Jeff's Guidebook
Food scene
3 Blocks Away: A local favorite for restaurant dining and live music! Wonderful breakfast and happy hour. Highly recommend the bread they serve with pesto sauce.
114 locals recommend
Le Papagayo
1002 N Coast Hwy 1013 Blocks Away: A local favorite for restaurant dining and live music! Wonderful breakfast and happy hour. Highly recommend the bread they serve with pesto sauce.
.5 miles: Coffees, Breakfast, and Lunch! A classic, historic site! They created a café from the original Encinitas train station C 1888. Great easy morning. Very neighborhood vibey. They serve baked goods and steamed egg dishes as well.
111 locals recommend
Pannikin Coffee & Tea
510 N Coast Hwy 101.5 miles: Coffees, Breakfast, and Lunch! A classic, historic site! They created a café from the original Encinitas train station C 1888. Great easy morning. Very neighborhood vibey. They serve baked goods and steamed egg dishes as well.
2 Blocks Away: Our favorite PUB! Amazing rotating beer selection, about 20 delicious brews.
47 locals recommend
The Regal Seagull
996 N Coast Hwy 1012 Blocks Away: Our favorite PUB! Amazing rotating beer selection, about 20 delicious brews.
At the Corner: Excellent pizzas and salads! More Californian than Italian!
35 locals recommend
Pandora's Pizza
828 N Coast Hwy 101At the Corner: Excellent pizzas and salads! More Californian than Italian!
.5 miles: Pho, fresh, delicious, charming location! Lunch and Dinner.
45 locals recommend
Birdseye Kitchen
540 N Coast Hwy 101.5 miles: Pho, fresh, delicious, charming location! Lunch and Dinner.
At the Corner: Great for After Surf. Popular, fast Mexican food. About a 5-minute walk from the Lair House.
16 locals recommend
Kotija Jr. Taco Shop
852 N Coast Hwy 101At the Corner: Great for After Surf. Popular, fast Mexican food. About a 5-minute walk from the Lair House.
2 Blocks Away: European Style menu. Vibrant local cafe/restaurant.
23 locals recommend
Valentina Restaurant
810 N Coast Hwy 1012 Blocks Away: European Style menu. Vibrant local cafe/restaurant.
Great place for wines. It has more of a bar vibe than a traditional winery.
85 locals recommend
Solterra Winery & Kitchen
934 North Coast Highway 101Great place for wines. It has more of a bar vibe than a traditional winery.
Great little coffee shop. They also have a wide variety of food from pastries to some vegan options.
64 locals recommend
Coffee Coffee
970 N Coast Hwy 101Great little coffee shop. They also have a wide variety of food from pastries to some vegan options.
Moto Deli
190 N Coast Hwy 101.75 miles: Serving tasty sandwiches and also have craft beer available.
.5 miles: Casual, interesting selection. A Leucadian mainstay.
38 locals recommend
Haggo's Organic Taco
1302 N Coast Hwy 101.5 miles: Casual, interesting selection. A Leucadian mainstay.
World-class for live music! And the best part is, it is only 5 miles from the Lair House!
271 locals recommend
Belly Up
143 S Cedros AveWorld-class for live music! And the best part is, it is only 5 miles from the Lair House!
Nectarine Grove
948 N Coast Hwy 1015 min. walk: Gluten free & incredibly tasty items and dishes.
Neighborhoods
Encinitas
We highly recommend the drive up to Carlsbad! It's a lovely strip of ocean views with our California Brown Pelicans typically overhead.
132 locals recommend
Carlsbad
We highly recommend the drive up to Carlsbad! It's a lovely strip of ocean views with our California Brown Pelicans typically overhead.
Solana Beach
Oceanside is fun and funky with some great new restaurants and breweries. Gentrifying by the week but in a cool way. Make sure to visit the famous Oceanside Pier! Thursday nights are Oceanside's Farmer's Market nights and they host a great variety of food and artisanal vendors. We love and recommend the Oceanside Museum of Art!
113 locals recommend
Oceanside
Oceanside is fun and funky with some great new restaurants and breweries. Gentrifying by the week but in a cool way. Make sure to visit the famous Oceanside Pier! Thursday nights are Oceanside's Farmer's Market nights and they host a great variety of food and artisanal vendors. We love and recommend the Oceanside Museum of Art!
Take a day trip to the historic, old mining town of Julian where you will find some delicious Apple Pies at a San Diego favorite, Mom's Pies! You may also enjoy Lake Cuyamaca and Cuyamaca State Park. People also love to explore the old Julian mines!
245 locals recommend
Julian
Take a day trip to the historic, old mining town of Julian where you will find some delicious Apple Pies at a San Diego favorite, Mom's Pies! You may also enjoy Lake Cuyamaca and Cuyamaca State Park. People also love to explore the old Julian mines!
Bike riding around Coronado Island is one of our favorite activities! You can enjoy many restaurants, catch a ride on a whale-watching ship, or sail around the bay!
388 locals recommend
Coronado
Bike riding around Coronado Island is one of our favorite activities! You can enjoy many restaurants, catch a ride on a whale-watching ship, or sail around the bay!
At the Lair-House, you are in the town of Leucadia within the city of Encinitas. You know you're in Leucadia because virtually the entire business district is located on the west side of Coast Hywy. 101 exclusively. This is due to the railroad tracks running on the east side. That fact had also always kept our little town very low key & quaint.
Leucadia
At the Lair-House, you are in the town of Leucadia within the city of Encinitas. You know you're in Leucadia because virtually the entire business district is located on the west side of Coast Hywy. 101 exclusively. This is due to the railroad tracks running on the east side. That fact had also always kept our little town very low key & quaint.
Sightseeing
Torrey Pines State Reserve
12600 North Torrey Pines RoadTake a trip throughout the world at San Diego's Botanic Garden! It is a short drive away from the Lair House and is filled with wonderful art pieces as well as a wide variety of Flora.
196 locals recommend
San Diego Botanic Garden
300 Quail Gardens DrTake a trip throughout the world at San Diego's Botanic Garden! It is a short drive away from the Lair House and is filled with wonderful art pieces as well as a wide variety of Flora.
3 mi. south in Encinitas: A beautifully natural & peaceful location overlooking the ocean.
The architecturally striking S.R.F. Temple is also on this property, as is the bluff overlooking the famous surf spot Swamis.
92 locals recommend
Meditation Gardens
215 W K St3 mi. south in Encinitas: A beautifully natural & peaceful location overlooking the ocean.
The architecturally striking S.R.F. Temple is also on this property, as is the bluff overlooking the famous surf spot Swamis.