La Locanda is an italian restaurant in Downtown, San Luis Obispo.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 1137 Garden Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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.
OrderHand-pulled noodles, pulled to order, with the house chilli oil.
TipThe 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.
OrderThe namesake piadina flatbread with whatever the kitchen is stuffing it with that season.
TipSunday breakfast runs 11:00-14:00 and is the sleeper booking; the courtyard tables are the quietest seats on Palm Street.
Black Sheep Bar & Grill keeps its kitchen open past midnight on Chorro Street, feeding San Luis Obispo burgers and garlic fries long after most rooms close.
OrderA burger and garlic fries, ideally during a televised Cal Poly game.
TipKitchen hours run later than almost anywhere downtown; Thursday to Saturday it serves until 01:00.
Novo runs a creekside deck over San Luis Obispo Creek, pouring local wine against a menu that hops from samosas to Tikka Masala Chicken and King Salmon.
OrderKing salmon on the creekside deck, or the Tikka Masala Chicken.
TipAsk for the lower creekside terrace; it was voted Best Outdoor Dining in the 2026 New Times poll.
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.
OrderHand-pulled noodles, pulled to order, with the house chilli oil.
TipThe 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.
OrderAnything from the tandoor; the clay oven is the kitchen's anchor.
TipThe 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.
OrderThe namesake piadina flatbread with whatever the kitchen is stuffing it with that season.
TipSunday breakfast runs 11:00-14:00 and is the sleeper booking; the courtyard tables are the quietest seats on Palm Street.
Black Sheep Bar & Grill keeps its kitchen open past midnight on Chorro Street, feeding San Luis Obispo burgers and garlic fries long after most rooms close.
OrderA burger and garlic fries, ideally during a televised Cal Poly game.
TipKitchen hours run later than almost anywhere downtown; Thursday to Saturday it serves until 01:00.
Hungry Mother folds Southeast Asian and Southern flavours into banh mi, po'boys and rice bowls on Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo's weekday lunch secret.
OrderA banh mi, or the weekly special, which is usually a curry.
TipIt closes at 15:00 on Mondays and Tuesdays and does not open weekends; plan a weekday visit.
Novo runs a creekside deck over San Luis Obispo Creek, pouring local wine against a menu that hops from samosas to Tikka Masala Chicken and King Salmon.
OrderKing salmon on the creekside deck, or the Tikka Masala Chicken.
TipAsk for the lower creekside terrace; it was voted Best Outdoor Dining in the 2026 New Times poll.
