50 Best Burger Restaurants in San Diego

“Great burgers!! Always fresh!“

“The food was fantastic here! So filling and delicious 🍔 Service was great. Allasha was our server. She helped us get familar with the menu and answered all of our questions. She brought our food out promptly and checked in on us later to see if we needed anything else, and all while helping her fellow servers. She was giving shift lead energy 👏“

“Great Food! Great Price!Always fresh.“

“My roommate and I have been coming here for a while, it's easily one of our favorite regular spots. The atmosphere is stylish and gives off great vibes and always feels welcoming. The food is always fresh coming from local California farms. The drink menu is solid with all of the staples and some with added twists. The owners Chris and Jenn are amazing, they and their staff are always kind and provide incredible service. Other points to consider are the burger of the month, a rotating culinary delight often themed and always delicious, and the establishment holds many different events from art shows, drink and paint, trivia and so many others. Honestly, it's always a great place with friendly people. Chris and Jenn are leaders in the community and work to not only provide delicious food, and a great experience but also work hard to make the community better. Would recommend, and do recommend to everyone and anyone. 5/5 stars.“

“It was my first time there food was amazing!“

“I saw a post from Stevo so I had to try Rose Marie's Burgers in OB. Sliders & Onion Rings delight! Gourmet Sliders & beer batter rings. Excellent. I had Filet O Mahi & Rosie Single with 1/2 order of Onion rings. Huge order couldn't eat it all in 1 sitting lol. So GO GET SOME!“

“todo super rico !! fresco y un sabor esquisito“

“One of the best burgers I've ever had. Will absolutely be back. The deck is nicely laid out, we came around 8pm on a Saturday and it was pretty slow so we had the choice of seating and our food came out pretty quickly.

I had mine on a gluten free bun which was huge and so fluffy. They get them from Rubicon deli downstairs.

The truffle fries were perfection.“

“The food was good. They got my turkey burger wrong two times. By the time I got it back the firs were cold. They ran out of Coke Zero. I was told once it runs out it’s out! lol“

“great burgers friendly staff great prices too.“

“so good so clean and the service is a super service !! totally 2 tums up!!!“

“My vegan lox and bagel was the 💣!!!!“

“The young lady in the lot taking the orders on a 94 degree day was a true professional!“

“This place is just great. Come here every once in a while for lunch on the weekdays, but today, they had Chilaquiles with Carnitas. Totopos were really good, salsa was AMAZING & the Carnitas... Anyway, I really hope they have them more often!!!“

“We had the best waiter, Seth R. He gave me his personal favorite dish-Chilaquiles with over medium egg and carne asada. He nailed it. It was soo good, I didn’t need Cholula on it. I ate my plate so fast, I didn’t have a chance to take a photo.“

“It looks like we have a new burger favorite in Southern California after enjoying Hammy's Smash Burgers in L.A.... our friend and client Marcela recommended us to check out Hodad's as they are an icon in San Diego. I chose the Guido (Fieri) burger with all the fixings, my better half chose the Bacon Cheeseburger, ditto, and our guest the cheeseburger without the lettuce and tomatoes. All of them delicious, juicy and well seasoned patties, small enough buns, fresh greens and CRISPY bacon. My Surf Punk brew was a good match for the food. Oh yes, forgot to mention the rings and fries! Both great as I my system does normally not respond well to onion rings... these were all good to go. Location is fantastic, 100 steps from the beach. Parking is a chore but me calling on the parking angels worked out well. Pro Tip? Eat before 11:30am or after 1:30pm. Lastly, ambiance is what you'd expect from a SoCal burger joint - VW bus stuff as a booth, lots of license plates on the walls, noise, music, the works. You.have.to.go.here.and.check.it.out.“

“Oh my goodness these sliders and fries are amazing!! I'm a self proclaimed foodie snob from back northeast and found out about this place from an Instagram post somewhere and I'm so glad we tried it before leaving San Diego. The sauces were great. 10/10 all around.“

“👌😋🍔🍟👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌🍔🍟🍔🍟👌👌👌😋😋😋😋“

“Always perfect burgers and fries at this location. Friendly and fun staff.“

“We went to lunch yesterday at the local In N Out burger. Of course it was delicious. That's the great thing about INO, no matter where in the country the food ALWAYS high quality and very consistent. Cant say that about many other fast food places. 😋“

“I haven't been to rudfords in years, do to moving south. I was so hungry for the outstanding split pea soup on Saturday, still the best ever. So glad jordan is still working there, he is so delightful and and friendly, he is definitely a keeper. So glad exmanager jose is gone,. What a scan. K sorry about Diane's passing, I really liked her. Keep up the good work. Spinach omelette for awesome, wow.“

“We love coming to the Melt. You can’t go wrong with the burgers, and the Mac N Cheese is a family favorite. My son would be happy to eat here every day (literally). Service is wonderful, and Annie always has a smile to share. See y’all next week too!“

“Hodads in Downtown gots the juiciest, biggest burgers ever we ordered the single bacon cheeseburger and that bad boy was so big I asked my husband if I ordered correctly. We got half onion rings and half French fries. I have never had any onion rings as great as Hodads nice chunky onions and not a lot of breading. I ordered a Chardonnay that came in a mason jar that took me back . Hubby ordered the strawberry shake that he is still talking about how good it was. I would like to give a shoutout to Lucas he was super helpful , friendly and is customer service was great.“

“Great Brunch and John is an amazing bartender.“

“Deliciosas nos encantan !“

“Im gonna start with great service, delicious drinks and the food was on point. I enjoyed the lamb it was amazing. Oh please if you are over 21 please order the cold brew martini!!! The best dessert for me!“

“I took my daughters for a 1st time this Saturday to celebrate my twins birthdays and they were very nice to save are table even that we had rsvp but traffic was bad service was very nice waiter answered all are questions give suggestions lovely place and every dish was delicious thank you for helping us out“

“Been here twice now and my opinion of this place only grows. Kinchana is as committed to the community as they are making great burgers. They created a place where people can come hangout while they eat rather than turn tables and you feel that immediately when you walk in. Do not sleep on the curry fries and the oyama burger, it’s 100% fire.“

“The best place in San Diego“

“tenders are great ❤️ milkshake too“

“......what an incredibly tasty delicious burger i had here, again when the nephew from texas was visiting........imagine in and out is upscale and better......well, this is THE burger..........literally mops the floor with all the other burgers in san diego, da-yum this was da-good.........and we sat outside under an umbrella on compact metal furniture with an incredible bay view right in front of us........so san diego, this joint...........“

“I am visiting from Washington state and read about The Friendly in an article. I saw that it was close. and thought it would be great to check out. I am so thankful I did. It was absolutely amazing. 10000000/10 would recommend!!“

“One of the best onion rings I've had. Perfectly crunchy!“

“Number 1 burger in the world 🌎“

“This food is amazing. As a long time vegan it's nice to have a place to go and feel like everyone else. Drive thru, order and eat. 💕 The quality is unparalleled, and the service is stellar.“

“My friends and I came here for a girls trip and had the BEST experience. The halal food was delicious. And the service was AMAZING the owner himself is so sweet and treated his customers like family. If you are looking for halal food this is the spot to go cant recommend it enough“

“Yes, if you say no, you’re wrong.“

“Husband found Melt on Instagram and wanted to try it. So we took the tram from Old Town just to eat early dinner there. Very good. I got the basic grilled cheese (forgot the exact name) and my husband had the Mac Daddy. We were both incredibly happy about our choices. Tried a piece of Mac and cheese from my husband's sandwich and it was incredible. Kinda wanted a whole bowl of just the Mac and cheese. Would definitely eat here again.“

“Came from Michigan and was not disappointed! Definitely eating here every time I come. It’s a must eat!“

“Pari is great and his food is AMAZING!!“

“JTB. EXELENTE. DEL MAR A SUMESA“

“Not bad for a $7 burger. It was VERY saucy. If you don't like sauce being the main thing you taste maybe try to ask for it on the side or get a double. The single does not stand up to the sauce and I like to taste the meat and cheese up front and then the sauce personally. The order process is pretty nuts you order from them online and pay them through Venmo or cash at pickup. Then you message them on Instagram when you arrive. They are basically renting a kitchen and you pick it up there.“

“We attended the 20th annual Celebrate the Craft. It was fantastic and we thoroughly enjoyed the event. The waitstaff at the bar was friendly and provided excellent service.“

“You guys are the real MVPs Not having a special menu goes the extra mile to show that you’re willing to show gratitude to veterans. Now I’m a regular after eating here. Shout out for the flank steak last night. Our server Belle was great as well.“

“Enjoyed my birthday dinner here. Mint sangria was an absolute must have again drink- kind of DRINK!!“

“Best damn burger i have had in San diego. The owner was also super chill, gave our kidos some watermelons slices. This place is too quiet. It needs to be on the best of san diego. We had the mushrooms burger, the cali burger and corn dogs for the littles!. Will be back“

“juicy burgers and great shakes“

“Literally one of the best cheeseburgers I’ve ever had. They delivered 25 min after my order was placed. Fries were still crispy!!! Very delicious.“

“Great Selection of modern IPA’s“

“Fast and furiously delicious.“