Coin-Op Game Room ★ 4.1
$$north-park{'monday': '17:00-00:00', 'tuesday': '17:00-00:00', 'wednesday': '17:00-00:00', 'thursday': '17:00-00:00', 'friday': '17:00-02:00', 'saturday': '14:00-02:00', 'sunday': '14:00-00:00'}
Coin-Op Game Room on 30th Street in North Park is the San Diego arcade bar with classic cabinets, pinball, craft beer on tap and a full cocktail program open.
Tip: Open from 17:00 weeknights, 14:00 weekends. 21+ all hours. Tokens for the cabinets bought at the bar; Mario Kart and Big Buck Hunter draw the queue.
Parq Nightclub ★ 4.1
$$$Gaslamp Quarter{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': 'closed', 'thursday': 'closed', 'friday': '22:00-02:00', 'saturday': '22:00-02:00', 'sunday': 'closed'}
Parq Nightclub on Broadway is the Gaslamp Quarter megaclub in San Diego, an open-format weekend room booking hip-hop, Latin and electronic headliners.
Tip: Open Friday and Saturday 22:00-02:00. Reserve a table through Discotech for guaranteed entry; line wraps the corner of Broadway after 23:00.
Onyx Room ★ 4.0
$$Gaslamp Quarter{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': 'closed', 'thursday': 'closed', 'friday': '21:00-02:00', 'saturday': '21:00-02:00', 'sunday': 'closed'}
Onyx Room on Fifth Avenue in the Gaslamp Quarter is the basement San Diego nightclub running hip-hop and Latin rooms on Friday and Saturday under one ticket.
Tip: Open Friday and Saturday 21:00-02:00. Salsa, bachata and merengue in the Latin room; hip-hop and top hits next door. 21+.
Sevilla Nightclub ★ 4.3
$$Gaslamp Quarter{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': '21:00-01:30', 'wednesday': '21:00-01:30', 'thursday': '21:00-01:30', 'friday': '21:00-02:00', 'saturday': '21:00-02:00', 'sunday': 'closed'}
Sevilla Nightclub in the basement of Cafe Sevilla on Fifth Avenue has run Latin nights in San Diego's Gaslamp since 1987, with salsa and bachata lessons.
Tip: Dance lessons start 21:00 most nights, the floor opens 22:00. Cover varies by night; Latin Saturdays sell out fast.
Bang SD ★ 4.0
$$$Gaslamp Quarter{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': '17:00-00:00', 'thursday': '17:00-00:00', 'friday': '17:00-02:00', 'saturday': '17:00-02:00', 'sunday': 'closed'}
Bang SD on Fifth Avenue, formerly Bang Bang on Market, is the Gaslamp Quarter sushi-and-club hybrid in San Diego with a Ryan Gosling bathroom shrine.
Tip: Kitchen runs late; the dance floor opens 22:00 Friday and Saturday. Reserve tables through the venue site for bottle service.
The Casbah ★ 4.8
$$Little Italy{'monday': 'varies by show', 'tuesday': 'varies by show', 'wednesday': 'varies by show', 'thursday': 'varies by show', 'friday': '20:30 doors, varies', 'saturday': '20:30 doors, varies', 'sunday': 'varies by show'}
The Casbah on Kettner Boulevard, founded by Tim Mays in 1989, is the 200-capacity San Diego punk and indie room that booked Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins.
Tip: Doors usually 20:30, some all-ages shows. Moved from the original 75-capacity room two blocks south in 1994; the current Kettner space holds 200.