City Tacos North Park ★ 4.2
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: Camaron Ahogado shrimp taco, Tinga de Pollo
El Carrito is a street-food stop in Barrio Logan, San Diego.
El Carrito on Logan Avenue in Barrio Logan, San Diego, the homestyle Mexican counter in a 1930s streetcar with chilaquiles divorciados and carnitas.
Address: 2154 Logan Ave, San Diego, CA 92113
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: Camaron Ahogado shrimp taco, Tinga de Pollo
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: Grilled fish sandwich, ceviche, smoked fish 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: Carnitas pork torta, schnitzel sandwich, pork belly tacos
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: World-famous Mahi fish taco
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: Filet Mignon taco, Chicken Al Pastor, blue corn tortillas
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: Carne asada burrito, hand-pressed tortillas, mole tacos