Quiz: How well do you know San Diego food?

Darryl Gordon

Think you’re a San Diego food expert? This San Diego Food Quiz puts your knowledge to the test with 10 questions about the dishes, restaurants, food history and traditions that make San Diego’s food scene unique. Some are easy, but a few might surprise even longtime locals. It only takes about 15 seconds, so let’s see how many you can get right.

How Well Do You Really Know San Diego Food?

Think you’re a San Diego food expert? Prove it. Test your knowledge of the dishes, restaurants, neighborhoods, and food history that make San Diego’s food scene unique. There are just 10 questions, and it takes about 15 seconds. See how many you can get right.

1 / 10

Which food is widely considered to have originated in San Diego?

California burrito

Carne asada taco

Fish taco

2 / 10

Where did the Baja-style fish taco that became so popular in San Diego originate?

San Diego, California

Los Angeles, California

Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

3 / 10

Who is credited with helping popularize Baja-style fish tacos in San Diego and across the United States?

Javier Plascencia

Ralph Rubio

Roberto Santibañez

4 / 10

Which San Diego neighborhood is best known for its concentration of Asian restaurants and markets?

Barrio Logan

North Park

Convoy District

5 / 10

San Diego's craft beer reputation helped popularize which beer style?

German Pilsner

West Coast IPA

English Brown Ale

6 / 10

Which San Diego restaurant became the county's first three-Michelin-star restaurant?

Valle

Addison

Lilo

7 / 10

What industry once played a major role in San Diego's economy and helped shape the city's food history?

Commercial oyster farming

Tuna fishing and canning

Lobster farming

8 / 10

Which San Diego community has deep roots in the city's Filipino food culture?

Barrio Logan

National City

Chula Vista

9 / 10

Which San Diego restaurant is considered one of the city’s oldest continuously operating restaurants

Tony’s Jacal

Tobey’s 19th Hole Cafe

Red Sails Inn

10 / 10

What unusual policy at the U.S. Grant Hotel’s Grant Grill became a focus of San Diego civil rights activism in the late 1960s?

Women were not served before 3 p.m.

Guests could not order alcohol with lunch

Men had to wear jackets after 6 p.m.

How did you do? Enter your email to see your results.
10/10: San Diego Food Expert
8-9: Serious Foodie
6-7: San Diego Food Fan
4-5: You Need to Eat Pout More
0-3: We Need to Talk About Your San Diego Food Credentials