There's always news and happenings in the San Diego restaurant and bar scene. Fortuntely, for you, PubClub.com provides regular updates. Here's the latest on restaurant and bar news throughout San Diego for March, including a wee bit of information on St. Patrick's Day and Padres Opening Day. But we start by introducing Kait of The Smoking Gun, our Server of the Month! San … [Read more...]
Introducing Kait Of The Smoking Gun, The San Diego Server Of The Month For March
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger When you order food at The Smoking Gun, the sports/arcade/hangout bar on 6th & Market in the Gaslamp Quarter, chances are it will be brought to you by a smiling person wearing an apron that appears to be so long on her petite frame you keep expecting her to trip over it. After she places the order on the table she … [Read more...]
5 Tips And Things To Do For A Singles Trip To San Diego
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Local With 325 days a year of sunshine, beaches, solid nightlife. an endless list of fun things to do and a small-town vibe in a big city, San Diego is a great place to visit. And it's a great destination as a top singles trip destination. Here is a rundown of the best activities and places to be in San Diego for singles trips. This post … [Read more...]
A Simple Guide To The Best San Diego Bars & Nightlife
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Blogger With some 300 bars (a rough estimate, I admit) there are a lot of nightlife options in San Diego. Mostly, people stick to their neighborhoods but there are great bars all over the city. As a frequent barfly, I've made this list of the best of the best. Personally, I generally stick to the Gaslamp Quarter because it's lively on … [Read more...]
Atomic Groove Turns Up The Fun Energy At The Belly Up Friday Happy Hour: A Review
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger My friend Connie is fun. As in F.U.N. So when she said that I should check out the band Atomic Groove at the Belly Up Tavern during one of its Friday Happy Hours, I followed her advice and went there with her. And whoa, she was right. What a night! Now, I’m not saying it’s the most fun you can have in San … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Horton Plaza Is A Boulevard of Broken Dreams
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego-based blogger When I first started to come to San Diego – for work and for pleasure – in the 1990s, Horton Plaza was a cool gathering spot for press events, media lunches and just for hanging out in general. It was a multi-level, hip outdoor mall with shops big and small, restaurants and a happening vibe that put me in a "San Diego is cool" … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Bar Haunts & Events That No Longer Exist
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Nightlife Blogger San Diego has some great nightlife, especially in the Gaslamp Quarter downtown. There's the ever-popular barleymash, the let-it-all-loose Trailer Park After Dark, Moonshine Flats for country music and line dancing, Goodnight John Boy for disco (yes, there's a disco bar in San Diego!), Bootlegger's just for fun and dozens of … [Read more...]
Complete San Diego City Guide: Links, Information, Things To Do Club Party, Bars & Nightlife
This story is constantly being updated with San Diego events and news with the last update occuring in Feb. 2026. 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 … [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...]