By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger After celebrity-filled grand openings, red carpets and a Hollywood type of hype, Nick Jonas' One Tequila Bar and Nick Cannon's Wild 'N Out bars have both closed. This is because the building they shared, Sugar Factory at Fifth Ave., and G Street in the Gaslamp Quarter, has, closed. So much for LA's Hollywood influence … [Read more...]
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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...]
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’s Parq Nightclub Has Holiday Spirt With Santa’s Lair Pop-Up Bar
The holiday spirit is all over San Diego and inside Parq Nightclub in the Gaslamp Quarter with its Santa's Lair, a pop-up bar holiday experience. Santa’s Lair, open Thursdays thru Saturdays until Dec. 23, from 4-10 p.m., is a look at Saint Nick’s cozy headquarters. Either that or it's his secret party room The Lair has a Christmas tree, stockings on a chimney, wrapped gift … [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...]
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...]
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...]
Side Bar San Diego Celebrating National Bubbly Day With These Four ‘Popping’ Events
National Bubbly Day is June 4 and for those looking to pop the cork and celebrate in San Diego, Side Bar in the Gaslamp Quarter has a full weekend of events, as well as a bonus on Hump Day of the following week. These events feature one of France’s most distinctive champagne houses, Perrier-Jouët. Friday, June 3, DJ SpydaTek will head the “In Your Dreams” … [Read more...]
Take A Look Inside Nick Cannon’s New Wild ‘N Out Bar In San Diego
UPDATE 2023 – Nick Cannon's Wild 'N Out Bar Is Closed With The Theater Box Closing By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger Nick Cannon's Wild 'N Out bar in the San Diego Gaslamp is open and PubClub.com takes you inside this bar that is true to its name. Because it's wild and if you try and down one of its supersized, ice-bucket large cocktails … [Read more...]
Nick Cannon Himself Officially Opens Wild ‘N Out Bar In San Diego
UPDATE 2023 – Nick Cannon's Wild 'N Out Bar Is Closed With The Theater Box Closing By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger In a scene straight of of Hollywood – a red carpet lined with TV cameras, flash-popping paparazzi and a packed red carpet surrounded by a crowded entrance – Nick Cannon himself came to San Diego to open the Gaslamp's newest bar, … [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 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...]
Toro Nightclub Is Swarming With San Diego Singles On Wednesday Nights – And Here’s Why
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Nightlife Blogger The people roll in from all sides of the street and even from a party bus. They come seeking fun, partying with other San Diego singles and dancing and drinking to EDM music. Their destination is Toro nightclub on the corner of 5th Ave., and G Street in the Gaslamp Quarter. And they pack the place every Wednesday night. … [Read more...]
Greystone Steakhouse Is One Of The Gaslamp’s Best Restaurants
A 5-Star Dining Experience On 5th Ave. By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger In an area so full of restaurants picking one can seem like trying to choose between the steak and the lobster, one manages to stand out as one of the best restaurants in San Diego's lively Gaslamp Quarter. It is Greystone Prime Steakhouse & Seafood on Fifth … [Read more...]
San Diego Nightclub Parq Back Open And Is Ready To Party
The Bar Scene Is Surging In The Gaslamp Quarter By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger The surging nightlife scene in San Diego – in particular in and around the Gaslamp and East Village areas – continues now that Parq nightclub is back open and ready to party. On Saturday, June 19, Parq re-launches with headliner DJ Dynamiq. Located at 6th and … [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...]
Is The Gaslamp Quarter A Safe Place For Bars, Restaurants And Nightlife?
San Diego's Downtown Entertainment Area Under Scrutiny After Fatal Shooting; Police Put More Officers On The Streets By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger In the wake of a recent incident in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter in which a trouble-seeking individual found what he was looking for and wound up shooting five people (one fatally), 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 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...]
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 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...]
Curbside Gaslamp Street Dining On 5th Ave., Everything You Need To Know
Bars & Restaurants Put Tables In The Street Along Fifth Ave. By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger The street dining that debuted in Little Italy has expanded to the Gaslamp Quarter, as San Diego is embracing this new style of dinner and drinks experience as result of the coronavirus pandemic. Curbside Gaslamp, as it is called, is both bigger … [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...]
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...]
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...]
American Junkie Dots the ‘i’ As San Diego’s Rockin’ Ohio State Game-Watching Bar
Where OSU Alumni Cheer For The Buckeyes In The Gaslamp Quarter By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger They stand up and spell O-H-I-O with their hands, sing the fight song and cheer loudly at every score. While also drinking beer and other libations and playing a lively game of beer pong. "They" are the Ohio State alumni who now live in … [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...]
This Dog-Friendly San Diego Bar Has Creative DJ Headphones Music
Quartyard In The Gaslamp Quarter A Unique All-Outdoor Nightlife Destination By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger A dog park in a bar in a city's downtown area is different onto itself, but Quartyard has one other feature that makes it stand out even in the nightlife-crowded area of San Diego's Gaslamp. It has headsets for people to listen to the … [Read more...]
San Diego Blog: Rooftop Fairweather Bar A Good Pre-Padres Game Hangout
Mai Tais And A View Overlooking Petco Park By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger While patrolling around Petco Park looking for a good pre-Padres watering hole, I naturally found myself – almost without thinking – in Bub's By The Ballpark. That's the natural place because it was packed with people in jerseys not just from the home team but the … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Alabama Alumni Bar, Bootlegger, Is Truly ‘Tuscaloosa West’
Gaslamp Venue A Sea Of Crimson Tide Fans And 'Roll Tide' Cheers By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Southern music blares from a sound system resembling that of a stadium – "Redneck Woman," "Sweet Home Alabama" and heck they even play "Rammer Jammer" – people wearing crimson-colored shirts fill the place and "Roll Tides" are so loud and frequent it … [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...]
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...]
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 2017 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. After a brief move to Saturday … [Read more...]
San Diego MLB All-Star Game 2016 Block Party & Events
Gaslamp To Host Three-Day Festival With Music, Food & Beer San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter is a great place to go out, and it's hosting a block party during the Major League Baseball All-Star Week. It's a multi-day affair from July 10-12 – the -All-Star game is Tuesday, July 12 – and it features beer, music, food, all within a long ball of Petco Park. Called the Pepsi … [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...]