Guidebook for San Diego
Entertainment & Activities
Balboa Park is the nation’s largest urban and cultural park. Home to 15 major museums, renowned performing arts venues, beautiful gardens and the San Diego Zoo.
3290 locals recommend
Balboa Park
Balboa Park is the nation’s largest urban and cultural park. Home to 15 major museums, renowned performing arts venues, beautiful gardens and the San Diego Zoo.
Food Scene
The closest thing you’ll find to NYC slices. Thin, crispy crust. Perfect blend of sauce and cheese. Dine in or take out.
82 locals recommend
Bronx Pizza
111 Washington StThe closest thing you’ll find to NYC slices. Thin, crispy crust. Perfect blend of sauce and cheese. Dine in or take out.
If you are serious about breakfast, this might be the best place in San Diego, if not all of Cali. There’s a wait on weekends, but they have a ping pong table on the sidewalk to play while you wait.
178 locals recommend
Snooze, an A.M. Eatery
3940 Fifth AveIf you are serious about breakfast, this might be the best place in San Diego, if not all of Cali. There’s a wait on weekends, but they have a ping pong table on the sidewalk to play while you wait.
Best Fresh Seafood in Town - total hidden gem frequented by locals!
100 locals recommend
Blue Water Seafood Market & Grill
3667 India StBest Fresh Seafood in Town - total hidden gem frequented by locals!
Sightseeing
Built in 1888, The Del has been called “one of the top ten resorts in the world” by USA Today. Now a National Historic Landmark, it's a great place to roam around and enjoy a drink or a meal.
519 locals recommend
Hotel Del Coronado
1500 Orange AveBuilt in 1888, The Del has been called “one of the top ten resorts in the world” by USA Today. Now a National Historic Landmark, it's a great place to roam around and enjoy a drink or a meal.
Not far from downtown La Jolla – an upscale hamlet of hotels, boutiques, and galleries – lies La Jolla Cove, a swimming and diving paradise. The picturesque cliffs and offer stunning ocean views.
1327 locals recommend
La Jolla Cove
1100 Coast BlvdNot far from downtown La Jolla – an upscale hamlet of hotels, boutiques, and galleries – lies La Jolla Cove, a swimming and diving paradise. The picturesque cliffs and offer stunning ocean views.
Drinks & Nightlife
This 16-block National Historic District contains most of San Diego’s Victorian-style commercial buildings from the late 1800s and is now home to tree-shaded brick sidewalks with shops and restaurants
1208 locals recommend
Gaslamp Quarter
This 16-block National Historic District contains most of San Diego’s Victorian-style commercial buildings from the late 1800s and is now home to tree-shaded brick sidewalks with shops and restaurants
Essentials
The Little Italy Mercato is the city’s largest market for downtown San Diego residents and visitors with more than 150 booths offering farm fresh produce, artisan foods and specialty items.
247 locals recommend
Little Italy Mercato Farmers' Market
600 W Date StThe Little Italy Mercato is the city’s largest market for downtown San Diego residents and visitors with more than 150 booths offering farm fresh produce, artisan foods and specialty items.