SAN DIEGO

San Diego | California

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I moved to San Diego in mid-2008 and lived there until mid-2023.  So, I have one gobillion recommendations.  Here are some of my favorites that I try to hit when I'm in town.  Ton more to recommend, so reach out when you go!  Lots of places to go by boat, too.

*The Bullpen.  One of the best sports bars around.  Hotties on staff.  Will give another star if they bring back the pool tables.

JRDN.  Pacific Beach.  On the boardwalk.  All-around stellar.

*Knotty Barrell.  Downtown.  Best wings in town.  Great up-scale sports bar.

*Smoking Gun.  Downtown.  My favorite spot downtown.  Pool table.  Arcade in the back.  I am king of the duck machine.

*Luce.  My favorite spot in SD.  Bay Park.  Was a regular there forever.  Amazing local spot.  Gets a star for the # of TVs, but not your average sports bar.

The Lodge at Torrey Pines.  Best burger on Earf.

Portside Pier.  Downtown.  Everything there is great and it's a beautiful venue.

Divanti.  Little Italy.  Stellar Italian.

Island Prime/C-Level.  Point Loma.  Excellent over-water steak & fish house.  C-Level is the open-air, more casual bar next door/attached.  Both excellent.

Eddie V's.  La Jolla.  It's a chain, but this one is amazing.

Zama.  Downtown.  Great Asian-Fusion spot owned by a friend of mine.

AKA.  Same owner as Zama.  Beautiful spot!

Sushi Fish Attack.  Clairemont.  Hilarious name, excellent sushi.  They don't sell t-shirts.  Gerald is sad.

**Home & Away.  Old Town.  Great sports bar with a huge outdoor space and great food.  My Lake of the Ozarks trip originated here.  

**Old Town Saloon.  Old Town.  Cleanest dive I've ever seen, but a hell of a dive nonetheless.  This is a diamond in the [Spanish for] rough.

**The West End.  Fifteen years in SD and never made it in til nearly three years after I left.  Hell of a dive in North PB/Bird Rock!

The Waverly.  The best of Cardiff.  Definitely worth the drive!