Guidebook for San Diego

Cathy
Guidebook for San Diego

Food Scene

Hands down, best Baja-style fish tacos on the West Coast. Upstairs has great views, too.
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South Beach Bar & Grille
5059 Newport Ave
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Hands down, best Baja-style fish tacos on the West Coast. Upstairs has great views, too.
Great oceanfront brunch spot. Pet friendly patio. Good happy hour with discounted drinks and $5 appetizers.
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Shades Oceanfront Bistro
5083 Santa Monica Avenue
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Great oceanfront brunch spot. Pet friendly patio. Good happy hour with discounted drinks and $5 appetizers.
Nice French-inspired restaurant. Can get a little loud at night. Tasty food, good cocktails, solid wine list.
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BO-beau kitchen + bar
4996 W Point Loma Blvd
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Nice French-inspired restaurant. Can get a little loud at night. Tasty food, good cocktails, solid wine list.
Quirky 1960s hotel with a fabulous restaurant (also called the Pearl.) On Wednesdays the restaurant has a pool party & shows an outdoor movie. Their crispy brussels sprouts are a must-try!
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Pearl Hotel
1410 Rosecrans St
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Quirky 1960s hotel with a fabulous restaurant (also called the Pearl.) On Wednesdays the restaurant has a pool party & shows an outdoor movie. Their crispy brussels sprouts are a must-try!
Sushi and tapas restaurant. The Joint Hand Roll is our favorite here. Excellent beer selection, good sushi rolls (try the O'Beef or the Big Kahuna), and good tapas options for non-sushi eaters.
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The Joint - Award Winning Sushi, Tapas, Brunch, & Craft Beer
4902 Newport Ave
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Sushi and tapas restaurant. The Joint Hand Roll is our favorite here. Excellent beer selection, good sushi rolls (try the O'Beef or the Big Kahuna), and good tapas options for non-sushi eaters.
Local Coffee Shop with a great view.
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Newbreak Coffee & Cafe
1959 Abbott St
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Local Coffee Shop with a great view.
Outdoor coffee shop slash garden boutique. Front patio is dog-friendly. Great vibe, good coffee and smoothies.
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Jungle Java
5047 Newport Ave
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Outdoor coffee shop slash garden boutique. Front patio is dog-friendly. Great vibe, good coffee and smoothies.
Good late-night happy hour options, plus the kitchen is open until 1 AM. This place also serves as a wine store, with the racks and tables interwoven throughout the place.
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The 3rd Corner Wine Shop & Bistro
2265 Bacon St
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Good late-night happy hour options, plus the kitchen is open until 1 AM. This place also serves as a wine store, with the racks and tables interwoven throughout the place.

Everything Else

Off leash dog beach. Worth going to even if you don't have a dog, just to see all the happy dogs frolicking!
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Dog Beach
3902 29th St
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Off leash dog beach. Worth going to even if you don't have a dog, just to see all the happy dogs frolicking!

Drinks & Nightlife

Local public house. Good food, solid artisanal cocktail list.
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Sessions Public
4204 Voltaire Street
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Local public house. Good food, solid artisanal cocktail list.
Local public house with a good beer selection and good cocktails. Their bloody marys are a meal in themselves.
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Raglan Public House
1851 Bacon St
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Local public house with a good beer selection and good cocktails. Their bloody marys are a meal in themselves.
Old school dive bar, hasn't been altered since the 1970s. Full of psychedelic blacklist undersea murals and a giant shell-shaped bar overhang. Well drinks are $2 during happy hour.
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Pacific Shores Bar
4927 Newport Ave
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Old school dive bar, hasn't been altered since the 1970s. Full of psychedelic blacklist undersea murals and a giant shell-shaped bar overhang. Well drinks are $2 during happy hour.

Essentials

Closest Grocery store to the cottage, though its a little on the pricey side.
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Ocean Beach People's Organic Food Market
4765 Voltaire St
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Closest Grocery store to the cottage, though its a little on the pricey side.
This is the closest inexpensive grocery store. Meat and produce prices are great, and the quality is high as well!
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Stump's Family Marketplace
3770 Voltaire St
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This is the closest inexpensive grocery store. Meat and produce prices are great, and the quality is high as well!
Wonderful little gourmet grocery store with an excellent wine selection.
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The Olive Tree Market
4805 Narragansett Ave
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Wonderful little gourmet grocery store with an excellent wine selection.
A reasonably priced area grocery store.
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Barons Market Point Loma
4001 W Point Loma Blvd
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A reasonably priced area grocery store.

Sightseeing

Gorgeous cliffs. Also great for a morning jog or a picnic!
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Sunset Cliffs
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Gorgeous cliffs. Also great for a morning jog or a picnic!
Longest pier on the West Coast. Great views back toward OB. Plus its a fun walk and you get to see all the people fishing off the side and what they've caught.
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Bajja tal-Oċean
1850 Ocean Front St
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Longest pier on the West Coast. Great views back toward OB. Plus its a fun walk and you get to see all the people fishing off the side and what they've caught.
San Diego's only natural park! Walk the hiking trail, visit the tide pools, or check out the lighthouse and museum. Admission is very inexpensive.
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Ċentru tal-Viżitaturi tal-Monument Nazzjonali Cabrillo
1800 Cabrillo Memorial Dr
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San Diego's only natural park! Walk the hiking trail, visit the tide pools, or check out the lighthouse and museum. Admission is very inexpensive.
Hornblower offers great cruises of the San Diego Harbor. We recommend the "Sights n' Sips" sunset cocktail cruise, which includes light appetizers.
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Hornblower Cruises & Events
1800 N Harbor Dr
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Hornblower offers great cruises of the San Diego Harbor. We recommend the "Sights n' Sips" sunset cocktail cruise, which includes light appetizers.
This rooftop restaurant is on the flight path to San Diego Airport, and has a great view of downtown. Grab a cocktail and appetizer and watch some planes land! (Dress code = no shorts.)
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Mister A's
2550 Fifth Ave
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This rooftop restaurant is on the flight path to San Diego Airport, and has a great view of downtown. Grab a cocktail and appetizer and watch some planes land! (Dress code = no shorts.)
Not to be missed on a visit to San Diego!
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San Diego Zoo
2920 Zoo Dr
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Not to be missed on a visit to San Diego!
This beach is the only harbor seal rookery in the area. Come watch the seals. If its between December and May, you may even see some pups! Volunteer docents provide educational info on the seals.
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Childrens Pool Beach
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This beach is the only harbor seal rookery in the area. Come watch the seals. If its between December and May, you may even see some pups! Volunteer docents provide educational info on the seals.
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Park tal-Ċiffej tal-Għaxar Nofs
Ladera Street
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