Explore San Diego
San Diego is Southern California at its most relaxed — beaches, Balboa Park and a buzzing Baja-influenced food scene under endless sun. Its coast and canyons spread wide; Chauffyr links a La Jolla morning, a Little Italy lunch and a Gaslamp dinner in a fixed-price black car.
Year-round sunshine and surf, the world-famous zoo and Balboa Park, a historic naval harbour, and a three-star California dining scene.
The facts, upfront
The best restaurants in San Diego
3 MichelinAddison
Contemporary · $$$$ · Carmel Valley
William Bradley's three-star restaurant at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar — California's most decorated dining room.
Born and Raised
Steakhouse · $$$$ · Little Italy
A glamorous, retro Little Italy steakhouse with tableside carving and a rooftop terrace.
Ironside Fish & Oyster
Seafood · $$$ · Little Italy
A stylish Little Italy raw bar and seafood house with a piranha-lined wall.
Puesto
Mexican · Tacos · $$ · Little Italy
A vibrant Mexican-Californian favourite known for its crispy-cheese-crusted tacos.
Hodad's
Burgers · $ · Ocean Beach
A legendary Ocean Beach burger shack plastered in licence plates.
Las Cuatro Milpas
Mexican · $ · Barrio Logan
A tiny, cash-only Barrio Logan institution serving homestyle Mexican since 1933.
What to see in San Diego
Balboa Park
Balboa Park
A vast urban cultural park of Spanish-Revival pavilions, gardens and 16 museums.
San Diego Zoo
Balboa Park
One of the world's greatest zoos, set in lushly landscaped Balboa Park.
La Jolla Cove
La Jolla
A postcard-perfect cove of turquoise water, sea caves and basking sea lions.
USS Midway Museum
Embarcadero
The longest-serving US Navy aircraft carrier of the 20th century, now a floating museum on the harbour.
Coronado & Hotel del Coronado
Coronado
A storied 1888 Victorian beach resort on a peninsula of wide sandy beaches across the bay.
Gaslamp Quarter
Downtown
A lively historic downtown district of restored Victorian buildings, restaurants and bars.
One perfect day in San Diego
9:00 · Morning
Balboa ParkBalboa Park — 16 museums
11:00 · Late morning
San Diego ZooBalboa Park — World-famous animal collection
13:00 · Lunch
PuestoMexican · Tacos · Little Italy — Filet-mignon taco
15:00 · Afternoon
La Jolla CoveLa Jolla — Sea lions & seals
20:00 · Dinner
AddisonContemporary · Carmel Valley — Chicken-liver churro
Book this day, one chauffeur
One fixed-price car and driver for every stop — no parking, no waiting, no surge.