Delhi Kitchen, San Diego

Good Indian food can be hard to come by in San Diego, but thankfully there’s the Delhi Kitchen. While the restaurant’s strip mall location may not be as glamorous as a bustling downtown hotspot, this family-owned restaurant still manages to serve up affordable, authentic Indian cuisine. Vegetarians will delight in the delicious saag paneer – creamy spinach with nuggets of cheese, or the Aloo Gobi, a potato and cauliflower medley cooked with tomato and spices. Look past the spare, small space and the lack of formal dinner plates for a heartier meal, complete with friendly service that really seems to care. And if all you know of Indian food is the common lunchtime buffet, Delhi Kitchen offers that as well – but on Saturdays and Sundays, with an all-you-can-eat price tag under $10.