Soak Up the Sun at the Hotel Del Coronado

Where You Stay is Just as Important as Where You Eat

San Diego is blessed with 12,700 hotels, to choose from, but if they don’t have an ocean or bay view or are not in a coastal community or have some other overriding amenity such as a golf course to look at, don’t stay in a random place unless you can’t afford to stay anywhere else. If you’ve come all this way to San Diego to experience paradise on earth, then staying where you get an ocean or bay view  or in a coastal community with names like Shelter Island, Harbor Island, La Jolla, Del Mar, and Carlsbad, which all reside on the bay or ocean.  For sure get your bearings by looking at the San Diego County Map. 

If all else fails stay a night in centrally located Mission Valley. Then with a good lay of the land move to somewhere in the coastal zone like Shelter Island, Mission Bay, Pacific Beach or La Jolla. Booking a night in centrally located Mission Valley is a smart move. Remember, it was the where to stay hub of San Diego before the downtown convention center was built. So, it has all the amenities necessary. Read the Mission Valley chapter.

My staff and I personally reviewed over 30,000 hotels in San Diego County and another 5,000 rooms in MEXICO. We inspected at least two rooms at each hotel, visited the housekeeping department and the front desk. Then we reviewed the amenities including swimming pools, saunas, on property restaurants before recommending them. This is your assurance that you will get a good room.

How to get the best room: always inspect the room before agreeing to stay there. Usually, the first room you look at will be okay, but why settle for just any room when you can get a superior room for the same price with a view just by inspecting the room or rooms before agreeing to stay there.

RECOMMENDED HOTELS BY LOCATION

Be sure to read each HOT LINKED suburb or city to get the lay-of-the-land, which most are  in a region with an ocean or bay view before you book a room.

North County Coastal: CARLSBAD 

Beautiful Carlsbad is 34.4 miles from downtown San Diego, and if you are a multi-time visitor to the many attractions in the downtown area of downtown, you may opt to stay in Carlsbad  and discover the many amenities, which has made it a great place to live, eat and play. For great places to stay, you won’t be disappointed with the fine selections available throughout Carlsbad. In fact, LEGOLAND® even has accommodations for adults and kids with an emphasis on the word “Kids”. It’s kid-friendly! Highly recommended is the Tamarack Beach Resort (19) at 3200 Carlsbad Blvd. (760-729-3500) or (800-334-2199), which genuinely captures the charm of Carlsbad. This resort with its Mediterranean-style architecture and decor has 54 full-service one- and two-bedroom vacation rentals and 23 luxury hotel rooms overlooking the beautiful Pacific ocean. It’s housed in the same building as Dini’s Bistro by the Sea.

San Diego Central: CORONADO

Since 1886, a stay at the one and only resort hotel in America is to enjoy a stay at the all inclusive Hotel Del Coronado. If you come to San Diego via air, they’ll even pick you up by limosine. So if you want the best ocean view experience on America’s #1 voted Best Beach, plan your stay at the Hotel Del Coronado. Fine dining and even a skating rink is installed in the winter. Also plan to tour Coronado. Perhaps play golf at the nearby course and be sure to dine at the Blue Water Grill, across the street from the Hotel Del. You won’t be disappointed. 

North County Coastal/ DEL MAR

Hilton San Diego Del Mar,

San Diego Central/ EMBARACADERO

San Diego Central/ HARBOR ISLAND

San Diego Central LA JOLLA 

If you’re NOT staying in a spectacular oceanfront hotel like La Jolla Shores Hotel  on the boardwalk at the world famous La Jolla Shores, you need to ask yourself why not.? It’s owned by the more famous international resort hotel and resort the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, which is also another excellent place to stay. The Beach Club has a slew of amenities including being literally on the shore and home to the world famous tennis club, with a tiny golf course and two restaurants. One of which is the world famous Marine Room Restaurant, which is where the waves literally smash up on the glass at high tide (see restaurants). Even if you don’t stay here, you should definitely dine here at the waters edge on their patio, during the week, if possible. The setting is casual and the view of the ocean and surroundings are spectacular. They also offer underground parking and thus are the perfect hub from which to see all of the shores on foot and La Jolla and San Diego by car. 

La Jolla Cove Suites

San Diego Central/ LIBERTY STATION

Courtyard by Marriot Liberty Station, Hilton Homewood Suited Liberty Station

San Diego Central/ MISSION BAY has 7,129 rooms from $71

Mission Bay is home to fabulous beachfront hotels and cottages second to none. This sentimental leader in the San Diego hotel industry own both the Bahia and the Catamaran Hotels as well as two paddle wheel pleasure boats to take their guests from one end of Mission Bay to the other while sightseeing as well as dancing. Plus, both on the bay hotels are well known for their excellent excellent accommodations. The Bahia Resort Hotel at 998 Mission Bat DR. (858-529-5493) ($159-$219) is right at the water’s edge with romantic views galore. Then there’s their high-rise Catamaran Resort Hotel & Spa at 3999 Mission Blvd. (858-488-1081) featuring 310 luxurious rooms all with a bay view. But there are a lot of other excellent hotels including the High rise Hyatt Hotel as well as the tropical setting of  Paradise Point as well as the classy Mission Bay Resort Hotel with its star studded restaurant. All of these resort hotels are excellent.

San Diego Central MISSION VALLEY

Back-in-the-day, Mission Valley’s Hotel Circle was where everyone stayed. That was before the downtown convention center was built. Two locally-owned hotels with restaurants on their property are The Kings Inn ($111) night and the classier and upgraded Town & Country Resort ($126) a night. If you are in the military, rates are even lower. Mission Valley is home to two major shopping centers, great restaurants, two golf courses, dozens of good hotels, and offers easy access to all attractions. Check rates before booking.

North County/ RANCHO SANTA FE

Inn at Rancho /santa Fe,      Rancho Valencia 

San Diego Central/ SHELTER ISLAND

a romantic San Diego Harbor view hotel like Kona Kai Resort & Spa on Shelter Island,

Riverside County/ TENMECULA

Embassy Suites, South Coast Winery Resort & Spa, Ponte Vineyard

Visiting a San Diego Attraction can best be found and appreciated by reading the suburb chapter where the attraction is found. These chapters also include an essential map and an overall description of the general area such as the Balboa Chapter, which is home to the San Diego Zoo as well as being home to the cultural center of San Diego. Thus, here is a list of the attraction in alphabetical order and the chapters where they can be found.

Dine like Royalty.

Mister A’s Restaurant, 2550 Fifth Ave. 12th floor of Manchester Financial in Uptown San Diego (619-239-1377). Lunch  Wed. – Fri.  11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Dinner  Sun, – Thurs. 5 p.m.– 8:30 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. Expect to pay $145 – $155 tasting menu).) per person. PLUS: Saturday Brunch 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. and  Sun. 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. with live music.

Classics French-hued cuisine and American faire is served by attentive well-trained waiters. Outdoor terrace and indoor seating is provided. Full Bar and extensive wine list for any occasion are featured.

This special occasion restaurant with its spectacular view of downtown and San Diego Harbor as well as airplanes gliding past the floor to ceiling picture windows on their final approach to the San Diego International Airport leaves no doubt that this is a world class restaurant and is equal to any best of the best restaurant in the world. Credit cards: AE, DISC, MC, VISA.

Corporate Helocopters

Corprorate Helocopters (858) 505-5650. Is a long-established full-service firm. They are ideally located 10 minutes from downtown San Diego at the Montgomery Airfield in Kearny Mesa at 3753 John J. Montgomery Dr, Suite 1 San Diego, CA 92123.

Their basic Sightseeing flight is the “Diego Delight”

This 30-minute helicopter flight offers

• A great preview of San Diego
• Tour features include La Jolla Cove, Mission Bay, Sea World, San Diego Bay, Downtown San Diego & more!
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• $189 per person and more. See pricing.
• Learn more about the Diego Delight Tour.

Lucas Lemcke Tree Service i( 619-316-5242) [lemckelucas@hotmail.com] is a well-established firm with over 15 years of experience. Plus, they have a California State license (1015622), and are bonded, with low prices for their excellent work. Their excellent professional services include tree removal, trimming and stump grinding.

As their 100’s of glowing recommendations attest, Lucas Lemcke Tree Service can’t be overly recommended! And as for their customer service, they are second to none!

No job is too Big or too Small

Lucas Lemcke Tree Service does both residential and commercial tree services and pride themselves with making and keeping happy customers. In fact, it’s very common that Lucas Lemcke Tree Service will tree trim, cut and remove trees for all of the neighbors on a block. This in itself is an awesome recommendation to use their firm. Lucas Lemcke Tree Service does both residential and commercial tree services and pride themselves with making and keeping happy customers.

As for commercial tree services, the same awesome customer service and low prices prevail. Thus, they keep and maintain happy clients in the commercial realm as well.

Unlike other service firms, you can tell from their first phone call or text to the completed project that Lucas Lemcke Tree Service is all about making and keeping customers. So expect them to show up on time, do an excellent job and do a perfect cleanup.

Then their top group of experts will show up in a truck with all of the equipment needed. They are always on time and will get your project done in a few hours. No less remarkable is their excellent cleanup. When they leave, you’ll be impressed with the completed project.

Equally impressive is the willingness of Lucas Lemcke Tree Service to work with neighbors to distribute wood chips to fellow homeowners when requested vs. taking the chips to the dump. This is a full service tree cutting service company that is deeply interested in protecting nature vs. just removing trees.

100’s of happy customers RECOMMEND LUCAS LEMCKE TREE SERVICE

Here are a few of the 100’s of typical HAPPY OUTCOMES FROM WORKING WITH LUCAS and his team of professionals in beautifying our city.

Teresa G reported a 30-foot Palm Tree being trimmed. Lucas Lemcke Tree Service was very responsive in communication and easy to work with. Lucas and his crew were very efficient and in quick order took care of. trimming our 30-foot palm tree. “It looks great! Excellent work done and a big thank you to Lucas and his team. I will definitely recommend to others and call back for future tree projects.” Highly recommend.

Steve M. reported the trimming of a Chinese Elm Tree. Lucas and his crew did an excellent job trimming my large 40-foot tree. Great job shaping, trimming and cleaning up afterwords. Would definitely recommend to others.

Mike V. Reported: Luca showed up on time and finished the job quickly and did a great job of removing 3 stumps for me . Very fair pricing as well.

1,000 FREE San Diego Activities and FUN things to do in San Diego is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to FREE fun things to see and do. Hopefully, it will jumpstart your engine and get you to realize that San Diego is Paradise on Earth when it comes to living in and enjoying every minute of the San Diego Adventure.

1. 20 kid FREE Attractions
2. 30 Parades Annually
3. 30 Art Galleries at Spanish Village in Balboa Park
4. 50 Maps & Walking & Driving Tours
5. 54 miles of Beaches (La Jolla Shores is #1)
6. 75 Places to eat offering kids eat FRE
7. 75 Places to eat a FREE meal on your birthday
8. 140 San Diego Festivals
9. 200 Farmer’s Markets
10. 250 Hiking Trails
11. 340 City Parks for picnics & family outings
12. Art: La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art free ages 25 & under
13. Art: Art galleries line the block of Prospect Street in posh La Jolla
14. Art: Timken Art Gallery in Balboa Park ALWAYS FREE
15. Art: Mingei Museum Gallery in Balboa Park free to residents 3rd. Tue.
16. Art: San Diego Art Institute Balboa Park free to residents 3rd. Tue.
17. Art: San Diego Museum of Art free on 3rd Tue. for residents
18. Art: Spanish Village Art Center in Balboa Park (21 Art Galleries) FREE
19. Art: Art Walk at Liberty Station (August) Art Museums
20. Art: Coronado open-air art walk at Spreckels Park weekends
21. Antique District: Ocean Beach Antique District
22. Antique District: Adams Avenue
23. Bikes: 240 miles of bike lane tours of San Diego sights
24. Boat Launching is FREE at all lakes & Bays in the county
25. Boat Parade: San Diego Bay Boat Parades (2 times in December)
26. Boat Parade Mission Bay Boat Parade (December)
27. Body Surfing: World Championship July In Oceanside
28. Camping
29. Christmas Lights: Tree Lane of Lights, Rancho Penasquitos
30. Dog Parks & Beaches
31. Farmers markets 200 countywide
32. Festival: Festival of the Bells at Mission San Diego de Alcala (June)
33. Festival: Lemon Capitol of the World in Chula Vista
34. Festivals: Sandcastle Building Contest July in Imperial Beach
35. Fishing at all piers in the county is FREE
36. Fly Fishing Lessons Free at Otay Lakes
37. Flower Fields in bloom (Mar 1–May 10) Carlsbad
38. Free admission to SD Zoo on Founders Day Oct. 2
39. Free admission to SD Safari Park Oct. 2 Founder’s Day
40. Garden: City of Coronado Home Front Garden competition
41. Garden: Self Realization Fellowship, Encinitas
42. Garden: Water Conservation Garden (a gardener’s #1 must-see)
43. Glampinghub, luxury camping
44. Gliders at Glider Port at Torrey Pines viewing platform
45. Hikes: Rancho Penasquitos Canyon County Preserve
46. Hikes: Cowles Mountain (highest in County)
47. Hikes: Iron Mountain 5.2 mile (1 hr.)
48. Hikes: Mt. Woodson Summit & Potato Chip Rock
49. Hikes: Around Lake Miramar
50. Hikes: Around Lake Hodges
51. Hikes: Around Otay Lake
52. Kite Festival: Ocean Beach Annual Kite Festival
53. Military Families: Free Admission to the Zoo
54. Military Families: Free Admission to SeaWorld
55. Military Families: Free admission to Air & Space Museum
56. Military Families: Free admission to the USS Midway
57. Museum: Bonita Historical Museum
58. Museum: Flying Leather Neck Marine Museum
59. Museum: US Marine Museum at Marine Recruit Depot
60. Museum: Free admission for Children to USS Midway
61. Museum: Heritage Museum of the Americas (#1must see Museum) 
62. Museum: Coronado History Museum
63. Museum: Olympic Museum & Training Facility, in Eastlake
64. Museum: International Cottages Balboa Park (weekends)
65. Music: Organ concerts year around balboa Park
66. Nude Beach: Black’s Beach Bathing Suit Optional Beach
67. Octoberfest La Mesa Village — See Antiques  – Oct.
68. Over the line championship for two weekends in July on Fiesta Island
69. Parks: Fiesta Island at Mission Bay
70. Parks: Old Town Historic Park No admission & Free parking
71. Parks: Balboa Park Free admission Tuesday’s for locals
72. Parks: 340 City Parks for picnics and family outings
73. Parks: Mission Bay 4,600-acre Aquatic Park
74. Parks: Mission Trails Regional Park 65 miles of trails & info. Center
75. Parks: Anza Borrego State Park, larger than the state of Rhode Island
76. Parks: La Jolla Scripps Park at La Jolla Cove
77. Scuba Diving at La Jolla Cove Underwater Park
78. Street Fair: Carlsbad Annual Street Fair (April)
79. Street Fairs: Encinitas Street Fairs
80. Street Fair: Little Italy 🇮🇹 Feta (yet to be announced)
81. Street Fair: Ocean Beach Street Fair (June 26, 2021)
82. Street Fair: Rancho Bernardo Street Fair (Oct)
83. Sunset: at Sunset Cliffs in Point Loma. See a green flash!
84. Surfing: Summer Girl Surf Pro championship
85. Surfing: Luau and Legends of Surf Invitational event La Jolla
86. Surfing: California Surf Museum Tuesday Free Admission
87. Tide Pooling Ocean Beach and La Jolla Shores  
88. Tours: Guided Gaslamp Historic tour
89. Tours: Self-Guided Tour of Little Italy
90. Tours: Self–Guided Tour Old Town
91. Tours: Self-Guided Tour of Hotel Del Coronado (circa 1888)
92. Views: Mt. Helix highest hill accessible by car in east county
93. Views: Mt Soledad Veterans Memorial Park
94. Walk: Self-Guided Embarcadero Walk (3 miles)
95. Walk: Sunset Cliffs on Sunset Cliffs Blvd. Pt. Loma
96. Walk: 50 Self-guided tours featured in Sandiegan.com

Las Vegas Style Casinos abound in San Diego County. There are ten countywide Las Vegas-style casinos offering more SanDiego things to do and see. These casinos offer top-notch gaming venues, live entertainment, as well as dining alternatives galore 24 hours a day.

Thus, you no longer have to go to Las Vegas to enjoy gaming at its best. Enjoy all the comforts of Las Vegas, including impressive restaurants, luxurious day spas, outlet shopping, along with live performances & concerts by nationally acclaimed entertainers. San Diego County is home to ten glittering Las Vegas-style casinos, located in our own backyard. Located only a brief distance away from Downtown San Diego and several are home to luxurious Resorts, Golf Courses and other amenities.

NORTH COUNTY INLAND CASINOS

Casino Pauma is a Favorite Smaller Casino

Casino Pauma is a North County favorite, because it’s smaller in size compared to the other casinos. This is a very appealing aspect for many people because big is not always better. You’ll also be greeted by a friendly door man with a smile and a warm greeting. Yes, Casino Pauma is a friendly place. A palm tree-lined road greets guests to Casino Pauma and its comfortable 42,500-sq. ft. facility. More than 1,050 state-of-the-art slot machines are featured here at Casino Pauma along with exciting table games including poker, roulette, ($5) blackjack 24-hours a day, Lucky Lady’s Bonus Blackjack, Emperor’s Challenge Pai Gow Poker, and no limit Texas Hold ’em tournaments. The Poker Room opens at 5 p.m. Mon.–Thurs. and at 2 p.m. Fri.–Sun.

Harrah’s Casino Resort Southern California

Harrah’s is well-known for having the best casinos and hotels nationwide. So you definitely won’t be disappointed with your discovery of this casino with all its gaming and entertainment venues. For the color and excitement of a Las Vegas-style casino, Harrah’s Rincon has it all. Of course, they offer state-of-the-art gaming including 2,000 slot machines, more than 59 table games, and a 12 table poker room where the action never stops! Harrah’s Rincon also offers unique games like Rincon Craps and Volcanic Roulette Bingo.

Pala Casino Resort Hotel & Spa

This beautiful casino is at the foot of serene Palomar Mountain in North San Diego County. Take I-15 to Hwy. 76 and go east five miles. Or, take I-5 to Hwy. 76 and go east 23 miles. This 950,000-sq. ft. Four Diamond luxury casino offers Las Vegas-style gaming. With more than 2,300 slots, 87 gaming… Read more »

Valley View Casino & Hotel

Valley View is an award-winning casino resort with a 108-room high-rise hotel, all rooms are non-smoking rooms. The hotel is located in beautiful North County’s Valley Center. This 89,000-sq. ft. casino features 2,000 state-of-the-art Vegas-style slots, video poker machines, single-deck and multideck blackjack tables, and 22 gaming tables, 12 high-limit gaming tables and more! Between… Read more »

EAST COUNTY CASINOS

Barona Resort Casino and Golf Course

Winner of the San Diego Restaurant Association’s 2008, 2009 Gold Medallion Award for “Best Casino.” This impressive 300,000-sq. ft. casino features 2,000 slot and video poker machines and 70 table games including blackjack, Pai Gow poker, three card poker and Let it Ride. Stay at their elegant hotel and dine at their Barona Oaks Steakhouse…. Read more »

Golden Acorn Casino has 750 Slot Machines

Posted August 10th, 2009 by Barry Berndes & filed under Attractions, Casinos, East County, East County Casinos, Small Casinos.

This 40,000-sq. ft. casino features 750 slot machines, blackjack tables, video poker games, video keno games and table games including Texas Hold ’em poker. They also have a travel center and gas station, the Golden Grill Restaurant, a deli and a full-service cocktail lounge. This is a great road stop for travelers going to or… Read more »

Jamul Casino is San Diego’s Newest Casino

La Posta Casino is Boutique-Style Casino

Posted July 10th, 2009 by Barry Berndes & filed under Attractions, Casinos, East County Casinos, Small Casinos.

Take I-8 east to Crestwood Road exit. Guests must be 21 years or older. This casino has 349 slot machines. Dine at Marie’s Restaurant featuring American cuisine.

Sycuan Casino & Resort is near Downtown

Moments away from downtown San Diego, Sycuan Casino and Resort is the premier gaming destination for San Diegans. A grand expansion took place in March 2020 with an expanded $260-million 12-story luxury hotel tower with 302 rooms, including 57 luxury suites. Additional amenities include several swimming pools, an adult swim-up bar, a family pool. Plus, they have added a spa and a fitness facility.

Set amidst 425-plus lush acres, surrounded by picturesque mountain terrain, there are wonderful areas to walk around and take in the sites. This 365,000-sq. ft. the casino is open 24 hours a day with 2,800 Vegas-style slot machines, a smoke-free poker room, and a 50-table gaming room. Enhancing this awesome venue are multiple restaurants including the Elicit Bar & Lounge, the Bull & Bourbon Steakhouse, the Uncommons Food Court featuring local favorites such as Phil’s BBQ, Hodad’s and Luch Libre restaurants.

Viejas Casino Resort Hotel & Golf Courset

This was America’s first Casino, which grew from a bingo parlor to the extravagant hotel, resort, and casino it is today. casino As you might expect, they have multiple restaurants, live entertainment Wed.–Sun. and an outlet shopping center. You must be 18 years or older to enter the casino.

National City, which on San Diego’s bayfront is north of Chula Vista and south of downtown San Diego. It’s also the central industrial business hub of San Diego proper. It boasts more than 3,000 businesses in a tiny land area of only 7.3 square miles. Major employers include its huge marine terminal that processed 270,000 cars last year.

National City is the south bay home to the Mile of Cars. Buying a car in San Diego means definitely making a visit to the National City Mile of Cars. It is home to the county’s largest new and used auto sales center, The National City Mile of Cars (19) has an incredible inventory of more than 5,000 cars.

National City is also rich in turn-of-the-century Victorian homes. In fact, there are more Victorian homes in National City than anywhere else in California. The most promenent historical structure is a block long row of apartments aptly called Brick Row on Heritage Square (2) at 909 A Ave. (see map). Also visit [nationalcityca.gov] for a list of 25 historic homes complete with fascinating photos and address so that you can identify these structures as you pass by.

One of the most recommended dining destinations in National City is Villa Manila Restaurant (1) at 500 E. Eighth St. (619-477-8512). It’s located in the Old Schoolhouse Square, which is very near Brick Row historic buildings on A Avenue. There is a large concentration of Filipinos living in San Diego, and this restaurant comes highly recommended. While in National City be sure to dine here.

Another highly-touted restaurant dating back to the 1940’s and still as popular as ever is Cafe La Maze (4) at 1441 Highland Ave. (619-474-3222). Back in the 1940’s it was a popular destination for the movie star crowd including Clark Gable, Jane Russel, Errol Flynn, Bing Crosby, Joan Crawford Jean Harlow, Carole Lombard and others, and fittingly their photographs adorn the walls. The big attraction back in that era was that is was where the movie stars would stop off before or after a day at the Tijuana Race track. Then and now the decore oozes with class with its rich red leather booths, attentive service and cool sounding live entertainment performed while you dine. While it has the theme of a 1940’s restaurant and night spot it is as contemporary now as was then. This is one of the top 100 restaurants recommended by the SAN DIEGAN. See Restaurants

Rancho Santa Fe, which is home to the rich and famous, is an inland community east of Solana Beach. Yet, it rivals the beauty of the coast. Tuck­ed away in the hills only seven miles from the ocean, this plush yet tranquil village is a perfect setting for the more relaxed side of the lifestyle of the rich and famous. (See Map below).

Among the few thousand residents are such celebrities as professional golfer Phil Mickelson, singer Janet Jackson, Billionaire Bill Gates, and even a movie star or two. These are but a few of the many notable people, who enjoy the privacy anonymity of this extraordinary community not far from Del Mar and Solana Beach.

Rancho Santa Fe is a wonderful discovery for a day trip or a weekend getaway. The Ranch, as it is known by the locals, is home to an enchanting 3 square block little shopping district where you’ll find a host of delightful little shops to meander through and romantic gourmet restaurants to discover.

As can be attested by the noteworthy people who call Rancho Santa Fe home, it’s also a great place to live. The Rancho Santa Fe covenant area, with its specific architectural guidelines, covers approximately 6,200 acres and contains about 1,700 households. These mini estates are priced well into the millions of dollars. For more information about relocating to Rancho Santa Fe please contact the Rancho Santa Fe Association at (858-756-1174).

Rancho Santa Fe’s history dates back to 1845 when Juan Maria Osuna was granted San Dieguito Rancho by California’s last Mexican governor, Pio Pico. History buffs already know that Osuna was a colorful early settler and became the alcalde (mayor) of the Pueblo de San Diego and raised cattle here on his 8,824 -acre rancho, which is now Rancho Santa Fe.

HOW TO GET THERE

The drive to Rancho Santa Fe is in itself a pleasure trip. The easiest way to get there is to exit off of Interstate 5 at the Loma Santa Fe exit and head east. Loma Santa Fe feeds into Linea del Cielo. Within minutes you will notice that the road begins to meander, forcing you to slow down and enjoy the scenery. Locals will tell you that the roads were. intentionally engineered for this very purpose, so take your time and enjoy the scenery and the scent of citrus and eucalyptus groves.

The abundant eucalyptus trees that contribute so much to the charm of Rancho Santa Fe came to be here through an error in business judgment. Early in the past century, the Santa Fe Railroad was in constant need of wood for its railroad ties, and because eucalyptus trees tend t grow so tall and straight it was believed that they’d be an excellent source of wood. So, 300,000 trees were planted throughout what is now Rancho Santa Fe. Alas, it was discovered that the eucalyptus wood was too soft to hold railroad spikes. It was unfortunate for the railroad, but wonderful tranquility for Rancho Santa Fe.

WHERE TO DINE

One of the enjoyable things to do here is to join the local tradition of lunch or Sunday brunch outdoors on the patio at any of the fine restaurants in the ranch. Fine dining, both indoors and outside on the patio is the specialty at the world-famous Inn at Rancho Santa Fe (858-756-1131). Continental cuisine is served for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. As you enter the Ranch. you’ll undoubtedly notice the spacious one-story hotel on your right.

Another excellent recommendation is Mille Fleurs Restaurant (858-756-3085), which means a thousand flowers in French. Its name is very appropriate for being the Gourmet magazine winner for being one of the top 25 best restaurants in America, a few years back as well as Food and Wine magazine. It has a popular bar and entertainment on the weekends.

No less spectacular is the magnificent Rancho Valencia Restaurant (3) ( (858-759-62116) within the world-famous Rancho Valencia Tennis Resort. The resort is picturesquely tucked into the hills of Rancho Santa Fe. When President Clinton was president, he dined here and so should you. The numbers in the text correspond to their location on the map.

At the corner of San Dieguito Road and Rancho Diegueno Road, which is the road you’ll take to get to the Rancho Valencia Resort is the Del Rayo Village Shops. It’s also home to Leucadia Pizzeria (7) (858-792-2222). This informal restaurant is a local favorite. While they serve over 30 pastas, 38 pizza toppings, their real claim to fame is that they do home delivery. Their name originated from the fact that their original location was in the suburb of Leucadia, but they have expanded to have over a dozen locations throughout San Diego.

WHERE TO SHOP

Although Rancho Santa Fe is a mere 3 square blocks in size, it’s a charming place to shop for fashionable attire. After all, Rancho Santa Fe is home to the rich and famous and guests staying at the recommended hotels come from around the world to vacation here. So, shopping is a must.

Most of the shops can be found along Paseo Delicias, which is the main thoroughfare leading into Ranch Santa Fe. So find a parking place and get out and stroll through the shops and it won’t be long till you have discovered all there is to see.

WHERE TO STAY

Definitely consider staying at the world-famous Inn at Rancho Santa Fe. 5951 Linea Del Cielo, Rancho Santa Fe, USA 92067 (858-756-1131). Rates begin at $499 per night. This spacious one-story hotel is on your right as you enter the village. It is a standard of excellence in the Village and the center of much activity for meals and activity. amenities include Restaurant, a Whisky Bar cocktail lounge, a fitness center, spa, an outdoor pool, hot tub. meeting space, tennis courts, business center, gift shop, courtesy dry cleaning, kitchen, room service, wake-up calls, turndown service, kitchenette. Pets are allowed. Complimentary parking. Check-in at 4 p.m.; checkout at noon. All major credit cards are accepted.

Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa is Where to Stay if you can afford $1,243 a night.

Rancho Valencia Resort (3)  5921 Valencia Circle Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 (858-756-1131) & (800-548-3664). Rates begin at $959 a night. The number (3) in the text corresponds to its location on the map in this chapter.
Web:www.ranchovalencia.com

Definitely plan to discover the impressive Rancho Valencia Resort and Spa (3), especially for lunch or dinner. The surroundings are breathtaking. This world-renowned tennis resort and spa is secluded in the beautiful foothills of Rancho Santa Fe. It has been rated among the top 20 most recommended resorts in North America in the Reader’s choice poll in Conde Nast Traveler magazine. With rates beginning at ($1,243) per night, need we say more! These rates are not just for a room, but rather a highly impressive intimate Spanish-style casitas with fireplaces and private garden terraces, which offer both privacy and luxury beyond compare. Also impressive is their first-class spa enjoyed by guests. Everything about this resort is first-class from its gated entry to its valet parking. It’s a great meal destination to enjoy the best of the best when discovering Rancho Santa Fe.

Thus, it should come as no surprise that Rancho Santa Fe is where many of the rich and famous reside. The big attraction is its rural charm and tranquil atmosphere, which is reason enough for a road trip to discover this charming destination. A single visit is usually the beginning of a long love affair with charming Rancho Santa Fe.

Borrego Springs is home to the largest desert state park in America. It’s an impressive 630,000-acre Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, which is nearly the same size at the state of Rhode Island. This spectacular desert park has majestic mountains, beautiful canyons, hiking trails, camping, wildflowers, and miles of scenic beauty. At night the sky is filled with millions of glittering stars. The magnificent sunrises and sunsets are equally spectacular. It’s also home to excellent hotels and home rentals for a memorable weekend getaway.

Most of Borrego Spring’s 250,000 visitors come in the spring when the wildflowers are in full bloom during the months of March through May. So be sure to bring your camera or smartphone. To avoid the traffic do come during the week or stay in a hotel (see where to stay) for a few days longer. So you can take in all of the sights.

A must-see attraction is the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Visitor’s Center (2) (760-767-4205). Here you will be introduced to the natural beauty of the desert with over 1,000 specials of plants, 297 varieties of birds and 116 different species of butterflies. The center also has fascinating displays and special multi-projector slide shows about the desert.

The visitor’s center is open daily 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Oct. 1–May 31. Then during the hot season, June 1–Sept. 30, the Visitor’s Center is open 9 a.m.–5 p.m. on weekends and holidays. It’s closed on weekends.

Also popular for campers and RV enthusiasts is to stay overnight in the state park. Depending on the season and accommodations requested, overnight fees at the Anza-Borrego State Park  (7) (760-767-4205) or go online.

Shoppers will also want to wanter through The Mall on Palm Canyon Dr. where you’ll find lots of nick nacks and a wonderful souvenir. Here too is Kendall’s Cafe serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Also,  popular items to take home are the life-sized statues of prehistoric animals, which can be seen along many of the highways and by-ways in Borrego. Most were created by artist Ricardo Breceda.  you’ll see sculptures of wild horses, sabertooth tigers, and desert tortoises, which seem to be crawling through the brush. The artist, Ricardo Breceda, brings life to his sculptures by capturing these creatures in motion. They are so still, yet all you see is movement.

Read more: https://www.desertusa.com/borrego/bs-art.html#ixzz5fkp71V3j

Public Golf Courses

Borrego Springs Resort & Country Club (9), 1112 Tilting T Dr. (760-767-5700). Featured here is a challenging par 72 course, a 27 hole championship golf course with lakes and sand traps, a restaurant, cocktail lounge, and overnight accommodations. Green fees are ($40) weekdays and ($45) weekends from June 1–Sept.. 30; and ($70) weekends and ($80) weekends from Oct 1–May 31.  Credit cards:  DISC, MC, VISA.

The Roadrunner Golf Club/RV Park (8), 1010 Palm Canyon Dr. (760-767-5kl373). Featured here is a par 3 18-hole course. Green fees are ($25) for residents; ($30) for non residents. Credit cards: DISC, MC, VISA.

Private Courses

Half the fun of living in Borrego Springs is to belong to one of the private clubs. The oldest with its beautiful homes around the finely manicured  18-hole course is the de Anza  Golf Course located at 509 Caterina Dr. The other is the newer Rams Hill Course, touted as one of the top 3 courses in California. Rams Hill is located on Yaqui Road in the Southend of the Valley and de Anza Golf Course is located in the northern end just like two bookends.

Borrego Springs Has Twice the Population of  Julian

Borrego Springs boasts of having NO traffic signals. This down-to-earth desert resort community has a population of 3,500 leisure-minded seasonal and year-round residents. One of their favorite pastimes is playing golf on Borrego’s six beautiful golf courses. Thus, your estate home will only be minutes from golfing, dining, and shopping, yet as private as you want it to be.

Where to Eat in Borrego Springs

Expect to enjoy excellent dining at these locations also at the hotels with restaurants. See where to stay.

Carlee’s Place (5), 660 Palm Canyon Dr. (760-767-3262). Open daily for lunch and dinner, 11 a.m.–9 p.m. Bar open till 11 p.m. Nightly specials 5 [.m.–9 p.m. Great-tasting burgers, steaks, and pasta are served in an informal setting with a big-screen TV and a pool table. Credit cards: AE, MC, VISA.

Kendall’s Cafe, (4), at The Mall on Palm Canyon Dr. (760-767-3491). Open daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner from 6 a.m.–8 -.m. The restaurant and coffee shop is the local favorite. Credit cards: MC, VISA.

The Red Ocotillo, 721 Ave. Surete  (760-767-4700). Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner 7 a.m.–8:30 p.m. offers a wide variety of healthy American cuisine including burgers, salads, pasta entrees.  Dog-friendly with a loyal following. Credit cards: MC, VISA.

Where to Stay

Borrego Valley Inn (3) 405 Palm Canyon Dr. (800-333-5810). This southwestern-style adobe inn features 15 darling rooms with private patios, kitchenettes, two pools, and two spas. Credit Cards: AE, DISC, MC, VISA.

La Casa del Zorro Desert Resort (10) at 3845 Yaqui Pass Rd., Borrego Sprints (800-824-1884). Double occupancy rooms, casitas for two to six persons. This is a world-class resort, 4-star resort complete wit4h tennis courts, an archery range, swimming pools, jacuzzi, and fitness center, spa, and salon. Plus, fine dining, and excellent service.  Plus a cocktail lounge. Credit cards: AE, DICS, MC, VISA

The Palms at India Head (1), 2220 Hoberg Rd., P.O. Box 525, Borrego Springs, CA 92004 (800-519-2624). This historic inn features 12 cozy rooms with beautiful desert views, an Olympic-sized swimming pool and jacuzzi. Plus expect to enjoy delicious cuisine in a romantic setting. Credit cards: DISC, MC, VISA.

Borrego Springs is surrounded by America’s Big Desert

Borrego Springs is surrounded by the magnificent 600,000 acres Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Based on size alone, it’s the largest State Park in the United States. Thus, it’s nearly the same size as the entire state of Rhode Island. Think BIG and BEAUTIFUL.

Borrego Springs is just 45 minutes east of Julian. This desert resort is home to majestic mountains, beautiful canyons, spring wildflowers, over 1,000 species of plants, 56 species of reptiles and amphibians, 297 varieties of birds and 116 different species of butterflies.

Nearby is Rams Hill Country Club with its magnificent golf course, which was rated at one of the top three golf courses in California. Plus, they have beautiful homes and an excellent restaurant. So there are six challenging golf courses to play on year-round.

Getting to Borrego Springs

By car (see map)  Borrego is a mere 90 minutes away depending on where you live in San Diego. It’s even closer if you reside in any of the cities or suburbs of El Cajon, La Mesa, Ramona or Escondido.  The main thoroughfares are Highway 8 for the east county and Highway 67 and 79 in the North County.  Plus, Highway 8 is the highway to take from the east including Arizona.  If you have an airplane, as many out-of-towners do, Borrego Springs has an excellent airport, which is managed by the San Diego Airport Authority. Plus, they also have a restaurant at the airport. So getting to and from Borrego Springs is one of its strong points as the scenery and views are tranquil.

Borrego Annual Weather

The highest temperatures of the year are May (93.29), June (102), July 106.8),  August 105.7) and September (100.3).  The rest of the year the temperatures range between a comfortable (69 degrees and 89.2 degrees). With extra good air conditioning and changing your outdoor habits to doing things before dawn and after dusk, the warmer months are not uncomfortable.

Escape to paradise

For additional information call or visit the Borrego Springs Chamber of Commerce (6) (800-559-5524) at 786-Palm Canyon Dr. or visit their website at (www.borregospringschamber.com).

Best Do-It-Yourself San Diego Micro-Brewery Tour features San Diego’s Best Micro-Breweries. The best Brewery Tour of San Diego DIY feature of this hand-picked list it that they are not only the best of the best, but they are easy-to-find micro-breweries. So if you are a visitor to San Diego with limited time, or you’re a newcomer and want to get on the fast track to get to know the city’s best micro-breweries, this tour will introduce you to the leaders and the sentimental favorites all in a few hours.

These micro-breweries are the absolute cream of the crop. Their brands are the top award-winning breweries in all of San Diego County and winners of more blue ribbons than many countries in Europe can claim to have received. Ironically, they are within a 4-mile radius of Mission Valley’s Hotel Circle, (see map) not by chance but by design. Strategically, speaking their line of thinking is that the more out-of-towners to sample their beer the greater the likelihood that you’ll clammer to your favorite liquor store back home to carry their beer. It’s called forced distribution.

Please take a close look at each of the four maps, and make note of crossing of Highway 8 and the Interstate 5 Freeway are what ties all three of these maps together into being one map with each map being a piece of a bigger map. The numbers in the text correspond to their location on each map. As always, each brewery was personally reviewed (in this case several times) because we only recommend what we experienced and found to be good enough for our best friend. We enjoyed our brew hopping adventure and think you will too.

Micro-Brewery Tour of Bay Park

Ballast Point Home Brew Mart & Brewery is 40 yards east of the corner of Napa St. and Linda Vista Rd. (see map) at 5401 Linda Vista Rd. (619-295-2337). It’s open daily from 10 a.m.–10 p.m. except for Fri., Sat. and Sun. when it opens at 9 a.m. When you walk through the front door of Ballast Point House Brew Mart and Brewery you will be walking through hollowed doors as virtually every brewmaster at every successful micro-brewery took lessons to perfect the art of beermaking in the homebrew mart’s classroom. They still offer classes here.

What put San Diego on the map to one day become the micro-brewery capital of the world happened in these classroom meetings when friendships were forged between the young brewmasters to share their methods of creating better and better beer vs. competing with one another and keeping their successes secret from one another. As a result, micro-brewers exploded into a huge industry and San Diego’s breweries have more blue ribbons they received from more international brewery contests than all of the other countries in the world combined. So enjoy your brew.

As you might expect Ballast Point has several huge brewery/restaurant locations throughout the county, but unless you are a local finding them is difficult the first time you go there. Eventually, Ballast Point from these humble beginnings was bought for $1 billion four years ago by Constellation Brands. This Chicago-based beer company owns the American rights to top Mexican brands that include Modelo Beer.

Six blocks away to the northwest is the immensely popular Coronado Brewery (11) at 1205 Knoxville St. (619-275-6700). Two local beer enthusiasts, who are brothers, created their skills in Coronado, and thus they named their brewery and restaurant Coronado Brewery. Interestingly, they name their brews to reflect the sea such as Mermaid Red. You’ll enjoy their freshly-brewed beers created in their 22,000 sq. ft. working brewery and bottling plant. It has several nice comfortable tasting rooms and a large patio. The brewery is open weekdays 11 a.m.–9 p.m. and till 9:30  p.m. on Sat. and Sun. It’s also a dog-friendly spot. So bring your pouch.

Across the street is the world-famous City Lights Christmas store (11) at 1212 Knoxville St. (619-275-1006). While you’re having a brew your sweetheart can be buying hard to find Christmas ornaments housed in 40,000 sq. ft. of sheer Christmas Wonderment! This store is so popular that it’s become a major San Diego Attraction, especially during the holidays.

Micro-Brewery Tour of North Park

North Park (see map) has a much different vibe to it as this community is definitely a blue-collar community and it draws crowds from many downtown suburbs and thus it’s a huge melting pot of people. The best way to get there is to take the Texas Street Exit south from Highway 8 and proceed. through a couple of traffic lights till you reach University Avenue; then turn left and proceed east till you reach 30th Street. Instantaneously, you’ll find yourself surrounded by bars, micropubs, and eateries. Safety can be an issue here, so park as close to 30th street as possible and only come here during the day.

As you might expect it’s home to TONS of microbreweries and brewpubs including Mike Hess Brewing Company (14) at 3812 Grim Ave. (619-255-7136). It’s open noon till 9 p.m. except Fri. & Sat till 10 p.m.

Another microbrewery with multiple locations is The Belching Beaver Tasting Room (14) at 4223 30th St. (619-282-1062). This is the main thoroughfare in North Park. It’s open from 3 p.m.–10 p.m. Mon.–Thurs. and noon to midnight Fri. through Sun.

Micro-Brewery Tour of Liberty Station

Not to miss is the world-famous Stone Brewing World Bistro and Gardens (16) at Liberty Station. See Pt. Loma map below. It’s super simple to get to by car. Take the Rosecrans exit from Highway 8 and stay on Rosecrans Street until you see a sign that says Liberty Station. Then take a left into this attractive setting of historic buildings called Liberty Station.

Believe it or not, but Signage wasn’t allowed in the strip mall, but everyone knows where Stone Brewery is located and the streets are clearly marked. Plus, there is a TON of parking. If you read the Pt. Loma chapter you’ll discover that there is a lot to see and do at Liberty station. Plus, there’s a TON of great restaurants to discover. And Stone Brewery also has an impressive restaurant. You’ll really like this place.

I don’t want to give it all away, but they have a bubbling brook running through the restaurant and the outdoor grounds with its running brook and fire rings make this place a show stopper.

As if this isn’t enough, they also have three Bocci Ball Courts. If you like playing Bocci Ball or would like to learn, they have 3 nice courts and lots of friendly people to get you started. Don’t miss visiting Stone Brewery.

Yet, this isn’t the main location of Stone Brewery. It’s 40 miles away in the outskirts of Escondido (which means hidden in Spanish and their Brewery in Escondido is definitely hidden). So be happy they built this location. They open daily at 11:30 a.m.–9 p.m. and Fri. and Sat. till 10 p.m.  Nice extras are the Bocci Ball Courts, a stream running through the restaurant, and a huge outdoor beer garden.

Micro-Brewery Tour of Ocean Beach

In nearby Ocean Beach are a host of microbrewers and brewpubs near the beach. How cool is that? A classic in the true sense of the word is Pizza Port (14) at 1956 Bacon St. When they got founded back in the 1970’s the owners didn’t have enough money to buy chairs and tables, so they bought a lot of picnic tables. Their beer-drinking, pizza-loving clientele, loved eating on their funky picnic tables inside. The rest as they say is history. Now, this kid-friendly local restaurant chain has a half a dozen locations countywide and regionally in San Clemente. Go figure?

Down the street on Voltaire Ave. (see map) is yet another location of Mike Hess Brewing (13) at 4893 Voltaire St. (619-795-1095). What’s great about microbreweries, in general, is the friendship and commodore that gets created over a glass of beer.

Then on Newport Ave. (see map) which is the main street of Ocean Beach are no less than 5 breweries. So once you park all you have to do is discover them on foot. Plus, at 5010 Newport Ave., which is the block closest to the ocean is the world-famous Hodad’s Burger Joint (619-224-4623). On most days there is a long line of people waiting to get in. They claim that they haven’t sold a Billion burgers yet, but don’t be surprised if they do. Since they have appeared on Diners, Dives, and Drive-ins and you are a hamburger aficionado, you gotta eat here. Your best bet is to dine hear midweek to avoid the long lines.

Last but not least is the award-winning Kaiserhof German Restaurant (2), you’ll pass by if you enter Ocean Beach on Sunset Cliffs Blvd. They have a nice beer garden and a small intimate pub. Their claim to fame is their awesome Germain food. So, seriously consider dining here. It’s at 2253 Sunset Cliffs Blvd. (619-224-0606).  They have a popular happy hour Tues.– Fri. from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. [See Kaiserhofrestaurant.com] for details. Enjoy!

This tour definitely dots all the I’s and crossed all of the T’s in providing an entertaining excursion of San Diego’s famous microbreweries in a fun do-it-yourself excursion and simultaneously discovering 4 unique suburbs in a few hours.

San Diego BEST Curbside Takeaways & Delivery Restaurants

All you have to do to enjoy one of the San Diego BEST Curbside Takeaways & Delivery Restaurants in San Diego is to call, text, or go online and make your order. Then either you can pick up your meal or have it delivered. Dining at home with food from your favorite restaurant is what residents of San Diego should be doing more of. Now, with the Corona Virus, you can discover what thousands of restaurant patrons have been doing for years. Enjoying your favorite meal at home.

For quick reference participating restaurants have been arranged by city and suburb.  Then these curb site takeaway, pickup, and delivery restaurants have been put into alphabetical order by suburb.

San Diego BEST Curbside Takeaways & Delivery Restaurants offers a wonderful solution for continuing to dine in everyone’s favorite restaurants and to discover new restaurants. Thus, with the closure of San Diego’s favorite restaurants due to the Corona Virus 🦠 many local restaurants have stepped up to the plate to offer curbside takeaways, pickup & deliveries. San Diego Best Curbside Takeaways and Delivery Restaurants are such as smash hit that Curbside Takeaway dining is the new NORMAL.

Up till now using the economical service of dining at home with these San Diego BEST Curbside Takeaways & Delivery Restaurants has NOT been that popular. However, local residents are about to experience what it’s like to enjoy their favorite entrees at home, perhaps by candlelight, with romantic music and even intimate dancing. This reviewer has been enjoying this service for many years.

Many of these San Diego BEST Curbside Takeaways & Delivery Restaurants also offer third party deliveries by companies such as Grubhub, Door Dash, and Uber Eats. These popular food delivery services offer a fee, which is added to the cost of your order. As a result of these challenging economic times, many restaurants are now offering a discount for picking up your meal s yourself or have added free delivery service.

The HUGE advantage to using our San Diego Best Curbside Takeaways & Delivery Restaurant selection is that all of these restaurants have been personally reviewed. The independent reviewer is Barry Berndes, who went unannounced, paid for his own meals, and inspected the kitchen. Plus, he always eats at least three meals in one sitting. So, expect the BEST!

All of these Restaurants Were Personally Reviewed!

To ensure you will enjoy the best of the best, these handpicked restaurants have been personally reviewed by Barry Berndes. He is known by many San Diegans as San Diego’s Dean of Restaurant Reviewers. During his 51-year career, Barry has literally dined in 10,000 restaurants, including these curbside takeaway restaurants. When he reviews a restaurant, he goes unannounced, pays for his own meals, usually ordering three meals at one sitting, and often inspects the kitchen. This is your assurance that you will receive outstanding cuisine. Barry Berndes is the founder and publisher of SanDiegan.com, which is celebrating 51 years in Business and 25 years Online. His 700-page website showcases the best of San Diego including what to do and what to see in San Diego. Reviewed are dozens of suburbs with 50 essential maps.

Bay Park Curbside Pickups Delivery

Bay Park Fish Company, [SEAFOOD] 4121 Ashton St. (619-276-3474) Credit Cards: MC, VISA. As the story goes, two fishing enthusiasts love to fish so much that they decided to open a restaurant featuring their daily catches. The rest is history. They are offering 30% off all items on their menu. Don’t pass up this curbside Takeaway and delivery offer. So you can enjoy San Diego BEST Curbside Takeaways & Delivery Restaurants. Bay Park Fish Company.com

Carlsbad Pizza Home Delivery

Leucadia Pizzeria, [PIZZA] 959 Tamarack Ave. (760-434-2222). Credit Cards: AE, SIC, MC, VISA. Leucadia Pizza serves awesome Pizza. As you might expect, they have more than 26 specialty pizzas to choose from including the shrimp garlic roasted garlic chicken pizza. Even its name sounds mouthwatering. It’s loaded with cheese, garlic, scallions, and chicken, with a crispy, crunchy crust. Their full menu for delivery to your home, office or even the beach. LeucadiaPizzeria.com

Clairemont Curbside Takeaways

Chili’s, [AMERICAN] 4060 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. in the Clairemont Towne Center. (858-273-3058).  Credit Cards: AE, DISC, MC, VISA. San Diego Curbside Takeaway has been part of its established brand. So, the process of getting good food and quick service is what you can expect from this legendary restaurant. With your I.D. showing that you are at least 21 years of age, you can also purchase to go margaritas, beer and wine by the glass. chilis.com

Outback Steakhouse, [STEAK & SEAFOOD] 4196 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. (858-274-6283) Credit cards: AE, DISC, MC, VISA. This is curbside takeaway at its best! Plus, if you sign up for their frequent diner program, every 4^th meal is half price. They also offer third party pickup. Plus, they have been rated by Zagat as “America’s Best Steak house”. Their steaks are excellent, and so is their grilled salmon. Outback.com

Convoy Food District Food Pickup

Crab Hut, [CRABMEAT] 4646 Convoy St. (858-545-1678). The unique concept of this restaurant makes it like none other in that they throw a sheet of butcher paper onto your table followed by your delicious crab meal. BUT YOU’LL HAVE TO EAT IT WITH YOUR HANDS, AND POUND THE MEAT OUT WITH A WOODEN MALLET. Patrons love! Order online or by phone from 3 p.m.–8 p.m. daily for San Diego Takeaway. So you can enjoy San Diego BEST Curbside Takeaways & Delivery Restaurants. crabhutrestaurant.com.

Del Mar Curbside Takeaway

Sbicca Bistro, 215 15th St. Del Mar (481-1001) [California Bistro]. Open Tue.– Fri. noon– 9 p.m. Sun. 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Happy hour daily 4 p.m.–6:30 p.m. in the bar. Credit cards: AE, DISC, MC, VISA. MASKS ARE REQUIRED FOR INDOOR DINING. Your host is congenial owner Dan Sbicca, who has truly created a Del Mar treasure. It is unpretentious yet sophisticated and frequented by an upscale crowd of locals from around the Del Mar area especially during the horse racing season and in the summer. Sbicca serves delicious modern American cuisine in a seaside village setting with an ocean view from its terrace. Specials include 1/2 price wines Tues. & Thurs. It won numerous Gold Medallion Award including Best Neighborhood Restaurant as well as the Chef of the Year Award from the San Diego Restaurant Association. Sbiccadelmar.com

Downtown Takeout Curbside Pickup

Crab Hut, [CRABMEAT] 1007 5^th Ave. Gaslamp District. (619-234-0628). This is a great takeout opportunity to enjoy delicious crab cuisine. The unique concept of this restaurant makes it like none other in that they throw a sheet of butcher paper onto your table followed by your delicious crab. BUT YOU’LL HAVE TO EAT IT WITH YOUR HANDS, AND POUND THE MEAT OUT WITH A WOODEN MALLET. Patrons love! Order online or by phone from 3 p.m.– 8 p.m. daily for pickup. crabhutrestaurant.com.

Extraordinary Desserts, [DESSERTS] 1430 Union St., near Little Italy (619-294-7-001). Offering takeout and curbside pickup and third-party delivery via Grubhub & Postmates between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. daily. Imagine enjoying a gourmet dessert after enjoying a gourmet meal from a pickup or delivery service in the privacy of your own home. You don’t need an excuse to enjoy the best of the best. So you can enjoy San Diego BEST Curbside Takeaways & Delivery Restaurants. extraordinarydesserts.com.

Encinitas Meal Delivery

Leucadia Pizzeria, [PIZZA] 1980 Sheridan Rd. Encinitas (760-753-1271). Credit Cards: AE, DISC, MC, VISA. Multi locations to serve all of the Encinitas areas. Their full menu can be delivered to your home, office or the beach. So you can enjoy San Diego BEST Curbside Takeaways & Delivery Restaurants. LeucadiaPizzeria.com

Leucadia Pizzeria, [PIZZA & FULL MENU] 315 S. Coast Hwy. 101 (760-942-2222). Credit Cards: AE, DISC, MC, VISA. They serve awesome Pizza. As you might expect, they have more than 26 specialty pizzas to choose from including the shrimp garlic roasted garlic chicken pizza. Even its name sounds mouthwatering. It’s loaded with cheese, garlic, scallions, and chicken, with a crispy, crunchy crust. Their full menu can be delivered to your home, office or the beach. LeucadiaPizzeria.com

Golden Triangle/UTC Meal Delivery

Leucadia Pizzeria, [PIZZA & FULL MENU] 7748 Regents Rd. (858-597-2222) Credit Cards: AE, MC, VISA. Leucadia Pizzeria serves awesome Pizza. As you might expect, they have more than 26 specialty pizzas to choose from including the shrimp garlic roasted garlic chicken pizza. Even its name sounds mouthwatering. It’s loaded with cheese, garlic, scallions, and chicken, with a crispy, crunchy crust. Their full menu can be delivered to your home, office or the beach. So you can enjoy San Diego BEST Curbside Takeaways & Delivery Restaurants. LeucadiaPizzeria.com

La Jolla Best Curbside Takeaways

NINE-TEN Restaurant & Bar, [AMERICAN GOURMET]910 Prospect St. (858-964-5400). Credit cards: AE, MC, VISA.  Offering curbside takeaway from 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. daily with orders by phone or online. This award-winning restaurant is a shop stopper with awesome cuisine catering to world-travelers staying at their historic hotel in the heart of La Jolla, which is only steps from the world-famous La Jolla Cove. Consider it a treat to be able to dine at home while enjoying award-winning cuisine. So you can enjoy San Diego BEST Curbside Takeaways & Delivery Restaurants. nine-ten.com.

La Mesa Best Delicatessen Takeout

DZ Akins, [JEWISH DELI] 6930 Alvarado Rd. (619-265-0218). Credit Cards: MC, VISA. Offering their full menu for takeout. This east county legend offers the best tasting Jewish Deli cuisine you’ve ever tasted. Plus, the portions are huge and delicious. Don’t pass up this opportunity to enjoy their delicious meals. Take away. dzakins.com.

Outback Steak House, [STEAK 7 SEAFOOD] 5628 Lake Murray Blvd. (619-466-9795) Credit Cards: AE, DISC, MC, VISA. This is curbside takeaway at its best! Plus, if you sign up for their frequent diner program, every 4^th meal is half price. They also offer third party pickup and delivery. Plus, they have been rated by Zagat as “America’s Best Steak house”. Their steaks are excellent, and so is their grilled salmon. So you can enjoy San Diego BEST Curbside Takeaways & Delivery Restaurants. Outback.com

Mission Valley Curbside Takeaway

Bully’s East, [STEAK & SEAFOOD] 2401 Camino del Rio South (619-291-2665). Credit Cards: AE, MC, VISA. Their delicious yet eclectic menu offers awesome filet mignon, sizzling top sirloin, prime rib, rib-eye steaks, huge porterhouse steaks, fresh seafood galore, as well as savory ribs delicious chicken and their world-famous Bully Burger, upon which all burgers are judged against. Since it was established in 1971, Bully’s East has served more prime rib dinners than any other restaurant in San Diego. All are preparing using only USDA choice, Midwestern, corn-fed aged beef. Desserts range from warm bread pudding with whiskey caramel sauce to their awesome chocolate lava cake a la mode. Top off your meal with a famous khaki coffee. Bully’s East is San Diego’s #1 first choice for Prime Rib Curbside Takeaways. So you can enjoy San Diego BEST Curbside Takeaways & Delivery Restaurants. bullyseastsd.com.

Outback Steak House, [STEAK & SEAFOOD] 1640 Camino Del Rio N. (619-294-8998). Credit Cards: AE, DISC, MC, VISA. This is curbside takeaway at its best! Plus, if you sign up for their frequent diner program, every 4^th meal is half price. They also offer third party pickup. Plus, they have been rated by Zagat as “America’s Best Steak house”. Their steaks are excellent, and so is their grilled salmon. So take advantage of their San Diego BEST Curbside Takeaway and delivery Restaurant. Outback.com

Mira Mesa Curbside Takeaway

Crab Hut, [CRABMEAT] 8280 Mesa Blvd. (858-860-5225). Credit cards MC, VISA. Takeout orders from 3 p.m.–8 p.m. Credit Cards: MC, VISA Wow what a treat to be able to enjoy take out of this unique way of dining. Curbside takeaway. So you can enjoy a San Diego BEST Curbside Takeaways & Delivery Restaurant. crabhutrestaurant.com.

Mission Beach Breakfast Pickup

Mission Restaurant, [BREAKFAST] 3795 Mission Blvd. (858-488-9060) Credit Cards: MC, VISA. The Mission Restaurant was selected as one of the top 25 breakfast spots in the country by USA Today and Zagat. The Mission restaurant is where diners go to eat simple, healthy, great-tasting food they won’t feel guilty about. Breakfast is their specialty, so you won’t go wrong by ordering their blueberry cornmeal pancakes that are as big as the plate they come on. They’re filled with fresh blueberries and sweet cornmeal and topped with powdered sugar and their sweet berry purée. San Diego BEST Curbside takeaway. Be sure to enjoy a San Diego BEST Curbside Takeaways & Delivery Restaurant. 

North Park Breakfast Takeaway

Mission Restaurant, [BREAKFAST] 2801 University Ave. (619-220-8992) Credit Cards: MC, VISA. The Mission Restaurant was selected as one of the top 25 breakfast spots in the country by USA Today and Zagat. The Mission restaurant is where diners go to eat simple, healthy, great-tasting food they won’t feel guilty about. Breakfast is their specialty, so you won’t go wrong by ordering their blueberry cornmeal pancakes that are as big as the plate they come on. They’re filled with fresh blueberries and sweet cornmeal and topped with powdered sugar and their sweet berry purée. So you can enjoy a San Diego BEST Curbside Takeaways & Delivery Restaurant. 

Ocean Beach Pizza Pickup

Pizza Port, [PIZZA] 1956 Bacon St. (619-224-4700). Credit Cards: MC, VISA. The second-best thing to having a cold brew and enjoying a delicious Pizza Port pizza is getting one to go. CURBSIDE TAKEAWAY. Enjoy a San Diego BEST Curbside Takeaways & Delivery Restaurant. Pizzaport.com.

Oceanside Curbside Takeaway

Outback Steak House, [STEAK 7 SEAFOOD] 2485 Vista Way (760-754-8825). Credit Cards: AE, DISC, MC, VISA. This is curbside takeaway at its best! Plus, if you sign up for their frequent diner program, every 4^th meal is half price. They also offer third party pickup. Plus, they have been rated by Zagat as “America’s Best Steak house”. Their steaks are excellent, and so is their grilled salmon. To enjoy a San Diego BEST Curbside Takeaways & Delivery Restaurant. Outback.com

National City Curbside Takeaway

Outback Steak House, [STEAK 7 SEAFOOD] 2980 Plaza Bonita (619-475-4229). This is curbside takeaway at its best! Plus, if you sign up for their frequent diner program, every 4^th meal is half price. They also offer third party pickup. Plus, they have been rated by Zagat as “America’s Best Steak house”. Their steaks are excellent, and so is their grilled salmon. Enjoy a San Diego BEST Curbside Takeaways & Delivery Restaurant. Outback.com

Pt Loma Takeaway & Deliveries

Chilis, [AMERICAN] 3494 Sports Arena Blvd. (619-233-1107). Credit Cards: AE, DISC, MC, VISA. Curbside Takeaway has been part of its established brand. Thus, good food and quick service are what you can expect. With your I.D. showing that you are at least 21 years of age, you can also purchase to go margaritas, beer, and wine by the glass. So you can enjoy a San Diego BEST Curbside Takeaways & Delivery Restaurants. chilis.com

Leucadia Pizzeria [PIZZA] 4161 Voltaire St. (619-295-2222). Credit Cards: AE, DISC, MC, VISA. serves awesome Pizza. As you might expect, they have more than 26 specialty pizzas to choose from including the shrimp garlic roasted garlic chicken pizza. Even its name sounds mouthwatering. It’s loaded with cheese, garlic, scallions, and chicken, with a crispy, crunchy crust. Your food can be a delivery to your home, office or the beach. So you can enjoy San Diego BEST Curbside Takeaways & Delivery Restaurants. LeucadiaPizzeria.com

Point Loma Fish Shop, Corner of Canon St. & Rosecrans Blvd. near Shelter Island. Credit Cards: MC, Visa. Offering takeout orders by phone and delivery by Door Dash and Uber Eats. So you can enjoy San Diego BEST Curbside Takeaways & Delivery Restaurants. thefishshops.com.

POWAY Curbside Takeaway

Outback Steak House, [STEAK & SEAFOOD] 4701 Pomerado Rd. (858-486-1563). Credit Cards: AE, DISC, MC, VISA. This is curbside takeaway at its best! Plus, if you sign up for their frequent diner program, every 4^th meal is half price. They also offer third party pickup. Plus, they have been rated by Zagat as “America’s Best Steak house”. Their steaks are excellent, and so is their grilled salmon. So you can enjoy San Diego BEST Curbside Takeaways & Delivery Restaurants. Outback.com

Rancho Santa Fe Food Delivery

Leucadia Pizzeria, [ITALIAN FULL MENU & PIZZA] 16085 San Dieguito Rd. (858-759-2222). Credit Cards: AE, DISC, MC, VISA. serves awesome Pizza. As you might expect, they have more than 26 specialty pizzas to choose from including the shrimp garlic roasted garlic chicken pizza. Even its name sounds mouthwatering. It’s loaded with cheese, garlic, scallions, and chicken, with a crispy, crunchy crust. Their full menu can be a delivery to your home, office, or the beach. So you can enjoy San Diego BEST Curbside Takeaways & Delivery Restaurants. LeucadiaPizzeria.com

Vista Food Delivery

Leucadia Pizzeria, [PIZZA] 2215 S. Melrose Dr. (760-727-2223). Credit Cards: AE, DISC, MC, VISA. This chain of restaurants is well-known for serving awesome Pizza. As you might expect, they have more than 26 specialty pizzas to choose from including the shrimp garlic roasted garlic chicken pizza. Even its name sounds mouthwatering. It’s loaded with cheese, garlic, scallions, and chicken, with a crispy, crunchy crust. Their full menu can be delivery to your home, office, or the beach. So you can enjoy San Diego BEST Curbside Takeaways & Delivery Restaurants. LeucadiaPizzeria.com

Restaurants Offering Delivery

With the closure of San Diego’s favorite restaurants due to the Corona Virus 🦠 many of your favorite local restaurants have stepped up to the plate to offer deliveries or they have connected with third party deliveries by such companies as Grubhub, Door Dash and Uber Eats. These popular food delivery service offer a fee, which is added onto the cost of your order.

Since many of you who are reading this page are either newcomers or hotel guests delivery is a better option than curbside takeaway, because most restaurants only offer a 3-mile or in some cases a 6-mile limit..

All you have to do is call or go online and make you order. Now, with the Corona Virus you can discover what thousands of restaurant patrons have been doing for years, enjoying your favorite meal at home.

STANDARD BRANDS OFFERING DELIVERY SERVICE

BURGERS

Hodad’s, Ocean Beach & Downtown

CHINESE

Chin’s Szechwan Restaurants

P.F. Chang’s

Jasmine Seafood Restaurant, Kearny Mesa

Panda Express

MEXICAN

el pollo express.com

Rubio’s Coastal Cuisine

On the Border

Taco Bell

Teo Leo’s Mexican Restaurants

PIZZAS

DOMINO’S

LA BELLA PIZZA

LEUCADIA PIZZERIA

BJ’S RESTAURANT & BREWHOUSE

SAMMY’S WOODFIRED PIZZA & GRIL

SEAFOOD

RED LOBSTER

IL FORNAIO’S

KARINA’S MEXICAN SEAFOOD

STEAK & SEAFOOD

JAKE’S DEL MAR

BENIHANA, MISSION VALLEY * CARLSBAD

BULLY’S EAST, MISSION VALLEY

T’s Cafe Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, 271 N. Hwy 101, Solana Beach (858-755-7642). Open Mon. – Fri. 7 a.m.–2 p.m.; Sat. and Sun. till 2:30 p.m ($13-$16). Credit Cards: AE, MC, VISA.

T’s Cafe Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch offers friendly efficient service from a well-trained wait staff of longtime employees. If you don’t know what to order, they’ll be happy to make some wonderful recommendations.

T’s Cafe Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch Since 1978.

This family-owned and operated restaurant serving outstanding home-cooked breakfast, brunch and lunch entrees and is ranked #1 by its many repeat customers. They come here frequently from nearby Del Mar, Carmel Valley, Rancho Santa Fe, Solana Beach, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Encinitas, Carlsbad, San Marcos, Oceanside, and Vista. This broad reach is reason enough to add T’s Breakfast, Brunch & Lunch to your list of favorite restaurants.

101 Restaurant Row is Home to T’s Cafe

Where to eat is never a problem. In fact, Solana Beach is home to several restaurant rows. The most popular Restaurant Row is along Old Hwy 101. Here you undoubtedly discover T’s Cafe at 271 North Highway 101, Tidewater Tavern and the World Famous Pizza Port, which started the buzz for craving pizza and local microbrewery craze. So even if you’re not hungry for a slice of pizza or a cold brew, keep Pizza Port on your list for a must discovery. They have a half dozen locations throughout San Diego with one location in San Clemente.

Day Tripping to Solana Beach by Trolley, Train or Car is FUN

A fun way to discover San Diego’s Coastal Zone is by Train as well as by car. It just so happens that Solana Beach, which is a mere 30 minutes north of downtown San Diego is the first of only 3 coastal communities offering a train station. Just think. Once you arrive at the station you’ll be 4 minutes from T’s Cafe Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch for a meal to remember. Then it’s off for a fascinating excursion of shopping at the amazing Cedros Shopping Mall. Then perhaps it’s lunch at the famous Alfonso’s of La Jolla only 5 minutes away or to Pizza Port 4 minutes away. Then after a fun day, you can take the train or trolly back to the historic Santa Fe Train Station in downtown San Diego. What fun.

T’s Cafe Has A Great Menu

As you might expect the menu is filled with 7 delicious eggs Benedict selections ($13–$16), which are as delicious to look a as they are filling. Topping the list is the Good Old Bennie, which consists of sliced smoked ham, poached eggs resting on top of a split English muffin. It’s marvelous!

T’s Cafe is Near the Del Mar Racetrack

In honor of being only about a mile from the Del Mar Racetrack, they feature the Turf Club, which is an amazing show-stopper meal. It’s highlighted with long slices bacon strips, boiled tomatoes, sauteed spinach, and poached eggs on a split English muffin along with perfectly cooked and fried potatoes. This is an incredibly delicious meal and reason enough to rate them a #1 best restaurant.

With Solana Beach being so close to the World Famous Turf Club at the Del Mar Racetrack, they have named a sensational entree the Turf Club. It’s a stunning entree topped with bacon, roll tomato and spinach with a perfectly poached egg resting on a split English muffin. This description doesn’t give an adequate description of this totally incredible entrée along with perfectly cooked and fried potatoes.

Another show stopper is their homemade corned beef hash topped with sautéed spinach, poached eggs, split English muffins smothered in Florentine sauce.

T’s Cafe Offers Great Omelets

T’s Cafe’s great appeal is its many reasonably priced Omelets ($13–$14). They are amazingly delicious. Plus, many are heralded for being so delicious that they have local names for them such as Swami’s (named after the world-famous surf break and California Dreamin (named after the laidback vibe of Solana Beach itself. All of these entrees are served with your choice of awesome tasting home fries, amazing hash fried potatoes, down south grits and savory cottage cheese. Yes, many entrees are topped with bacon, ham, mushroom, green onions, Swiss, and jack cheese. South of the border favorites are also in abundance include Huevos Rancheros.

This unassuming restaurant’s great appeal is its exceptional food with virtually every entry tasting like it’s the house favorite! Enhancing your meal is the laidback beach vibe atmosphere of Solana Beach where no one is in a hurry to get anywhere. So expect to relax and enjoy your meal.

Their Awesome Lunch Venue Awaits

Onne of their ultimate luncheon entrees is their Philly Cheese Steaks, which are made of house sliced steak, bell peppers, red onion, pepper jack, avocado. Also easy to recommend is their grilled chicken with cheese and lots of fries.

T’s Cafe Offers Lots of Atmosphere

Adding to this restaurant’s charm is its laidback atmosphere with as many things as possible being locally farmed unhurried locally farmed from the eggs to the bread is locally made.

Also heralded as the best of the best is their original open-faced Burger topped with a sunnyside up egg. However, it’s only served on the weekends. The chicken melt with a big slice of juicy chicken is also memorable.

Highly recommended are their famous Bloody Marys by the picture and their to die awesome varieties of eggs Benedicts.

History of T’s Cafe Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch

Established in 1978 T’s Cafe has been a recommended dining destination since 1978. This family-owned and operated restaurant is a local landmark for the beach community and will surely leave you wanting more. Stop by for a glass of our famous, family recipe Bloody Mary and a picture-worthy benedict. Our family strives to provide you and your friends with a comforting atmosphere and a hearty, home-cooked meal.

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Daphne’s California Greek at 9586 Rio San Diego Dr. in the Promenade in Mission Valley (619- 260-1679) {daphnes.biz]. Located on the map where Texas Street & Rio San Diego Dr. meet north of Hwy 8 & west of the circled 16 on the map. Daphne’s California Greek is home to Fresh, healthy and Delicious Greek and Mediterranean cuisine! Of course, everything is made-to-order and always delicious, which is why this 20-year success story is as popular today with 70 locations regionally, as the day it opened its first location in nearby Poway in San Diego County. Then and now, Daphne’s customers wanted a refreshing, healthy middle eastern taste that they could enjoy daily, not just once in a while. Once you become a regular customer be it to eat in or to take it to go be sure to take advantage of their main discounts and special offered to repeat customers. Also, make note of the fact that their to go business is quite brisk because their style of cuisine is just as delicious as a take-home entree as it is delicious to enjoy in their restaurant spacious dining room or under an umbrella on their outdoor patio.

Daphne’s California Greek regular customers will undoubtedly want to join Daphne’s Pita Points Rewards Club. You can sign up at any of their restaurants or online. You get points for every meal you purchase including catering. Plus, Mondays there are no daily earnings limits and points are tripled.

With a nice open concept where you can see your meal being prepared, ordering is just as simple. On the wall next to the cash register is a list of four specific categories to choose from featuring 7 starters ($2.99-$8.99) ranging in calories from 310-1130. Next is the 8eight family meals featuring the FAMILY FEAST ($34.99). This crowd pleaser has a calorie range of (640-1530) + if you add grilled shrimp or grilled steak ($4.99 each is added. Enhancing the menu items are the PLATES & Bowels ($8.99–$14.99). featuring Mediterranean fish plate, surf plate, vegetarian plate, and a mix and match plate. Enhancing your dining selections is the SALADS & Sandwiches category ($8.99–$12.99) with a calorie range of (540–740).

An exceptional meal to remember should always begin with a bowl of their creamy lemon chicken soup, with just a hint of lemon, making it so-so savory tasting. This delicious soup was on the original menu 20 years ago and is still a house favorite. Another healthy eating option is their crispy salad. What would a Greek restaurant be without tasty Greek salad topped with feta cheese? This house favorite is made with black olives, feta cheese, sliced cucumbers, red onions, crisp lettuce, and fresh tomatoes. It’s a sensational salad that goes well with any entree such as a chicken skewer on yellow Basmati middle eastern rice. Another show stopper is the Falafel on a savory chicken pea sauce. It will liven up your taste buds. If you are up for adventure try their GYRO FRIES? These crispy fries are topped with gyros, fire feta sauce, pickled onions, and harissa sauce served on a large rectangular plate.

A delicious conclusion to any meal at Daphne’s California Greek is their savory baclava, which absolutely melts in your mouth.

What’s extra special about Daphne’s California Greek is that it’s not just another Gyros and Kabab joint, it’s easily several days a week place to enjoy a healthy, delicious-tasting Mediterranean meal at the restaurant or to take home. They also offer doordash, Grubhub, ubbereats, postmates. Banquets & Catering. Credit Cards: MC, VISA.

Daphne’s California Greek is also big on Birthdays: You’ll get an extra $5 in rewards credits on your birthday. Plus extra offers and insider news via email. Also see the San Diegan.com Birthday page offering month-long birthday specials for restaurants, shopping, and attractions.

Free Birthday Harbor Cruise is offered every day of the year and is valid up to one week of your birthday. You must have a print your ID with your birth date on it. Present your I.D at Pier 2 located at 970 North Harbor Dr (at the USS MIDWAY) San Diego, CA 922101. The Ticket Booth Hours are 8:30 a.m. –7 p.m. Mon. through Sun.

* IMPORTANT PLEASE READ: Hornblower operates two boarding locations on the waterfront, located 1/2 mile apart. Please be advised that parking is limited in this area as the waterfront is under construction. Please allow plenty of time to get onboard.

To learn more, please visit: https://www.hornblower.com/port/overview/sd+hornblower-birthday-harbor-tour-offer

Without a doubt a cruise on San Diego Bay is nothing less than breathtaking. If it also happens to fall on your birthday or up to a week of your birthday, definitely take the voyage. Free Birthday Harbor Cruise will definitely be long remembered.                                                                      

TICKETS: Available on walk-up reservations at our ticket booth only.  Must show ID with valid birthday. A total of 6 cruise are offered daily: 10:00 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:45 p.m., 3 p.m., 4:15 p.m.                                                                                                                                       PRICE: FREE for birthday cruiser, $27 per each additional

MORE:  Planning an unforgettable birthday celebration is simple. Celebrate with a Free Harbor Tour Cruise on your birthday! Spend your special day sightseeing on San Diego Bay with close up views of Star of India, USS Midway, Coronado Bay Bridge, military ships and up to 50 San Diego Landmarks. To learn more, please visit: https://www.hornblower.com/port/overview/sd+hornblower-birthday-harbor-tour-offer

Hornblower Cruises & Events has been the leading charter yacht and public dining cruise operator headquartered in California for over 37 years. The company operates over 70 vessels, including the three largest dining yachts on the West Coast and has ports in San Francisco, Berkeley, Sacramento, Long Beach, Newport Beach, Marina del Rey, San Diego and New York City. Two Hornblower subsidiary businesses, Alcatraz Cruises and Statue Cruises, are National Park Service ferry concessionaires to Alcatraz Island and the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, respectively. In 2014, Hornblower began operating the third subsidiary, Hornblower Niagara Cruises, out of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.

Delicious Crab Louie from The Fish Market

The Retail Market is Opening May 8th

Before or after a day at the world famous Del Mar Racetract dine at the  renowned The Fish Market! Just across the street from the Del Mar racetrack, you and another person could enjoy a delicious, unforgettable seafood meal at absolutely no cost!

With their classy decor, The  Fish Market Restaurant is one of of the finest seafood restaurants on the West Coast. Winner of the Gold Medallion Award by the San Diego Restaurant Association for Best Seafood Casual Restaurant in San Diego. You’ll be impressed with their 100-plus seafood menu, oyster bar, cocktail bar and retail fish market.

An appetizing main course is the Maine lobster tail with fresh white truffle emulsion and roaster fingerling potatoes. The fresh Alaskan halibut with grilled polenta, local vine ripened tomatoes, hedgehog mushrooms and pea tendrils are equally recommended.

A great standard, (see the above photo) which is always wonderful, is the Dungeness Crab Cioppino, featuring a medley of fish, bay scallops, shellfish, calamari and prawns simmered in a rich marinara sauce.

They offer a number of mouthwatering, non-seafood entrees as well. A perfect conclusion to any meal are their wonderful house made desserts.

Also Popular is their Downtown Harbor location offering two restaurants in one

This flagship location overlooks San Diego Bay. Here you can dine at either their Top of the Market Restaurant or in their equally enchanting Fishmarket Restaurant. Both have awesome cuisine. thefishmarket.com