Guidebook for Oceanside

Monica
Guidebook for Oceanside

Arts & Culture

Lovely new cinema with reclining seats!
35 locals recommend
Regal Carlsbad 12
2501 El Camino Real
35 locals recommend
Lovely new cinema with reclining seats!
An outstanding live theatre just a few miles away in the Carlsbad Village.
6 locals recommend
New Village Arts
2787 State St
6 locals recommend
An outstanding live theatre just a few miles away in the Carlsbad Village.
A live theater focusing on musicals. Has been a fixture in Oceanside for many years.
6 locals recommend
Star Theatre
402 N Coast Hwy
6 locals recommend
A live theater focusing on musicals. Has been a fixture in Oceanside for many years.
Large cinema two blocks from the Oceanside Pier
61 locals recommend
Regal Oceanside
401 Mission Ave
61 locals recommend
Large cinema two blocks from the Oceanside Pier
Live professional theatre in Solana Beach. Excellent productions.
13 locals recommend
North Coast Repertory Theatre
987 Lomas Santa Fe Dr
13 locals recommend
Live professional theatre in Solana Beach. Excellent productions.
Small neighborhood live theater. They do pretty good shows here, for a smaller ticket price than the pros.
Broadway Theatre
340 E Broadway
Small neighborhood live theater. They do pretty good shows here, for a smaller ticket price than the pros.
Our own art museum, here in Oceanside! Has wonderful exhibits. Check their website!
70 locals recommend
Oceanside Museum of Art
704 Pier View Way
70 locals recommend
Our own art museum, here in Oceanside! Has wonderful exhibits. Check their website!
Surfing is Oceanside's major sport. This world-class museum grew from a storefront into a real, and fascinating, museum all about surfing!
109 locals recommend
California Surf Museum
312 Pier View Way
109 locals recommend
Surfing is Oceanside's major sport. This world-class museum grew from a storefront into a real, and fascinating, museum all about surfing!

Essentials

Excellent new grocery store, much like Whole Foods, with fresh local fish, veggies and fruit.
75 locals recommend
Frazier Farms
1820 Oceanside Blvd
75 locals recommend
Excellent new grocery store, much like Whole Foods, with fresh local fish, veggies and fruit.
Like Whole Foods. Fresh vegetables and meats, groceries.
40 locals recommend
Sprouts Farmers Market
2618 El Camino Real
40 locals recommend
Like Whole Foods. Fresh vegetables and meats, groceries.
Very close to my home.
66 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
2570 Vista Way
66 locals recommend
Very close to my home.

Food Scene

Our Ruby's Diner is located at the end of the Oceanside Pier! Warning: our pier is one-half mile long, and you do have to walk it to get to Ruby's. Meet Charlie the pelican on the way.
38 locals recommend
Ruby's Diner
1 Oceanside Pier
38 locals recommend
Our Ruby's Diner is located at the end of the Oceanside Pier! Warning: our pier is one-half mile long, and you do have to walk it to get to Ruby's. Meet Charlie the pelican on the way.
Nice atmosphere, very good food and service in this well-done chain restaurant. Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
11 locals recommend
Mimi's Bistro & Bakery
2177 Vista Way
11 locals recommend
Nice atmosphere, very good food and service in this well-done chain restaurant. Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Local Hawaiian/Japanese teriyake family restaurant. Low prices, great food (and a lot of it)! A favorite with locals.
11 locals recommend
Teri Cafe
2216 S El Camino Real
11 locals recommend
Local Hawaiian/Japanese teriyake family restaurant. Low prices, great food (and a lot of it)! A favorite with locals.
Typical Denny's, open 24 hours. Decent food and service. Close.
21 locals recommend
Denny's
800 Garnet Ave
21 locals recommend
Typical Denny's, open 24 hours. Decent food and service. Close.
New Habit hamburger facility. Often crowded.
21 locals recommend
The Habit Burger Grill
4175 Genesee Ave
21 locals recommend
New Habit hamburger facility. Often crowded.
A California tradition. Everything fresh, never frozen. Plus, they pay their employees very well give them excellent benefits!
7 locals recommend
In-N-Out Burger
2010 Hacienda Dr
7 locals recommend
A California tradition. Everything fresh, never frozen. Plus, they pay their employees very well give them excellent benefits!
Typical restaurant in the chain. Great lunch specials until 3:00 on weekdays.
Red Lobster
2471 Vista Way
Typical restaurant in the chain. Great lunch specials until 3:00 on weekdays.
The Australian inspired steak house. Typical of the chain.
24 locals recommend
Outback Steakhouse
4196 Clairemont Mesa Blvd
24 locals recommend
The Australian inspired steak house. Typical of the chain.
Typical of the chain. Senior specials on Monday.
19 locals recommend
Souplantation
1860 Marron Rd
19 locals recommend
Typical of the chain. Senior specials on Monday.
THE BEST PIZZA IN AMERICA. Seriously. Compare your New York or Chicago pizza to this. Little family-run place with plastic tablecloths, famous in north San Diego County. Fabulous lasagna too.
6 locals recommend
Mama 'n Papa's Pizza Grotto
988 Civic Center Dr
6 locals recommend
THE BEST PIZZA IN AMERICA. Seriously. Compare your New York or Chicago pizza to this. Little family-run place with plastic tablecloths, famous in north San Diego County. Fabulous lasagna too.
Good fish and Italian place at the end of Carlsbad Village Drive.
12 locals recommend
Jay's Gourmet
2975 Carlsbad Boulevard
12 locals recommend
Good fish and Italian place at the end of Carlsbad Village Drive.
Very nice family-owned steakhouse. Lovely inside atmosphere with fireplace, good food.
7 locals recommend
Hunter Steakhouse - Oceanside
1221 Vista Way
7 locals recommend
Very nice family-owned steakhouse. Lovely inside atmosphere with fireplace, good food.

Sightseeing

An active Benedictine Abbey situated on the top of a hill here in Oceanside! Has an extensive walk featuring stations of the cross. Gift shop has jams made by the monks.
Prince of Peace Abbey
650 Benet Hill Rd
An active Benedictine Abbey situated on the top of a hill here in Oceanside! Has an extensive walk featuring stations of the cross. Gift shop has jams made by the monks.
The Oceanside Municipal Fishing Pier is the longest wooden pier on the western coast of North America! Great fishing and views of surfing! Meet Charlie the Pelican, our wild informal ambassador.
386 locals recommend
Oceanside Pier Bait Shop
386 locals recommend
The Oceanside Municipal Fishing Pier is the longest wooden pier on the western coast of North America! Great fishing and views of surfing! Meet Charlie the Pelican, our wild informal ambassador.
Major tourist attraction in the spring. Acres of colorful flowers.
172 locals recommend
The Flower Fields
5704 Paseo Del Norte
172 locals recommend
Major tourist attraction in the spring. Acres of colorful flowers.
The best zoo in the world.
2510 locals recommend
San Diego Zoo
2920 Zoo Dr
2510 locals recommend
The best zoo in the world.
An extension of the world-famous San Diego Zoo, with animals uncaged and roaming free. Elephants, lions, giraffes, rhinos, cheetahs, tigers, California condors and hundreds more.
967 locals recommend
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
15500 San Pasqual Valley Rd
967 locals recommend
An extension of the world-famous San Diego Zoo, with animals uncaged and roaming free. Elephants, lions, giraffes, rhinos, cheetahs, tigers, California condors and hundreds more.
San Diego's major park with art museums, IMAX theater, Natural History museum, Air and Space museum, and many more!
3290 locals recommend
Balboa Park
3290 locals recommend
San Diego's major park with art museums, IMAX theater, Natural History museum, Air and Space museum, and many more!
Whale watching from Oceanside Harbor
31 locals recommend
Oceanside Adventures
256 S Harbor Dr
31 locals recommend
Whale watching from Oceanside Harbor
The Encinitas headquarters of Paramahansa Yogananda with the (free) beautiful Meditation Gardens overlooking the sea. For devotees, the Temple is located about two blocks from the retreat compound.
130 locals recommend
Self-Realization Fellowship Encinitas Temple
939 2nd St
130 locals recommend
The Encinitas headquarters of Paramahansa Yogananda with the (free) beautiful Meditation Gardens overlooking the sea. For devotees, the Temple is located about two blocks from the retreat compound.
Beautiful, extensive botanic gardens in Encinitas. Magnificent plants and arrangements, also suitable for events. Well worth a day trip.
196 locals recommend
San Diego Botanic Garden
300 Quail Gardens Dr
196 locals recommend
Beautiful, extensive botanic gardens in Encinitas. Magnificent plants and arrangements, also suitable for events. Well worth a day trip.

Everything Else

We are only a few miles from the quaint Carlsbad Village, with interesting shops and theaters.
158 locals recommend
Carlsbad Village
158 locals recommend
We are only a few miles from the quaint Carlsbad Village, with interesting shops and theaters.
Every Thursday evening Oceanside hosts a fun Sunset Market with shoppong stalls just north of the pier. Very popular attraction.
109 locals recommend
Oceanside Sunset Market
401 Pier View Way
109 locals recommend
Every Thursday evening Oceanside hosts a fun Sunset Market with shoppong stalls just north of the pier. Very popular attraction.
Membership only gym, close to my home in the mall.
7 locals recommend
24 Hour Fitness
2501 El Camino Real
7 locals recommend
Membership only gym, close to my home in the mall.
Membership only gym, close to my home.
8 locals recommend
LA Fitness
2335 Vista Way
8 locals recommend
Membership only gym, close to my home.
World class soccer fields that attract visitors from around the world! Easy driving access!
SoCal Sports Complex
3302 Senior Center Dr
World class soccer fields that attract visitors from around the world! Easy driving access!

Drinks & Nightlife

One of the Applebee's chain.
Applebee's Grill + Bar
2146 Vista Way
One of the Applebee's chain.
Sports Bar close to my home.
Rookies Sports Bar
2216 S El Camino Real
Sports Bar close to my home.

Shopping

Upscale outlet mall in Carlsbad. Extremely popular.
400 locals recommend
Carlsbad Premium Outlets
5620 Paseo Del Norte
400 locals recommend
Upscale outlet mall in Carlsbad. Extremely popular.
The closest Costco. With gas station with the best prices in the area (be prepared to wait in line). Must be a Costco member.
150 locals recommend
Costco Wholesale
1755 Hacienda Dr
150 locals recommend
The closest Costco. With gas station with the best prices in the area (be prepared to wait in line). Must be a Costco member.
Another Costco in the area. Also has gas station. Must be a Costco member.
150 locals recommend
Costco Wholesale
1755 Hacienda Dr
150 locals recommend
Another Costco in the area. Also has gas station. Must be a Costco member.
Large brick 'n mortar bookstore close to my home.
9 locals recommend
Barnes & Noble
2615 Vista Way
9 locals recommend
Large brick 'n mortar bookstore close to my home.