Best Restaurants for Spicy Food in Downtown

116 restaurants available nearby

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1. Provisional Restaurant at Pendry San Diego

4.7

Exceptional(948)

Price: Expensive

• American • Downtown / Gaslamp

Booked 37 times today

Provisional Kitchen, Café & Mercantile, open for daily for brunch and select evenings for dinner. Provisional is a sprawling, sunlit communal dining space featuring a Vittoria Coffee espresso bar, bistro tables, and a retail space set within a greenhouse, where guests can shop a curated collection of homeware, ceramics, apothecary items, pantry staples, and jewelry.Provisional serves some of the best cuisine in the city, featuring favorites such as housemade pasta, woodfire-oven baked pizza and Italian-inspired entrées; our lively brunch features bottomless mimosas and seasonal creations.

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2. Salvatore's Cucina & Lounge

4.4

Awesome(620)

Price: Moderate

• Contemporary Italian • Downtown / Gaslamp

Booked 19 times today

Located in the heart of Downtown San Diego near the marina district, Salvatore's inspired by the elegant minimalist details of nature. Salvatores is walking distance from the San Diego convention center and downtown hotel/resort district. The kitchen draws influence from the shores of the Mediterranean and Italy, while creating a visionary express of flavorful and modern California Mediterranean cuisine. Salvatores San Diego embodies a multi-sensory culinary sanctuary for our guests to escape, disconnect and have a great time. EUDAIMONIA' the contended, happy state you feel when you travel.

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3. Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ - San Diego, CA | Downtown Gaslamp Quarter

4.6

Exceptional(266)

Price: Expensive

• Japanese • Downtown / Gaslamp

Booked 16 times today

Founded in Tokyo in 1996, Gyu-Kaku has become the world’s #1 Japanese BBQ brand! Thanks to our devoted fans we have reached over 700 locations worldwide. Each day, hundreds of thousands of people gather around the table-top smokeless grill, a centerpiece of our dining concept, enjoying selections of premium meats, just off the grill, and other freshly prepared foods from our kitchens, inspiring laughter, conversation, and a magical dining experience.Our authentic yakiniku (grilled barbeque) dining experience crowns you the chef. Share a variety of delicious appetizers and premium cooked meats over a flaming grill, paired with Japanese sake, frosty cold beers, or other alcoholic and non-alcoholic options of your choice. We're the perfect spot to enjoy time with friends and family, organize an office party, or to spend quality time with your significant other!Before you go, don't forget to taste our best-seller Harami Skirt Steak or Prime Kalbi Short Rib among other must-try dishes!

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4. Lionfish Restaurant at Pendry San Diego

4.6

Exceptional(1722)

Price: Moderate

• Seafood • Downtown / Gaslamp

Booked 36 times today

Lionfish, located in the Pendry San Diego, is a modern, cutting edge sushi and seafood restaurant located on 5th Avenue that features fresh-catch cuisine and seasonal ingredients, all prepared with innovative twists by homegrown San Diego chef JoJo Ruiz.

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5. Full Moon Sushi Kitchen Bar and Lounge

4.5

Awesome(391)

Price: Expensive

• Sushi • Downtown / Gaslamp

Booked 34 times today

Refined under the tutelage of master sushi luminaries, Chef Sung’s Full Moon will be uniquely on display in the Gaslamp District, where it will debut as the first Kaizen sushi restaurant in San Diego. With him is a brigade of talented cooks and a staff with an unwavering dedication to quality and service.

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6. The Melting Pot - Gaslamp Quarter

4.6

Exceptional(2573)

Price: Very Expensive

• Fondue • Downtown / Gaslamp

Booked 45 times today

Welcome to The Melting Pot San Diego Gaslamp. Located on 5th Ave & E St in the historic Gaslamp Plaza Suites, the San Diego - Gaslamp Melting Pot Restaurant brings a truly unique, romantic and interactive four-course fondue dining experience to San Diego's vibrant downtown dining scene!

7. Saltwater

4.3

Awesome(584)

Price: Expensive

• Seafood • Downtown / Gaslamp

Booked 9 times today

The best seafood in all of San Diego is officially in the Gaslamp District! Surround yourself in a stunning and vibrant aura while you and your friends indulge in the best seafood, oysters and caviar that Southern California has to offer! Our deal is simple. You pick the fish from our ice display, specify the weight and how you’d like it cooked, and let our world-class chefs do the rest!Using this method we can guarantee the highest quality of freshness and can make sure that you receive exactly what you want! We know that we will provide unparalleled freshness, and taste that cannot be beaten! Stop by today and transform your understanding of excellent seafood!

8. Bronze Bird

4.1

Excellent(135)

Price: Moderate

• Californian • Downtown / Gaslamp

Booked 9 times today

Bronze Bird Food Wine & Spirits is a casual San Diego imbibery for the craft connoisseur, located in The Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter. Enjoy tasty takes on So Cal comfort fare with an impressive variety of shareable creations offered alongside entrée-driven dishes.

9. Operacaffe

4.7

Exceptional(1342)

Price: Moderate

• Italian • Downtown / Gaslamp

Booked 6 times today

At Operacaffe we are passionate about our culinary business and our customers. The reputation for excellent cuisine, top-notch service, the quality and freshness of ingredients are the reasons we are so proud of our brand new restaurant!

10. Karina’s Cantina

4.4

Awesome(40)

Price: Moderate

• Mexican • Downtown / Gaslamp

Simply entering a Karina’s establishment can be a sensory overload. Images, color, music, exquisite aromas and warm hospitality are surrounded by traditional Mexican figures, art and culture. Specially commissioned portraits of Frida Khalo and many of the superstars of classic Mexican cinema grace the walls of Karina’s. The sounds of Mexico with our engaging Mariachi, especially when singing of lost love, are a portrait of Mexico that our Mexican and American clientele alike delight in. Karina’s was founded on the idea of offering traditional Mexican style family cuisine made with the passion of the founding family to make everyone feel like familia.For three generations, each member of the Contreras Curiel Family has passionately and diligently worked year round for over three decades to offer a personalized services that make each guest feel at home.Wherever a Karina’s establishment is found, there will always be a piece of Mexico

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116 restaurants available nearby

1. Provisional Restaurant at Pendry San Diego

2. Salvatore's Cucina & Lounge

3. Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ - San Diego, CA | Downtown Gaslamp Quarter

4. Lionfish Restaurant at Pendry San Diego

5. Full Moon Sushi Kitchen Bar and Lounge

6. The Melting Pot - Gaslamp Quarter

7. Saltwater

8. Bronze Bird

9. Operacaffe

10. Karina’s Cantina

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