Pacific View Flat
Cafes & Coffee
Excellent local coffee shop. Coffee roasted on site. Great açaí bowls and baked goods. Often have live jazz bands. Walking distance.
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Vigilante Coffee
1575 South Coast HighwayExcellent local coffee shop. Coffee roasted on site. Great açaí bowls and baked goods. Often have live jazz bands. Walking distance.
Another great place to get a coffee, snack and people watch. Awesome thrift shop right next door. Walking distance
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Revolution Roasters
1836 S Coast HwyAnother great place to get a coffee, snack and people watch. Awesome thrift shop right next door. Walking distance
Great little surfer breakfast shack by the beach. They make very good smoothies ! Walking distance.
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Buccaneer Cafe
1508 S Pacific StGreat little surfer breakfast shack by the beach. They make very good smoothies ! Walking distance.
Beautiful cafe to spend the morning or afternoon. Nice indoor and outdoor seating and amazing fresh food.
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Communal
602 S Tremont StBeautiful cafe to spend the morning or afternoon. Nice indoor and outdoor seating and amazing fresh food.
S K's Donuts
1129 S Coast HwySolid donuts, croissants and coffee for quick & cheap fuel.
Cocktails and bites
Swanky yet relaxed spot at the Oceanside pier. Breathtaking view and excellent cocktails and bites. Daytime or evening.
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Mission Pacific Hotel
201 N Myers StSwanky yet relaxed spot at the Oceanside pier. Breathtaking view and excellent cocktails and bites. Daytime or evening.
Very chill wine bar with outdoor patio and live music most nights. Also have brick oven pizza.
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Coomber Craft Wines Oceanside
611 Mission AveVery chill wine bar with outdoor patio and live music most nights. Also have brick oven pizza.
Dive bar around the corner. Live music. Fun scene, not for everyone.
The Moose - Oceanside Lodge 1325
2017 South Coast HighwayDive bar around the corner. Live music. Fun scene, not for everyone.
Beer and bites
Local favorite! Chill vibe, different food truck every night. Trivia night on Tuesdays. Walking distance.
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South O Brewing Company
1575 South Coast HighwayLocal favorite! Chill vibe, different food truck every night. Trivia night on Tuesdays. Walking distance.
Amazing pizza (They also do slices). Walking distance.
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Best Pizza & Brew Oceanside
1639 S Coast HwyAmazing pizza (They also do slices). Walking distance.
Great little restaurant stand and beer and wine shop. Fresh fish. Lovely patio in the back. Part of the Tremont collective.
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Shootz Fish And Beer
602 South Tremont StreetGreat little restaurant stand and beer and wine shop. Fresh fish. Lovely patio in the back. Part of the Tremont collective.
Popular spot to have a beer and a bite. Big servings and outdoor seating.
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Local Tap House
308 S Coast HwyPopular spot to have a beer and a bite. Big servings and outdoor seating.
Pour House
1903 S Coast HwyBeer, bites and live music. Walking distance.
Bagby Beer Co.
601 S Coast HwyExcellent beer and food. Nice outdoor patio. Fun scene.
Restaurants Oceanside
We love the food here, especially the thin crust pizza and privateer salad. Stand up comedy on most Tuesday nights. Walking distance.
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The Privateer Coal Fire Pizza
1706 S Coast HwyWe love the food here, especially the thin crust pizza and privateer salad. Stand up comedy on most Tuesday nights. Walking distance.
Excellent neighborhood Peruvian restaurant. The yucca fries are delish. Walking distance.
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Panca Peruvian Cuisine & Rotisserie
1902 S Coast HwyExcellent neighborhood Peruvian restaurant. The yucca fries are delish. Walking distance.
Municipal Taco & Mezcal
2002 South Coast HighwayGreat cocktails. Walking distance.
Great sushi and noodle spot. Walking distance.
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Wrench and Rodent Seabasstropub
1815 S Coast HwyGreat sushi and noodle spot. Walking distance.
The Plot
1733 S Coast HwyVegan option. Walking distance.
Small market with BBQ stand on Friday, Saturday, Sunday afternoon. Free samples! Walking distance.
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Primo Market
606 Morse StSmall market with BBQ stand on Friday, Saturday, Sunday afternoon. Free samples! Walking distance.
Cream of the Crop
2009 S Coast HwySmall, organic grocery store. Walking distance.
This is an excellent sit down restaurant and a local favorite. By Oceanside pier.
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Flying Pig Pub & Kitchen
509 Mission AveThis is an excellent sit down restaurant and a local favorite. By Oceanside pier.
Excellent food. California cuisine with a Hawaiian twist. Love the fish and chips!
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The Switchboard Restaurant and Bar
131 South Coast HighwayExcellent food. California cuisine with a Hawaiian twist. Love the fish and chips!
BBQ Soul Food. Finger licking good ! By Oceanside pier.
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Miss Kim's by That Boy Good
207 N Coast HwyBBQ Soul Food. Finger licking good ! By Oceanside pier.
Very good food. By the Oceanside pier and also have a food truck at the South O Brewery one day per week.
The Lab Collaborative
201 North Cleveland StreetVery good food. By the Oceanside pier and also have a food truck at the South O Brewery one day per week.
Restaurants Carlsbad
This is a very popular “see and be seen” restaurant in Carlsbad village.
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Campfire
2725 State StThis is a very popular “see and be seen” restaurant in Carlsbad village.
Taste of the Himalayas
300 Carlsbad Village DrExcellent Himalayan food in Carlsbad village
Jeune et Jolie
2659 State StHigher end, very good French restaurant.
Restaurants Encinitas, Cardiff, Leucadia
Fish 101 Leucadia
1468 N Coast Hwy 101Best fish and chips !
Claire's on Cedros
246 N Cedros AveBEST BRUNCH ! Solana Beach. Reservation needed.
Tapas spot with live music. There’s one in Carlsbad too, but the Encinitas location is better.
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Le Papagayo
1002 N Coast Hwy 101Tapas spot with live music. There’s one in Carlsbad too, but the Encinitas location is better.
Really cool SoCal breakfast spot. Lots of vegan and gluten free options.
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Nectarine Grove
948 N Coast Hwy 101Really cool SoCal breakfast spot. Lots of vegan and gluten free options.
Pipes Cafe
121 Liverpool DrVery popular breakfast spot in Cardiff
Birdseye Kitchen
540 N Coast Hwy 101Our favorite Thai restaurant
Swanky restaurant in Cardiff. If you’re into design this is a place to check out. Progressive menu and original cocktails.
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Waverly
2005 San Elijo AvenueSwanky restaurant in Cardiff. If you’re into design this is a place to check out. Progressive menu and original cocktails.
Excellent, pricier sea food restaurant on the waterfront
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Pacific Coast Grill
2526 S Coast Hwy 101Excellent, pricier sea food restaurant on the waterfront
Gelato 101
480 S Coast Hwy 101Fun place to have a gelato (or açaí bowl) and chill
Sightseeing
Take the COASTER train to beach towns all the way to San Diego. It runs right along the coast and stops in the center of each town. Start at Oceanside Transit Center or Carlsbad Village.
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COASTER (North County Transit)
Take the COASTER train to beach towns all the way to San Diego. It runs right along the coast and stops in the center of each town. Start at Oceanside Transit Center or Carlsbad Village.
Fun to walk down the pier and see the surfers and fishermen. Also stop at the ‘Top Gun’ house.
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I-Bait Shop Pier Oceanside
Fun to walk down the pier and see the surfers and fishermen. Also stop at the ‘Top Gun’ house.
Check out O’sides local beach scene. You can walk, bike or drive the strand.
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Oceanside Strand
The Strand NorthCheck out O’sides local beach scene. You can walk, bike or drive the strand.
Oceanside Farmers Market. Thursdays morning is a farmers market and evenings is the ‘sunset market’ with tons of food trucks and craft vendors and live music.
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Farmer's Market
511 Pier View WayOceanside Farmers Market. Thursdays morning is a farmers market and evenings is the ‘sunset market’ with tons of food trucks and craft vendors and live music.
Beautiful marshes to walk around and see native bird species. Walking distance.
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Buena Vista Audubon Society
2202 S Coast HwyBeautiful marshes to walk around and see native bird species. Walking distance.
SoCal Bike
2028 South Coast HighwayRent a bike (or better yet an e-bike) and ride up or down the coast
Encinitas
Encinitas, Leucadia & Cardiff are beautiful beach towns to visit
If surfing is your thing, this is the museum for you.
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California Surf Museum
312 Pier View WayIf surfing is your thing, this is the museum for you.
I-Torrey Pines State Reserve
12600 North Torrey Pines RoadBeautiful coastal hike. Paid entry.
If you’re into plants, this is a beautiful botanic garden in Encinitas
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Isitshalo saseSan Diego Botanic
300 Quail Gardens DrIf you’re into plants, this is a beautiful botanic garden in Encinitas
Take a photo from South Oceanside’s famous Cassidy street bridge. Watch sunset. Walking distance.
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Cassidy Street Beach
2 Cassidy StTake a photo from South Oceanside’s famous Cassidy street bridge. Watch sunset. Walking distance.
La Jolla Kayak
2199 Avenida De La PlayaThis is a really neat kayaking tour