Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Pacific Beach
World Famous
SEAFOOD
breakfast & lunch $9-16, dinner $15-25; 7am-midnight)
Watch the surf while enjoying 'California coastal cuisine,' an ever-changing all-day menu
of inventive dishes from the sea (lobster Benedict for breakfast or lunch; banana rum
mahi-mahi), plus steaks, salads and lunchtime sandwiches and burgers and occasional spe-
cials like fish or lobster taco night.
Kono's Surf Club
CAFE, BREAKFAST
858-483-1669; 704 Garnet Ave; mains $3-6;
7am-3pm Mon-Fri, to 4pm
Sat & Sun; )
This place makes four kinds of breakfast burritos that you eat out of a basket in view of
Crystal Pier (patio seating available) alongside pancakes, eggs and Kono potatoes. It's al-
ways crowded but well worth the wait. Cash only.
Green Flash
CAFE
breakfast & lunch $5-15, dinner $11-29; 8am-10pm)
A terrific casual, beach-view breakfast or lunch spot for eggs, meaty burgers, big salads
and triple-decker clubs, the Flash also has sunset special meals ($11; 4:30pm to 6pm
Sunday to Thursday), with happy hour until 7pm Monday through Friday. Score a table
outside on the patio.
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
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