Point Loma's specialty restaurant listings cover Hawaiian plate lunches, poke bowls, Cajun seafood boils, and live-music waterfront dining. Humphreys SoCal Dining & Music anchors the Shelter Island concert scene, Boil Daddy brings Cajun boil bags to the peninsula, and L&L Hawaiian Barbecue runs plate lunches in the Midway District.
2558 Laning Rd Ste 102, San Diego, CA 92106
+1 619-539-7544
Verified2241 Shelter Island Dr, San Diego, CA 92106
+1 619-224-3577
Verified3630 Rosecrans St, San Diego, CA 92110
+1 619-955-8811
Verified3445 Midway Dr D, San Diego, CA 92110
+1 619-222-7726
Verified2820 Historic Decatur Rd suite 140, San Diego, CA 92106
+1 619-539-7693
Verified3145 Sports Arena Blvd #102, San Diego, CA 92110
+1 619-223-8888
VerifiedL&L Hawaiian Barbecue runs a plate-lunch counter in the Midway District with loco moco, kalua pork, chicken katsu, and mac salad served over rice in the classic Hawaiian two-scoop format. The portions are large, the prices are low, and the speed of service makes it a reliable weekday lunch option for the Sports Arena corridor crowd.
Homestyle Hawaiian takes a similar approach nearby with plate lunches, poke bowls, and Hawaiian-style barbecue at counter prices. The two shops give Point Loma more Hawaiian food depth than most San Diego peninsula neighborhoods — the Midway District's military-adjacent history helps explain the Hawaiian food presence, since plate-lunch culture traveled with military families between Hawaii and San Diego's naval installations.
ahii poke is the peninsula's dedicated poke shop, serving build-your-own bowls with fresh-cut tuna, salmon, shrimp, and tofu over rice or greens with customizable toppings and sauces. The format is fast-casual — order at the counter, choose your base and proteins, and eat in or take out. Pricing runs roughly $12–$16 per bowl depending on protein and size.
Poke bowls also appear on menus at Point Loma Seafoods and Tunaville Market in the seafood subcategory, where the fish comes from the same waterfront supply chain that serves the peninsula's fish markets. The overlap between poke and seafood on the peninsula is a Point Loma advantage — the fish is fresh because the boats dock here.
Humphreys SoCal Dining & Music is the restaurant inside the Humphreys Half Moon Inn on Shelter Island Drive, and it doubles as the pre-concert dinner spot for the adjacent outdoor concert venue. The menu runs SoCal comfort food — seafood, steaks, salads, and cocktails — with waterfront patio seating that faces the marina.
Concert season runs roughly April through October, and dinner reservations before a show are part of the Shelter Island ritual. Humphreys' concert-night dinner packages have historically combined a prix fixe menu with reserved seating, though availability and format change by season. Outside of concert months, the restaurant operates as a standard waterfront dining room with harbor views and a full bar. Hotel guests at Half Moon Inn get walkable access to the restaurant without leaving the property.
Boil Daddy is Point Loma's dedicated seafood boil restaurant, serving Cajun-style boil bags with shrimp, crab, crawfish, corn, and potatoes in signature seasoning sauces. The format is hands-on — plastic bibs, butcher paper on the table, and shell cracking with your fingers. Boil Daddy's seasoning levels run from mild to extra-hot, and the menu includes combo bags for groups who want to split multiple shellfish types.
The seafood boil concept has grown across San Diego in recent years, and Boil Daddy's Point Loma location puts it within driving distance of both Liberty Station and the Shelter Island waterfront. Pricing for boil bags typically runs $18–$30 per bag depending on the shellfish selection and sauce level, with combo bags for groups landing in the $50–$80 range. For traditional grilled and fried waterfront seafood instead, Point Loma Seafoods and Mitch's Seafood handle that format a few miles south on the harbor.
Humphreys SoCal Dining & Music is the peninsula's primary live-music dining venue — the outdoor concert stage at Humphreys Half Moon Inn hosts national touring acts from April through October, and the restaurant fills with pre-show dinner reservations on concert nights. The venue sits on Shelter Island Drive with waterfront seating and a full bar.
Stone Brewing Liberty Station occasionally hosts live music events in its garden space with local acts and seasonal programming, and Bali Hai on Shelter Island pairs its tiki-bar atmosphere with occasional live entertainment on the waterfront deck during peak season. For a dedicated nightly live-music scene with touring bands, open-mic nights, and DJ sets, Winstons Beach Club in Ocean Beach runs performances most nights of the week and sits just a short drive from the peninsula along Voltaire Street.
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