What's heating up San Diego's F&B scene

What's heating up San Diego's F&B sceneCalifornia Fish Grill | Photo: Jack M./Yelp
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Published on November 18, 2019

Food and beverage trends come and go. So how can you tell which tastes are trending at this very moment?

We took a data-driven look at the question, using Yelp to analyze which F&B spots have been in the spotlight this month.

To find out who made the list, we looked at San Diego businesses on Yelp by category and counted how many reviews each received. Rather than compare them based on number of reviews alone, we calculated a percentage increase in reviews over the past month, and tracked businesses that consistently increased their volume of reviews to identify statistically significant outliers compared to past performance.

Read on to see which spots are on a hot streak, right now.

California Fish Grill

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Whether or not you've been hearing buzz about Mira Mesa's California Fish Grill, the spot to score seafood is a hot topic, according to Yelp review data.

While businesses categorized as "Seafood" on Yelp saw a median 1.2% increase in new reviews over the past month, California Fish Grill bagged a considerable 347.1% increase in new reviews within that time frame, with a slight upward trend from a 3.5-star rating a month ago to its current four stars.

Open at 8285 Mira Mesa Blvd., Suite 2 (between Camino Ruiz and Target Driveway) since early October, California Fish Grill offers wild steelhead trout, mahi-mahi, fish and chips, clam chowder and more.

California Fish Grill is open from 11 a.m.–9 p.m. on Sunday-Wednesday and 11 a.m.–9:30 p.m. on Thursday-Saturday.

Claro Coffee San Diego

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Morena's Claro Coffee San Diego is also making waves. Open since late August at 5334 Banks St. (between Sherman and Greenwood streets), the coffee and tea spot has seen an 84.6% bump in new reviews over the last month, compared to a median review increase of 2.3% for all businesses tagged "Coffee & Tea" on Yelp.

Claro Coffee San Diego's java offerings include espresso, Americano, cappuccino, latte, mocha and more. Over the past month, it's maintained a terrific five-star rating among Yelpers.

Claro Coffee San Diego is open from 7 a.m.–4 p.m. on weekdays. (It's closed on weekends.)

RoVino The Foodery

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East Village's RoVino The Foodery is the city's buzziest Italian spot by the numbers.

The Italian spot, which opened at 969 Market St., Suite 101 (between 10th and Ninth avenues) in late August, increased its new review count by 23.3% over the past month, an outlier when compared to the median new review count of 1% for the Yelp category "Italian."

It's not the only trending outlier in the Italian category: Ciccia Osteria has seen a 13.9% increase in reviews, and Mattarello Cooking Lab has seen a 13.7% bump.

RoVino The Foodery offers pasta dishes (customers choose sauces and pasta shapes), craft pizzas and house salads that can be topped with chicken breast.

The Italian restaurant and market is open from 8 a.m.–9 p.m. on Sunday-Thursday and 8 a.m.–10 p.m. on Friday-Saturday.


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