150 tracked keywords, 2,243,500 searches a month, $1.5M in equivalent ad value — live market data for the San Diego metro.
12-month demand index across this vertical's keywords. 100 = the peak month.
Top 50 of 150 by search volume. Volume is metro-scoped; CPC is what advertisers pay per click today — up to $13.02 for “pomegranate restaurant san diego”.
| KEYWORD | SEARCHES/MO | CPC | DIFF | INTENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| restaurants near me | 1,220,000 | $0.55 | 9 | transactional |
| coffee shops near me | 135,000 | $0.44 | 0 | transactional |
| pizza near me | 110,000 | $1.11 | 0 | transactional |
| bars near me | 110,000 | $0.30 | 0 | transactional |
| barber shop near me | 33,100 | $1.32 | 23 | transactional |
| corvette diner san diego | 22,200 | $0.52 | 5 | commercial |
| restaurants san diego | 18,100 | $1.20 | 15 | commercial |
| la jolla restaurants | 18,100 | $1.08 | 15 | commercial |
| bali hai restaurant san diego | 18,100 | $0.60 | 19 | commercial |
| bluewater grill san diego | 18,100 | $0.63 | 2 | branded |
| best restaurants san diego | 12,100 | $1.11 | 11 | commercial |
| brunch san diego | 12,100 | $0.95 | 3 | informational |
| little italy san diego restaurants | 12,100 | $1.30 | 6 | commercial |
| poseidon restaurant del mar | 12,100 | $0.32 | 7 | commercial |
| gossip grill san diego | 12,100 | $0.26 | 1 | branded |
| cafe 222 san diego | 9,900 | $0.09 | 8 | commercial |
| ken sushi san diego | 9,900 | $1.76 | 3 | branded |
| liberty station restaurants | 8,100 | $0.17 | 11 | commercial |
| coronado restaurants | 8,100 | $0.85 | 34 | commercial |
| gaslamp restaurants | 8,100 | $1.15 | 37 | commercial |
| restaurants in san diego california | 8,100 | $1.25 | 24 | commercial |
| studio diner san diego | 8,100 | $0.28 | 4 | commercial |
| addison restaurant san diego | 8,100 | $0.35 | 17 | commercial |
| luce restaurant san diego | 8,100 | $0.27 | 1 | commercial |
| pete's seafood san diego | 8,100 | $0.13 | 13 | branded |
| the rose wine bar san diego | 8,100 | $0.62 | 10 | commercial |
| old town san diego restaurants | 6,600 | $0.68 | 8 | commercial |
| downtown san diego restaurants | 6,600 | $1.18 | 16 | commercial |
| best pizza in san diego | 6,600 | $0.51 | 4 | commercial |
| korean bbq san diego | 6,600 | $0.25 | 9 | branded |
| sushi san diego | 6,600 | $0.46 | 11 | informational |
| best restaurants in san diego ca | 6,600 | $1.03 | 16 | commercial |
| barbarella la jolla | 6,600 | $1.12 | 4 | branded |
| cafe san diego | 6,600 | $0.48 | 0 | commercial |
| convoy restaurants san diego | 6,600 | $0.59 | 0 | commercial |
| parc bistro san diego | 6,600 | $1.73 | 13 | branded |
| restaurants in seaport village san diego | 6,600 | $0.74 | 7 | commercial |
| nice restaurants san diego | 5,400 | $1.42 | 7 | commercial |
| best burger in san diego | 5,400 | $0.43 | 5 | branded |
| top sushi san diego | 5,400 | $0.50 | 8 | informational |
| pacific beach restaurants | 5,400 | $0.88 | 16 | commercial |
| mission valley restaurants | 5,400 | $0.72 | 0 | commercial |
| point loma seafood | 5,400 | $2.21 | 5 | branded |
| mexican restaurant san diego | 5,400 | $0.67 | 1 | commercial |
| azuki sushi san diego | 5,400 | $2.84 | 10 | branded |
| cafe athena san diego | 5,400 | $0.39 | 5 | commercial |
| cafe bassam san diego | 5,400 | $0.13 | 0 | commercial |
| madison restaurant san diego | 5,400 | $0.60 | 7 | commercial |
| nico's mexican food san diego | 5,400 | $0.46 | 4 | branded |
| taco surf san diego | 5,400 | $0.30 | 5 | branded |
Live Google results for the highest-value food & dining searches in San Diego.
200 food & dining businesses tracked in the San Diego metro — 12 of them have no website at all.
| BUSINESS | RATING | REVIEWS | WEBSITE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filippi's Pizza Grotto Little Italy | 4.5 | 8,846 | ✓ |
| The Crack Shack - Little Italy | 4.5 | 6,394 | ✓ |
| Bronx Pizza | 4.7 | 5,259 | ✓ |
| Mona Lisa Italian Foods | 4.5 | 5,123 | ✓ |
| The Old Spaghetti Factory | 4.3 | 4,626 | ✓ |
| The Old Spaghetti Factory | 4.3 | 4,626 | ✓ |
| Tacos El Gordo | 4.4 | 4,527 | ✓ |
| Hodad's Downtown | 4.6 | 4,468 | ✓ |
| Cafe Sevilla of San Diego | 4.3 | 3,702 | ✓ |
| Carnitas' Snack Shack - Embarcadero | 4.5 | 3,613 | ✓ |
The food & dining names San Diego already knows — branded demand is the moat everyone else ranks against.
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