The Best Salads in San Diego
Jan 15, 2026
Cabbage salad from Loving Hut. | Kelly Bone
The year-round spring break weather in San Diego calls for something equally nutritious as it is fresh, crisp, and refreshing. Salads can sound mundane but the city’s locally sourced produce from neighborhood farmers’ markets and direct-from-th
e-farm deliveries to restaurant kitchens bring in a vibrant mix of greens and colorful vegetables. From lip-puckering cabbage salads brightened with Vietnamese flavors to hearty bowls of roasted vegetables with grains and proteins, find a list of places below that take salad-making to the next level.
What’s changed this round: Extraordinary Desserts, Encontro North Park, Lucky’s Lunch Counter, and Lana enter while Grater Greens, Nate’s Garden Grill, and Pokez Mexican Restaurant depart.
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