Guidebook for San Diego

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Guidebook for San Diego

Food Scene

Breakfast or lunch, specializing in bakery.
49 locals recommend
Cardamom Cafe & Bakery
2977 Upas St
49 locals recommend
Breakfast or lunch, specializing in bakery.
Ramen soup is Underbelly's specialty. Sit outside, enjoy the fire pit and communal style tables, and enjoy a beer with your hot soup.
164 locals recommend
Underbelly North Park
3000 Upas St
164 locals recommend
Ramen soup is Underbelly's specialty. Sit outside, enjoy the fire pit and communal style tables, and enjoy a beer with your hot soup.
Get your street tacos here. Crave carne asada or crickets. Come and get them here.
26 locals recommend
Tacos Perla
3000 Upas Street
26 locals recommend
Get your street tacos here. Crave carne asada or crickets. Come and get them here.
Perfect for a romantic dinner. Beautifully lit, both indoor and outdoor dining. During summer they playblack and white movies against the building for your outdoor dining pleasure. Call ahead.
101 locals recommend
Alexander's
3391 30th St
101 locals recommend
Perfect for a romantic dinner. Beautifully lit, both indoor and outdoor dining. During summer they playblack and white movies against the building for your outdoor dining pleasure. Call ahead.
Restaurant and bar. This restaurant is so successful, be sure to call ahead reserving your spot.
114 locals recommend
The Smoking Goat Restaurant
3408 30th St
114 locals recommend
Restaurant and bar. This restaurant is so successful, be sure to call ahead reserving your spot.
Craving sushi. Stop into Zensei Sushi and say, "Hi" to Larry. He is a Sumo figurine I donated. He lives on their counter top.
15 locals recommend
Zensei Sushi
3396 30th Street
15 locals recommend
Craving sushi. Stop into Zensei Sushi and say, "Hi" to Larry. He is a Sumo figurine I donated. He lives on their counter top.
Wow Wow Waffles specializes in 'street waffles'. Outdoor seating.
32 locals recommend
Atypical Waffle Company
3519 30th St
32 locals recommend
Wow Wow Waffles specializes in 'street waffles'. Outdoor seating.
Pan-Asian cousine and drinks. A quick walk into South Park.
Fire Horse
3023 Juniper St
Pan-Asian cousine and drinks. A quick walk into South Park.
City Tacos is new to North Park. I have not been here yet but have heard they were written up in one of the major magazines featuring San Diego restaurants.
150 locals recommend
City Tacos
3028 University Ave
150 locals recommend
City Tacos is new to North Park. I have not been here yet but have heard they were written up in one of the major magazines featuring San Diego restaurants.
Exotic dessert restaurant located on a major intersection of North Park (University Ave. and 30th Street)
22 locals recommend
Heaven Sent Desserts
22 locals recommend
Exotic dessert restaurant located on a major intersection of North Park (University Ave. and 30th Street)
Urban Solice serves comfort foods from inventive ingredients. The bartenders are the bomb! I had my first 'mule' cocktail here.
139 locals recommend
Urban Solace & Bar Solace
3823 30th St
139 locals recommend
Urban Solice serves comfort foods from inventive ingredients. The bartenders are the bomb! I had my first 'mule' cocktail here.
Ritual Tavern specializes in seafood.
24 locals recommend
Ritual Tavern
4095 30th St
24 locals recommend
Ritual Tavern specializes in seafood.
Thai food, this restaurant is quiet and cozy.
19 locals recommend
Thai Time North Park
4102 30th St
19 locals recommend
Thai food, this restaurant is quiet and cozy.
Young Hickory opened its doors in 2014. You can order anything from beer to Lox & Bagels to an Acai bowl to a Danish. And Bird Rock coffee.
24 locals recommend
Young Hickory North Park
4096 30th St
24 locals recommend
Young Hickory opened its doors in 2014. You can order anything from beer to Lox & Bagels to an Acai bowl to a Danish. And Bird Rock coffee.
Italian inspired entrees. Pasta and seafood.
18 locals recommend
Il Postino Restaurant
3959 30th St
18 locals recommend
Italian inspired entrees. Pasta and seafood.
Sushi.
17 locals recommend
Riki Sushi
3930 30th St
17 locals recommend
Sushi.
Coffee from south and central America. Teas and pizza.
124 locals recommend
Caffè Calabria
3933 30th St
124 locals recommend
Coffee from south and central America. Teas and pizza.
Oh, it's crazy here. Try a boar, kangaroo, or gator burger here. Of course you can find the standard burger if you are not feeling that craazzzyyy.
7 locals recommend
Tioli's Crazy Burger
7 locals recommend
Oh, it's crazy here. Try a boar, kangaroo, or gator burger here. Of course you can find the standard burger if you are not feeling that craazzzyyy.
Hambergers and full bar.
174 locals recommend
Station Tavern
2204 Fern St
174 locals recommend
Hambergers and full bar.
Coffee, sandwich and entertainment. Hear locals perform music to poetry. Check ahead for schedule.
46 locals recommend
Rebecca's
3015 Juniper Street
46 locals recommend
Coffee, sandwich and entertainment. Hear locals perform music to poetry. Check ahead for schedule.
Bazinga Eatery, new in 2014. Their specialty is Mac & Cheese. How cleaver!!! Add steak, bacon or broccoli for flare. I'm so excited by their menu, that I'll be dining there tonight. Wine available.
Bazinga Eatery
3382 30th St
Bazinga Eatery, new in 2014. Their specialty is Mac & Cheese. How cleaver!!! Add steak, bacon or broccoli for flare. I'm so excited by their menu, that I'll be dining there tonight. Wine available.
Vegetarian Fuzion Cafe.
46 locals recommend
Sipz
3914 30th St
46 locals recommend
Vegetarian Fuzion Cafe.
Influx opened it's third restaruant here in North Park. Featuring healthy breakfast options.
123 locals recommend
Influx Cafe
1948 Broadway
123 locals recommend
Influx opened it's third restaruant here in North Park. Featuring healthy breakfast options.
Ripe is a combo veggie grocery store and a sandwich / deli bar. Eat in the sunshine of the patio or take out.
16 locals recommend
Ripe North Park
3302 32nd Street
16 locals recommend
Ripe is a combo veggie grocery store and a sandwich / deli bar. Eat in the sunshine of the patio or take out.
One of the well known Starbucks locations.
293 locals recommend
Starbucks
1206 28th St
293 locals recommend
One of the well known Starbucks locations.
Hamilton's is located next to Starbucks and is right next to the historic North Park Theater.
170 locals recommend
Hamilton's Tavern
1521 30th St
170 locals recommend
Hamilton's is located next to Starbucks and is right next to the historic North Park Theater.
Asian fusion restaurant and bar. Unique communtiy tables. Share a meal with strangers and become friends.
16 locals recommend
Wang's North Park
3029 University Ave
16 locals recommend
Asian fusion restaurant and bar. Unique communtiy tables. Share a meal with strangers and become friends.
Grab a sub and this deli and convience store. Fatboy's is a walkable distance from our home.
8 locals recommend
Fatboy's
3050 University Ave
8 locals recommend
Grab a sub and this deli and convience store. Fatboy's is a walkable distance from our home.
Restaurnt and bar, specializing in pizza.
76 locals recommend
URBN North Park
3085 University Ave
76 locals recommend
Restaurnt and bar, specializing in pizza.
If you like Mexican food, this restaurant is a must! Localy owned. Ranchos has truely stepped it up with beautiful decor. Offers vegan options too. Enjoy a walk to/from your home.
53 locals recommend
Ranchos Cocina
3910 30th St
53 locals recommend
If you like Mexican food, this restaurant is a must! Localy owned. Ranchos has truely stepped it up with beautiful decor. Offers vegan options too. Enjoy a walk to/from your home.
Retro sandwich shop, an alternative to Subway. Check out The Beatles memoribilia. Within walking distance. Check ahead for hours.
Classic Rock Sandwich Shoppe
3042 North Park Way
Retro sandwich shop, an alternative to Subway. Check out The Beatles memoribilia. Within walking distance. Check ahead for hours.
Dine in or out by the fire pits, watch the sites passerbys as you dine.
52 locals recommend
West Coast Tavern
2895 University Ave
52 locals recommend
Dine in or out by the fire pits, watch the sites passerbys as you dine.
Just around the corner. Drink there and take a bag of fresh grounds with you.
47 locals recommend
Santos Coffee House
3191 Thorn St
47 locals recommend
Just around the corner. Drink there and take a bag of fresh grounds with you.
This is a differnet kind of Mexican food. Dine in or on their patio. Call for hours.
22 locals recommend
El Comal
3946 Illinois St
22 locals recommend
This is a differnet kind of Mexican food. Dine in or on their patio. Call for hours.
You can enjoy watching crepes made you way. The owner speaks french!
La Creperie
3773 30th St
You can enjoy watching crepes made you way. The owner speaks french!
Wow. Ramen has arrived in North Park. Do you like variety? They serve duck, octopus, crab, tonkatsu ramen, steamed buns, chicken balls on skewers, and craft beers. Check the menu and their hours.
6 locals recommend
THE SAFEHOUSE
2930 University Avenue
6 locals recommend
Wow. Ramen has arrived in North Park. Do you like variety? They serve duck, octopus, crab, tonkatsu ramen, steamed buns, chicken balls on skewers, and craft beers. Check the menu and their hours.
Coffee and sandwiches in a suedo-gothic atmosphere. Two locations, the original on Adams Ave in Normal Heights and the second on Park Blvd. in Hillcrest. A must.
77 locals recommend
Stepping Stone of California
77 locals recommend
Coffee and sandwiches in a suedo-gothic atmosphere. Two locations, the original on Adams Ave in Normal Heights and the second on Park Blvd. in Hillcrest. A must.
Come for coffee, stay for the pastries. Wifi hangout. Eclectic atmosphere for the person who enjoys drinking coffee in a unique one of a kind setting. Check hours.
14 locals recommend
Claire De Lune Coffee Lounge
2906 University Ave
14 locals recommend
Come for coffee, stay for the pastries. Wifi hangout. Eclectic atmosphere for the person who enjoys drinking coffee in a unique one of a kind setting. Check hours.

Drinks & Nightlife

This is a neighborhood bar. You get the sense that everyone will know your name. Watch the game and play a game of pool at Bluefoot Bar and Lounge.
56 locals recommend
Bluefoot Bar and Lounge
3404 30th St
56 locals recommend
This is a neighborhood bar. You get the sense that everyone will know your name. Watch the game and play a game of pool at Bluefoot Bar and Lounge.
Mike Hess Brewery is a quick 5 block walk away.
108 locals recommend
Mike Hess Brewing, North Park
3812 Grim Ave
108 locals recommend
Mike Hess Brewery is a quick 5 block walk away.
If you want to see the game on multipal games on multiple screens, visit True North Tavern, a full service bar.
69 locals recommend
True North Tavern
3815 30th St
69 locals recommend
If you want to see the game on multipal games on multiple screens, visit True North Tavern, a full service bar.
At Mosaic Wine Bar, you can enjoy a glass of wine with an appitizer and also purchase bottles of wine to go.
10 locals recommend
Mosaic Wine Bar
3422 30th St
10 locals recommend
At Mosaic Wine Bar, you can enjoy a glass of wine with an appitizer and also purchase bottles of wine to go.
A blast from the past. Now you get to play classic coin-op arcade games as an adult while enjoying cocktails or beer.
121 locals recommend
Coin-Op Game Room
3926 30th St
121 locals recommend
A blast from the past. Now you get to play classic coin-op arcade games as an adult while enjoying cocktails or beer.
Apothocary-esque bar. Offering craft cocktails and micro-brews. Enjoy a pairing of food from next door at Soda & Swine.
245 locals recommend
Polite Provisions
4696 30th St
245 locals recommend
Apothocary-esque bar. Offering craft cocktails and micro-brews. Enjoy a pairing of food from next door at Soda & Swine.
Uniques wine tasting set up. Walk there, walk.
23 locals recommend
Splash Wine Lounge and Bistro
3043 University Ave
23 locals recommend
Uniques wine tasting set up. Walk there, walk.
This is Modern Times second location.
106 locals recommend
Modern Times Flavordome
3000 Upas St
106 locals recommend
This is Modern Times second location.
Thorn St. Brewery frequently hosts a rotating selection of food trucks curbside. Yummy. When you enter the brewery, it looks small. Don't be fooled, head on to the back and see the brew tanks.
129 locals recommend
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn St
129 locals recommend
Thorn St. Brewery frequently hosts a rotating selection of food trucks curbside. Yummy. When you enter the brewery, it looks small. Don't be fooled, head on to the back and see the brew tanks.

Essentials

Do you need extra supplies, Parkside Market is friendly and helpful.
39 locals recommend
Parkside Market
3209 Thorn St
39 locals recommend
Do you need extra supplies, Parkside Market is friendly and helpful.
Fresh & Easy sells groceries and ready to heat meals.
20 locals recommend
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market
3231 University Avenue
20 locals recommend
Fresh & Easy sells groceries and ready to heat meals.

Shopping

Pigment is a unique boutique selling a variety of items you will be sure to want. Perhaps there is someone at home you want to shop for.
158 locals recommend
Pigment
3801 30th St
158 locals recommend
Pigment is a unique boutique selling a variety of items you will be sure to want. Perhaps there is someone at home you want to shop for.
Liquor Store for all your convience needs
8 locals recommend
Kwik Stops
3028 Upas St
8 locals recommend
Liquor Store for all your convience needs
Walk away with excellent beers in bottles.
29 locals recommend
Bottlecraft North Park
3007 University Ave
29 locals recommend
Walk away with excellent beers in bottles.
Major grocery store with ample parking.
323 locals recommend
Vons
3610 Adams Ave
323 locals recommend
Major grocery store with ample parking.
Come get groovy second-hand uniques and eclectic clothing, foot ware, and handbags. Thrift Trader also sells used music, etc. Fun for everyone. (2 locations in North Park)
8 locals recommend
Thrift Trader
2947 El Cajon Boulevard
8 locals recommend
Come get groovy second-hand uniques and eclectic clothing, foot ware, and handbags. Thrift Trader also sells used music, etc. Fun for everyone. (2 locations in North Park)
Convience store
14 locals recommend
7-Eleven
1602 University Ave
14 locals recommend
Convience store
Ray's has an iconic 1960's store sign out front. Notice the lava rock building exterior. Grab some flowers from the stand in the parking lot.
6 locals recommend
Ray's Liquor Center
3041 30th St
6 locals recommend
Ray's has an iconic 1960's store sign out front. Notice the lava rock building exterior. Grab some flowers from the stand in the parking lot.
Pharmacy and convience store.
114 locals recommend
CVS
3151 University Ave
114 locals recommend
Pharmacy and convience store.
Pharmacy and convience store.
42 locals recommend
Walgreens
3222 University Ave
42 locals recommend
Pharmacy and convience store.
Need a magazine, newspaper or paperback? Ken, Ann & Kent will help you find what you need. This place is super cool. Grab some reading material and go to you favorite coffee shop.
7 locals recommend
Paras News
3911 30th St
7 locals recommend
Need a magazine, newspaper or paperback? Ken, Ann & Kent will help you find what you need. This place is super cool. Grab some reading material and go to you favorite coffee shop.

Arts & Culture

Second Saturday of each month Ray Street opens its doors to the community. Each month is different, sometimes you will find food trucks or a street fair type booths and music in the street.
7 locals recommend
Ray Street
Ray Street
7 locals recommend
Second Saturday of each month Ray Street opens its doors to the community. Each month is different, sometimes you will find food trucks or a street fair type booths and music in the street.
World Famous San Diego Zoo. Free parking. Be sure to ride Skyfari, for a relaxing aerial view. Special backstage packages available. Ever pet a rhinoceros?
2510 locals recommend
San Diego Zoo
2920 Zoo Dr
2510 locals recommend
World Famous San Diego Zoo. Free parking. Be sure to ride Skyfari, for a relaxing aerial view. Special backstage packages available. Ever pet a rhinoceros?
Sea World.
1754 locals recommend
SeaWorld San Diego
500 Sea World Dr.
1754 locals recommend
Sea World.
We are so lucky to have WorldBeat so close to us, located in Balboa Park. I take American Tribal Style bellydancing class here on Monday night. Check their calander for events.
11 locals recommend
WorldBeat Cultural Center
2100 Park Blvd
11 locals recommend
We are so lucky to have WorldBeat so close to us, located in Balboa Park. I take American Tribal Style bellydancing class here on Monday night. Check their calander for events.

Everything Else

Holiday Market is not only a liquor store with many convience items, but you can pick up some canned goods or better yet frozen ice cream and popsicles. Nice folks.
Holiday Market
3206 Thorn St
Holiday Market is not only a liquor store with many convience items, but you can pick up some canned goods or better yet frozen ice cream and popsicles. Nice folks.
A tasting room featuring house made beers to be enjoyed in an industrial-chic atmosphere.
65 locals recommend
Belching Beaver North Park
4223 30th St
65 locals recommend
A tasting room featuring house made beers to be enjoyed in an industrial-chic atmosphere.
Need a haircut men? This place is a one of a kind. Enjoy the ambiance.
Mister Brown's Barber Shop
3064 University Ave
Need a haircut men? This place is a one of a kind. Enjoy the ambiance.
San Diego Pride LGBT community source. We love our community and North Park.
San Diego LGBT Pride
3620 30th St
San Diego Pride LGBT community source. We love our community and North Park.
This area origonaly for children is now home to mom's and pups, Seals that is. Let nature take its course. Located in 'The Jewel' = La Jolla.
15 locals recommend
Children's Pool Observation Walkway
Children's Pool Observation Walkway
15 locals recommend
This area origonaly for children is now home to mom's and pups, Seals that is. Let nature take its course. Located in 'The Jewel' = La Jolla.
Queen Bee's is a venue for a variety of cultural events, art shows and exercise classes.
15 locals recommend
Queen Bee's Art and Cultural Center
3925 Ohio St
15 locals recommend
Queen Bee's is a venue for a variety of cultural events, art shows and exercise classes.
A. J. Henley, local owner of this "not your daddy's" barber shop. The day I stopped by to see what this place was about, there were 3 Harley motor cycles parked outside. WOW!
Capitol Barbershop
4379 30th St
A. J. Henley, local owner of this "not your daddy's" barber shop. The day I stopped by to see what this place was about, there were 3 Harley motor cycles parked outside. WOW!
Looking to take a yoga class while you are in town. CorePower knows their business.
29 locals recommend
CorePower Yoga
3918 30th St
29 locals recommend
Looking to take a yoga class while you are in town. CorePower knows their business.
If you enjoy yoga and don't want to miss your work out, try Pilgrimage of the Heart Yoga. They have a second location on Adam's Ave, in Normal Heights. Online schedule.
7 locals recommend
Pilgrimage of the Heart Yoga - 30th St. in North Park
4081 30th St
7 locals recommend
If you enjoy yoga and don't want to miss your work out, try Pilgrimage of the Heart Yoga. They have a second location on Adam's Ave, in Normal Heights. Online schedule.

Sightseeing

Hotels are open to the public. Walk this elegant and historic hotel from the 1920's. Have lunch/dinner, or enjoy a beverage at the hotel on the shore.
519 locals recommend
Hotel Del Coronado
1500 Orange Ave
519 locals recommend
Hotels are open to the public. Walk this elegant and historic hotel from the 1920's. Have lunch/dinner, or enjoy a beverage at the hotel on the shore.
Balboa Park is now 100 years old. Enjoy strolling, seeing museums, Sprecles Organ Pavilion, Japanese Gardens, World Beat Center
3290 locals recommend
Balboa Park
3290 locals recommend
Balboa Park is now 100 years old. Enjoy strolling, seeing museums, Sprecles Organ Pavilion, Japanese Gardens, World Beat Center