The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Pacific Beach, San Diego

Greg Crisci: Wow...soooo good. The homemade bread, shrimp with garlic, chicken, and olives. Quiet place, very relaxing. Sit in the corner for privacy.

Vidhya Gholkar: Flamenco dance on Sundays. Live music on Thursdays. Top class Tapas every day. All is good. Friends love the Patata Bravas and Tortilla Española. I've a soft spot for the Rabas. Friendly bar tenders.

Kris Wheeler: Braised oxtail is to die for!

TheDL: Lobster tacos from Local are pretty much a sure fire bet. Lumpia is great here too. Nice view as well

Schuck Trivia: Come by every Wednesday at 7:30 for Trivia! Read more.

Steph Beck: Best lobster tacos at the beach.... HANDS DOWN!!

Sydney Lampe: Make a reservation on open table to avoid waiting... Especially for Sunday brunch! Great food and great drinks!

Nilda 🚲 Townsend: Great place to eat and dog friendly!! It's a cute place and the food was really good!! It's definitely a great place for date night!! And we will definitely will be back!! :-)

Randy Brown: The Filet Medallion was well seasoned, very tender and tasty. Didn't have room for the warm cookies or hot chocolate ganache at the end.

Clarah G: Good food, ambience, amazing staff! A must go when visiting San Diego!

Jonathan Press: Try the tantric martini and lamb Nirvava

Estevan Costa: fantastic place, great staff, a secret spot with awesome Indian food. the masala with lamb is delicious! Veggie and gluten free options too. Definitely a must go in SD!

Elaine Courtney: High quality sushi, a little bit on the steep side. Great place for an intimate dinner with someone near and dear to you.

Natalie Miyake: Best sashimi in SD and the most authentic I've had in the US. Ask to sit at the counter - the sushi chefs are so friendly.I felt like I was back home in Japan!

COLLEEN RUGG: This is where you go for the best sushi in San Diego Read more.

Paul Kim: Good food, great prices, especially during happy hour or the Tuesday specials. Really loud though.

Chelsea Twining: Apps were better than the sushi.

Miss Gemma Hentrich: 30% off sushi and combos 12-7pm, 50% off appetizers 4-7pm, anytime you order large beer- add small hot sake for 25 cents! Reggae music is awesome. Creative rolls you'll love. Great service! The best!

Jon Travelguy1: Superb Mimosas. I had the lavender love, passion fruit and orange 3 combo. There was also.live music guitar player/singer.

Andy Ballester: Flatbreads, Sliders, and salads are great! The beer selection is awesome. Grapefruit Sculpin and Delirium Red are my current favorites.

Amy Ballester: WinO Wednesdays are awesome! 1/2 off bottles of Wine!

Allison Neumann: Lobster roll is the bomb! Add some seasoned fries or house made chips.

Michael Sokolson: The blonde is delicious.

Carl Densing: Their flight of fives is good. The proximity to the beach makes this place one of the popular places in PB. Good service, good beer, and good ambiance.

Teri Pytel: I can't say enough about this place. Service is impeccable. Risotto was outstanding. Beet salad and warm mussels are a must have. The setting on the patio is memory maker especially the sea wall.

Victoria Vosler: Get the steamed mussels!! The sauce is amazing, you will literally want to drink it

Brett Miller: This is by far the best restaurant in San Diego!

Eddie Nomura: Burger with onion rings was great! Followed it up with an order of wings for dessert...sooo good! Fried pickle was a nice surprise. Can't wait to come back!

Randy Brown: Trivia at 8PM on Tuesdays at 8PM with Sarah.

Michelle Macias: Ask Matt about the gizzard.

Patty Jasper: Ice cream sandwich was amazing.The white choc chip macadamia nut cookie melts in your mouth. I'm a SD native now living in North Carolina, we come home to visit twice a year, will be back. Fabulous.

Abdullah Ibrahim: Not bad but I prefer the other one at L.A

Serious Eats: Build your own ice cream sandwich out of freshly baked cookies, waffles, or brownies.

Kalyani Girvanesh: Authentic hookah flavors. ..a lil expensive but the better ones in san Diego

Desirae: English Breakfast

Anish Patil: English breakfast +ice pick

Jennifer Carruthers: Lasagne is rich and great. Wine list is awesome. Try the montepulciano.

Kelley Marble: The new owner wears a fun scarf

Bridget Walton: Hidden gem in PB. Tried a little bit of everything so I can say, it's all good! Very friendly servers and wait staff.

Tony Byrne: Noisy but really cool. Great place to chill out with a beer and jerked chicken. A must visit if you are in the area.

Jessica Striebich: Social hour (happy hour) from 3-6pm Monday through Friday.

Ryan Kotzebue: Good bar food and live music

Aleso: It's a great place to eat, and have fun in pacific beach, the food is good and don't miss the happy hour in the afternoon, after that you can take a walk by the seaside

Alan Martell Paleo: NACHOS!!!!

Danielle Wymer: Awesome margaritas and the lobster taquitos are amazing! Come for happy hour!