Things to do in San Diego
Posted by John on February 8, 2025 (Updated February 15, 2025)
Visit ideas
- Tour of the San Diego Made Factory
- Cabrillo National Monument (hike or just look at the skyline)
- Sunset Cliffs stroll
- Walk La Jolla coastline from The Wedding Bowl to La Jolla Cove
- San Diego Zoo
- New Children's Museum
- Velodrome races in Balboa Park
- Chollas Creek Park
- Birch Aquarium
- Living Coast Discovery Center
- City Farmers Nursery
- Sesame Place
- Legoland
- San Diego Botanical Gardens
Food and Drinks
Coffee
- Communal Coffee (North Park, South Park)
- Por Vida (Bario Logan)
- Moniker Coffee Studio (Liberty Station)
- Mostra Coffee (Bankers Hill, Hillcrest, Poway)
- Hawthorn Coffee (North Park, not a roaster)
- Steel Mill Coffee (Oceanside)
- Dark Horse Coffee Roasters (Golden Hill, Normal Heights, La Mesa)
- Cafe Moto (Barrio Logan)
Bars and Breweries
- Panama 66 (Balboa Park, kids allowed)
- Blind Lady Ale House (Normal Heights, kids allowed)
- Noble Experiment (East Village, inside The Neighborhood, reservations required)
- False Idol (Little Italy, reservations recommended)
- Mothership (South Park, reservations recommended)
Adventurous Palates
Pricey
- Sushi Ota (Pacific Beach)
- Juniper and Ivy (Little Italy)
- The Lion's Share (Downtown West)
- Kingfisher (Golden Hill)
- Ironside Fish and Oyster (Little Italy)
- Animae
- Soichi Sushi
Affordable
- Tajima (Downtown, Normal Heights, Clairemont)
- Menya Ultra (Clairemont)
- Dija Mara (Oceanside)
- Yakitori Taisho (Clairemont)
Comfort Food
Pricey
Affordable
- The Friendly (North Park)
- Working Class (North Park)
- Cucina Urbana (Bankers Hill)
- Buona Forchetta (South Park, Liberty Station)
- Mission (North Park, East Village, Mission Beach)
- Snooze (Hillcrest)
- Bahn Thai (University Heights)
- Big Front Door (University Heights)
- Board & Brew (Downtown, Eastlake, El Cajon, Miramar, University City, Del Mar, Encinitas, Carlsbad, Oceanside)
- Giorgino's (Golden Hill)
- Crack Shack (Little Italy)
- Las Cuatro Milpas (Barrio Logan)
- Ponce's (Kensington)