Boozesandiego's Best Beach Bars '07
We look at some of our favorite bars at the beach.
Wednesday, June 07, 2006 by Greg Wynn
It’s definitely been an interesting year thus far. A lot of ups, a lot of downs, and a lot of “what have yous”. As the summer arrives it’s time to begin the real partying, San Diego style. With booze on the brain and local insider knowledge, we have compiled a list of the best beach bars. If you live at the beach in San Diego, you’ve probably already had a few too many at some of these local San Diego bars. Alternatively if you’re just a weekend beach warrior and your not privy to some of our picks, BoozeSanDiego has all the information you need to get your shit together and get boozing by the beach at some of the best bars in San Diego.
Best Overall Bar: Sandbar
Whether it’s early in the day or late at night, Sandbar in Mission Beach is always a good decision when you’re boozing by the beach. The upstairs sky bar is an ideal place to drink cocktails, chow down, or to just hang out during sunny summer afternoons. The bloody marys are the perfect hang over cure and the bar menu is extensive enough to feed even the hungriest beach broseph. In the evenings, the San Diego locals tend to congregate in the sky bar while the dance floor goes off in the main bar downstairs. Sandbar consistently has the best party at the beach with a bumping DJ, cheap beer specials, stiff cocktails, and plenty of sexy boys and girls.
Best Beer Bar: Liars Club
The best selection of local microbrews and imports coupled with a rockin’ jukebox filled with local San Diego bands makes this bar an ideal place to chill out and booze with some of San Diego’s more rowdy locals. The lunch and dinner menus have been craftily constructed to excite your pallet when washed down with the best San Diego beer you’ve never had. Add to the fact that the Liars Club is half a block from the beach; this is one bar you just cannot pass up.
Best Cocktails: Open Bar
On any given night of the week this Pacific Beach dive bar is busy with thirsty San Diego locals that know where to get the stiffest cocktails in town. On those random nights when you and a buddy or two just feel like boozing, Open Bar Pacific Beach is the most social bar to hit for cocktails, beers, and pool tables.
Best Dive Bar: PB Pub
Whether you’re looking to pull up a stool next to a San Diego local and rap down with a bartender or to shoot pool with some buddies PB Pub in Pacific Beach is the place to rip back some beers. You can always find plenty of locals in this San Diego bar that like to do some serious boozing and you never have to wait to get a fresh pitcher of premium beer for the best beer prices at the beach.
Best Lounge Bar: JRDN
Overlooking the Pacific Ocean in a San Diego bar that vibes like a classy Miami lounge bar is sure to make you feel sexy as hell. The bar appetizers consist of the best Sushi in town and the drinks are all top notch. JRDN in Pacific Beach is the best spot to booze in style whether unwinding with a few drinks or trying to catch a buzz before hitting the San Diego night clubs.
Best Beachfront Bar: Lahaina Beach House
On hot summer days, no beach joint can compete with allure of chugging pitchers on the Lahaina’s party deck. Lahaina Pacific Beach creates the same summer vibe as a house party on your friend’s porch. When you wander off the sand to drink with the big boys, you’re guaranteed some filthy fun at this San Diego bar that’s built for people watching and drinking beers on any weekend afternoon.
Best Dancing: Typhoon Saloon
With great location, great music and a cavernous back room theres simply is no joint that’s better for catching a buzz and dancing around on a weekends than Typhoon in Pacific Beach. The DJ’s know how to make the dance floor move, spinning the hottest dance tracks from every generation and genre. A mild dress code helps to ensure that Typhoon Saloon captures an attractive, well-groomed crowd that will make you feel like your in a downtown San Diego night club as you shake the night away. With 5 full bars and several beer bars you’ll never have to miss a single chunky beat when refreshing that beverage.
Best Bar Food: South Beach Bar and Grill
Famous for phenomenal mahi-mahi tacos, South Beach Bar and Grill in Ocean Beach is responsible for the best food that San Diego beach bars have to offer. The impressively diverse menu features a selection of seafood that will leave your taste buds quivering while you sit in a relaxed San Diego bar setting with some of the friendliest staff and locals you’ve ever experienced. You’ll find yourself revisiting South Beach Bar and Grill again and again either to try something new or to just grind some tacos and drink beers with your friends.
Best Morning-After Bar: The Silver Fox
Put your name in for breakfast at the Broken Yolk (next door) and tell the hostess to call the Silver Fox when your table is ready. Proceed to nurse your hangover and calm those shakes with the soothing elixir of bloody marys and screwdrivers ($2.00) at this dive bar that hardly welcomes a single ray of sunlight. Since this San DIego bar opens at 6am you may even consider starting your morning-after boozing right when the evening’s after-party is shut down.
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