San Diego Singles Guide
Updated: June 05, 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:Beachside Chill-Out Joints, Singles Ready to Mingle, 30-Something Hot Spots, Where Music Lovers Meet.
Beachside Chill-Out Joints
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Cardiff Seaside Market
Read Reviews2087 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.
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Bar West
Read Reviews959 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.
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Pacific Beach Bar & Grill
Read Reviews860 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.
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Ocean Beach Farmer's Market
Write a reviewNewport 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.
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Johnny V
Read Reviews945 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.
Singles Ready to Mingle
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Basic Urban Kitchen & Bar
Read Reviews410 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.
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Bar Dynamite
Read Reviews1808 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.
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AIR CONDITIONED
Read Reviews4673 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.
30-Something Hot Spots
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Blanca Restaurant
Read Reviews437 S Hwy 101, Solana Beach, CA 92075 (map)
Solana Beach's swankiest restauarnt also hosts a happening bar scene in the pricey cocktail lounge.
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Toronado
Write a review4026 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.
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Jack's La Jolla
Read Reviews7863 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.
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The Glass Door Restaurant & Lounge
Read Reviews1835 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.
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Beach City Market
Read Reviews3 Horton Plaza, San Diego, CA 92101 (map)
Catch up with the downtown's deal-makers at this popular lunch spot.
Where Music Lovers Meet
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In Cahoots
Read Reviews5373 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.
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The Shout! House
Read Reviews655 4th Ave, San Diego, CA 92101 (map)
Twin pianos fill the stage, drinks fill the tables, and sing-alongs of familiar choruses fill the bar.
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House Of Blues
Read Reviews1055 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92101 (map)
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Lamplighter
Read Reviews817 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.
