San Diego is a culinary treasure, boasting some of the finest restaurants Southern California has to offer. Best of all, many of these unique dining experiences, are close by the Convention Center. Whether you are in the mood for a candlelit Italian restaurant, a casual seafood restaurant with an ocean view, a festive Mexican restaurant or a lively pub, you'll find it here.
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Executive Chefs, Shokooh & Behrooz Farahani,
celebrate the traditions of Persian cuisine at his namesake restaurant Bandar, with fresh prime steaks, chicken, seafood and...
Gaslamp Quarter
845 4th Ave.,
San Diego,
92101
Persian
$$$
barleymash is the downtown place-to-be for locals and tourists alike. Set amidst reclaimed wood from the original foundation and a warm modernist design, the restaurant a...
Gaslamp Quarter
600 5th Ave.,
San Diego,
92101
American
$$
Cafe Sevilla is an authentic Spanish bistro in the heart of the Gaslamp, serving over 40 different tapas from regions all over Spain. Sevilla provides nightly live entert...
Gaslamp Quarter
353 5th Ave.,
San Diego,
92101
Spanish
$$
Crossroads at House of Blues features a new menu inspired by celebrity chef, Aáron Sanchez. Guests can enjoy contemporary classics with a bold twist in the place where fo...
Downtown San Diego
1055 5th Avenue,
San Diego,
92101
American
$$
Direct from local fishing boats as well as some of the most respected aqua farms in the world, Donovan's Prime Seafood provides diners with the ultimate in seafood qualit...
Gaslamp Quarter
333 5th Ave.,
San Diego,
92101
Seafood
$$$$
Delighting San Diego passengers since 1915, Flagship Cruises & Events offers extraordinary experiences unique to San Diego such as gourmet dinner cruises, harbor cruises,...
Embarcadero
990 North Harbor Drive,
San Diego,
92101
American
$$$$
Greystone Steakhouse is Downtown San Diego's premiere restaurant for delicious steak, seafood and pasta in the heart of the Historic Gaslamp Quarter. To complement our cu...
Gaslamp Quarter
658 5th Ave.,
San Diego,
92101
Steakhouses
$$$$
Meet. Greet. Rock. Party. A short walk from the San Diego Convention Center, the Hard Rock Cafe San Diego is the perfect venue to celebrate and congregate following the d...
Gaslamp Quarter
801 4th Avenue,
San Diego,
92101
American
$$
At Heavenly Cupcake, we specialize in baking cupcakes the old fashioned way.
We hand bake and frost our cupcakes fresh every morning, and top them off with our signatu...
Downtown San Diego
518 6th Avenue,
San Diego,
92101
Dessert
$
Private yacht charters, dinner and brunch cruises, harbor tours, bay cruises, whale watching and team building for convention/incentives groups.
Embarcadero
1066 N. Harbor Dr.,
San Diego,
92101
American
$$$$
Located in the Andaz Hotel, in Downtown’s historic Gaslamp Quarter, Katsuya by Starck features the dynamic pairing of Master Sushi Chef Katsuya Uechi and global design ic...
Gaslamp Quarter
600 F Street,
San Diego,
92101
Japanese/Sushi
$$
Osetra's world-class service, award-winning wine list and the freshest seafood in Southern California will ensure your visit is nothing short of spectacular. You will be ...
Gaslamp Quarter
904 5th Ave.,
San Diego,
92101
Seafood
$$$
Osteria Panevino's prime location in the heart of San Diego's historic Gaslamp Quarter is just minutes from the Convention Center and most major hotels. Spacious dining r...
Gaslamp Quarter
722 5th Ave.,
San Diego,
92101
Italian
$$$
1500 Ocean
Coronado
1500 Ocean Ave.,
Coronado,
92118
619-522-8525
Seafood
$$$$
Acqua Al 2
Gaslamp Quarter
322 5th Ave.,
San Diego,
92101
619-230-0382
Italian
$$$
Anthony's Fish Grotto
Embarcadero
1360 N. Harbor Drive,
San Diego,
92101
(619) 232-5103
Seafood
$$
Athens Market Taverna
Downtown San Diego
109 West F St.,
San Diego,
92101
619-234-1955
International
$$$
Azuki Sushi
Bankers Hill
2321 5th Avenue,
San Diego,
92101
(619) 238-4760
Japanese/Sushi
$
Barra Barra Saloon
Old Town
4016 Wallace St.,
San Diego,
92110
619-291-3200
Mexican
$
Bertrand at Mr. A's
Bankers Hill
2550 5th Ave.,
San Diego,
92103
619-239-1377
Mediterranean
$$$
