Guidebook for San Diego
Food Scene
Award winning mexican food! It's a hole in the wall and it is delicious! Totally worth the inevitable wait!
61 locals recommend
La Playa Taco Shop
3973 Mission BlvdAward winning mexican food! It's a hole in the wall and it is delicious! Totally worth the inevitable wait!
Pacific Beach Fish Shop
1775 Garnet AveGreat fish tacos!
This coffee shop is super popular. If you love sugary sweet coffee drinks then this is the place for you! Also serve quick breakfast sandwiches, oatmeal and acas bowls!
153 locals recommend
Better Buzz Coffee Roasters
3745 Mission BlvdThis coffee shop is super popular. If you love sugary sweet coffee drinks then this is the place for you! Also serve quick breakfast sandwiches, oatmeal and acas bowls!
Great rooftop mediterranean food with ocean views and great beers!
81 locals recommend
Amplified Ale Works Kitchen + Beer Garden
4150 Mission BlvdGreat rooftop mediterranean food with ocean views and great beers!
Truckstop
4150 Mission BlvdGood for breakfast! They have awesome bloody marks
Located in Little Italy. Has one of the top ten raw bars in the USA! The lobster roll and the chowder fries are the best thing ever! More upscale and great for date night
207 locals recommend
Ironside Fish & Oyster
1654 India StLocated in Little Italy. Has one of the top ten raw bars in the USA! The lobster roll and the chowder fries are the best thing ever! More upscale and great for date night
Herb & Wood
2210 Kettner BlvdUpscale italian with great decor and ambiance!
Juniper & Ivy
2228 Kettner BlvdUpscale and a little pricier but delicious and stunning inside!
outdoor order at counter restaurant! the name doesn't lie, it really is so good! Cool place to hang out if its not to cold out. They have fire pits and games like a giant shuffle board
145 locals recommend
The Crack Shack - Little Italy
2266 Kettner Blvdoutdoor order at counter restaurant! the name doesn't lie, it really is so good! Cool place to hang out if its not to cold out. They have fire pits and games like a giant shuffle board
Hipster Mexican is the best way to describe this place! The chips and dip and margaritas are addictive! They have a great taco tuesday that really kicks off with karaoke around 8-9pm and is a really good time!
51 locals recommend
Camino Riviera
2400 India StHipster Mexican is the best way to describe this place! The chips and dip and margaritas are addictive! They have a great taco tuesday that really kicks off with karaoke around 8-9pm and is a really good time!
Upscale great Gatsby themed steak house with amazing table side caesar salads and martinis!
124 locals recommend
Born and Raised
1909 India StUpscale great Gatsby themed steak house with amazing table side caesar salads and martinis!
SandBox Pizza and Wings
1466 Garnet AveGreat pizza! They deliver
The Local Pacific Beach
809 Thomas AveFlamingo Deck
Miss B's Coconut Club
3704 Mission BlvdWorld Famous
711 Pacific Beach DrThe Baked Bear
4516 Mission BlvdFig Tree Cafe Pacific Beach
5119 Cass StThe French Gourmet
960 Turquoise StGirard Gourmet
7837 Girard AveMorning Glory
550 W Date StThe Mission Mission Beach. WE ARE TEMPORARILY CLOSED! PLEASE KEEP CHECKING! NORTH PARK AND SOMA OPEN FOR PATIO DINING! TAKEOUT AND DELIVERY!
3795 Mission BlvdPalmys Cafe
Swagyu Pacific Beach
Yerba Mate Bar & Empanadas
956 Garnet AveJava Earth Coffee
4978 Cass StFortunate Son
2943 Adams AveLike a giant fancy food court with so many options. Also little shops everywhere and a movie theatre.
227 locals recommend
Liberty Public Market
2820 Historic Decatur RdLike a giant fancy food court with so many options. Also little shops everywhere and a movie theatre.
Drinks & Nightlife
Mavericks Beach Club
860 Garnet AveBub's at the Beach
1030 Garnet AveGreat casual bar with shuffle board and games and bar eats!
Moonshine Beach
1165 Garnet AveGreat country bar, its always a fun time!
Open Bar
4302 Mission BlvdDive bar that is always packed on weekends!
Barrel Republic Pacific Beach
1261 Garnet AveSo many beers
The Duck Dive
4650 Mission BlvdSports bar that is pretty popular
El Prez
4190 Mission BlvdRooftop nightclub
This is the same one in pb, but the original one is Downtown and is huge and amazing!
48 locals recommend
Moonshine Flats
344 7th AveThis is the same one in pb, but the original one is Downtown and is huge and amazing!
Whiskey Girl
702 Fifth AveAltitude Sky Lounge
660 K Strooftop nightclub
The Tipsy Crow
770 Fifth Avebarleymash
600 Fifth AveThe Shout! House
655 Fourth AveDueling paino bar
Seven Grand San Diego
3054 University Avewhiskey bar with pool tables and sometime live music
Coin-Op Game Room
3926 30th StGame bar
Candy's Boom Boom Room
4190 Mission BlvdPolite Provisions
4696 30th StSightseeing
San Diego Zoo
2920 Zoo DrIconic and world-famous.
SeaWorld San Diego
500 Sea World Dr.Walk around and look at historic buildings. There are museums, restaurants, gardens, and more!
3290 locals recommend
Balboa Park
Walk around and look at historic buildings. There are museums, restaurants, gardens, and more!
La Jolla Cove
Famous Beach with the seals
Hotel Del Coronado
1500 Orange AveHistoric Beachfront Hotel from 1888.
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
10010 N Torrey Pines RdBeautiful architecture and history
Torrey Pines State Reserve
12600 North Torrey Pines RoadGreat Hike
Black's Beach
Nude Beach
La Jolla Playhouse
2910 La Jolla Village DrTheatre that is part of UCSD campus.
Mission San Diego de Alcala
10818 San Diego Mission RoadBelmont Park
3146 Mission BlvdTorrey Pines Gliderport
2800 Torrey Pines Scenic DrIf it is summer than the county fair is happening usually around June 7 - July 4. Rides, shows, concerts, food, animals, contests and more!
Horse Racing usually takes place around July 21- September 10
They have stuff going on year-round so check their calendar.
Del Mar Fairgrounds .com
Del Mar Fairgrounds
If it is summer than the county fair is happening usually around June 7 - July 4. Rides, shows, concerts, food, animals, contests and more!
Horse Racing usually takes place around July 21- September 10
They have stuff going on year-round so check their calendar.
Del Mar Fairgrounds .com
Petco Park
100 Park BlvdBaseball Games
USS Midway Museum
910 N Harbor DrOld Globe Theatre
1363 Old Globe WayHistoric Theatre, check their website for current plays.
A fun historic outing. It is filled with shops, museums, and more. Stop and get handmade tortillas from the tortilla ladies set up along the main drag.
1070 locals recommend
Old Town
A fun historic outing. It is filled with shops, museums, and more. Stop and get handmade tortillas from the tortilla ladies set up along the main drag.
Seaport Village
849 W Harbor DrSunset Cliffs
VIEWS!
Cabrillo National Monument
Maritime Museum of San Diego
1492 N Harbor DrLittle Italy
Shops, restaurants and people watching
Birch Aquarium at Scripps
2300 Expedition WaySan Diego Zoo Safari Park
15500 San Pasqual Valley RdMission Trails Regional Park
1 Father Junipero Serra TrailMission Bay Aquatic Center
1001 Santa Clara PlLots of water activities. Lessons and rentals!
Tours
San Diego Bay Cruises
555 Harbor Island DrCruises
Hornblower Cruises & Events (Whale Watching & Harbor Tours)
970 N Harbor DrHop on hop off Trolley
500 Kettner BlvdSan Diego Seal Tours