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Point Loma · $$$ · Ranked in 2 lists
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Cesarina is a Point Loma spot ranked #1 of 8 in our Best Italian Restaurants in San Diego list, scoring 91/100. Order the tagliolini al tartufo. The best handmade pasta in San Diego, made in a glass-walled pasta room you can watch.
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Score 91/100 · Order: Tagliolini al tartufo · $$$
Cesarina rolls, cuts, and shapes pasta on-site all day, and it shows in texture that no dried-pasta kitchen can match. The sauces are restrained, the portions are properly sized, and the room feels like a genuinely transplanted Roman trattoria rather than a themed one.
Local tip: They take limited reservations and the wait can hit 90 minutes — go at opening or on a weeknight.
Score 90/100 · Order: Handmade pasta tasting, tiramisu · $30–48
Cesarina makes pasta by hand in a converted Point Loma house, and the combination of quality and warmth is hard to beat. Prices are reasonable for the level of cooking and the room feels personal rather than staged.
Local tip: Book two weeks out for a weekend table; the patio is the seat to request.
Scored with our ranking methodology — italian, date-night-restaurants.
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