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San Diego

Everywhere we track in San Diego — restaurants ranked by the ones where we've seen the Amex Resy credit badge ourselves, then Michelin standing, then how people rate them.

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12 places to go

Museum of Illusions San Diego

4.9 out of 5(2,671 reviews)Museum
Visit site ↗665 Fifth Ave

Balboa Park

4.8 out of 5(79,698 reviews)Park

Sprawling outdoor destination is home to the city's renowned zoo, museums, gardens & more.

Visit site ↗San Diego

Sunset Cliffs Natural Park

4.8 out of 5(9,013 reviews)Park

Natural cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean offer views of the coast & the occasional cliff diver.

Visit site ↗Ladera St

Cabrillo National Monument

4.8 out of 5(12,875 reviews)Park

This historic lighthouse & national monument offers a storied history & views all the way to Mexico.

Visit site ↗1800 Cabrillo Memorial Dr

Old Town San Diego

4.7 out of 5(3,809 reviews)Tourist Attraction
Visit site ↗2829 Juan St

San Diego Zoo Safari Park

4.7 out of 5(29,333 reviews)

Visitor tours of a 1,800-acre wildlife sanctuary with over 300 species of African & Asian animals.

Visit site ↗15500 San Pasqual Valley Rd

Old Town San Diego State Historic Park

4.7 out of 5(31,972 reviews)State Park

Open-air museum about local life in the 1800s, with adobe buildings & interpretive performances.

Visit site ↗San Diego Avenue and

Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum

4.6 out of 5(10,474 reviews)Garden

Balboa Park's Japanese gardens have koi ponds, bonsai trees, garden tours & more.

Visit site ↗2215 Pan American E Rd

Seaport Village

4.6 out of 5(32,634 reviews)Shopping Mall

Waterside complex with shops, eateries, entertainment & relaxed grounds featuring fountains & ponds.

Visit site ↗849 W Harbor Dr

Mission Bay Park

4.6 out of 5(25,179 reviews)Park

Vast bayside spot popular for sand & surf sports, sunbathing, boats, picnics & dog-friendly beaches.

Visit site ↗San Diego

San Diego Air & Space Museum

4.6 out of 5(6,183 reviews)Museum

Popular place with historical aircraft/spacecraft & interactive exhibits, plus a gift shop & grill.

Visit site ↗2001 Pan American Plaza Edwin D. McKellar Pavillion of Flight

LEGOLAND® California Resort

4.5 out of 5(40,293 reviews)Amusement Center
Visit site ↗One Legoland Dr

How this list is built. Restaurants and bars come from Google Places for San Diego, refreshed Oct 14, and are split between the two tabs by the venue type Google reports. Booking platform is detected from each restaurant's own website. Michelin and Sapphire Reserve marks are matched by name and place. Where Google has no description we say what we hold about the venue instead.

What the marks mean. Since August 1 a restaurant only triggers the Amex Resy credit if its Resy page shows the “Qualifies for Resy Credit” badge — we open those pages and look, last on Sep 15, and a blank badge means we haven't checked yet, not that the credit fails. A sighting inside thirty days reads “Resy credit”; an older one carries the date we saw it, because what we can honestly say is what we saw and when. A Sapphire Reserve table is on Chase's Exclusive Tables list, where the $150 half-yearly dining credit applies — enrol the card at OpenTable first · list Sep 9. Michelin means starred, Bib Gourmand or Selected in the 2026 US guide, collected Sep 9. James Beard and the bar lists are the current year's awards, with a win shown differently from a nomination.

Card credits change without notice. Confirm on Resy or with your issuer before you count on one.