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.
501 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-960-2045
Verified928 Fort Stockton Dr Unit101, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-955-5777
Verified3803 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-241-2856
Verified928 Fort Stockton Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-542-1354
Verified420 Robinson Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-230-5666
Verified1790 W Washington St, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-295-2232
Verified4015 Goldfinch St, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-705-9759
Verified1449 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-299-7203
Verified530 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-501-4091
Verified228 W Washington St, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-231-9597
Verified3614 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-542-9942
Verified527 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-291-7525
Verified3865 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-738-8539
Verified3807 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-260-3555
Verified414 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-296-4119
Verified3871 Fourth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-291-9449
VerifiedSushi 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.
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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