Gossip Grill is a LGBTQ+ bar in Hillcrest, San Diego.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Closed Monday. Cabaret brunch Saturday and Sunday from 11:00. Happy hour 14:00-18:00 daily; Saturday goes 21+ after 14:00.
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Address: 1220 University Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103
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TipHappy hour weekdays 14:00-18:00. No cover, walk-in, cash and card. Latin nights and pictionary rotate weeknights.
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Books and Records on Fourth Avenue in Bankers Hill, opened September 2023, is the 80-seat San Diego restaurant and listening bar with live jazz Thursday.
TipReserve through the venue site for the jazz nights; the bar is walk-in. New Orleans style jazz brunch Saturday and Sunday from 10:00-14:00.
