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Must Dos in San Diego?
If you've spent any time in San Diego, do you have any "must-do" recommendations for places to see and restaurants to go to? My husband and I are flying into SD on 7/14, and beginning our drive up the Pacific Coast on 7/16. So, we'll have most of the day on 7/14, and all of 7/15 in San Diego. Since it's not a long time, I want to hit the highlights as far as sight-seeing goes, and have some good restaurants in mind to try out. I've heard San Diego has great Mexican food, which we love. We also love trying local wines and beers. We're staying in Mission Bay, if that helps to narrow things down. Thanks in advance!
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When I went to San Diego about two years ago, I saw the following over the course of five days:
I can't remember all of the places I ate at, but my favorite was definitely Tapenade, a French restaurant in La Jolla.
I think the highlights are really going to depend on what you enjoy doing. With a little less than 2 days you're going to have to pick and choose judiciously.
My favorite "to-dos" include:
Balboa Park - this can be an all day affair. It's got the zoo, which for many (myself included) find to be a San Diego must-do. (But I've loved the San Diego zoo for years since before I even lived in CA.) It also has museums, gardens, fountains, trails, and a local artist enclave.
Coronado Island - I love Coronado. The beach is beautiful, Orange Avenue is such a cute little throwback street, and there's so much history with the gorgeous Hotel Del. If you make it out this way, I would highly recommend getting your Mexican fix at Las Cuatro Milpas which is basically right under the bridge that takes you to the island.
I love Cabrillo National Monument in Point Loma. It's got a beautiful trail that runs along the coast and offers really great views of San Diego.
Old Town can be fun if you're a history buff (I am!). But it doesn't take long to do so you can pair it up with something else. The Mexican restaurants here used to be better, but a couple years back the good ones were run off by skyrocketing rents. Casa Guadalajara is a little cheesy and touristy, but if you can't get anywhere else you may enjoy it.
La Jolla is the "Beverly Hills" of San Diego with boutiques and art galleries. Children's Beach is home to our sea lion population and there are great caves for kayaking. The Birch Aquarium is a small aquarium which features local wildlife (as opposed to Sea World in Mission Bay which is..well...Sea World).
East of San Diego is where you'll find a smattering of wineries (Orfila, Rancho Bernardo Winery, Ferara, Belle Marie) and the Wild Animal Park. Local wine is harder to find than local beer which you'll find on many menus. About an hour northeast of San Diego is Temecula if you're really interested in local wine, that's where most of the wineries are. But I would make that a full day trip.
You'll find local beers like Stone and Lightning on the menu at many restaurants, but some are better than others at providing more than just those - like Blind Lady Ale House, Neighborhood, and Pizza Port. If you can't get anywhere else, I'd suggest going to Bottlecraft in Little Italy which has an amazing selection of local beers and you can sit and enjoy them there or buy some to bring back to the room with you. You can also visit a lot of the breweries - although a majority of them tend to be in northeast San Diego County. Coronado Brewing Company and Green Flash are probably two of the easiest to get to. My favorite is Lost Abbey, but that's up in San Marcos.
For Mexican I suggest either Las Cuatro Milpas in Barrio Logan or El Agave in Old Town. Cuatro Milpas is cash only and they usually close around 2pm; they are not open on sundays. Its basic mexican: tacos, burritos, tamales, rice and beans. El Agave is upscale/mexico city food. You can find a variety of moles, squash blossom soup (my fav), huitlacoche (corn smut) and other more regional dishes. Dinner for 2 can easily run about $100. If you like tequila they do have the best tequila selection in town.
As for playing tourist a lot of it depends on what you are interested in doing. As long as you have a car you can pretty much go anywhere you want. Stone Brewery has a beautiful outdoor garden that is great for enjoying a few beers and its NOT that far from downtown (its about 30 minutes north of downtown San Diego). If you wanted to do the Wild Animal Park you coud spend the day at the park and stop by Stone for dinner.
If you like wine Temecula is about 60 miles north of downtown.