Guidebook for San Diego

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Guidebook for San Diego

Food Scene

Awesome surf and turf burrito, tap me out taco's, and zesty TJ corn! Walking distance from my house!
139 locals recommend
Lucha Libre Taco Shop
1810 W Washington St
139 locals recommend
Awesome surf and turf burrito, tap me out taco's, and zesty TJ corn! Walking distance from my house!
Great coffee, amazing breakfast, all with a view upstairs of downtown and the airport!
44 locals recommend
Gelato Vero Caffe
3753 India St
44 locals recommend
Great coffee, amazing breakfast, all with a view upstairs of downtown and the airport!
Great Mexican food.
44 locals recommend
El Indio Mexican Restaurant and Catering
3695 India St
44 locals recommend
Great Mexican food.
Delicious Thai food.
51 locals recommend
Saffron Thai
3737 India St
51 locals recommend
Delicious Thai food.
Amazing seafood.
100 locals recommend
Blue Water Seafood Market & Grill
3667 India St
100 locals recommend
Amazing seafood.
Old Town has tons of great Mexican food restaurants and gift shops.
1070 locals recommend
Old Town
1070 locals recommend
Old Town has tons of great Mexican food restaurants and gift shops.
Hillcrest has tons of great restaurants and bars, cultural events, etc. Go check it out!
369 locals recommend
Hillcrest
3960 Normal St
369 locals recommend
Hillcrest has tons of great restaurants and bars, cultural events, etc. Go check it out!
Fun hipster bar/restaurant where you can cook your own steak on a communal grill and listen to a great jukebox collection!
168 locals recommend
Turf Supper Club
1116 25th St
168 locals recommend
Fun hipster bar/restaurant where you can cook your own steak on a communal grill and listen to a great jukebox collection!
If you decide to hike Torrey Pines State Park, I highly recommend going to lunch afterwards at the Cliff Hanger Café! It's right on the cliffs and you can watch hang gliders take off and land!
8 locals recommend
Cliff Hanger Cafe
2800 Torrey Pines Scenic Dr
8 locals recommend
If you decide to hike Torrey Pines State Park, I highly recommend going to lunch afterwards at the Cliff Hanger Café! It's right on the cliffs and you can watch hang gliders take off and land!
Hip Mexican food shop downtown run by skaters and servers with fully tatt'd sleeves! And besides the people watching, they server amazing vegan, and regular Mexican food.
21 locals recommend
Pokez Mexican Restaurant
947 E St
21 locals recommend
Hip Mexican food shop downtown run by skaters and servers with fully tatt'd sleeves! And besides the people watching, they server amazing vegan, and regular Mexican food.
Amazing gourmet meatballs!
96 locals recommend
Soda & Swine
2943 Adams Ave
96 locals recommend
Amazing gourmet meatballs!
One of the best restaurants in town. There's often a line out the door, and they also happen to blast hip hop music at times. Very cool place and delicious!
54 locals recommend
Sushi Deli 1
228 W Washington St
54 locals recommend
One of the best restaurants in town. There's often a line out the door, and they also happen to blast hip hop music at times. Very cool place and delicious!
My favorite Italian restaurant in San Diego..
45 locals recommend
Buon Appetito Restaurant
1609 India St
45 locals recommend
My favorite Italian restaurant in San Diego..
Garlic Chilli Chicken is the best Chinese dish I've ever had in my life!! It's worth the 20 min drive to east county just to try it!!
Kip's Cafe
1190 N 2nd St
Garlic Chilli Chicken is the best Chinese dish I've ever had in my life!! It's worth the 20 min drive to east county just to try it!!
Shrimp and Garlic pizza from Pietro's is hands down the best pizza in the world. That's right I said it, I've been to NY, SF, nothing even comes close to their shrimp/garlic pizza!!
Pietro's Cucina Italiana
8378 Parkway Dr
Shrimp and Garlic pizza from Pietro's is hands down the best pizza in the world. That's right I said it, I've been to NY, SF, nothing even comes close to their shrimp/garlic pizza!!
Best thai food in San Diego.
15 locals recommend
Sala Thai Restaurant
6161 El Cajon Blvd
15 locals recommend
Best thai food in San Diego.
One of my favorite restaurants right on the bay at Harbor Island. Beautiful view, delicious steaks, and the best desert (fresh peanut butter ice cream!! yum!!).
66 locals recommend
Island Prime
880 Harbor Island Dr
66 locals recommend
One of my favorite restaurants right on the bay at Harbor Island. Beautiful view, delicious steaks, and the best desert (fresh peanut butter ice cream!! yum!!).
I highly recommend the rosemary breakfast. It's scrambled eggs, rosemary potatoes, and fresh made rosemary bread!
133 locals recommend
The Mission North Park
2801 University Ave
133 locals recommend
I highly recommend the rosemary breakfast. It's scrambled eggs, rosemary potatoes, and fresh made rosemary bread!
Great restaurant right on the boardwalk with a view of the beach. I recommend the eggs benedict with crab baked in the bread!
207 locals recommend
World Famous
711 Pacific Beach Dr
207 locals recommend
Great restaurant right on the boardwalk with a view of the beach. I recommend the eggs benedict with crab baked in the bread!
Tons of good restaurants and places to park and take in the amazing view of downtown and the bay!
14 locals recommend
Harbor Island Drive
Harbor Island Drive
14 locals recommend
Tons of good restaurants and places to park and take in the amazing view of downtown and the bay!
My favorite burger place in San Diego..
120 locals recommend
Burger Lounge
4116 Adams Ave
120 locals recommend
My favorite burger place in San Diego..
The Hotel Del is a historic hotel right on the beach! It's really expensive to stay there, but you can visit the place and walk on the beach, and they have an excellent brunch on Sundays!
17 locals recommend
1500 Orange Ave
1500 Orange Avenue
17 locals recommend
The Hotel Del is a historic hotel right on the beach! It's really expensive to stay there, but you can visit the place and walk on the beach, and they have an excellent brunch on Sundays!

Drinks & Nightlife

Great place walking distance for a pint of Guinness and a shepherd's pie.
39 locals recommend
Shakespeare Pub
3701 India St
39 locals recommend
Great place walking distance for a pint of Guinness and a shepherd's pie.
Fun bar with lots of craft beers on tap.
19 locals recommend
The Regal Beagle
3659 India St
19 locals recommend
Fun bar with lots of craft beers on tap.
Great bar and restaurant close to my house.
83 locals recommend
Starlite
3175 India St
83 locals recommend
Great bar and restaurant close to my house.
Fun dive bar.
45 locals recommend
Aero Club Bar
3365 India St
45 locals recommend
Fun dive bar.
If you're in town for an anniversary, or just want to drop a bunch of cash on the most expensive restaurant in town, this restaurant has a spectacular view, and guaranteed to get points for effort!
152 locals recommend
Mister A's
2550 Fifth Ave
152 locals recommend
If you're in town for an anniversary, or just want to drop a bunch of cash on the most expensive restaurant in town, this restaurant has a spectacular view, and guaranteed to get points for effort!
Excellent Mexican food in Balboa Park.
126 locals recommend
The Prado at Balboa Park
1549 El Prado
126 locals recommend
Excellent Mexican food in Balboa Park.
This is hipster headquarters.. But it also happens to be a great bar, and they have the hot and upcoming indie rock bands on tour play there every weekend!
59 locals recommend
Bar Pink
3829 30th St
59 locals recommend
This is hipster headquarters.. But it also happens to be a great bar, and they have the hot and upcoming indie rock bands on tour play there every weekend!
Great hipster restaurant and gastropub.
94 locals recommend
Tiger!Tiger!
3025 El Cajon Blvd
94 locals recommend
Great hipster restaurant and gastropub.
Arguably the hippest bar in San Diego. It looks like it's straight out of the 1920's, amazing mixed drinks, Soda and Swine is right next door, but beware (handlebar mustaches everywhere!!!).
245 locals recommend
Polite Provisions
4696 30th St
245 locals recommend
Arguably the hippest bar in San Diego. It looks like it's straight out of the 1920's, amazing mixed drinks, Soda and Swine is right next door, but beware (handlebar mustaches everywhere!!!).
My favorite English style pub in SD.
23 locals recommend
Princess Pub & Grille
1665 India St
23 locals recommend
My favorite English style pub in SD.
The gaslamp is a great place to barhop and lots of good restaurants as well.
1208 locals recommend
Gaslamp Quarter
1208 locals recommend
The gaslamp is a great place to barhop and lots of good restaurants as well.
Excellent local brewery!
108 locals recommend
Mike Hess Brewing, North Park
3812 Grim Ave
108 locals recommend
Excellent local brewery!
Fun bar with foosball, pool, shuffleboard, and two ping pong tables!
23 locals recommend
Triple Crown Pub
3221 Adams Ave
23 locals recommend
Fun bar with foosball, pool, shuffleboard, and two ping pong tables!
Another great local brewery!
174 locals recommend
Blind Lady Ale House
3416 Adams Ave
174 locals recommend
Another great local brewery!

Arts & Culture

Arguably the best place in San Diego to catch hot new local rock bands.
87 locals recommend
The Casbah
2501 Kettner Blvd
87 locals recommend
Arguably the best place in San Diego to catch hot new local rock bands.
Another great place to catch local bands in San Diego
31 locals recommend
Soda Bar
3615 El Cajon Blvd
31 locals recommend
Another great place to catch local bands in San Diego
If you are looking to party, every sunday in the summer the Hard Rock does Intervention Sunday. Basically it's a Vegas pool party on the roof, but in SD.
24 locals recommend
Hard Rock Hotel San Diego
207 Fifth Ave
24 locals recommend
If you are looking to party, every sunday in the summer the Hard Rock does Intervention Sunday. Basically it's a Vegas pool party on the roof, but in SD.
A really fun place to get brunch, then bring your trucks and hang out listening to DJ music and take a dip in the pool!
38 locals recommend
The Lafayette Hotel, Swim Club & Bungalows
2223 El Cajon Blvd
38 locals recommend
A really fun place to get brunch, then bring your trucks and hang out listening to DJ music and take a dip in the pool!

Sightseeing

Balboa Park is one of my favorite places in San Diego. Tons of museums, restaurants, art exhibits, Japanese tea garden, coy pond, scenic vista, walking trails, and plenty of San Diego history!
3290 locals recommend
Balboa Park
3290 locals recommend
Balboa Park is one of my favorite places in San Diego. Tons of museums, restaurants, art exhibits, Japanese tea garden, coy pond, scenic vista, walking trails, and plenty of San Diego history!
Torrey Pines State Reserve is a beautiful place to go on a hike with an amazing view off the ocean off the cliffs. I highly recommend hiking down to the beach.
1108 locals recommend
Torrey Pines State Reserve
12600 North Torrey Pines Road
1108 locals recommend
Torrey Pines State Reserve is a beautiful place to go on a hike with an amazing view off the ocean off the cliffs. I highly recommend hiking down to the beach.
Very nice place to walk near the ocean and tons of fancy seafood restaurants, and tourist shops for out-of-towners.
762 locals recommend
Seaport Village
849 W Harbor Dr
762 locals recommend
Very nice place to walk near the ocean and tons of fancy seafood restaurants, and tourist shops for out-of-towners.
The fist mission in San Diego is on top of Presidio Park. It's got an amazing view of downtown, the ocean, and Coronado island!
66 locals recommend
Presidio Park
2811 Jackson St
66 locals recommend
The fist mission in San Diego is on top of Presidio Park. It's got an amazing view of downtown, the ocean, and Coronado island!
Coronado Island is a great place to visit, great restaurants, sightseeing, take a walk on the beach, and just relax!
487 locals recommend
Coronado Island
487 locals recommend
Coronado Island is a great place to visit, great restaurants, sightseeing, take a walk on the beach, and just relax!

Everything Else

Watch a movie in style, leather recliner seats, and you can push a button to order a craft beer, napa wine, sushi, or fried calamari!
92 locals recommend
Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas
12905 El Camino Real
92 locals recommend
Watch a movie in style, leather recliner seats, and you can push a button to order a craft beer, napa wine, sushi, or fried calamari!
Best carnitas tacos in town (if not the whole world!). Period..
162 locals recommend
Carnitas' Snack Shack - North Park
2632 University Avenue
162 locals recommend
Best carnitas tacos in town (if not the whole world!). Period..
Catch a Padres game or just enjoy the view of the stadium and downtown!
709 locals recommend
Petco Park
100 Park Blvd
709 locals recommend
Catch a Padres game or just enjoy the view of the stadium and downtown!
Great theatre that plays cult classic movies.
31 locals recommend
Landmark's Ken Cinema
4061 Adams Ave
31 locals recommend
Great theatre that plays cult classic movies.
Great theatre that plays cult classic movies.
61 locals recommend
Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas
3965 Fifth Ave
61 locals recommend
Great theatre that plays cult classic movies.
Need shaving supplies, hairspray, deodorant, aspirin, vitamins, etc? Walgreens is right down the street.
42 locals recommend
Walgreens
3222 University Ave
42 locals recommend
Need shaving supplies, hairspray, deodorant, aspirin, vitamins, etc? Walgreens is right down the street.
The old town trolley station will take you downtown, to east county, and even to Mexico if you're up for an adventure!
100 locals recommend
Old Town Station
4005 Taylor St
100 locals recommend
The old town trolley station will take you downtown, to east county, and even to Mexico if you're up for an adventure!

Essentials

Get some good food to cook at home!
752 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
1640 Garnet Ave
752 locals recommend
Get some good food to cook at home!
Get some good food to cook at home!
240 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
711 University Ave
240 locals recommend
Get some good food to cook at home!
Get some good food to cook at home!
323 locals recommend
Vons
3610 Adams Ave
323 locals recommend
Get some good food to cook at home!