Guidebook for San Diego

Emily
Guidebook for San Diego

Food Scene

Sake and noodle house, with free shots of sake the restaurant takes together every hour. Has adult (alcoholic) snow cones. Try the carnitas bao bao or bacon wrapped kimchi.
Gaijin Noodle + Sake House
627 Fourth Ave
Sake and noodle house, with free shots of sake the restaurant takes together every hour. Has adult (alcoholic) snow cones. Try the carnitas bao bao or bacon wrapped kimchi.
Great atmosphere and great food. The trendy go-to restaurant in SD. Good brunch too.
84 locals recommend
Searsucker San Diego
611 Fifth Ave
84 locals recommend
Great atmosphere and great food. The trendy go-to restaurant in SD. Good brunch too.
Upscale steak and seafood house.. yum.
14 locals recommend
Lou & Mickey's
224 Fifth Ave
14 locals recommend
Upscale steak and seafood house.. yum.
East coast style pancake/breakfast house. Always busy and packed on the weekends but very good. Everything brunch and breakfast, everything good.
46 locals recommend
Richard Walker's Pancake House
520 Front St
46 locals recommend
East coast style pancake/breakfast house. Always busy and packed on the weekends but very good. Everything brunch and breakfast, everything good.
Our favorite Indian restaurant. Yummy saag paneer and samosa and chai.
12 locals recommend
Royal India - Gaslamp Downtown San Diego
329 Market Street
12 locals recommend
Our favorite Indian restaurant. Yummy saag paneer and samosa and chai.
Fish tacos, cool and unique casual atmosphere. Good for outdoor seating and people watching.
6 locals recommend
Tin Fish Gaslamp
170 Sixth Ave
6 locals recommend
Fish tacos, cool and unique casual atmosphere. Good for outdoor seating and people watching.
Very cool french restaurant, romantic atmosphere, European feel. Good food.
70 locals recommend
Cafe Chloe
721 Ninth Avenue
70 locals recommend
Very cool french restaurant, romantic atmosphere, European feel. Good food.
Good breakfast or brunch spot. PB & banana stuffed french toast is famous. Outdoor seating available.
38 locals recommend
Cafe 222
222 Island Ave
38 locals recommend
Good breakfast or brunch spot. PB & banana stuffed french toast is famous. Outdoor seating available.

Sightseeing

Touristy enclave but worth walking around. Seafood restaurants, shops, and an outdoor food court. Also walk around the park for pretty views of the Marina, Coronado Island and the bay.
762 locals recommend
Seaport Village
849 W Harbor Dr
762 locals recommend
Touristy enclave but worth walking around. Seafood restaurants, shops, and an outdoor food court. Also walk around the park for pretty views of the Marina, Coronado Island and the bay.

Shopping

For clothes and basic mall shopping. Neiman Marcus, Macy's, CVS, Forever 21, Starbucks.. get your shopping on.
241 locals recommend
Westfield Horton Plaza
324 Horton Plaza
241 locals recommend
For clothes and basic mall shopping. Neiman Marcus, Macy's, CVS, Forever 21, Starbucks.. get your shopping on.

Essentials

24 hour full size grocery store!
333 locals recommend
Ralphs
101 G St
333 locals recommend
24 hour full size grocery store!

Drinks & Nightlife

Best nightclub in SD.. but get here early, get bottle service, or prepare to wait in a very long line.
84 locals recommend
FLUXX Nightclub
500 Fourth Ave
84 locals recommend
Best nightclub in SD.. but get here early, get bottle service, or prepare to wait in a very long line.
Second best club in SD. Get here early as well or you will be waiting in line. Pretty dead early.
19 locals recommend
Side Bar
6th Street
19 locals recommend
Second best club in SD. Get here early as well or you will be waiting in line. Pretty dead early.
Nice wine bar.
9 locals recommend
Bice San Diego
425 Island Ave
9 locals recommend
Nice wine bar.