Is Café 222 Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (San Diego, CA)
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 1 San Diego, California
Current status
As of October 2026, Café 222 is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.
What the source shows: The restaurant's website is live with active online ordering, and Google Places confirms it as operational at its San Diego address. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 1, Episode 7
- Address 222 Island Ave, San Diego, CA 92101
- Website cafe222.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
On Best Thing I Ever Ate's 'Wake Up Call' episode, Cafe 222 was featured for its pumpkin waffles and peanut butter French toast, breakfast dishes that have anchored the menu since the restaurant opened in downtown San Diego. Cafe 222 is a breakfast-and-lunch restaurant a few blocks from Petco Park in the East Village neighborhood. A site check on 2026-09-08 found cafe222.com live with an active online ordering system for both delivery and pickup, along with current menus, group-order options, and a press page. Google Places lists Cafe 222 as operational at 222 Island Ave, San Diego, CA, matching the phone number and address posted on the restaurant's own site. The site also lists a recipes section and links to Facebook and Instagram accounts for the restaurant.
The episode
Also in Season 1
Season 1: 57 of 88 still open · 4 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 6Dahlia Lounge
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Ep 7Ann Sather
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Ep 7Big Al's Diner
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Ep 7BLD
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Ep 7Golden West Café
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Ep 7Hugo's
Open -
Ep 7Jacques Torres
Open - Open
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Sources we checked
- cafe222.com http://cafe222.com/
- Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Cafe+222+222+Island+Ave+San+Diego+CA+92101
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Record btiea-0057 · checked by Cal Marchetti.