The Gaslamp Quarter's barleymash, a lively always-happping bar on the corner of 5th & Market at the centerpiece of the Gaslamp Quarter, has unleashed its cocktail menu for the summer. There are four drinks – some familiar to barleymash regulars – and each is different enough to provide a good variety. They are: Watermelon Sugar: Whether you're a discerning … [Read more...]
Search Results for: San Diego Gaslamp
San Diego Gaslamp Bar barleymash Extends Happy Hour Times
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger The "go-to" bar of San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, barleymash, has extended the times of its Happy Hour. The popular San Diego restaurant and nightlife spot has added an hour to its daily Happy Hour. It now goes from 3-6 p.m., Monday thru Friday. Previously, as a couple friends and I discovered during a visit a few minutes … [Read more...]
All-You-Can-Drink Thanksgiving Eve At These San Diego Gaslamp Restaurant Bars
Thanksgiving Eve is one of the top nightlife nights of the year. In San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, which is pretty much like New Year's Eve on any given weekend anyway, it's a weekend night on Hump Day. This year, in addition to all the usual shenangans, there are two all-you-can-drink events happening at two restaurant/bars. barleymash San Diego The highly popular bar – a … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Restaurant Meze Now Has Taco Tuesday Specials
Taco Tuesday is a Southern California tradition, mostly experienced in Mexican restaurants and cantinas at the beaches. So it may be a bit unusual to know that Meze Greek Fusion, a San Diego Gaslamp restaurant, also has a Taco Tuesday. And it's priced to please. Meze, located on Sixth Ave., at J Street arond the corner from Petco Park (345 Sixth Ave., to be precise), has … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Margaritaville Resort Update; Rooftop Bar Is Open
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger For those wanting to waste away the summer in San Diego, there are plenty of places do to it but only one will transport you to the mythical destination of Margaritaville. It's the 5 O'Clock Somewhere Bar on the rooftop of the Margaritaville Resort on the corner of 6th & J in the Gaslamp Quarter. It is now open playing … [Read more...]
This May Be The Best Entertainment Deal In The San Diego Gaslamp Quarter
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Not everything is expensive these days. Here is something that might just be the best entertainment and nightlife deal in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. It's the all-year ticket from Mad House Comedy Club. The cost of a single show is $15 and $30 and for that same $30 you can go for free the rest of the year. It's called … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Getting Smokin’ J’s BBQ Restaurant
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger "Where's There's Smoke, There's Flavor." That is the slogan on the Smokin' J's BBQ website. And soon, those of us in San Diego's Gaslamp will know whether that is true or they are just blowing smoke up our, well, neighborhood. Founded in Poway with a second location in Miramar, Smokin' J's BBQ is opening a location in … [Read more...]
Margaritaville Resort Opening In San Diego Gaslamp’s Hotel Solamar
Just a few months after Jimmy Buffett performs at San Diego's Snapdragon Stadium on May 6, the King of Somewhere Hot will have a presence in the Gaslamp Quarter. Scheduled to open this summer is Margaritaville Resort in current location of Hotel Solamar. Currently that hotel is undergoing a $31 million renovation. The Landshark Bar & Grill is taking over the former … [Read more...]
What’s Missing In San Diego Gaslamp’s Nightlife? A Rocking Happy Hour Bar!
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Of all the great bars and the incredible weekend nightlife scene where every Friday and Saturday night is like New Year's Eve, there is something missing in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter when it comes to all-out fun. It's not as missing as, say, a Comic Con without Super Heroes in costumes or OB without hippies. But it's … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Bar barleymash Having Cool Giveaways In December
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com If you're looking for a reason to get out and have a few drinks, then check this out: barleymash in San Diego's Gaslamp is having these way-cool giveaways in December. Just post on Instagram and tag @barleymashsd and you can win, among other things, a custom longboard, a custom cooler and a $25 gift certificate. The post needs to be about … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp’s Side Bar Is Hosting A Barbie Night, ‘Side Barbie World’
Hiya, BarbieHi, KenYou want to go for a ride?Sure, KenJump in I'm a Barbie girl, in the Barbie worldLife in plastic, it's fantasticYou can brush my hair, undress me everywhereImagination, life is your creation Come on, Barbie, let's go party – The Barbie Song by Aqua If this gets you in the mood to party then you will love the Barbie themed night at Side Bar in … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Nightlife News: New Magic Dinner Theater & Nick Canon Bar
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger The nightlife in the San Diego Gaslamp Quarter continues to evolve. So much so that this is PubClub.com's third update already this year. That's a lot of new entertainment openings in an area already rich with nightlife. This update includes two new very cool places, a magic dinner theater and a bar/restaurant … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Nightlife News: Another Hookah Bar Coming Soon
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger The evolution of San Diego Gaslamp nightlife continues to evolve, as PubClub.com reveals that a hookah bar is going into the location of the former Tropical Savor on Fourth Ave. With the building undergoing a complete renovation, I talked with one of the builders who provided the information. Meanwhile, the … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Nightlife News: NOVA SD Replaces OMNIA Nightclub
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger In more San Diego Gaslamp nightlife news, Insomniac is launching NOVA SD nightclub in the OMNIA location, as NOVA SD is replacing OMNIA nightclub. It's another move in the San Diego Gaslamp Quarter's nightlife scene that is already seeing some big changes in early in 2022. Earlier, PubClub reported on new places … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Quarter Nightlife News: Bar Openings & Closings
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger The start of 2022 has signaled a new year for nightlife in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. There is a new bar open in a familiar location, a locals' favorite has closed and there's some potentially huge things happening along a normally quiet stretch of Fourth Ave. Here's a rundown of the nightlife news in the … [Read more...]
Where To Stay For Nightlife In Downtown & The San Diego Gaslamp
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Nightlife Blogger The San Diego Gaslamp Quarter – which is also known as the downtown area – is one of the country's most dynamic spots for nightlife. Every Friday and Saturday night the area is buzzing with activity. The main street, Fifth Ave., is blocked off to traffic and people fill up the street as well as surrounding streets, Petco … [Read more...]
The San Diego Gaslamp/East Village Has A New Neighborhood Bar Called Neighborhood
Speakeasy Lounge A Modern-Day Classic By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger The San Diego Gaslamp Quarter – or really the East Village to those who know the difference– has a new neighborhood bar and it's called, well, Neighborhood. It is everything I expected it to be when I first saw its old-school neon sign hanging on the corner of G … [Read more...]
Best Happy Hour Bars In The San Diego Gaslamp – Updated
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Nightlife Blogger The San Diego Gaslamp Quarter is one of the best nightlife areas in the USA from Thursday thru Saturday nights. And it is also a place to find great Happy Hour deals in the restaurants and bars. This is a rundown of the best Happy Hour spots in the Gaslamp, as well as a few in the East Village around Petco Park. Things have … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Loses One Of Its Irish Bars
The Dubliner Is Closed, Cleaned Out And Gone By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger The Irish flag still flies in front of the Dubliner in San Diego's Gaslamp. It should, however, be a white flag. The Irish bar has surrendered to the COVID-19 lost business and has closed its doors. For good. The building has been cleared out and now … [Read more...]
Take A Look At The Sad Scene Of The San Diego Gaslamp Sports Bars
COVID-19 Restrictions & Outdoor Dining Only Keeping Loyal Fans Home By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger Sunday mornings and afternoons during fall football season are normally buzzing in San Diego's Gaslamp. Fans wearing team jerseys and shirts gather with other transplants at specific venues and there is a buzz one can just feel by … [Read more...]
How San Diego Gaslamp Quarter Restaurants Are Adapting To The Purple Tier
More Outdoor Seating And Heat Lamps Are Critical For Survival By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger The sound of construction is echoing through the San Diego Gaslamp Quarter. It is not, however, coming from hotels, apartments and condos being built. Instead, it is on streets and sidewalks in front of the restaurants, as those businesses are … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Gets A New Bar, Toro; Restaurants Coming Soon
Nightlife & Dining Options Increase Along Fifth Ave. By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Nightlife Blogger Despite current COVID-19 restrictions the San Diego Gaslamp Quarter is "charging" ahead with the opening of a new bar and two restaurants coming soon. The bar is Toro, which has opened on the prized corner of G Street and Fifth Ave. Right now, it's an … [Read more...]
Tivoli Bar & Grill Has The Best Burger In The San Diego Gaslamp
V By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger I should have started here first. After going around the Gaslamp Quarter to various restaurants and bars to locate the best burger in this part of San Diego, I found it. It is at Tivoli Bar & Grill. This should not really have come as much of a surprise to me because through the years, I have learned that … [Read more...]
Why Is The San Diego Gaslamp Such An Unfriendly Place To Ride A Bicycle?
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Lifestyle Blogger Every time I get on my bicycle to go to the grocery store or to head down to the water for a scenic bayside ride, I ask myself this question: why is the San Diego Gaslamp Quarter is such an unfriendly place to ride a bicycle? I'm constantly battling cars for lane space and have nearly been sideswiped so many … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Nightlife Goes (Very) Dark During COVID-19 Shutdown
The Night The Music Died Along Popular Fifth Avenue By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger There were no people walking along crowded sidewalks and spilling into the street, no lines at the businesses, no music-blaring pedicabs and very few cars. The San Diego Gaslamp Quarter – the mecca of the city's nightlife and one of the top bar districts on … [Read more...]
American Junkie San Diego Gaslamp Dollar Beers Night
$1 Pizza Too, On Thirsty Thursdays At This SD Bar By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Red solo cup, Fill it up, Let's have a party! And so it is every Thursday night at American Junkie in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. That is when the bar, in the heart of lively Fifth Ave., has its dollar beers night. That's right, dollar beers. $1. And not just the … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Getting A Margaritaville Hotel
Will Parrotheads Flock ForThis Jimmy Buffett-Themed Place To Stay? The San Diego Gaslamp is not generally a place for themed businesses – like are right at home by amusement parks or in Las Vegas – but it is getting one when the Margaritaville Hotel opens sometime in 2021. It is taking over the Hotel Solamar at 436 Sixth Ave. Parent company Pebblebrook Hotel Trust … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp 2022 ShamROCK Block Party Date, Details & Ticket Prices
There's a lot of shenanigans taking place in San Diego's Gaslamp. While that's not unusual for a normal weekend night, this one is different because on Saturday, March 12, its the annual ShamROCK St. Patrick's-themed block party. For 10 hours, the streets are blocked off for a rockin' party that involves bands, Irish step dancing and other entertainment, a pub crawl and lots … [Read more...]
PubClub.com Relocates From Los Angeles To The San Diego Gaslamp Quarter
Nightlife & Lifestyle Website Expands To A Southern California Paradise After being born at the original Sharkeez in Manhattan Beach – where ideas were written down on paper towels placed at a table – and having world headquarters in that town and neighboring Hermosa Beach for 20 years, PubClub.com has relocated to San Diego. The new headquarters is in the … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Gaslamp Mardi Gras Big Easy Bites & Booze Tour 2019 Bars, Tickets & Details
Complete Food & Drink Offerings With A Rooftop Afterparty By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger There is no Fat Tuesday parade in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter anymore, but there is a Mardi Gras party. It's a bar crawl of sorts on Saturday, March 3, called the Big Easy Bites & Booze Tour. It consists of going around to 20 Gaslamp … [Read more...]
Friday Night Latin Music Comes To San Diego Gaslamp Nightlife At Lair Nightclub
Weekly Event Called Cielo Features Latin Top, Spanish Trip & Reggaeton From PubClub.com Staff Reports The diversity of nightlife in San Diego’s Gaslamp has expanded with the addition of a weekly event of unique music called Cielo at Liar Nightclub. Latin Top, Spanish Trip & Reggaeton is the Friday night draw for this club on 7th & Broadway. From the … [Read more...]
With 1919, San Diego Gaslamp Gets Another Sports Bar
Restaurant, Named After Chicago Black Sox Scandal, Is Formerly Nicky Rottens The San Diego Gaslamp, an area full of dynamic bars, has another one, and it's another sports bar. It's called 1919 in the space formerly occupied by Nicky Rottens. Named after the year of the baseball scandal involving the Chicago White Sox – referred to ever since as the Black Sox – it … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Top Nightlife & Bar Tips
Party Places & Things To Know In SD's Dynamic Downtown This is a guide for weekend nights in one of the most dynamic nightlife areas in America. San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter has all the bar choices you can imagine – and a few you can't – and while that's it's great quality it can also be frustrating because you don't know where to go, of course. PubClub.com has this … [Read more...]
San Diego Cocktail Championship Block Party Pours Into The Gaslamp In April
San Diego is having a cocktail party. But not just any cocktail party, it's a block party cocktail party. It is the San Diego Cocktail Championship and it is taking place on Fifth Ave., in the Gaslamp Quarter on Sunday, April 28. Hosted by Rustic Root, Swing Social and Tiki Annex, the street will be blocked off from Market Street to Island Avenue, from 2-5 p.m. This is a … [Read more...]
San Diego New Year’s Eve Fire & Ice Is A $50 NYE Party In The Gaslamp Quarter
There is fire and ice on Dec. 31 with the Fire & Ice New Year's Eve party in San Diego. Theevent is at Cielo Rooftop Lounge and Day N Nite nightclub in the Gaslamp Quarter and tickets prices start at – get this – just $50. That's an incredible low price for any event on New Year's Eve. Heck, some bars charge more than that on NYE and here you get a couple of different … [Read more...]
New Year’s Eve San Diego Complete Rundown Of Gaslamp Bars Events & Cover Charges
New Year's Eve in San Diego is a blast, but it's not a bang. The only fireworks are at Sea World but there's a lot going on throughout the city. One of the most happening places is the Gaslamp Quarter, which is pretty much like New Year's Eve every weekend night of the year anyway. On NYE it's even more intense and every bar and restaurant/bar has something going on for New … [Read more...]
Day n Nite Club Is The Newest Nightlife Bar In San Diego’s Gaslamp
The nightlife scene is San Diego is forever evolvoing, and there is a new bar coming to the Gaslamp Quarter. Day n Nite Club is a part of this dyamanic San Diego nightlife area, Located at 701 Sixth Ave., it is having its grand opening party on Friday, Dec. 8. With a state-of-the-art sound system and a vibrant atmosphere, the owners "guarantee an epic night filled with your … [Read more...]
Gaslamp Quarter Bars Going All Out During Comic-Con San Diego
Comic-Con 2024 is in San Diego the weekend of July 25-28. It's at the San Diego Convention Center and spills out into the Gaslamp Quarter with fans in costumes, themed pop-up places seemingly in every inch of available space and buildings serving as huge billboards for the studios and their shows. The fans are in the streets – Fifth Avenue, in particular – as well as in the … [Read more...]
Prince Street Pizza Brings New York Style – And New York Crust – To San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Ever since I moved to Southern California, I would hear transplanted New Yorkers say – complain, really – that "you can't get good pizza here!" They would talk about the pH level in the water and the dough not being the same and oh, by the way, the bagels aren't the same here as they are in New York, either. Again it's the … [Read more...]
Nick Jonas-Owned Villa One Tequila Bar Now Open In San Diego’s Gaslamp
UPDATE 2023 – Villa One Tequila Gardens Is Permanently Closed With Theater Box Closing By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger Nick Jonas is singing more than songs these days. He's also singing praise for Villa One Tequila Gardens, a new bar he co-owns in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. The bar is as beautiful as its location, which is pretty sweet … [Read more...]
Patrick’s Pub Provides Live Music & Fun Nights In San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter
By The Kevbeaux, San Diego Nightlife Blogger I have, at last, found my local neighborhood hangout bar in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. Oh, there are a few "go-to" bars that I like to go to on a regular basis: the rooftop of Fairweather behind Petco Park during Padres games, the casual and lively Trailer Park After Dark, Bootlegger Tuscaloosa West for Alabama football games … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Patrick’s Gaslamp Pub Reopening For St. Patrick’s Day
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger It was just after St. Patrick's Day a couple of years ago when Patrick's Gaslamp Pub closed its doors, slammed shut by the pandemic. In fact, it was one of the last Gaslamp bars to close during that time. So it's only natural that it would reopen in time for St. Patrick's Day. Only now it's under the ownership of Good … [Read more...]
The Prestige Magic Lounge Now Open In San Diego’s Gaslamp
By Kevin Wilkerson PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger There's a lot of magic happening in the San Diego Gaslamp Quarter these days. Quite literally, too, with the opening of The Prestige Magic Lounge & Showroom on Fourth Ave., across from Balboa Theater between E and F streets. This is an intimate magic (and comedy because most magicians are comedians, too) … [Read more...]
San Diego Padres Opening Day Gaslamp Bars Party Report
Fans Celebrate Team's Win In The Bars During The Game By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger They arrived as early as 8 a.m., even tho the first bar did not open until 10. They wore jerseys, team shirts and hats with an SD logo on the lid. And they surrounded Petco Park, cheered on their team and left happy – both from the booze and a satisfying … [Read more...]
Infinium Spirits Moves Corporate Office To San Diego’s Gaslamp
New Digs Are In Sight Of Petco Park And In SD's Bars & Nightlife Hotspot By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger In a move that's as natural as adding an olive to a martini, Infinium Spirits – one of the nation's fastest growing spirits companies – has relocated its corporate headquarters to San Diego. And not only just San Diego, but into the … [Read more...]
San Diego Nightlife Coming Back To Life In The Gaslamp Quarter
Barflies Are Going Out To The Bars & Restaurants On Fifth Ave. By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Nightlife Blogger A visitor from Los Angeles turned onto Fifth Ave., on a Saturday night in early March and stopped in her tracks. Marveling at the scene in front of her – the sound of conversations and music filling up the air, tables full of patrons sitting … [Read more...]
San Diego Bars Adhering To Social Distancing Rules During Curbside Gaslamp
Nightlife Mixes With Restaurant Diners In A Lively Weekend Scene By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger There's noise from conversations, music, lines out the doors and pedicabs are patrolling the area looking for customers. On the surface, it seems a normal night of nightlife on a weekend in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. But look closer, and you … [Read more...]
Several More San Diego Restaurants Join Curbside Gaslamp For Outdoor Dining
Asti, Butcher's Cut, Grestyone Steakhouse Put Tables On Fifth Ave.; American Junkie Reopens By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger A group sat at a table, having drinks and laughing, while just down the street a couple prepared to have a romantic dinner. The people were seated on Fifth Ave., enjoying the pleasant weather on a Friday night. They were … [Read more...]
How Do You Feel About A Carless Fifth Ave. In San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter?
Plans Call For A Pedestrian Promenade By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Blogger San Diego's vibrant Fifth Ave., the centerpiece of the nightlife and restaurant scene in the downtown Gaslamp Quarter, may be making a big change. A proposal by the San Diego Gaslamp Association calls for making a pedestrian promenade out of the popular street. An artist's rendering shows … [Read more...]
With A Margaritaville Hotel In The Gaslamp, Will Jimmy Buffett Play The Shell In San Diego?
A Margaritaville Match Made In Heaven Could Lead To A 'Live By The San Diego Bay' Show By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger It's a match made in Margaritaville heaven, a new hotel and a new outdoor concert venue on the water that conjures up thoughts of the epic "Live By The Bay" show. A Margaritaville Hotel is opening in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, and … [Read more...]
PubClub.com To Spend New Year’s Eve In San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter
Will SD Earn A Spot In The Top NYE Party Destinations List? By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Since it's like New Year's Eve every Friday and Saturday night anyway, PubClub.com – the world's leading authority on NYE party destination – has decided it will spend the end of 2019 and beginning of 2020 in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. PubClub has … [Read more...]
San Diego Nightlife Blog: Three Good ‘Go To’ Gaslamp Bars
The Field, Las Hadas & Tin Roof Are Fun & Happening Hangouts By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter is nightlife nirvana on the weekends. There is live music, DJs, restaurants that turn into mini clubs, pubs, rooftop bars, mysterious places where you stand in a corner at the bottom of steps staring at ivy … [Read more...]
It’s Back! Comic-Con Is A Super Heroes Sci Fi Party In San Diego’s Gaslamp Streets & Bars
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger The scene is out of something you might find only, in, well a comic book. There was Batman, Captain America and Superman. Several Supermans, in fact. As well as the most authentic-looking Spock you could find outside of Star Trek, a bunch of Ghostbusters and even a Ghostbusters ambulance coming out of the roof of a … [Read more...]
San Diego St. Patrick’s Day Review Parade, Garden & Gaslamp Party
Of course there's a St. Patrick's Day celebration in a city as fun, carefree and lively as San Diego. In fact, there are two, a parade on the Saturday prior to St. Paddy's Day (March 12 in 2022) and a block party in the Gaslamp, plus a lot of lively Irish bars on the actual St. Patrick's Day, whenever it's not on a Saturday. In 2022, St. Patrick's Day is on a Thursday. SAN … [Read more...]
Halloween In San Diego WCKD 2019 Gaslamp Block Party Dates & Details
Everything You Need To Know About This East Village Block Party Who can not like a block party for Halloween? Especially if it's in the happening Gaslamp Quarter of San Diego? That's what you get with Monster Bash, which takes place Saturday, Oct. 26, in the Gaslamp's East Village. Now in its 19th year, this massive block party draws more than 15,000 people … [Read more...]
San Diego Fat Tuesday Gaslamp Parade Party Review
A Mini New Orleans Mardi Gras Fun Event Fat Tuesday celebrations are hardly limited to places like New Orleans and Rio. Neither are parades. One of the most fun places to be for the big party climax of Carnival is downtown San Diego. The Southern California city by the sea hosts a parade that runs right through the Gaslamp Quarter downtown. This is New Orleans or Rio for … [Read more...]
San Diego Halloween Monster Bash 2016 Gaslamp Party Guide
Block Party Features Costume Contest, EDM DJs & A Singles Scene San Diego's rocking Gaslamp Quarter is plenty lively on normal weekends, and a few times a year it adds to this by holding big block parties. There's one for Fat Tuesday and St. Patrick's Day and also Halloween. Regarding the latter, it's called the Monster Bash and the 2016 event is Saturday night, … [Read more...]
Stella Promos In Gaslamp Bars Previews San Diego Wine & Food Festival
McFadden's, Whiskey Girl And Lucky Bastard Saloon Bring Beers And Cheers What better way to get primed up for the San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival – which includes fine Belgian beers, as well – than to tag along with a promo night for Stella Artois in the bars of the Gaslamp!? Not much that I can think of, quite frankly. And so I did it on Thursday night. And it … [Read more...]
San Diego Cocktail Championship A Hit With Fans, Bartenders & Bars
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Nightlife Blogger There was a reason to celebrate and everyone did just that – bartenders, bars and the patrons – at the 2024 San Diego Cocktails Challenge, held Sunday, April 28 at the Rustic Root and Swing Social bars in the Gaslamp Quarter. This was a competition among bartenders at some 20 bars all around San Diego, a showcase for them to … [Read more...]
Mother’s Day San Diego Top Restaurants For Brunch, Food & Cocktails
Mom certainly deserves more than one day of recognition but she does have one, of course, Mother's Day. It's May 12 and in San Diego, several restaurants and bars are having events. Here is a rundown of Mother's Day specials menus, food and drinks in San Diego. Mother’s Day is one of the few occasions Georges at the Cove serves brunch and this year a three-course prix fix … [Read more...]
The Smoking Gun In San Diego Introduces New Food & Cocktails Menu
The Smoking Gun, a bar and restaurant in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, is all fired up about its new dinner & drinks menu. So this is what there now is to eat and drink at this causal hangout on 6th & Market which, by the way, has a cool arcade area, as well as several TVs for watching the Padres and other sports teams. Chimichurri Wagyu Steak Skewers, top … [Read more...]
San Diego Bars Offering Food & Drink Specials For Padres Opening Day
The San Diego Padres Opening Day is a reason to celebrate in this city and several bars in the Gaslamp Quarter and beyond are having food and drink specials. The date is Thursday, March 28 and the opponent is the San Francisco Giants, now managed by previous Padres manager Bob Melvin. First pitch is 1:10 p.m. Just a few blocks from Petco Park on Market Street, The Smoking … [Read more...]
ShamROCK, San Diego’s St. Paddy’s Block Party Bartender Review
I was Irish for a day. And into the night. The San Diego St. Patrick's Day Weekend block party called ShamROCK is largely responsible. for it featured Irish bands, Irish step dancers and lots of beer. As a VIP, I was drinking cold ones out of a huge Oktoberfest-style beer stein while rocking out along on Sixth Ave., in the Gaslamp Quarter. I just love it when … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day San Diego Bars Food & Drink Specials
St. Patrick's Day in San Diego will not ever be confused with the huge and famous celebrations in Chicago, Boston or New York, but it is a fun place to be for Irish for a day. Or a weekend in this year's case as St. Paddy's Day is on a Sunday. Here is a breakdown of food & drink specials in several San Diego restaurants and bars for St. Patrick's Day. In Pacific Beach … [Read more...]
PubClub LIVE! Streaming Podcast To Broadcast From ShamROCK San Diego St. Patrick’s Day Party
On the fourth anniversary of the show's launch, PubClub LIVE!, will be broadcasting from ShamROCK, San Diego's Sat. Patrick's Day block party. The event and the broadcast will take place on Saturday, March 16, from the Gaslamp Quarter, which has an all-day and Irish-themed festival with step dancers, bands and, of course beer. Co-hosts The Kevbeaux and Sole Cole will be … [Read more...]
San Diego St. Patrick’s Day ShamROCK Music + Beer Festival Entertainment & Ticket Infomation
St. Patrick's Day in San Diego includes a huge block party in the Gaslamp Quarter. It is called the ShamROCK Music + Beer Festival and 2024 is its 28th year. It is comprised of live music, beer (duh!), food and shenanigans in a true celebration of an Irish-inspired "holiday." ShamROCK San Diego takes place on Saturday, March 16 from 2-11 p.m., along Sixth Ave., … [Read more...]
Lionfish San Diego Offering $5 Jameson Shots & Green Beers For St. Patrick’s Day
The best deal for drinks on St. Patrick's Day in San Diego may well be at one of its top restaurants. Lionfish, located at the Pendry Hotel in the Gaslamp Quarter, is offering shots of of Jameson Irish Whiskey and drafts of green beer, each for just $5. This is on March 17 during the bar/restaurant's Sunday hours of 5-9 p.m. That is just one of many specials during March, … [Read more...]
Complete San Diego City Guide: Links, Information, Things To Do Club Party, Bars & Nightlife
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Blogger Welcome to Sunny San Diego! It's the beauty and the beach, a postcard on the Pacific, a supermodel as a city. Palm tree-lined streets are a part of San Diego's beauty. And oh, those signature San Diego skies. True blue and cloudless, it is as much of a landmark as the zoo and the Coronado Bridge. In San Diego, the sky is truly the … [Read more...]
San Diego Visitor’s Guide City Tourist Travel Tourism Information
Sweet sunshine, a picture-perfect harbor and mile upon mile of shoreline make San Diego one of North America's most beautiful cities. The host of two Super Bowls is sophisticated and professional, let laid back and friendly enough to be right at home in Southern California. San Diego is a small town in a big city's body. It's the seventh-largest city in the U.S., yet it has … [Read more...]
San Diego Sightseeing, San Diego Attractions, Activities Things to To-Do Guide
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Blogger With spectacular weather and instant coastal access, there is a mind-boggling amount of activities to see and do in and around San Diego. Primarily, this is an outdoor paradise. Walking, running, rollerblading, boating, kayaking, biking and surfing are favorite pastimes of locals. A few excellent running, walking and rollerblading … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Top Restaurants Dining Guide Best Burgers Lunch Dinner
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Blogger With an ocean as its grocery store and fresh gardens thriving in the perfect climate, San Diego is a feast for food lovers. It may surprise you to learn that agriculture is San Diego's fourth-largest industry and that the area produces more avocados and mushrooms than any other county in the country. (The avocados we can understand, … [Read more...]
San Diego Bar El Chingon Hosting A Taco Eating Contest On Fat Tuesday
San Diego Gaslamp bar and restaurant El Chingon is hosting a taco eating contenst on Fat Tuesday, which is Feb. 13. One may not normally associate tacos with Mardi Gras but Fat Tuesday derives its name because people "fatten up" before giving up things (such as food) for Lent, literally using all the fats in the home before Lent in preparation for fasting and … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Day San Diego Restaurants Dinners & Deals Revealed
Valentine's Day is Feb. 14, on a Wednesday in the middle of the week, in 2024. And for this romantic rendezvous it important to pick the right place for dinner. But oh man, there is pressure to get it right! PubCub.com is here to help with these restaurants and dinner deals in the San Diego area for Valentine's Day. Beeside Balcony, LaJolla Located on Prospect Street … [Read more...]
San Diego Nightclub Oxford Social Club February Entertainment Schedule, Including Super Bowl Sunday
San Diego nightclub Oxford Social Club has a full schedule of entertainment for February. It will also be open for Super Bowl LVIII on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 11, from 2-8 p.m. The game will be shown on big screen TVs along with prize giveaways, specials on beer and bottles and music by DJ Beatnick. On Feb. 24, it celebrates its seventh anniversary. Thursday, Feb. 1: DJ … [Read more...]
It Was A Swell New Year’s Eve In San Diego With The Amazing Storm Surge
San Diego said goodbye to 2023 with a real bang, and not the kind delivered by fireworks. A huge storm surge closed out the year, making for a "swell" New Year's Eve in San Diego. Waves were so high officals closed piers in the area as the water pounded the pylons and sprayed over the top of them. Land that would normally be dry even at high tide were a foot under … [Read more...]
Big Night San Diego Multi-Room New Year’s Eve Party Ticket Prices & Details
If you want to have a big night in San Diego for New Year's Eve, then go to the Big Night San Diego NYE party. It's a multi-room, multi-bar event taking place at the San Diego Hilton Bayfront. And drinks are included as it is an all-inclusive party. This is a NYE party primarily for San Diego singles and fun couples. The event includes the following: • Multiple bars (drinks … [Read more...]
Lionfish San Diego Has Special Holiday Bowl Drinks For USC & Louisville Fans
Lionfish Modern Coastal Cuisine is in the Holiday Bowl spirit. The Gaslamp fine dining retaurant has created themed cocktails for both USC and Lousville, the teams taking part in the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl. Each drink is named after the schools' respective chants, very familar words to Trojans and Cardinals fans. The USC cocktail is called Fight On and the Louisville one is … [Read more...]
How I Have Managed To Get In The Christmas Spirit In Warm-Weather San Diego
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Blogger When I first moved to Southern California several years ago, I had difficulty getting into the Christmas spirit. I mean the weather was 70 degrees, I was at the beach and even when I tried to find something "holidays-ish" I just couldn't manage to get in the mood. I lived in LA at the time and wen to the Grove, which was all decorated … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Lionfish Restaurant Hosting A Caymus Vineyards WIne Pairing Dinner
Lionfish Modern Coastal Cuisine, an upscale restaurant in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, is hosing a wine pairing dinner with Napa Valley winery Caymus Vineyards. The dinner, which cost $125, is Thursday, Dec. 14, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. It is five courses paired with different Caymus wines with food prepared by Chef Steven Ruiz. It features an amuse bouche of Kusshi oyster, … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Role During The Prohibition Era
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger The Prohibition Era was an interesting time in America. Designed to stop drinking, it actually accelerated it in many ways. After all, it's human nature to be a rebel. When you're told you can't do something, you find a way to do it anyway. It starts as a chile and carries on into adulthood. So when the Eighteenth … [Read more...]
Take A Look Inside San Diego’s Festive And Fun Christmas Bar, Xmas
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.con San Diego Nightlife Blogger The weather outside is not frightful here, but inside this place is quite delightful. It's a themed pop-up bar for the holidays and PubClub.com takes you inside this fun and festive San Diego Christmas bar. Called the Xmas bar, it's located on the corner of G Street and Fourth Ave., in the Gaslamp Quarter. The … [Read more...]
San Diego Speakeasy Prohibition Celebrating End Of Prohibition With $5 Old Fashioned Cocktails
The end of Prohibition was not just a time to celebrate when it happened, but it continues to this day. Especially at a San Diego speakeasy called, well, Prohibition. The cool lounge in the Gaslamp Quarter – you enter at a door marked law offices next to Havana on Fifth Ave. – is having $5 Old Fashioned cocktails on Tuesday, Dec. 5, from 5-8 p.m. Afterward, there is live … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Lionfish Offering All-You-Can-Drink Cocktails With Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner
At a time when many fine-dining restaurants are charging Valentine's Day prices for a Thankgiving dinner – $85 and up – one in San Diego's Gaslamp has a special so unbelievable you'll be tempted to rub your eyes to make sure what you're seeing is really real. Lionfish, an upscale restaurant at the Pendry Hotel in the Gaslamp Quarter, is having a pre-Thanksgiving meal on … [Read more...]
Mac McAnally Performs At Grand Opening Of Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Hotel San Diego
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Jimmy Buffett couldn't be there but from up above, he sent his right-hand music man and long-time Coral Reefer Mac McAnally in his place and the replacement for "the boss" did an oustanding job by performing at the grand opening of the Margariaville Resorts in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter in October 2023. With his deep and … [Read more...]
San Diego Bars El Chingon, Prohibition And Havana 1920 Hosting ‘adopTAPet’ Events
Canine lovers who want to have a doggone good time should check out the "AdopTAPet" events at three San Diego Gaslamp bars. El Chingon, Prohibition and Havana 1920, all within steps of one other on Fifth Ave., are the hosts for the events, sponsored by Bacardi, on the second Saturday of each month. The dog adoption and fundraising event seeks to bring together prospective … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Top 10 Iconic All-Time Best Bars
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Nightlife Blogger Based on personal experiences, consulting with several others – over drinks, of course – and running down memory lane, PubClub.com has assembled a list of the Top 10 iconic bars of all time in the San Diego. This list went through many changes and placement adjustments, but this is what San Diego experts – veterans of the … [Read more...]
San Diego Jimmy Buffett Margaritaville Bar Now Open – Early Review
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Boy, am I in trouble. The Jimmy Buffett Margaritaville bar – its real name the LandShark Bar & Grill – is now open in San Diego. In the Gaslamp Quarter. A mere 10-minute walk/stumble (walk there, stumble home) from PubClub.com's World Headquarters. Located at 6th & J streets, it's a tropical escape around the … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Havana 1920 Celebrating National Rum Day With Rum Tastings & Music
San Diego's Havana 1920 is saying "sauld" to National Rum Day by hosting a special event featuring live music, cigar rollers and run tastings. National Rum Day is August 16 – yes, there really is such a thing – and the Gaslamp Quarter restaurant and bar is celebrating it because rum is an essential part of the Cuban lifestyle. Called Havana Nights, this is a free event and … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Mezé Greek Fusion Adds New Mediterranean-Inspired Cocktails
Yamas! That's the Greek word for "cheers" and at Meze Greek Fusion in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, there's a reason to raise a glass for a toast. The restaurant and bar has added three Greek Islands-inspired cocktails to its drink menu. The creations of GBOD Hospitality Group Beverage Director Ryan Andrews, they are Una Facia Una Razza, an espresso martini made with … [Read more...]
How To Take Part In Comic-Con San Diego When You Don’t Have A Ticket
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Comic-Con in San Diego attracts more than 150,00 Trekkies, Star War characters, Sci-Fi and comic book heroes a year and the convention sells out several months in advance. But it's such a big deal it's a desirable event to attend. Here's tips on how to enjoy Comi-Con in San Diego – annually the third weekend of July – if … [Read more...]
San Diego Weekend Nightlife & Party Guide & Events For July 21-23: Comic-Con, Del Mar Opening Day
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger What a one-two combo we have in San Diego this weekend. It's like Manny Machado and Fernando Tatís, Jr., hitting back-to-back in the fun times lineup. With that in mind, here is a complete rundown of the biggest and most fun party events in San Diego this weekend, including Comic-Con and Del Mar … [Read more...]
In Search Of The Perfect San Diego Craft Brewery & Brewpub
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger I have set out on a quest to find the perfect San Diego craft brewery or brewpub. That is a daunting task in this city; with more than 150 craft breweries in San Diego County, it has more than any other county in the United States. Surely there's several good ones but I want the prefect one. My criteria before … [Read more...]
San Diego Weekend Nightlife & Party Guide Events & Happenings For July 14-16
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger The weather is warm and the happenings are hot. This is a rundown of nightlife, party-related events and fun things to do in San Diego for the weekend of July 14-16. Plus some more cool info on bars and upcoming events. Opening Of The Lafayette Hotel Here's a hot nightlife tip for you: the Lafayette Hotel just … [Read more...]
How These San Diego Bars Are Celebrating The Fourth of July
Several San Diego bars are celebrating the Fourth of July with food and drinks. Here is a rundown of what several San Diego bars are offering on 4th of July Weekend in the Gaslamp Quarter, Pacific Beach and Mission Beach. The Gaslamp’s barleymash is serving Chef Rose's BBQ Rib Sandwich on an onion roll with potato salad and corn. Pair with any of the beers on tap, or try one … [Read more...]
San Diego Speakeasy Prohibition Hosting A Whistle Pig Whiskey Cocktail Class
San Diego Speakeasy Prohibition is letting customers get behind the bar during a cocktail class featuring drinks from Whistle Pig whiskey. The event is Wednesday, June 28, from 6:30-8 p.m. WhistlePig representative Summer Benjamin will lead guests through an interactive tasting experience while teaching people about the whiskey brand. The event starts with a hand-crafted … [Read more...]
San Diego Bars Father’s Day Food & Drink Specials
Father's Day is June 18 and in recognition, several San Diego restaurants and bars throughout the city are having food and drink specials. Here's a rundown of San Diego bars and restaurants having Father's Day specials in the Gaslamp, Little Italy, Point Loma, Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, Hillcrest, Lemon Grove and Claremont. Coco Maya, Little Italy’s Caribbean-inspired … [Read more...]
Russia-Ukraine War Forces San Diego’s Pushkin Restaurant To Change To A Hookah Lounge
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Russia's war in Ukraine has caused one San Diego restaurant to change its concept. Pushkin Russian Restaurant in the Gaslamp Quarter is changing to Pushkin Lounge & Bar effective in May. This is due to backlash, threats and "don't go there" social media posts that has caused business to lose 65% of its business. … [Read more...]
These San Diego Bars Offering Padres Opening Day, Season Drink & Food Specials
What's the hottest thing in San Diego right now? The San Diego Padres. After beating the hated rival Dodgers in the playoffs last year, an event that set off a celebration rarely seen in this city – anticipation is at an all-time high for the 2023 season. And the bars are smart enough to take advantage of this enthusiasm. Here's a rundown of San Diego Bars having opening day … [Read more...]
Is San Diego A Party City?
Yes, San Diego is very much a party city. It is in Southern California, has beaches, tourists and more than 300 days of sunshine a year. There are beach bars, clubs, sports bars, craft beer bars, live music bars, restaurant-bars karaoke bars, pickup bars and hang-out bars. There are three main party districts, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach and the Gaslamp Quarter. Other … [Read more...]
The Snapdragon Stadium Experience For A San Diego Legions Rugby Match
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger I saw a scrum the other day. No, it was not a bar fight or one of our urban campers pushing a shopping cart through downtown. It was at a rugby match, the San Diego Legions, at the spectacular new Snapdragon Stadium. Now I know about as much about rugby as congress knows about college football, which is to say not much. … [Read more...]