San Diego
Nightclubs
Welcome to NightGuide San Diego! Your source for Nightlife information for Metropolitan San Diego, including the bay area.
After dark sizzles in San Diego with fancy dance clubs and nightspots, cultural happenings, casino action, and bars galore -- from beach bars to piano bars, sports bars, dive bars, and just plain neighborhood bars. Weekends are especially hot. Most cultural happenings -- symphony, theater, and opera – unfold downtown. Coffeehouse culture, with music at night, is also big. At the nearby Gaslamp Quarter, martini bars and upscale dance clubs abound, including the three-story Stingaree restaurant and nightclub with waterfalls and translucent floating staircases leading to a rooftop bar. Dance clubs and bars of Pacific Beach and Mission Beach attract a more casual, typically younger crowd. Bikers hang out at Ocean Beach to soak up reggae and Grateful Dead-style jam bands. San Diego’s gay and lesbian community hangs out Uptown. San Diego's music scene rocks, dominated by hard rock, alternative rock, and indie rock. Thanks to state law, alcoholic beverages aren’t sold after 2 a.m.
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San Diego Nightlife By Location
·Downtown San Diego Nightlife options in the downtown, Old Town and near Lindberg Field San Diego International Airport (SAN).
·La Jolla - Del Mar Sometimes called "The Village", La Jolla is an upscale community located to the north of the Mission Bay area.
·North County The cities of Carlsbad, Encinitas, Escondido, Rancho Bernardo and others are located in the beauty of the North County. |
·South Bay South of San Diego Bay, on the way to the Mexican border city of Tijuana, are the towns of Imperial Beach, Chula Vista and San Ysidro.
·Mission Bay Located northwest of the city center, this area is home to the University of San Diego, the Hotel Circle and Sea World.
·East County Nightclubs in the areas to the east of the city center, including Santee, La Mesa, El Cajon and others. |
San Diego Nightlife by Category
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What the .Community is Saying...
| “Awful Service For A Mediocre "Nightclub"” | |
 | “This place charges a cover fee to enter a club where you can count the number of patrons, meaning not many, just to get ripped o…” Review Details. Said about: Faces Nightclub & Lounge, by Private Member, San Diego |
| “Matter of Time” | |
| “It just a matter of time until we see a new restaurant in Old Town. We never got our appetizer but were charged. The hamburger…” Review Details. Said about: O'Hungry's Pub, by "Michael", San Diego |
| “Same Sex Ballroom Dancing is a Hoot!” | |
| “Shooterz is the only place in town I've found same sex ballroom dancing! It's every Tuesday night, only $5 a class, and even if…” Review Details. Said about: Shooterz, by "Tahlia", San Diego |
| “The Loft” | |
| “Great Place!” Review Details. Said about: The Loft, by "Artie", San Diego |
| “Wow, What a Rude Bouncer” | |
| “This bar was fine, except the entire experience was ruined by its horrendous bouncer. My cousin, a Marine, tried to use his mil…” Review Details. Said about: First Street Bar, by "Kara", Encinitas |
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