14 editor picks in San Diego.
Street food in San Diego means tacos and mariscos above all, scattered from Barrio Logan to the beaches. Tacos El Gordo in Chula Vista is a touchstone for Tijuana-style tacos, Las Cuatro Milpas in Barrio Logan is a decades-old institution, and Oscar's Mexican Seafood in Pacific Beach is known for its grilled and battered fish. El Carrito in Barrio Logan and City Tacos in North Park round out the everyday taco landscape.
14 street food places in San Diego we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in San Diego · Street Food across every city.
Try Vertical-trompo adobada taco
Tacos El Gordo on Broadway in Chula Vista, San Diego, the canonical Tijuana-style adobada trompo carving handmade corn tortillas until 4am on weekends.
Try Pork tamales, hand-pressed flour tortillas, rolled tacos
Las Cuatro Milpas at Mercado del Barrio in Barrio Logan, San Diego, the 1933 Estudillo-family counter back open since May 2026 with its same.
Try California burrito
Lolita's Mexican Food on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard in Kearny Mesa, San Diego, the 1984 Chula Vista taco-shop spinoff slinging the platonic California burrito.
Try Surfin' California burrito, Lucha-style adobada
Lucha Libre Gourmet Taco Shop in Mission Hills, San Diego, the 2008 Rojano-Garcia counter on Washington Street with pro-wrestling decor and the Surfin'.
Try Battered fish taco, smoked fish taco
Oscar's Mexican Seafood on Emerald Street in Pacific Beach, San Diego, the local-vote fish-taco champion with smoked and battered options for under five.
Try Chilaquiles divorciados, carnitas, breakfast burritos
El Carrito on Logan Avenue in Barrio Logan, San Diego, the homestyle Mexican counter in a 1930s streetcar with chilaquiles divorciados and carnitas.
Try Camaron Ahogado shrimp taco, Tinga de Pollo
City Tacos on University Avenue in North Park, San Diego, the original of the local chain with handmade tortillas and a Camaron Ahogado shrimp taco worth.
Try Grilled fish sandwich, ceviche, smoked fish tacos
El Pescador on Pearl Street in La Jolla, San Diego, the day-boat fish counter pulling local catch into grilled sandwiches and ceviche just blocks.
Try Carnitas pork torta, schnitzel sandwich, pork belly tacos
Carnitas' Snack Shack on the Embarcadero in San Diego, Hanis Cavin's harbour-side window for carnitas tortas, schnitzel sandwiches and pork-belly tacos.
Try World-famous Mahi fish taco
South Beach Bar and Grille on Newport Avenue in Ocean Beach, San Diego, the 1992 Pier-side cantina behind the Mahi fish taco that locals defend by name.
Try Filet Mignon taco, Chicken Al Pastor, blue corn tortillas
Puesto's original counter on Wall Street in La Jolla, San Diego, the award-winning blue-corn taqueria two blocks from the Cove with crispy-cheese filet.
Try Carne asada burrito, hand-pressed tortillas, mole tacos
El Comal on a residential block of Illinois Street in North Park, San Diego, the family-run kitchen pressing tortillas to order with mole tacos and carne.
Try Shrimp Gobernador taco, fish ceviche tostada, aguachile
Mariscos German truck on Federal Boulevard in southeast San Diego, the Tijuana-style aguachile and Gobernador-taco lifer that brought west-coast mariscos.
Try Dutch Crunch sandwiches, Late Riser breakfast sandwich
Rubicon Deli on India Street in Mission Hills, San Diego, the oversized Dutch Crunch sandwich counter where the Late Riser breakfast roll goes for under ten.
