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San Diego

From Gaslamp classics to Little Italy glamour and the North County coast.

San Diego steak, city to coast: Born & Raised's Art Deco glamour, Cowboy Star's butcher-shop cuts, the Gaslamp's prime-and-seafood row, and a run up the North County coast to Del Mar, Solana Beach and Carlsbad. Twenty rooms where dinner is an occasion.

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Little Italy

Born & Raised

1909 India St, San Diego, CA 92101
Dinner nightly

A glamorous Art Deco supper club, tableside Caesar, dry-aged prime and wagyu, and a rooftop bar.

Pip’s Tip Dinner nightly in Little Italy. Art Deco supper club with tableside Caesar and a rooftop bar, so start upstairs and go down to eat.

East Village

Cowboy Star

640 10th Ave, San Diego, CA 92101
Dinner nightly

A chef-driven chophouse with its own butcher shop next door, sourcing premium ranch beef.

Pip’s Tip Dinner nightly in East Village with its own butcher shop next door. Chef-driven, so ask what came in rather than defaulting to the ribeye.

University Heights

Rare Society

4130 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA 92103
Dinner nightly

A modern wood-fired chophouse, steaks, seafood towers and a loud, happy bar.

Pip’s Tip Dinner nightly in University Heights. Wood-fired, loud and happy, which makes it the group option rather than the quiet one.

Gaslamp Quarter

Greystone Prime Steakhouse

658 5th Ave, San Diego, CA 92101
Dinner nightly

A longtime Gaslamp room built on dry-aged USDA prime and serious wagyu.

Downtown

Ruth's Chris Steak House

1355 N Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101
Dinner nightly

Prime steaks sizzling on 500-degree plates, here with a harbor-front seat.

Gaslamp Quarter

Fleming's Prime Steakhouse

380 K St, San Diego, CA 92101
Dinner nightly

An upscale steak-and-wine room by Petco Park with a deep by-the-glass list.

Gaslamp Quarter

Lou & Mickey's

224 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92101
Lunch & dinner daily

A timeless American steakhouse by the ballpark, prime cuts, seafood and stiff cocktails.

Gaslamp Quarter

STK Steakhouse

600 F St, San Diego, CA 92101
Dinner nightly · weekend brunch

Steakhouse meets nightlife at the Andaz, a DJ, a scene, and a good ribeye.

Gaslamp Quarter

Fogo de Chao

668 6th Ave, San Diego, CA 92101
Lunch & dinner daily

Brazilian churrascaria, endless fire-roasted meats carved tableside and a big market table.

Banker's Hill

Bertrand at Mister A's

2550 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
Dinner nightly · weekend brunch

Twelve floors up with a skyline view, prime steaks and chops done fine-dining.

Kearny Mesa

The Butcher Shop Steakhouse

5255 Kearny Villa Rd, San Diego, CA 92123
Lunch weekdays · dinner daily

A Chicago-style room open since 1971, oak-grilled Midwestern choice and prime.

La Jolla

Eddie V's Prime Seafood

1270 Prospect St, La Jolla, CA 92037
Dinner nightly

Prime steak and seafood over La Jolla Cove, with live jazz most nights.

Carlsbad

Ember & Rye

7447 Batiquitos Dr, Carlsbad, CA 92011
Lunch & dinner daily

Richard Blais's live-fire California chophouse at Park Hyatt Aviara.

Downtown

Grant Grill

326 Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101
Dinner Tue–Sat

A historic room in the US Grant Hotel, prime steaks and California polish.

Del Mar

Ruth's Chris Steak House

11582 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130
Dinner nightly

The North County outpost, butter-topped prime on a sizzling plate.

Solana Beach

Pamplemousse Grille

514 Via de la Valle, Solana Beach, CA 92075
Dinner nightly

Across from the Del Mar track, grilled meats and a wall of signature sauces.

Solana Beach

Rare Society

330 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach, CA 92075
Dinner nightly

The coastal Cedros Avenue sibling, wood-fired steaks and seafood towers.

Carlsbad

Vigilucci's Seafood & Steakhouse

3878 Carlsbad Blvd, Carlsbad, CA 92008
Lunch & dinner daily

Oceanfront in Carlsbad Village, Italian steak-and-seafood with the pastas to match.

Mission Valley

Bully's East

2401 Camino del Rio S, San Diego, CA 92108
Lunch & dinner daily

A San Diego institution since 1971, slow-roasted prime rib and a red-leather hush.

Escondido

Vintana Wine + Dine

1205 Auto Park Way, Escondido, CA 92029
Lunch & dinner · closed Mon

North County wine-country dining, steaks, chops and short rib in a dramatic room.

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Born & Raised

A glamorous Art Deco supper club, tableside Caesar, dry-aged prime and wagyu, and a rooftop bar.

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