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 Part Of San Diego Has The Best Nightlife? A Day To Night Guide
This article is not AI-generated content By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger San Diego has the nickname of "America's Finest City" but it is also one of American's most fun cities when it comes to bars and nightlife. There are several areas of the city which has nightlife but three stand out more than the others. They are Pacific Beach/Mission Beach, … [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...]
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 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...]
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 Has Very Good Nightlife And Here’s Why
5 Reasons SD Rocks It With Bars & Clubs By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger In many ways, San Diego is that forgotten cozy city to the south while California's other more marquee destinations – LA and Hollywood, San Francisco – take center stage. But it is also a prime place to visit and yes, San Diego does indeed have very good … [Read more...]
San Diego Bars Are Open – And Some Nightlife Venues Are Thriving
There Is A Party But COVID-19 Rules Limit The Singles Scene By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger The first impression visiting friends said when getting a look at the bar and restaurant scene in San Diego's Gaslamp was this: "wow!" Used to the closed confines of Los Angeles, they marveled at the lively scene along Fifth Ave., and spilling out onto … [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...]
Mardi Gras In San Diego: No Parade But A Beads & Booze Bar Crawl
Gaslamp Quarter Bars Hosting A Big Easy Beads, Bites & Booze Tour If you want to laissez le bon temps rouler in San Diego for Mardi Gras, then sign up for the Big Easy Bites & Booze tour. Taking place on Saturday, Feb 22 – Fat Tuesday is Feb. 25 – the event involves a self-guided bar crawl through Gaslamp restaurants and bars. For $25 you get 20 "sips and bites" … [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...]