4 editor picks in San Diego.
4 speakeasies in San Diego our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All San Diego nightlife.
Noble Experiment hides behind a wall of kegs inside Neighborhood on G Street in San Diego's East Village, a 28-seat speakeasy with a skull-papered wall.
TipText the listed number for a same-day reservation slot. Walk-in waitlist before 22:00 weeknights. The Bartender's Choice is the house ritual.
False Idol hides through a walk-in cooler door inside Craft and Commerce on Beech Street, the Little Italy tiki speakeasy with an indoor waterfall.
TipReservations through Resy preferred; the inside dining room is the waitlist. Bartender's Choice or the Navigator's Niche tiki classics.
Sycamore Den on Adams Avenue, opened 2013 by Nick Zanoni, is the 1,500 square foot Normal Heights cocktail lounge in San Diego built to look like a 1970s.
TipLive music Thursdays 21:00 to midnight; DJ sets Saturdays. Happy hour 50 percent off select drinks 17:00-19:00 daily.
Realm of the 52 Remedies hides inside Common Theory on Convoy Street, a 1920s Shanghai parlour speakeasy in San Diego's Convoy District named a 2026 James.
TipTock reservations strongly recommended; walk-in waitlist past 22:00 only. The herbal tonic menu is the kitchen's collaboration with the bar program.
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