If you want a real burrito, San Diego is the place to get it. After all, depending on where you are, the border of Mexico is give or take 20-ish miles away. There is no post-immigration influence or style differences. This is how the burrito was made to be. You can get yourself a massive plate burrito at a fancy restaurant in La Jolla that requires cutlery to attack, or a SoCal drive-through burrito and cruise down to the beach.
San Diego also has a thriving microbrewery and bistro community. North Park is loaded with unique restaurants like The Linkery, an upscale sausage place where you can buy the best sausage that $15 can buy along with fresh from the cask offerings from Stone Brewery, San Diego's resident high-caliber brew masters. Stone is in North County, but well worth the drive for the massive amount of taps they have on hand between their own line-up of beers and guest beers, along with a bottle list that screams for the wallet. If you're looking for beer tourism, Stone, Pizza Port in Solana Beach, and AleSmith in the Miramar/Mira Mesa area are all highly rated, highly touted breweries that go where traditional brewers never dream of going.
3823 30th Street
An urban haven in North Park...
3382 30th Street
Meat lovers paradise...
1549 El Prado
(In the House of Hospitality)
in the heart of Balboa Park...
704 Garnet Avenue
(at the Crystal Pier Entrance to Pacific Beach)
Breakfast made for the surfer crowd...
960 Turquoise Street
Bon Appetit!...
3628 Fifth Avenue
Midwest's comfort food...
440 J St
Between Fourth and Fifth aves., Gaslamp Quarter
Lively Gaslamp eatery...
2929 Fifth Ave
Between Palm and Quince Sts
Award winning desserts...
947 East Street
Vegetarian Mexican cuisine...
770 Fourth Avenue
The best local pizzeria in town...
1932 Balboa Avenue
Real Italian in PB...
966 Felspar Street
Fusing Asian and Latin cuisine...
3382 30th Street
Dinner and a movie...
3391 30th St
White Italian paradise of North Park...
3795 Mission Blvd
At San Jose, Mission Beach
Mission Beach's most popular breakfast...
1953 San Elijo Avenue
Wine and dine on the beach...
2805 Emerson Street
Fresh off the boat...
414 University Ave
Asian fusion...
4030 Goldfinch St
The best bbq in the area!...
3001 University Avenue
(at 30th Street)
Chocolate lovers haven...