Hot San Diego Restaurant Openings You May Have Missed, October 2025 | Eater San Diego

"La Jolla— Nestled among towering office blocks in the La Jolla Commons, Daffodil Café opened on the ground floor for breakfast and lunch dining. Owner Lauren Passero-Brookes (Kensington Cafe, the Haven Pizzeria) brought in chef Sarah Palomares, who’s worked in the kitchens of Nobu in the Gaslamp Quarter and Little Lion Cafe in Point Loma. The kitchen team slings inventive dishes like coconut chia pudding with toasted coconut; a veggie sando with sauteed zucchini and eggplant; a Commons smash burger punched up with Hatch chile cheddar and an herbaceous aioli; and a chicken tikka masala Frankie, an Indian street-food naan wrap." - Helen I. Hwang