Hillcrest's 26 bars and pubs run the spectrum from the country's first openly gay-themed brewery to dive bars with 1940s backstories, concentrated along the Fifth Avenue corridor between Robinson Avenue and University Avenue inside 92103.
3731 India St B, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-295-3939
501 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-960-2045
2865 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-323-2000
3650 Fifth Ave #104, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-906-5566
3858 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-260-8099
1035 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-535-0020
3403 First Ave., San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-295-7666
142 W University Ave Ste C, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 858-345-7379
3365 India St, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-297-7211
1920 Fort Stockton Dr Suite C, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-234-2597
3095 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-230-5179
3367 India St, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-297-7211
3746 Sixth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-306-6047
4026 Hawk St A, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-752-4972
3940 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-500-3344
3701 India St, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-299-0230
1090 University Ave Ste G100-107, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-296-3122
3752 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-795-6901
741 W Washington St, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-295-6000
4020 Goldfinch St, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-876-5200
729 W Washington St, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-295-6001
1458 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-269-4323
1440 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-876-4099
1263 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-535-1747
1477 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 877-484-6282
1112 Fort Stockton Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-298-5081
222 W Washington St, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-296-2721
3610 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-296-6407
3537 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-295-2878
1271 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-299-1983
422 W Washington St, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-272-4289
3175 India St, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-618-2830
1642 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-888-8623
1027 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-902-4646
3981 Eagle St, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-230-1188
1403 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-295-0881
3845 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-299-1911
1236 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-241-2710
135 Washington St, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-310-5782
3683 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 858-444-6173
3747 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-295-4391
3796 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-298-2233
817 W Washington St, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-298-3624
1017 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-297-2056
1051 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-990-2703
Rich's on University Avenue is one of San Diego's longest-running gay dance clubs, with DJ nights, drag performances, and go-go dancers defining the weekend nightlife calendar for the gay village. Flicks covers the video bar lane with music videos, drink specials, and a mixed crowd on University Avenue. Hillcrest Brewing Company Bar & Pizzeria was founded as the first openly gay-owned and gay-themed craft brewery in the United States and runs a full taproom with wood-fired pizza alongside the house beer list. The Loft rounds out the gay village bar cluster.
Aero Club Bar on India Street is one of San Diego's most respected whiskey bars, with hundreds of bottles behind the counter and an aviation-themed interior dating to the 1940s. Nunu's Tavern on Fifth Avenue is the classic Hillcrest dive with dim red booths and a loyal regular crowd that predates the gay village era. Pure Project Balboa Park and North Park Beer Company - Bankers Hill bring organic-ingredient and hazy-IPA craft beer to the Uptown side. Wine Vault & Bistro runs the wine-flight-and-dinner format on Washington Street. The subcategory sits inside the dining parent of 166 listings and pairs with American restaurants for late-night food. For beach-bar nightlife, residents head to Pacific Beach.
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