Guidebook for San Diego
Food Scene
Amazing beer, wine and handcrafted food! It's a very chic and refined little spot, tiny and often busy, but worthy of the wait!
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counterpoint
830 25th StAmazing beer, wine and handcrafted food! It's a very chic and refined little spot, tiny and often busy, but worthy of the wait!
Great coffee & espresso, a nice, light, modern, airy chic environment. Wifi. Good sandwiches and brekkies. For the upscale midcentury-loving hipster.
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Influx Cafe
1948 BroadwayGreat coffee & espresso, a nice, light, modern, airy chic environment. Wifi. Good sandwiches and brekkies. For the upscale midcentury-loving hipster.
This coffeehouse boasts one of the best patios in San Diego. The sandwiches are quite good. Inside, this place feels like your dad's basement—cozy, mishmashed furniture. A rumpled-hipster hangout.
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Krakatoa
1128 25th StThis coffeehouse boasts one of the best patios in San Diego. The sandwiches are quite good. Inside, this place feels like your dad's basement—cozy, mishmashed furniture. A rumpled-hipster hangout.
Russian-Georgian meets California cuisine? It's so good—such a creative variety of flavors, and really lovely results. Eclectic decor and hilarious menu descriptions. Feels comfy-cozy but refined.
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Kafe Sobaka Restoran Pomegranate
2469 BroadwayRussian-Georgian meets California cuisine? It's so good—such a creative variety of flavors, and really lovely results. Eclectic decor and hilarious menu descriptions. Feels comfy-cozy but refined.
Decent pizza place with some creative options, and a cheap deal for two slices and a beer!
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Pizzeria Luigi
1137 25th StDecent pizza place with some creative options, and a cheap deal for two slices and a beer!
Really lovely artsy spot. They do upscale variations on street food and have an amazing vegetarian tasting menu every Wednesday. Good beers and cocktails, too.
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Alchemy San Diego
847 14th StreetReally lovely artsy spot. They do upscale variations on street food and have an amazing vegetarian tasting menu every Wednesday. Good beers and cocktails, too.
Buona Forchetta - South Park
3001 Beech StGood italian is tough to beat!
The Mission
1250 J StGood, Big Brunch feasts!
Great brunches and also dinners, and a lovely wine bar to boot. Yummy and charming, but not too gentle on the wallet.
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Cafe Chloe
721 Ninth AvenueGreat brunches and also dinners, and a lovely wine bar to boot. Yummy and charming, but not too gentle on the wallet.
Brunch at a classic diner with a charming kitsch ambiance. Food's pretty cheap and not fancy but solid. What you really go for here is the garden patio & lifesize cutout of Jerry Garcia.
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Big Kitchen Café
3003 Grape StreetBrunch at a classic diner with a charming kitsch ambiance. Food's pretty cheap and not fancy but solid. What you really go for here is the garden patio & lifesize cutout of Jerry Garcia.
Bar-restaurant that's semi-outdoor, cute string lights and picnic tables, dogs and kids welcome. Good beer and great burgers, and a great architectural modern/casual ambiance. One of our favourites!
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Station Tavern
2204 Fern StBar-restaurant that's semi-outdoor, cute string lights and picnic tables, dogs and kids welcome. Good beer and great burgers, and a great architectural modern/casual ambiance. One of our favourites!
Crepes! So good. Decent coffee, too. Teeny, but very sweet.
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Café Madeleine South Park
2248 30th StCrepes! So good. Decent coffee, too. Teeny, but very sweet.
The Smoking Goat Restaurant
3408 30th StExcellent food. Pricey. Fancy. Frenchish.
Our favourite Italian spot in San Diego. Surprisingly affordable, very east-hamptons style decor, and huge, lovely patio.
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Alexander's
3391 30th StOur favourite Italian spot in San Diego. Surprisingly affordable, very east-hamptons style decor, and huge, lovely patio.
Some of the best craft cocktails in San Diego. Barkeeps dress sharp, the art on the walls is old-fashioned meets odd animals. The food is good. Overall, a little pricey, but they do it up right.
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The Lion's Share
629 Kettner BlvdSome of the best craft cocktails in San Diego. Barkeeps dress sharp, the art on the walls is old-fashioned meets odd animals. The food is good. Overall, a little pricey, but they do it up right.
Drinks & Nightlife
Excellent steak for $10? Cheap dive bar goodness? Everyone cooks their own steaks in the center of the dining room. It's a rough-around-the-edges throwback kinda joint, a hipster favorite.
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Turf Supper Club
1116 25th StExcellent steak for $10? Cheap dive bar goodness? Everyone cooks their own steaks in the center of the dining room. It's a rough-around-the-edges throwback kinda joint, a hipster favorite.
Great variety of local craft beer on tap, a really casual vibe, and a shuffleboard table!
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Hamilton's Tavern
1521 30th StGreat variety of local craft beer on tap, a really casual vibe, and a shuffleboard table!
Really good drinkery/eatery. Lots of good beer & scotch. Gets pretty busy nights, but we dig lunches here. Also a secret door in the back that leads to Noble Experiment, SD's best speakeasy.
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Neighborhood
777 G StReally good drinkery/eatery. Lots of good beer & scotch. Gets pretty busy nights, but we dig lunches here. Also a secret door in the back that leads to Noble Experiment, SD's best speakeasy.
Great place for a good craft cocktail. Turns pretty clubby on Fridays and Saturdays though.
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El Dorado Cocktail Lounge
1030 BroadwayGreat place for a good craft cocktail. Turns pretty clubby on Fridays and Saturdays though.
Beer tasting, of course, by Stone Brewing, one of SD's most well-known craft breweries. Can buy growlers here, too.
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Stone Company Store
2215 30th StreetBeer tasting, of course, by Stone Brewing, one of SD's most well-known craft breweries. Can buy growlers here, too.
Great food and excellent craft cocktails and punch bowls. HOWEVER—they get psycho busy. Go early, or skip evenings and go for brunch or lunch on the weekend instead!
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Craft & Commerce
675 W Beech StGreat food and excellent craft cocktails and punch bowls. HOWEVER—they get psycho busy. Go early, or skip evenings and go for brunch or lunch on the weekend instead!
Good cocktails, good food, and a wonderful midcentury style. Sunken bar. The Starlite mule comes in a proper copper cup. One of the best mules in SD!
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Starlite
3175 India StGood cocktails, good food, and a wonderful midcentury style. Sunken bar. The Starlite mule comes in a proper copper cup. One of the best mules in SD!
Everything Else
Such a cute park, and an awesome loop to go for a run. Lots of niceness for the eyes. Great for a picnic, though it is in the flightline for the airport, so planes pass overhead fairly regularly.
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Golden Hill Market
2044 Market StSuch a cute park, and an awesome loop to go for a run. Lots of niceness for the eyes. Great for a picnic, though it is in the flightline for the airport, so planes pass overhead fairly regularly.
Panchita's Bakery
2519 C StYumminess galore! A wonderful local mexican bakery.
MOSAIC Yoga
Where Scott does his stretches!
Shopping
7-Eleven
2483 BroadwayClosest convenience store.
Of course, my favorite midcentury goods shop. Very reasonable prices for the quality of the pieces. Much cheaper than the next-door midcentury shops.
Mid Century
3795 Park BlvdOf course, my favorite midcentury goods shop. Very reasonable prices for the quality of the pieces. Much cheaper than the next-door midcentury shops.
Sightseeing
San Diego's answer to Central Park—Spanish-style buildings created for the world fair 100 years ago. Most of the city's awesome museums are here in the park, not to mention lovely gardens!
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I-Balboa Park
San Diego's answer to Central Park—Spanish-style buildings created for the world fair 100 years ago. Most of the city's awesome museums are here in the park, not to mention lovely gardens!
One of America's best zoos. It's walking distance from our place (if you like a long walk), but you can also take the #2 and then the #7 bus to get there, each just a few minutes.
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Izoo yaseSan Diego
2920 Zoo DrOne of America's best zoos. It's walking distance from our place (if you like a long walk), but you can also take the #2 and then the #7 bus to get there, each just a few minutes.
Essentials
Every Saturday morning, get your produce and goodies here!
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Golden Hill Farmers Market
2776 B StreetEvery Saturday morning, get your produce and goodies here!
Not a huge selection, but our little neighborhood grocery store, definitely more than a convenience store.
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Joycee's Market
2511 C StreetNot a huge selection, but our little neighborhood grocery store, definitely more than a convenience store.