Cocktail bar (boutique speakeasy)la-jolla
Raised by Wolves cocktail bar at Westfield UTC in San Diego, CH Projects' Art Nouveau library hidden behind a spinning fireplace, featuring a 442 World's Top 500 ranking.
Signature drink: Carbonated and aged cocktails from Erick Castro and Chris Patino
Food: Snacks, bottles for sale, no full kitchen
Cocktail bar (Asian speakeasy)convoy
Realm of the 52 Remedies speakeasy in San Diego's Convoy Asian Cultural District, a 1920s Shanghai parlor hidden inside Common Theory pouring traditional-remedy cocktails.
Signature drink: Cocktails built from traditional Chinese herbal remedies
Food: Chinese, Korean and Thai shared plates paired to each cocktail
Steakhouse cocktail bar (rooftop)little-italy
Born and Raised's rooftop cocktail bar on India Street in Little Italy, San Diego, with a 45-foot bar and vintage tableside cocktail carts in a glam art deco room.
Signature drink: Vintage cocktails prepared tableside from a roaming cart
Food: Steakhouse menu downstairs, snacks on the roof
Distillery, kitchen and cocktail barmiramar
Cutwater Spirits in Miramar San Diego, the 50,000 sq ft distillery, kitchen and cocktail tasting room running classes, tours and chef-driven plates since 2017.
Signature drink: Cutwater cocktails poured from its own rum, vodka, gin, whiskey and tequila
Food: Chef-driven full kitchen, lunch through dinner
Whiskey dive barmission-hills
Aero Club Bar on India Street near Middletown, San Diego, the 1947 pilot's dive turned whiskey shrine with 1,200 bottles, pinball and ten-dollar pours.
Signature drink: 1,200+ whiskey list, pours in flights or neat
Food: Bar snacks, no full kitchen
Arcade barnorth-park
Coin-Op Game Room on 30th Street in North Park, San Diego, the 2013 arcade-bar with retro pinball, classic console cabinets and game-themed craft cocktails.
Signature drink: Cocktails named after arcade characters, local craft beer rotation
Food: Bar food, smash burgers, loaded fries