Guidebook for San Diego

Jasmine
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!
115 locals recommend
counterpoint
830 25th St
115 locals recommend
Amazing 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.
123 locals recommend
Influx Cafe
1948 Broadway
123 locals recommend
Great 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.
134 locals recommend
Krakatoa
1128 25th St
134 locals recommend
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.
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.
24 locals recommend
Kafe Sobaka Restoran Pomegranate
2469 Broadway
24 locals recommend
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.
Decent pizza place with some creative options, and a cheap deal for two slices and a beer!
213 locals recommend
Pizzeria Luigi
1137 25th St
213 locals recommend
Decent 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.
20 locals recommend
Alchemy San Diego
847 14th Street
20 locals recommend
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.
Good italian is tough to beat!
317 locals recommend
Buona Forchetta - South Park
3001 Beech St
317 locals recommend
Good italian is tough to beat!
Good, Big Brunch feasts!
96 locals recommend
The Mission
1250 J St
96 locals recommend
Good, 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.
70 locals recommend
Cafe Chloe
721 Ninth Avenue
70 locals recommend
Great 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.
80 locals recommend
Big Kitchen Café
3003 Grape Street
80 locals recommend
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.
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!
174 locals recommend
Station Tavern
2204 Fern St
174 locals recommend
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!
Crepes! So good. Decent coffee, too. Teeny, but very sweet.
71 locals recommend
Café Madeleine South Park
2248 30th St
71 locals recommend
Crepes! So good. Decent coffee, too. Teeny, but very sweet.
Excellent food. Pricey. Fancy. Frenchish.
114 locals recommend
The Smoking Goat Restaurant
3408 30th St
114 locals recommend
Excellent food. Pricey. Fancy. Frenchish.
Our favourite Italian spot in San Diego. Surprisingly affordable, very east-hamptons style decor, and huge, lovely patio.
101 locals recommend
Alexander's
3391 30th St
101 locals recommend
Our 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.
41 locals recommend
The Lion's Share
629 Kettner Blvd
41 locals recommend
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.

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.
168 locals recommend
Turf Supper Club
1116 25th St
168 locals recommend
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.
Great variety of local craft beer on tap, a really casual vibe, and a shuffleboard table!
170 locals recommend
Hamilton's Tavern
1521 30th St
170 locals recommend
Great 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.
67 locals recommend
Neighborhood
777 G St
67 locals recommend
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.
Great place for a good craft cocktail. Turns pretty clubby on Fridays and Saturdays though.
25 locals recommend
El Dorado Cocktail Lounge
1030 Broadway
25 locals recommend
Great 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.
20 locals recommend
Stone Company Store
2215 30th Street
20 locals recommend
Beer 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!
151 locals recommend
Craft & Commerce
675 W Beech St
151 locals recommend
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!
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!
83 locals recommend
Starlite
3175 India St
83 locals recommend
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!

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.
38 locals recommend
Golden Hill Market
2044 Market St
38 locals recommend
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.
Yumminess galore! A wonderful local mexican bakery.
44 locals recommend
Panchita's Bakery
2519 C St
44 locals recommend
Yumminess galore! A wonderful local mexican bakery.
Where Scott does his stretches!
16 locals recommend
MOSAIC Yoga
16 locals recommend
Where Scott does his stretches!

Shopping

Closest convenience store.
7 locals recommend
7-Eleven
2483 Broadway
7 locals recommend
Closest 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 Blvd
Of 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!
3290 locals recommend
Balboa Park
3290 locals recommend
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.
2510 locals recommend
San Diego Zoo
2920 Zoo Dr
2510 locals recommend
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.

Essentials

Every Saturday morning, get your produce and goodies here!
20 locals recommend
Golden Hill Farmers Market
2776 B Street
20 locals recommend
Every Saturday morning, get your produce and goodies here!
Not a huge selection, but our little neighborhood grocery store, definitely more than a convenience store.
11 locals recommend
Joycee's Market
2511 C Street
11 locals recommend
Not a huge selection, but our little neighborhood grocery store, definitely more than a convenience store.