The archive, added up
SD Foodie by the numbers.
Every count on this page comes straight from the same published places, visits and photos everywhere else on the site — nothing estimated. Spanning 2007–2026.
- Places documented
- 837
- Dated visits
- 856
- Written reviews
- 834
- Archive photos
- 229
523 of those places are in San Diego County (74% still open); 314 are on the road. 20 written stories and 7 curated guides tie it together.
Home turf
Top San Diego neighborhoods.
By number of documented places, county-wide.
- Kearny Mesa60
- Hillcrest39
- North Park33
- Little Italy30
- Gaslamp26
- City Heights19
What's on the plate
Top cuisines.
Across every documented place, local and travel combined.
- American129
- Mexican93
- Japanese88
- Chinese60
- Vietnamese41
- Seafood33
The verdicts
How it broke down.
Every place that got a call one way or another.
- Recommended534
- Worth trying146
- Mixed117
- Not recommended40
- Average rating
- 3.7★
- Rated visits
- 847
- Busiest year
- 2015
- Meals that year
- 211
Curious how a single year or place adds up? On This Day, check-ins by year and Food History break the same archive down day by day.