In recent years, tasting menus have proliferated throughout San Diego’s food scene, either as a way to sample a restaurant’s best dishes or as the main centerpiece of the dining experience. Tasting menus give chefs more ways to exercise their creativity by changing things up with seasonal ingredients or playing with thematic elements while encouraging diners to put their trust in the kitchen.
With options for vegetarians and meat-eaters alike, this curated list features restaurants that revolve around a tasting menu format or regularly offer chef-curated menus. See our essential sushi map for standout omakase, or multi-course Japanese menus that include sushi and sashimi.
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