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Buon Appetito

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#3 of 1,515 restaurants in San Diego
  • Cuisines: Italian
  • Price range*: $9-$30
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Jul 7, 2008

I am a "homegrown" San Diegan, who now lives the majority of the year in Como/Milano, Italy and married to an Italian. Upon each trip back home to San Diego, we always make it a point to dine here at B.A. The food is excellent and very similar in style and taste to the outstanding food in the North of... more

Jul 2, 2008

Had an excellent sidewalk dinner at this Little Italy restaurant. Pleasant and prompt service. The waiter provided good recommendations from the menu and the wine list Appetizer, entree and two glasses of select wine ran nearly sixty dollars with tax and tip, but it was worth it. I would like to go back again, but time did not allow. As... more

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5 of 5 stars
San Diego, California
Jun 27, 2008

My wife and I spent an evening downtown and stayed at the W Hotel a few blocks away. It was an easy walk to Little Italy and we walked up without a reservation and waited about 15 mintues. The space is very small, maybe 30 seats, 40 max. The server was excellent as was the food. The chaf even toured... more

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5 of 5 stars
Los Angeles
Jun 9, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

My wife and I recently went to Rome and had really bad luck with food! All of the places we went to were very disappointing. We were really hyped up to taste the great Italian food, but were let down. At most places, we were like, “We could make this at home.” Buon Appetito was way better than any restaurant... more

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5 of 5 stars
Harrisburg, PA
May 28, 2008

Asked a local where to eat and they said BA. We went there and had an amazing time. Service was outstanding. The food (always get the days specials) was so good I cant find anything else to compare it to. Waiting to get in is unpleasant considering you have to stand on the sidewalk right up against people eating but... more

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4 of 5 stars
San Diego, California
Mar 20, 2008

We took a family member from out of town here last night. We had not eaten here before, but had heard great things about it on TA. Being a Wed night, I didn't think we'd need a reservation. We got there around 630pm and the inside was full, so we had to settle for a table outside. It was a... more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Feb 3, 2008

Great food and friendly service more

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4 of 5 stars
Lake Forest, California
Jan 16, 2008

What can I say, the previous reviews are pretty close to perfect. In addition to the previous comments, I would say... the food is very authentic. the service great as well. I ordered the linguine allo scoglia, fantastic.....the red sauce is "Buon Appetito", just ask for a bit more bread to get at all the left over sauce when the... more

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3 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Jan 4, 2008

Epitomizes the fare in Little Italy. Good old fashioned Italian food. Not too authentic. But a great place to go in Little Italy. Gelatos are good, too. more

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4 of 5 stars
North Attleboro, Massachusetts
Jan 1, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

My husband and I recently went to Buon Appetito on December 30th. We really enjoyed the food. I had seared scallops on a bed of spinach. My husband had veal piccata. Both of our meals were good. In hindsight, I wish I had ordered a pasta dish because the ones that passed by on the way to other tables looked... more

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Buon Appetito Address

1609 India St, San Diego, CA 92101
Tel: (619) 238-9880
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