Is Monello Still Open? Food Paradise Update (San Diego, CA)
Food Paradise, Season 14 San Diego, California
Current status
As of October 2026, Monello is open — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.
What the source shows: This record's initial site check found only stale 2013-dated content, but a follow-up search found Yelp's listing updated September 2026, an active OpenTable reservation page, and the restaurant's own working website, together indicating current operation. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 14, Episode 6
- Address 750 W Fir St, San Diego, CA 92101
- Website lovemonello.com
- Show map
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What happened after Food Paradise?
Monello appeared in Food Paradise's "Apps Download" episode (S14E6). It is an Italian restaurant in San Diego's Little Italy neighborhood, serving Northern Italian street food alongside handmade pasta produced in-house. The restaurant ferments its pizza dough for four days, cures its own meats, and makes fresh mozzarella and parmesan on site, and it is known locally for a nightly tableside cheese wheel used to finish pasta dishes. Monello operates as a sister restaurant to Bencotto, located next door. Although this record's initial site check found only outdated 2013-era content on the restaurant's own domain, a follow-up search found Yelp's listing for the business, updated September 2026, alongside an active OpenTable reservation page and the restaurant's still-functioning own website, together indicating Monello remains open on West Fir Street in Little Italy.
The episode
Also in Season 14
Season 14: 68 of 95 still open · 4 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 65280 Burger Bar
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Ep 6Slows Bar-B-Q
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Ep 6Velvet Cantina
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Ep 6Woodie's Flat
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/monello-san-diego
- OpenTable https://www.opentable.com/r/monello-san-diego
- lovemonello.com https://www.lovemonello.com/
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Record fp-1117 · checked by Cal Marchetti.