San Diego Singles Guide

by Erin Chambers - Citysearch Editor - 9,287 Reviews - 164 Lists

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Updated: June 03, 2009

Don't have a special someone to share your weekend with? Who needs flowers and jealous lovers anyway? It's time to celebrate singledom in all its glory. Whether you're planning to chill out by the beach or rock out in a club, here's where to go in San Diego if you're flying solo these days.

On this page:Singles Ready to Mingle, Beachside Chill-Out Joints, Where Music Lovers Meet, 30-Something Hot Spots.

Singles Ready to Mingle

  1. 1 3.5 Star Rating: Average Bar Dynamite
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    1808 W Washington St, San Diego, CA 92103 (map)

    Tucked away in South Mission Hills, this is a smaller ultra lounge that attracts a crowd higher on edge and lower on swank than Gaslamp clubs.

  2. 2 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Basic Urban Kitchen & Bar
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    410 10th Ave, San Diego, CA 92101 (map)

    Friday and Saturday nights (especially if the Padres are in town at nearby Petco Park) are hoppin' with top DJs spinning on the bar side and lots of single, East Village dwellers lookin' for hook up.

  3. 3 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Air Conditioned
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    4673 30th St, San Diego, CA 92116 (map)

    An unsuspecting storefront leads indie and trendy scenesters to this Normal Heights' gem that's both a cool place to chill and be seen. If you like the North Park/University Heights/Normal Heights scene, this is the place to meet your match.

Beachside Chill-Out Joints

  1. 4 3 Star Rating: Average Bar West
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    959 Hornblend St, San Diego, CA 92109 (map)

    Bar West is where the beach scene gets chic (off Garnet Ave) with a stylish restaurant and lounge that caters to the downtown crowd. Love the beach but want more than a beach bum for a mate? Bar West is great place to meet a more sophisticated surfer dude ... or dudette.

  2. 5 4 Star Rating: Recommended Pacific Beach Bar & Grill
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    860 Garnet Ave, San Diego, CA 92109 (map)

    Safely walking the line between a frat boy's dream and a food enthusiast's paradise, PB Bar & Grill will make the history books as San Diego's quintessential singles hangout at the beach.

  3. 6 4 Star Rating: Recommended Johnny V
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    945 Garnet Ave, San Diego, CA 92109 (map)

    With multiple themed rooms, a well-dressed singles crowd and a Gaslamp-style door policy, it's not your average PB bar. Watch out for underage college kids, though. This place is often crawling with them.

  4. 7 Ocean Beach Farmer's Market
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    Newport Ave, San Diego, CA 92107 (map)

    All the OB beach types convene here on Wednesday evenings. If hemp-wearing, hippy-happy love is what you're looking for, this is your place.

  5. 8 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Cardiff Seaside Market
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    2087 San Elijo Ave, Cardiff By The Sea, CA 92007 (map)

    Strike up a conversation at the gourmet deli counter, and you may just bring home more than groceries.

Where Music Lovers Meet

  1. 9 4 Star Rating: Recommended The Shout! House
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    655 4th Ave, San Diego, CA 92101 (map)

    Rock 'n Roll, Dueling Pianos

  2. 10 3.5 Star Rating: Average House Of Blues
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    1055 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92101 (map)

  3. 11 3.5 Star Rating: Average In Cahoots
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    5373 Mission Center Rd, San Diego, CA 92108 (map)

    From cowboys to frat boys, everyone gets in line for dancing and live music at the heart of San Diego's country scene.

  4. 12 4 Star Rating: Recommended Lamplighter
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    817 W Washington St, San Diego, CA 92103 (map)

    It's hard not to meet people at this packed, venerable dive where it's cool to act like a rockstar.

30-Something Hot Spots

  1. 13 4 Star Rating: Recommended The Glass Door Restaurant & Lounge
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    1835 Columbia Street, San Diego , CA 92101 (map)

    Stop in for happy hour (don't miss amazing sunset views from the balcony) and mingle with Little Italy's young professional set, made up of lots of good looking thirty somethings who love to talk food, travel and fashion.

  2. 14 3 Star Rating: Average Jack's La Jolla -- CLOSED
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    7863 Girard Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037 (map)

    Stylish and multifaceted, this three-tiered complex in Downtown La Jolla attracts well-heeled patrons to its six distinctive bars and restaurants. Plenty of cougars are on the prowl here nightly.

  3. 15 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Beach City Market
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    3 Horton Plaza, San Diego, CA 92101 (map)

    Catch up with the downtown's deal-makers at this popular lunch spot.

  4. 16 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Blanca Restaurant
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    437 S Hwy 101, Solana Beach, CA 92075 (map)

    Solana Beach's swankiest restauarnt also hosts a happening bar scene in the pricey cocktail lounge.

  5. 17 Toronado San Diego
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    4026 30th St, San Diego, CA 92104 (map)

    Lookin' for a lady who appreciates your love of home brewing? Try Toronado on 30th for an always-buzzing scene, dozens of hard-to-find craft brews and IPAs on tap, and crowd that's passionate about beer.