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Guidebook for San Diego

Food Scene

Arguably the best Italian restaurant in San Diego. Despite not being in Little Italy, the owner and staff are all Italian. Their speciality is their pizza. Try the Sergio. Also try the Sangria.
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Buona Forchetta - South Park
3001 Beech St
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Arguably the best Italian restaurant in San Diego. Despite not being in Little Italy, the owner and staff are all Italian. Their speciality is their pizza. Try the Sergio. Also try the Sangria.
Decent coffee, I mostly list here for the convenience factor. If you are a coffee snob like me, head to either Subterranean or Coffee & Tea Collective in North Park.
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Grant's Marketplace
2953 Beech St
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Decent coffee, I mostly list here for the convenience factor. If you are a coffee snob like me, head to either Subterranean or Coffee & Tea Collective in North Park.
For meat lovers this place is just amazing. Order the steak sandwich or Triple Threat, and enjoy it on their patio with a cold draft beer. Open late, great for munchies.
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Carnitas' Snack Shack - North Park
2632 University Avenue
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For meat lovers this place is just amazing. Order the steak sandwich or Triple Threat, and enjoy it on their patio with a cold draft beer. Open late, great for munchies.
Best coffee shop in San Diego. I get my guests a growler of their cold-brew iced coffee, and have yet to disappoint.
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Coffee & Tea Collective
2911 El Cajon Blvd
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Best coffee shop in San Diego. I get my guests a growler of their cold-brew iced coffee, and have yet to disappoint.
Phenomenal Mediterranean/California cuisine. I have yet to have a dud here, so no specific recommendations are needed. They have a more glamorous location downtown, but this is the original.
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Cafe 21 University Heights
2736 Adams Ave
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Phenomenal Mediterranean/California cuisine. I have yet to have a dud here, so no specific recommendations are needed. They have a more glamorous location downtown, but this is the original.
Thai food in San Diego is hit-or-miss, but this place is very reliable. Hole-in-the-wall style, good cheap options. Great for pick-up or eating on their sidewalk tables.
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Bahn Thai
4646 Park Blvd
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Thai food in San Diego is hit-or-miss, but this place is very reliable. Hole-in-the-wall style, good cheap options. Great for pick-up or eating on their sidewalk tables.
I'm a major Sushi snob, and Roger (the owner) does something really unique here. The best dishes are a mix of fresh sashimi and spicy peppers. Unfortunately quite pricey, but worth it.
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Hane Sushi
2760 Fifth Ave
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I'm a major Sushi snob, and Roger (the owner) does something really unique here. The best dishes are a mix of fresh sashimi and spicy peppers. Unfortunately quite pricey, but worth it.
Authentic little family run Mexican restaurant. You won't get a "California Burrito" here, but try the goat and you won't care. On Friday there is live music.
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El Comal
3946 Illinois St
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Authentic little family run Mexican restaurant. You won't get a "California Burrito" here, but try the goat and you won't care. On Friday there is live music.
Pretty unanimously considered the best tacos in San Diego. LONG lines on weekends, so come hungry and come prepared. Worth the wait, however.
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Tacos El Gordo
556 Broadway
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Pretty unanimously considered the best tacos in San Diego. LONG lines on weekends, so come hungry and come prepared. Worth the wait, however.
This isn't in the most interesting neighborhood, but they make my favorite version of the famous "California Burrito". Get their classic Surfin' California, and prepare to gain 5 lbs. It's worth it.
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Lucha Libre Taco Shop
1810 W Washington St
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This isn't in the most interesting neighborhood, but they make my favorite version of the famous "California Burrito". Get their classic Surfin' California, and prepare to gain 5 lbs. It's worth it.
Great breakfast spot. Super San Diego vibe. Also good if San Diego is starting to have a negative impact on your waistline, they actually have some delicious healthy options.
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Swami's Cafe North Park
3794 30th Street
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Great breakfast spot. Super San Diego vibe. Also good if San Diego is starting to have a negative impact on your waistline, they actually have some delicious healthy options.

Essentials

Amazing little market with organic produce from a local collective of farms. They also have great eggs, chicken and beef (grass fed), and a stellar (no pun intended) juice bar.
Stehly Farms Market-South Park
2967 Beech St
Amazing little market with organic produce from a local collective of farms. They also have great eggs, chicken and beef (grass fed), and a stellar (no pun intended) juice bar.
Saturday Morning. Not the best Farmer's Market in San Diego by any means, but convenient from my place. The better and more impressive ones are in Little Italy (also Saturday), and Hillcrest (Sunday).
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Golden Hill Farmers Market
2776 B Street
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Saturday Morning. Not the best Farmer's Market in San Diego by any means, but convenient from my place. The better and more impressive ones are in Little Italy (also Saturday), and Hillcrest (Sunday).

Everything Else

One of the best Yoga studios in San Diego.
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Ginseng Yoga
2985 Beech St
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One of the best Yoga studios in San Diego.
Great little gym built in an old fire-house. Day passes are $10.
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South Park Fitness
2211 30th St
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Great little gym built in an old fire-house. Day passes are $10.
This is a great Kayak rental company. They also rent stand-up paddle boards.
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Aqua Adventures Kayaks & Stand Up Paddleboards Rental & Sales
1548 Quivira Way
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This is a great Kayak rental company. They also rent stand-up paddle boards.

Drinks & Nightlife

One of the most renowned beer bars in San Diego. Written up by New York Times. A great way to sample some of the vibrant local brewing scene. Warning! They are silly busy on a weekend night.
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Hamilton's Tavern
1521 30th St
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One of the most renowned beer bars in San Diego. Written up by New York Times. A great way to sample some of the vibrant local brewing scene. Warning! They are silly busy on a weekend night.
Probably my favorite bar in San Diego. Whiskey bar, but amazing vibes and cocktails. Their weekday happy hour is $5 cocktails until 7. Later at night, they usually have a free jazz or blues show.
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Seven Grand San Diego
3054 University Ave
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Probably my favorite bar in San Diego. Whiskey bar, but amazing vibes and cocktails. Their weekday happy hour is $5 cocktails until 7. Later at night, they usually have a free jazz or blues show.
Tied with Seven Grand (also listed here) as my favorite bar in San Diego. Amazing craft cocktails, airy Art Deco atmosphere (built in an old pharmacy), and killer happy hour. Try their punch-bowls.
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Polite Provisions
4696 30th St
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Tied with Seven Grand (also listed here) as my favorite bar in San Diego. Amazing craft cocktails, airy Art Deco atmosphere (built in an old pharmacy), and killer happy hour. Try their punch-bowls.
San Diego is craft-beer central, and there are 5-6 breweries within a couple miles of my place. However, this one is my favorite in town. Great "session style" beer, and the decor here is phenomenal.
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Modern Times Beer
3725 Greenwood St
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San Diego is craft-beer central, and there are 5-6 breweries within a couple miles of my place. However, this one is my favorite in town. Great "session style" beer, and the decor here is phenomenal.
I'm not big into nightclubs, but this place is impressive. A sushi-fusion restaurant meets nightclub, it is definitely the place to see and be seen. Dress well.
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Bang Bang
526 Market St
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I'm not big into nightclubs, but this place is impressive. A sushi-fusion restaurant meets nightclub, it is definitely the place to see and be seen. Dress well.
Stone is the most popular brewery in San Diego County. Their main location and brewery is 30 min north in Escondido, but you can also walk here and fill one of my growlers for $10 (or try tasters).
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Stone Company Store
2215 30th Street
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Stone is the most popular brewery in San Diego County. Their main location and brewery is 30 min north in Escondido, but you can also walk here and fill one of my growlers for $10 (or try tasters).
Something between a gay dive bar and karaoke. If you don't want too much pretension, come here. Their karaoke list is actually really impressive. Also rarely too busy on a weekend.
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Redwing Bar & Grill
4012 30th St
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Something between a gay dive bar and karaoke. If you don't want too much pretension, come here. Their karaoke list is actually really impressive. Also rarely too busy on a weekend.

Sightseeing

My favorite beach in San Diego. To reach it, look up the Torrey Pines Gliderport. From there, you have to hike down a fairly steep trail. It is a bit of work, but it's worth it.
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Black's Beach
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My favorite beach in San Diego. To reach it, look up the Torrey Pines Gliderport. From there, you have to hike down a fairly steep trail. It is a bit of work, but it's worth it.
"Garbage Beach", as it is rather unappealingly called, is right below here. This is one of the better "secret" beaches in San Diego. You descend the cliffs to get to it with a rope!
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Sunset Cliffs
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"Garbage Beach", as it is rather unappealingly called, is right below here. This is one of the better "secret" beaches in San Diego. You descend the cliffs to get to it with a rope!
For a town with little history of political activism, this is actually cool to see. Very well done political Chicano murals on the underside of the Coronado bridge.
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Chicano Park
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For a town with little history of political activism, this is actually cool to see. Very well done political Chicano murals on the underside of the Coronado bridge.