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

What De Health Thai

4.8 (246)

928 Fort Stockton Dr Unit101, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-955-5777

Cluck N' Sip

4.7 (358)

120w Washington St Suite B, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-228-9236

Izakaya Masa

4.6 (1,009)

928 Fort Stockton Dr, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-542-1354

HiroNori Craft Ramen

4.6 (956)

3803 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-241-2856

Goi Cuon

4.6 (452)

420 Robinson Ave, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-230-5666

Yoshino's Japanese Restaurant

4.6 (347)

1790 W Washington St, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-295-2232

KOMATSUYA Japanese cuisine & sushi

4.6 (56)

4015 Goldfinch St, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-705-9759

Ichiban

4.5 (826)

1449 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-299-7203

Sushi Deli 1

4.5 (2,022)

228 W Washington St, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-231-9597

RAKITORI Japanese Pub&Grill

4.5 (1,501)

530 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-501-4091

Corner Cafe

4.4 (180)

3614 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-542-9942

TASTE OF THAI - HILLCREST

4.4 (581)

527 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-291-7525

Dumplings N More

4.3 (536)

3865 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-738-8539

Phở Fifth Avenue

4.3 (730)

3807 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-260-3555

The Asian Bistro

4.2 (695)

414 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-296-4119

Panda Express

4.1 (754)

120 Washington St, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-297-1326

Hong Kong Restaurant

3.6 (968)

3871 Fourth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103

+1 619-291-9449

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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