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Now in San Diego: New Nightlife

By Erin Chambers, San Diego Editor

Photo by Matt Lingo

From the hottest nightclub to your down-home neighborhood pub, find the best cocktails and dance spots in San Diego

First Round: Bar Openings

Look here for spanking-new places to drink or dance in San Diego
  1. Universal Hillcrest

    1202 University Ave, San Diego, CA

  2. Tilted Kilt Pub and Eatery

    310 Tenth Ave, San Diego, CA A place for the young lads and lassies to swig a pint of Guinness and flirt with the scantily plaid-clad waitstaff.

  3. Dirty Del's

    499 Tenth Ave, San Diego, CA No-frills pub fits well into the East Village ballpark scene with cheap drinks, simple sandwiches and a built-in set of regulars from the towering condos above.

  4. The Corner

    369 10th Ave, San Diego, CA East Village pub grub gets a new power player with The Corner's gourmet burgers, smokey fries and craft beers on tap.

  5. Cowboy Star

    640 10th Ave, San Diego, CA Part restaurant, part bar, part butcher shop: East Village's Texas-sized compond brings the wild West downtown.

  6. Wet Stone Wine Bar

    1927 4th Ave, San Diego, CA Find this hidden Banker's Hill spot and be rewarded with a glass of flavorful sangria from the fruit-filled jug on the counter.

  7. Jade Theater

    701 C Street, San Diego, CA Multilevel restaurant/lounge features a pan-Asian menu, sleek ottoman-dotted lounge and pulsing subterranean nightclub.

  8. U-31 Cocktail Lounge

    3112 University Ave, San Diego, CA Top shelf liquors served at reasonable rates make North Park's newest bar 'the' hangout for billiards and photo booth fun.

Second Round: Nightlife News

Get the latest on renovations, reopenings and new concepts at old standbys
  1. Anthology

    1337 India St, San Diego, CA Little Italy's latest live music venue boasts fine acoustics, top-notch jazz acts and world-class cuisine.

  2. Red Circle

    420 E St, San Diego, CA A storied Gaslamp haunt is back to serve well-heeled nightcrawlers in its third incarnation in the past five years, this time with an upscale, Asian menu and pulsing DJs.

  3. Cafe Bassam

    3088 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA Light up indoors at this espresso bar and smoke shop that recently moved its indie vibe uptown to Banker's Hill.

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