El Pescador is a San Diego institution that’s been serving fish to the neighborhood for over 40 years. The best way to get the daily catch is on a sandwich—pick a fish and enjoy it on a torta slathered in a tangy tartar sauce and loaded with lettuce, tomato, and onion. You might even see a cook pull whatever snapper or salmon you requested from the display case before filleting it in the back. Avoid the evening and weekend shrimp-frenzied crowds by coming on a weekday afternoon when it’s more relaxed.