San Diego
With a French-bistro feel and plenty of old-world charm, Polite Provisions' hip clientele sip cocktails at the marble bar, under a glass ceiling, and in a…
Must-see nightlife in San Diego
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San Diego
This Gaslamp hot spot serves sushi and Asian bites five nights a week and turns into a steamy dance club (EDM, minimal, deep house) on Fridays and…
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Dozens of classic arcade games – pinball to Mortal Kombat, Pac-Man and Big Buck Safari to Master Beer Bong – line the walls of this hipster bar in North…
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A superb neighborhood pub, with creative decor like beer cans piled floor to ceiling and longboard skateboards attached to the walls. It sells craft ales…
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Through a secret doorway, disguised as a refrigerator in the next-door Good Time Poke cafe, you'll step into a lost Hawaiian world with Polynesian wood…
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A stack of kegs masquerading as a door inside the Neighborhood restaurant is your key to this 'speakeasy' that is so well known you need to make advance…
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Find the unassuming doorway on 5th Ave with 'Eddie O’Hare’s Law Office' on it, then flip the light switch on to alert the door staff, who'll guide you…
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Guinness? Check. Corned beef? Check. But what sets this rambling pub apart are its long happy hours (lasting five hours early in the week) and its live…
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Decorated with hundreds of beer pump handles, which are dangling from the ceiling, this friendly neighborhood spot serves a range of local craft beers…
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We’re not sure what it means that this buzzy watering hole has a Día de los Muertos (Mexican Day of the Dead holiday) theme in the flight path of San…
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San Diego’s first liquor license was granted to this place in the 1930s (it was on the waterfront until the harbor was filled and the airport built). A…
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A beer-geek's dream bar, you can pour your own beer (and a few wines) at Barrel Republic. Grab an electronic wrist band, try sips of all the beers you…
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San Diego
Drinks are poured with a generous elbow at San Diego's premier women's bar where a patio, firepits, sofas and the dance floor invite mingling. The vibe is…
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Local microbrewery serving surprisingly decent pub grub (most mains $9 to $17). It's particularly proud of the mac 'n' cheese – try the Piggy Bank mac…
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The recently opened satellite tasting room in Ocean Beach has a rustic lofty interior, stripped walls and a Scandinavian-like wooden bar. Beer barrels…
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This large sports bar a few blocks from baseball stadium Petco Park has six bowling lanes (thankfully, behind a wall for effective soundproofing). Pub…
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This attractive recent addition to Front St pays tribute to the local wine industry with wines supplied by local producers and more than 30 craft beers on…
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A rustic open-plan microbrewery, with a tasting room, on-site brewhouse, surf photography on the walls and 12 taps pouring craft beers (like tart cherry…
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When you’ve had it with gentrified style and you’re looking for a historic dive, head to this old-school bar (decorated year-round with Christmas lights)…
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Once Encinitas’ most notorious dive bar, it’s now Encinitas’ hippest dive bar. Fantastic Old West saloon–style murals make a great backdrop for good old…
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Dark and divey, this hipster haven started pouring when JFK was president and still looks the part with its curvy booths, big bar and lovably kitsch decor…
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Ballast Point Tasting Room & Kitchen
San Diego
This San Diego–based brewery does 4oz tasters of its beers for just $5, which could be the best deal in town. Enjoy them with a full menu including…
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Not everyone in PB spends the days surfing or the nights partying; some drink coffee and read books at this delightful side-street cafe in a converted old…
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Funky-dunky, canopy-covered cafe and plant shop, also crammed with crafts and art treasures. A chilled place to sip on a coffee, smoothie or chai latte,…
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A Bohemian bar with frescoes on the walls, chandeliers overhead, an old piano and fire pits on the patio. Sip on craft cocktails or absinthe and listen to…
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In the heart of Hillcrest, DJs shower the crowd with Latin, techno, pop and house at one of San Diego’s biggest gay dance clubs; Rich's also hosts the…
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Old-fashioned neighborhood dive bar with front-row views of the Belmont Park roller coaster. It draws an unpretentious crowd and has more than 50 beers on…
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This uber-dive opened in 1942 and became one of the first gay bars in the country, across from the old naval training center. The surrounding auto-repair…
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Choose from 36 specialty beers on tap in this huge open-plan space, with natural features and a one-acre organic beer garden with water features and…
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Think Vegas in the Gaslamp. San Diego's hottest dance club has amazing design with rotating themes (jellyfish and mermaids, anyone?), DJs spinning…
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A tiki-style bar with cheap multicolored cocktails as big as your head. The crowd is as diverse as the music, ranging from Latin to pop and hip-hop. There…
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Using monastic and artistic Belgian brewing traditions, Lost Abbey's hoppy concept beers are freshly made on-site. There a 42-tap system in the tasting…
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San Diego
There are three distinct levels at this historic Gaslamp building that's been turned into an atmospheric watering hole: the main floor with its long…
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Local chain with a Scandi-design feel serving coffee, hot chocolate and smoothies, plus bites like French pastries, acai bowls, grilled sandwiches and…
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San Diego
Urban Mo’s is a Hillcrest institution and calls itself a 'hetero-friendly gay bar and restaurant.' Visit for thumping beats, casual vibes and decent bar…
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Craft brewery that specializes in artisanal ales. The brewery and tasting room serves tipples like Horny Devil and Old Numbskull, plus seasonal pours Evil…
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Dyed-in-the-wool Irish pub that’s been here for a generation. Pints o’ Guinness complement down-home Irish fare – corned beef, stew, meatloaf – as you…
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The city’s oldest gay bar has a different theme nightly, from Latin to '80s and '90s and hip-hop Fridays. Monthly events include Diamond Dogs Boylesque…
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San Diego
At this rowdy spot with a frat-party atmosphere over tater tots and sliders, you might find yourself playing giant Connect Four or belting out ‘Build me…
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Start your weekend off big with after-work cocktails surrounded by fabulous people at this gay night in the bay-view penthouse restaurant of the Porto…
