego Restaurants 

Featured San Diego Restaurants

BOTTEGA DE LA STRADA
835 4th Avenue, San Diego California
The cucina is pure Tuscan, and its ambiance offers a warm welcome to both individual diners and larger parties. Favorites include: Bruschetta rubbed with garlic and topped with tomatoes and basil; Pizza Margherita with tomato sauce, mozzarella, and fresh basil, Homemade pastas such as pappardelle (wide noodles) with a savory wild-boar sauce, and game including the succulent pan-roasted rabbit.

JACK'S LA JOLLA
7863 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, California
Phone: 858-456-8111
Chef Tony DiSalvo, formerly chef de cuisine at New York's Jean Georges, oversees Jack’s three kitchens, which create a wide variety of exceptional dining experiences including sophisticated seafood, fowl, and beef entrees in The Dining Room, amazing pizzas, pastas, Kobe burgers, and moderately priced seafood and steaks entrees in The Grille, and grilled steaks, seafood and sushi entrees in The Ocean Room.

POSTCARDS AMERICAN BISTRO 
Located in Handlery Hotel and Resort 
950 Hotel Circle North, San Diego, California 
800-676-6567   619-298-0511  
Executive Chef Brick Burtleson, formerly of San Francisco's noted Bohemian Grove and Neiman Marcus Rotunda restaurant, presents consistently delicious contemporary American cuisine, lauded by critics and kids alike. For an excellent breakfast, lunch or dinner, Postcards has become a favorite of all families – especially ours.

San Diego Restaurants

Bali Hai Restaurant
2230 Shelter Island Drive, San Diego, California
The historic Tiki-themed restaurant invites diners to a sensual escape of island pleasures. The menu is filled with rich and exotic dishes including Lobster Wontons, Chicken of the Gods, and Kailua Pork Loin, and the bar offers—what else?—famously authentic Mai Tai’s. Sunday Champagne Brunch.

Bertrand at Mister A's Restaurant
2550 5th Avenue, San Diego, California
Pearched atop a skyscraper on the brink of downtown, the restaurant offers one of the most outstanding dining experiences in San Diego. Modern American cuisine elegantly compliments the cosmopolitan backdrop, with a menu that offers awe-inspiring “glimpses” of both land and sea.

Blue Point Restaurant
565 5th Avenue, San Diego, California
Blue Point was the first seafood and oyster bar to open in the Gaslamp over a decade ago, and it remains one of the very best. Executive Chef Jonathan Hale pays special attention to interpreting seafood classics in fresh ways that delight all the senses. Specialties extend to a selection of steak and chops, so that both the menu and interior call to mind an old fashioned supper club with nautical flair.

Chianti Restaurant
644 5th Avenue, San Diego, California
Using quality fresh ingredients, De-Liso has crafted an extensive menu of traditional and modern Italian fare, offering everything from fresh made lobster risotto to steak served intagliata style. Chianti’s dining room offers a casually sophisticated atmosphere, allowing diners a relaxing escape from downtown San Diego’s lively Gaslamp area. The extensive wine list of course features a wide array of Chianti wines, as well as an excellent Italian and American selection. With its varied menu, generous portions, and inviting atmosphere, Chianti is ideally suited for large groups and small parties alike.

Crab Catcher Restaurant
1298 Prospect St., La Jolla, California
Perched atop an Oceanside bluff in La Jolla, the Crab Catcher offers a spectacular view. The elevated dining room overlooks waves crashing onto La Jolla Cove set before an elegant backdrop of the coastline. Chef Jon Burwell’s impressively extensive menu celebrates the ocean’s bounty with dishes such as king crab-stuffed Hawaiian Ono served with chili-garlic puree and dill-infused buerre blanc; he also showcases his range of talent in select non-seafood dishes such as charbroiled herb-marinated rack of Australian lamb with California peaches, montrachet goat cheese, and roasted shallot pinot noir reduction.

Dakota Grill Restaurant
901 5th Avenue, San Diego, California
Quality dining and value combine in the casual meets upscale Dakota Grill and Spirits, an award-winning restaurant that specializes in mesquite grilled streaks, fresh seafood, and some surprisingly exotic dishes. Located in a historic Gaslamp structure, Dakota’s upstairs lounge trickles soft piano music into the dining rooms below for intimate weekend dinners.

Donovan's Restaurant
4340 La Jolla Village Dr., San Diego, California
Donovan’s Steak and Chop house offers a refined setting filled with upscale class and elegance. The menu showcases a variety of cuts of succulent USDA Prime steak, while offering a variety of other options from Australian rack of lamb to North Atlantic Salmon. Appetizers and salads offer to tantalize the palate before the main course, while potatoes and vegetables—always complimentary—accompany each entrée.

Island Prime Restaurant
880 Harbor Island Drive, San Diego, California
The new 333-seat restaurant is conveniently located five minutes away from the Convention Center and features panoramic skyline views that are to dine for.

La Fiesta Restaurant
628 5th Avenue, San Diego, California
La Fiesta offers traditional and family friendly favorites, as well as a variety of fresh seafood and more contemporary dishes influenced by Spanish and South American flavors. Well-known for their margaritas, La Fiesta boasts a full bar with over 65 different types of fine tequila.

MAX New York Restaurant
827 5th Avenue, San Diego, California
MAX brings a taste of New York to Fifth Avenue, home of the finest restaurants in downtown San Diego. Top-notch steaks, chops and poultry, grass-fed and free-range, are offered alongside fresh, delicately prepared seafood.

Ocean Room Restaurant
630 5th Avenue, San Diego, California
The main attraction is the Oyster Bar featuring an open kitchen - seafood purists will delight in their kettle steamed crustacean specialties and traditional favorites, as well as an array of appetizers, pasta, and fish entrees with Asian and New Orleans culinary influences.

Prado Restaurant
1549 El Prado, Suite 12, San Diego, California
Balboa Park is synonymous with San Diego history, lush greenery, and grand architecture, elements that unite at the award-winning Prado Restaurant. Located inside the House of Hospitality, the Spanish inspired interior begetOcean Room Restaurants a multitude of dining rooms, from the intimate courtyard to the grand ballroom. The menu is no less expansive, featuring artful dishes fusing Latin and Italian influences with the freshest California ingredients.

Sante Ristorante Restaurant
7811 Herschel Ave., La Jolla, California
Chef Emelio Bertoli’s delectable Northern Italian cuisine ranges from delightful treats, such as homemade paperdelle with a wild boar ragu, to reliable favorites, such as risotto di frutti di mare, a rich risotto with clams, mussels, shrimp and calamari. An outstanding and extensive wine list complements every dish on the menu.

Tapenade Restaurant
7612 Fay Ave., La Jolla, California
Diners frequent the sophisticated establishment for acclaimed chef Jean-Michel Diot’s Provençal-style French cooking. Diot, who comes to San Diego after a successful career in Paris and New York, offers a consistently award-winning menu, while Tapenade’s welcoming atmosphere and excellent service compliment the cuisine. For an exceptional experience, Diot offers a five-course tasting menu with wine pairings, served at 5:30 daily.

Trattoria La Strada Restaurant 
702 5th Avenue, San Diego, California
A warm interior with the suggestion of an Italian villa extends to an open kitchen where Master Chef Roberto Bernardoni prepares the Tuscan specialties that put La Strada in the top ten of Italian restaurants in the U.S. Add to that an excellent selection of Italian wines, moderate prices, and an enthusiastic staff.