Launched by a German sausage master in 1967, this North County institution combines a European market and delicatessen with a restaurant serving hearty platters of meat, potatoes, and sauerkraut.

Tucked away in a residential Solana Beach neighborhood, Tony Jacal's has been supplying traditional Mexican food and margaritas to locals since 1946.

Originally built in 1916 as the Spindrift Inn, The Marine Room has been a special occasion spot since the restaurant opened in 1941.

Established in El Cajon in 1946, the family owned restaurant serves a menu of hearty Italian-American fare.

Many Eater readers confessed to having a soft spot for this chandelier-lit Italian eatery that's a member of the over-50 club.

Opened in the late 70s, this gracious Italian restaurant's tuxedoed waiters help to set the elegant mood.

Nostalgia is served by the plateful at this no-frills comfort food spot that has moved locations a couple of times but was first established in the late 1930s.

Key pieces of this steakhouse and piano bar date back to England in the 1560s, though it didn't open in the Lafayette hotel until the late 1950s. Get your fix before its forced to move.

Old school service and dishes served tableside are the hallmarks of the retro restaurant. And who doesn't love the song stylings of Rick Lyon?

San Diegans have started their mornings at this Bankers Hill stahlwart since the diner first starting slinging hash in the mid-1940s.

Hamburgers and hangover-curing breakfasts are the specialty of this watering hole, which was first established in 1933.

It has spawned multiple locations throughout San Diego and beyond, with the original Little Italy outpost drawing crowds that line up for simple, red-sauced Italian fare.

This always-bustling seafood shop and casual eatery first opened in 1963 and has been steadily expanding it operation ever since.

Hollywood movie stars and legendary rat packers once frequented this Golden Hill piano bar and DIY steakhouse that's been open since 1950.

Serving up fine, chef-driven food that can go toe-to-toe with any newly-opened hotpost, this historic spot was first established in 1951.

Countless deals have undoubtedly been made at this decades-old power lunch spot, more than likely over a bowl of the eatery's signature mussel bisque.