Pubs and Bars in San Diego

San Diego, America’s Finest City has more rooftop bars than you can shake a stick at, and the type of climate that entices you to spend time without a roof overhead. So, if you find yourself feeling a bit parched and craving an adult beverage, but not craving rubbing elbows with a crowd of sweaty patrons in a musky dive bar, give a tour in night clubs here.

From beloved dives and high-design haunts, to dapper whiskey lounges and award-winning cocktail parlors, not only does San Diego now serve some of the best drinks on the West Coast, but in a lot of cases the bars and teams who run them are timeless works of art and a part of the furniture in themselves.

Today, America’s Finest City is home to a host of talented local (and transplanted) barkeeps that keep imbibers engaged with thoughtful and enlightened beverage programs; which in the process has helped turn one of countries the most underrated cocktail scenes into one of the most thriving.