The Best Delis in San Diego
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San Diego has exactly one place on the list so far: Mona Lisa Italian Foods, honored by Eater.
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Rank 1. Mona Lisa Italian Foods
Italian-American Deli
Mona Lisa is an old-school Italian deli and red-sauce restaurant on India Street, run by the family's third generation and still stocked like somebody's nonna is checking the shelves. The market side carries packaged goods and wine, and the counter builds the kind of sub that needs two hands and a napkin strategy. Next door, lasagna and pasta come in half portions, which feels like the restaurant admitting you also have a day to finish.
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