Asian

Hillcrest's 16 Asian restaurants cover sushi, ramen, Thai, Vietnamese pho, and Japanese izakaya work across the University Avenue and Fifth Avenue commercial core of 92103, plus a handful of Mission Hills outposts.

Asian in Hillcrest

All Asian

DASHI

4.9 (97)

501 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-960-2045

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What De Health Thai

4.8 (246)

928 Fort Stockton Dr Unit101, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-955-5777

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HiroNori Craft Ramen

4.6 (956)

3803 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-241-2856

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Izakaya Masa

4.6 (1,009)

928 Fort Stockton Dr, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-542-1354

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Goi Cuon

4.6 (452)

420 Robinson Ave, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-230-5666

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Yoshino's Japanese Restaurant

4.6 (347)

1790 W Washington St, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-295-2232

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KOMATSUYA Japanese cuisine & sushi

4.6 (56)

4015 Goldfinch St, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-705-9759

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Ichiban

4.5 (826)

1449 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-299-7203

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RAKITORI Japanese Pub&Grill

4.5 (1,501)

530 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-501-4091

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Sushi Deli 1

4.5 (2,022)

228 W Washington St, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-231-9597

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Corner Cafe

4.4 (180)

3614 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-542-9942

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TASTE OF THAI - HILLCREST

4.4 (581)

527 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-291-7525

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Dumplings N More

4.3 (536)

3865 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-738-8539

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Phở Fifth Avenue

4.3 (730)

3807 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-260-3555

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The Asian Bistro

4.2 (695)

414 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-296-4119

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Hong Kong Restaurant

3.6 (968)

3871 Fourth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-291-9449

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Asian Restaurants in Hillcrest

Sushi, Ramen, and Japanese Izakaya

Sushi Deli 1 operates in Mission Hills as one of the original locations of a long-running San Diego sushi chain known for weekday lunch specials and walk-in rolls at bargain prices. HiroNori Craft Ramen on University Avenue serves house-made tonkotsu ramen as part of its Southern California expansion out of Los Angeles. Izakaya Masa in Mission Hills handles the small-plates izakaya format with sake pairings and skewers, and RAKITORI Japanese Pub&Grill carries the yakitori-and-sake corner of the market with charcoal-grilled chicken skewers.

Thai, Vietnamese, and Chinese

TASTE OF THAI - HILLCREST on University Avenue is one of the neighborhood's longest-running Thai kitchens, handling pad thai, curry, and noodle dishes for dine-in and takeout. Phở Fifth Avenue delivers Vietnamese pho and rice plates on its namesake corridor, and Hong Kong Restaurant covers the Cantonese side for roast meats and dim sum. The Asian subcategory is part of the full dining category of 166 listings alongside American and Mexican. For additional sushi options, residents sometimes cross into Pacific Beach.

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