Izakaya Goshi is a japanese restaurant in Downtown, San Luis Obispo.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Sushi, Sashimi
Must order: The nigiri selection; the fish case moves quickly on weekend nights.
Tip: Lunch runs 11:30-13:30 only; arrive before noon for a seat at the small bar.
Address: 570 Higuera Street, Suite 155, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Petra Mediterranean Pizza & Grill bakes its own pita and carves gyro and shawarma on Higuera Street, a Diners Drive-Ins and Dives alum in San Luis Obispo.
Signature: Gyro, Chicken shawarma, Fresh pita
Order: The gyro wrapped in pita baked in-house that morning.
Tip: Happy hour runs 15:00-18:00 and all day Sunday; the second branch sits inside SLO Public Market.
Mama's Meatball cooks gnocchi alla Sorrentina and tableside fettuccine Alfredo in the Creamery, one of San Luis Obispo's most reliable red-sauce rooms.
Signature: Gnocchi alla Sorrentina, Fettuccine Alfredo
Order: Fettuccine Alfredo finished tableside, then the tiramisu.
Tip: A separate gluten-free menu covers most of the pasta list; reservations run through OpenTable.
La Locanda keeps an open kitchen on Garden Street in San Luis Obispo, rolling Northern Italian pasta by hand and shopping the farmers' market every week.
Signature: Handmade pasta, Lasagna
Order: Whichever handmade pasta special came off the market run that week.
Tip: Corkage is $22, so bring an Edna Valley bottle from an afternoon of tasting.
Shake Shake Fresh Noodle pulls its noodles by hand to order on Nipomo Street, the closest San Luis Obispo gets to a northern Chinese noodle bar.
Signature: Hand-pulled noodles, Dumplings
Order: Hand-pulled noodles, pulled to order, with the house chilli oil.
Tip: The dining room is small; off-peak lunch just after 11:30 is the easiest seat.
Piadina cooks Italian-leaning Californian food inside Hotel San Luis Obispo, folding its namesake Romagna flatbreads around Central Coast produce.
Signature: Piadina flatbread, Seasonal pastas
Order: The namesake piadina flatbread with whatever the kitchen is stuffing it with that season.
Tip: Sunday breakfast runs 11:00-14:00 and is the sleeper booking; the courtyard tables are the quietest seats on Palm Street.
Petra Mediterranean Pizza & Grill bakes its own pita and carves gyro and shawarma on Higuera Street, a Diners Drive-Ins and Dives alum in San Luis Obispo.
Signature: Gyro, Chicken shawarma, Fresh pita
Order: The gyro wrapped in pita baked in-house that morning.
Tip: Happy hour runs 15:00-18:00 and all day Sunday; the second branch sits inside SLO Public Market.
Mama's Meatball cooks gnocchi alla Sorrentina and tableside fettuccine Alfredo in the Creamery, one of San Luis Obispo's most reliable red-sauce rooms.
Signature: Gnocchi alla Sorrentina, Fettuccine Alfredo
Order: Fettuccine Alfredo finished tableside, then the tiramisu.
Tip: A separate gluten-free menu covers most of the pasta list; reservations run through OpenTable.
La Locanda keeps an open kitchen on Garden Street in San Luis Obispo, rolling Northern Italian pasta by hand and shopping the farmers' market every week.
Signature: Handmade pasta, Lasagna
Order: Whichever handmade pasta special came off the market run that week.
Tip: Corkage is $22, so bring an Edna Valley bottle from an afternoon of tasting.
Shake Shake Fresh Noodle pulls its noodles by hand to order on Nipomo Street, the closest San Luis Obispo gets to a northern Chinese noodle bar.
Signature: Hand-pulled noodles, Dumplings
Order: Hand-pulled noodles, pulled to order, with the house chilli oil.
Tip: The dining room is small; off-peak lunch just after 11:30 is the easiest seat.
Shalimar Indian Restaurant runs a traditional clay tandoor on Broad Street, the long-standing Indian and Pakistani kitchen of San Luis Obispo since 2008.
Signature: Tandoori chicken, Curries
Order: Anything from the tandoor; the clay oven is the kitchen's anchor.
Tip: The lunch window ends at 14:30 sharp; the halal kitchen is listed on Zabihah.
Piadina cooks Italian-leaning Californian food inside Hotel San Luis Obispo, folding its namesake Romagna flatbreads around Central Coast produce.
Signature: Piadina flatbread, Seasonal pastas
Order: The namesake piadina flatbread with whatever the kitchen is stuffing it with that season.
Tip: Sunday breakfast runs 11:00-14:00 and is the sleeper booking; the courtyard tables are the quietest seats on Palm Street.
