Piadina is a californian restaurant in Downtown, San Luis Obispo.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 877 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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.
Luna Red sets seafood paella, lamb lollipops and shared plates beside Mission San Luis Obispo, with a plaza patio that fills fast on Thursday market nights.
OrderThe seafood paella, built for the table and priced accordingly.
TipBook the patio for Thursday evenings; the farmers' market runs one block away on Higuera Street.
Firestone Grill is San Luis Obispo's tri-tip sandwich benchmark, carving oak-grilled beef onto garlic rolls since 1995 for a queue that snakes out the door.
OrderThe tri-tip sandwich on a garlic-butter roll, with a side of fries.
TipThe line moves faster than it looks; order at the counter and grab a patio table on Higuera Street.
Giuseppe's Cucina Rustica serves farm-driven Italian cooking in San Luis Obispo's 1876 Sinsheimer building, with produce grown on its own Edna Valley farm.
OrderThe cioppino, loaded with Central Coast seafood.
TipSince 1988 the kitchen has grown heirloom produce on the family farm; ask which vegetables came in that morning.
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.
Luna Red sets seafood paella, lamb lollipops and shared plates beside Mission San Luis Obispo, with a plaza patio that fills fast on Thursday market nights.
OrderThe seafood paella, built for the table and priced accordingly.
TipBook the patio for Thursday evenings; the farmers' market runs one block away on Higuera Street.
Firestone Grill is San Luis Obispo's tri-tip sandwich benchmark, carving oak-grilled beef onto garlic rolls since 1995 for a queue that snakes out the door.
OrderThe tri-tip sandwich on a garlic-butter roll, with a side of fries.
TipThe line moves faster than it looks; order at the counter and grab a patio table on Higuera Street.
Giuseppe's Cucina Rustica serves farm-driven Italian cooking in San Luis Obispo's 1876 Sinsheimer building, with produce grown on its own Edna Valley farm.
OrderThe cioppino, loaded with Central Coast seafood.
TipSince 1988 the kitchen has grown heirloom produce on the family farm; ask which vegetables came in that morning.
