5 to Try: Dive Bars
By Erin Chambers, San Diego Editor
They're dark, dingy and ragged around the edges. And that's why we love them. Check out San Diego's best dive bars.
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Scolari's Office
3936 30th St, San Diego, CA
This dive's gaudy purple exterior reflects colorful South Park neighborhood filled with off-beat punk scenesters and karaoke fans alike. -
The Beachcomber
2901 Mission Blvd, San Diego, CA
There's nothing like a post-beach belly up at 'The Comber'. -
Pacific Shores
4927 Newport Ave, San Diego, CA
Leather booths, dim lights and a family of bartenders and bouncers who have been together for decades. -
Daley Double (The Saloon)
546 S Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas, CA
Pull up a stool for a shot of whiskey and a cheap beer at Encinitas' local watering hole since 1957. -
Catalina Lounge
4202 Voltaire St, San Diego, CA
Everybody knows your name at this venerable dive in OB.
