The 24 Best Restaurants In San Diego 2024

"The Lion’s Share feels like a natural history museum: there are stuffed animal heads, a huge bearskin rug, and even a whole taxidermied peacock. Settle into the dining room’s leather chairs and start with the grilled oysters in coconut curry, and the little gem salad with wild boar bacon bits. If you’re with a group, split the wagyu steak frites with chimichurri butter, and elk flank rubbed in sumac and served with eggplant puree and sweet potatoes. Their excellent cocktails are the way to go, like the tamarind mezcal and fresno chile Cheeto Fingers which has a delightful, slow-burn kick. This is the kind of spot where you can take a date and test their sense of humor between the decor and asking if they ever read Zoobooks growing up." - ligaya malones