Best Burger in San Diego · San Diego, CA
Hodad's has flipped burgers in San Diego's Ocean Beach since 1969, a surf-shack shrine of license plates and graffiti where the bacon cheeseburgers are enormous and the vibe is pure beach counterculture. A VW bus is parked in the dining room, and the line spills down Newport Avenue.
A beloved San Diego original for over 50 years, Hodad's is the 2025 Centurion Award winner.
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Selection is by the published criteria, evaluated on public evidence. Hodad's cleared every one.
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Ocean Beach burger joint founded in 1969, famous for bacon cheeseburgers, license-plate walls, and its 'no shirt, no shoes, no problem' spirit.
Yes — Hodad's is the 2025 Centurion Award winner for Best Burger in San Diego, a verified, criteria-based award. Named best burger in San Diego for 2025 for the bacon cheeseburger that made Ocean Beach a burger pilgrimage. No shirt, no shoes, no problem.
Hodad's is in San Diego, CA.
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