What Happened to Hob Nob Hill After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 5 San Diego, California Closed June 2026
Current status
As of October 2026, Hob Nob Hill has closed — confirmed via sandiegoville.com, June 2026.
What the source shows: SanDiegoVille reported the 82-year-old diner's permanent closure on 2026-06-30, after new ownership had briefly reopened it about thirteen months earlier. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 5, Episode 8
- Aired
- Address 2271 1st Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
- Website No current website found
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Hob Nob Hill in the Bankers Hill neighborhood of San Diego for the 'Just Like Yesterday' episode (S5E8), which aired 2009-01-26, highlighting the diner's corned beef and chicken and dumplings. Hob Nob Hill had operated at 2271 First Avenue for 82 years, according to SanDiegoVille. New ownership under Creative House reopened the diner around May 2025 after a brief shutdown and ownership transition, according to SanDiegoVille. According to SanDiegoVille, the diner permanently closed on 2026-06-30, about thirteen months after that reopening.
A Yelp listing for the address, updated June 2026, also reflects the restaurant's history at that location. The 82-year-old diner had built its reputation on classic American comfort dishes served from the same Bankers Hill storefront across several generations of ownership, according to SanDiegoVille.
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Sources we checked
- sandiegoville.com https://www.sandiegoville.com/2026/06/san-diegos-historic-hob-nob-hill-to.html
- sandiegoville.com https://www.sandiegoville.com/2025/03/hob-nob-hill-in-bankers-hill-officially.html
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/hob-nob-hill-san-diego
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Record ddd-0185 · checked by Cal Marchetti.