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Drinking & Nightlife
San Diego may not have the breadth of LA's nightlife, but the Gaslamp Quarter makes up
for it in enthusiasm.
Gay and lesbian nightlife tends to concentrate around Hillcrest and North Park. For
619-491-0400;
www.urbanmos.com
;
308
University Ave, Hillcrest;
619-291-4043;
www.bourbonstreetsd.com
;
4612 Park Blvd, North Park;
4pm-2am Tue-Sun, from 11am Sun)
.
SURF & SUDS
'The beer that made San Diego famous' may not quite roll off the tongue, but never mind:
America's Finest City is home to some of America's finest brew pubs. The
San Diego
Brewers Guild
(
www.sandiegobrewersguild.org
)
counts some 40 member establishments.
Here are some pubs to get you started. See also
Stone Brewing Company
(
760-471-4999;
www.stonebrew.com
;
1999 Citracado Pkwy, Escondido; tours noon-6pm daily),
Bal-
619-234-2739, 858-551-2739; 1157 Columbia St, cnr Wall St & Herschel Ave; hours vary).
Coronado Brewing Co
(
www.coronadobrewingcompany.com
;
170 Orange Ave, Coronado; from
11am) Delicious Coronado Golden house brew goes well with pizzas, pastas, sandwiches
and fries; near the ferry terminal.
Beach; mains $9-25; 11am-2am) Contempo-cool setting and a huge menu including lobster
mac 'n' cheese, steamed clams and bistro meatloaf.
mains $8-20; 11am-10pm Sun-Thu, to midnight Fri & Sat; ) Rockin' and raucous local pizza
chain with surf art, rock music and 'anti-wimpy' pizzas to go with the signature 'sharkbite
red' brew. Multiple locations.
To leave the driving to someone else,
Brewery Tours of San Diego
( 619-961-7999;
www.brewerytoursofsandiego.com
;
per person $65-95) offers bus tours to different breweries for
a variety of tastes. Tour price varies by timing and whether a meal is served.
