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How many restaurants are in San Diego, CA?
There are 15,069 restaurants in San Diego, CA. 8,529 of them (57%) have a website.
15,069
restaurants listed
57%
have a website
108.6
per 10,000 residents
Selling to restaurants in San Diego?
Small Fish reads each one’s website and keeps the ones that fit what you sell, like “no online booking”, with a phone, an email and a one-line reason to reach out.
Find the ones worth contacting →How San Diego compares
San Diego ranks 5 of 12 cities we counted for restaurants per resident.
| City | restaurants | per 10,000 |
|---|---|---|
| The Bronx, NY | 54,505 | 370.1 |
| Manhattan, NY | 54,930 | 324.2 |
| Queens, NY | 52,771 | 219.4 |
| Brooklyn, NY | 53,578 | 195.8 |
| San Diego, CA | 15,069 | 108.6 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 14,323 | 89.3 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 34,376 | 85.3 |
| Houston, TX | 18,506 | 80.3 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 11,981 | 74.5 |
| Chicago, IL | 19,335 | 70.4 |
| New York, NY | 54,237 | 64.1 |
| San Antonio, TX | 7,041 | 49.1 |
Other businesses in San Diego
- dentists: 3,549
- real estate agents: 3,315
- auto repair shops: 2,354
- hair salons: 1,677
- gyms: 1,515
- law firms: 1,514
- barbershops: 1,489
- car dealers: 1,281
- coffee shops: 1,216
- insurance agents: 1,118
- nail salons: 1,110
- chiropractors: 795
- bakeries: 758
- veterinarians: 585
- physical therapists: 539
- accountants: 519
- med spas: 466
- optometrists: 451
- plumbers: 386
- HVAC companies: 317
- house cleaning services: 296
- landscapers: 243
- electricians: 219
- pest control companies: 178
- painters: 166
- roofers: 155
How we count
From the open Overture Maps business listings (release 2026-08-19.0), within San Diego’s boundary, counted in October 2026. Listings data, not a census: a few may have closed or moved, and a business filed under another category is not included. Population is the city’s own figure from the same release’s boundaries.