The entrance to Sushi Ichifuji. | Candice Woo San Diego’s essential eateries across an array of cuisines, neighborhoods, and price points  Presenting San Diego’s updated Eater 38, your answer to any question that begins, “Can you recommend a restaurant?” This standout group of 38 must-try restaurants reflects the best of our diverse dining culture and is meant to cover the city of San Diego and beyond while spanning a range of price points and neighborhoods. Restaurants on this list must be open for six months to qualify for consideration. For buzz on newer restaurants, check out our monthly Eater heatmap. With every update, Eater San Diego adds a few restaurants that have become newly eligible or stepped up their game. As such, a few restaurants are retired from the map each quarter — not necessarily forever — to make room. If your favorite restaurant isn’t on the list, send us a note nominating it for inclusion; we’ll be posting updated versions of the Eater 38 map throughout the year. For all the latest San Diego dining intel, subscribe to Eater San Diego’s newsletter. Note: Restaurants on this map are listed geographically.