5 to Try: Dive Bars

3221 Adams Ave, San Diego, CA 92116 (map)

Normal heights dive bar keeps it simple with bar games and beer.

546 S Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas, CA 92024 (map)

Pull up a stool for a shot of whiskey and a cheap beer at Encinitas' local watering hole since 1957.

4927 Newport Ave, San Diego, CA 92107 (map)

Leather booths, dim lights and a family of bartenders and bouncers who have been together for decades.

4202 Voltaire St, San Diego, CA 92107 (map)

Everybody knows your name at this venerable dive in OB.

2901 Mission Blvd, San Diego, CA 92109 (map)

There's nothing like a post-beach belly up at 'The Comber'.