Two districts, one problem
Little Italy packs one of the West Coast's densest restaurant rows onto India Street and its cross-blocks — and Saturday parking to match. Convoy, San Diego's pan-Asian food capital, runs on strip-mall lots that fill by 6:30 PM. Both evenings start the same way when you drive: 20 minutes of circling that you eat out of your own reservation. A flat $65 ride deletes that chapter — you are at the door at 7:00 because the driver planned it, not because the parking gods smiled.
Rates
| Where you are (either direction) | BMW i7 (2) | Rivian R1S (4) | Escalade IQ-L (5) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 1 — Downtown/Gaslamp, Old Town, Mission Valley, Point Loma, Pacific Beach, Hillcrest, North Park | $65 | $85 | $105 |
| Zone 2 — Coronado, La Jolla/UTC, Del Mar, Chula Vista, La Mesa, Santee | $80 | $100 | $120 |
| Zone 3 — Encinitas, Solana Beach, Carlsbad, Rancho Santa Fe, Poway, Escondido | $95 | $115 | $135 |
Same ladder as our airport and cruise rates — one price system everywhere. $40 zone rides for 1K Loyalty members. Multi-stop evenings run hourly: $175/hr BMW i7 · $200/hr SUV, 2-hour minimum.
How regulars use it
- The Saturday table: standing 7 PM pickup, same driver, dinner wherever the reservation is that week. Arrange once with an owner.
- Group dinners: the Escalade IQ-L seats five — one car instead of three apps, $105 flat, everyone drinks.
- Dinner + show: pair the dinner run with Rady Shell, Broadway at the Civic, or a Padres game — one booking covers the sequence.
Frequently asked
How much is a car to Little Italy or Convoy for dinner?
Flat Zone 1 rates each way: $65 in a BMW i7 (2), $85 in a Rivian R1S (up to 4), $105 in an Escalade IQ-L (up to 5) from anywhere in central San Diego — Downtown, Hillcrest, North Park, Point Loma, Pacific Beach, Mission Valley. From Zone 2 (La Jolla, Coronado, Del Mar, La Mesa) it is $80/$100/$120. Locked at booking, no surge.
Where does the driver drop and pick up in Little Italy?
At the restaurant door on India Street or the nearest legal curb — and the pickup is staged: text when the check arrives and the car comes to the same spot. No walking to a garage on Kettner.
Is parking really that bad on Convoy?
The district runs on shared strip-mall lots that fill early on weekends; circling is the norm by 6:30 PM. A flat ride costs about what two hours of frustration and a far-away space are worth — and everyone at the table can order what they like.
Can we add a second stop after dinner?
Yes — either book the return leg from a different address (same zone, same rate) or take the evening car at $175/hr and keep one driver for the whole night.
Named driver, all-electric fleet, price locked at booking. An owner answers.
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