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San Diego is known for its warm climate, beautiful beaches, scenic views, beautiful parks, and more… San Diego has a lot to offer to persons from different walks of life. There is never a dull moment in San Diego; museums and gardens, art galleries, artist studios, restaurants, shopping malls, and the harbor is home to a large active naval fleet with an aircraft-carrier-turned-museum (USS Midway).
But aside from these attractions, San Diego is also home to sought-after districts like Escondido, Poway, Carlsbad, Rancho Bernardo, Vista, San Marcos, Oceanside, 4s Ranch just to name a few. Get a virtual tour of San Diego! Click Here!
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Best Restaurants in San Diego
Coasterra
If you like modern Mexican cuisine, Coasterra is for you! While each restaurant varies wildly in terms of food and design, they all share David and Lesley Cohns’ “obsession with hospitality.” Their philosophy focuses on superior service and aesthetic comfort, providing a premiere dining experience for each Guest.
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Monello
25 different kinds of daily handcrafted pasta available. A unique Italian restaurant in San Diego that introduces traditional Milanese street food and pasta in the cheese wheel.This sleek eatery serves handmade pasta, gourmet pizzas & Italian street food plus weekend brunch and an Italian Happy Hour!
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Civico 1845
A new generation of Italian cuisine – fresh, light and authentic. By using proper cooking techniques, our flavors are natural and pure. Our menu is an homage to our southern Italian roots and reflects what’s being served in Italy today.
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Born and raised
If a juicy steak is one of your cravings, you can’t go wrong with Born and Raised! It’s a spacious, modern destination for high-end steak & cocktails with glitzy decor & a rooftop patio.
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Ironside Fish and Oyster
Craving for seafood? San Diego has you covered. Try one Ironside. It’s one of the best seafood restaurants in San Diego. I’m sure your taste buds will thank you for it. The restaurant’s seafood fare & cocktails are offered in a renovated warehouse with quirky, nautical design accents.
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Buona Forchetta (South Park)
Buona Forchetta started in 2011 as a craving of Matteo’s to bring some of his native Italy to our adopted home of South Park. We found the perfect corner and built the perfect oven. Since then, we’ve strived to deliver an exceptional and authentic Italian experience to our customers keeping our focus on the simple recipes that Matteo grew up on.
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A HAPPY Italian trattoria driven by AMORE, passion, faithful hospitality and the pursuit of the best Italian cuisine. Opened in February 2019 by three CRAZY Italian natives (Niccolò Angius, Cesarina Mezzoni and Giuseppe Capasso), our restaurant honors the Italian matriarchy within the fabric of its mission: to create a convivial atmosphere that nurtures the community as a mother would.
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RustiCucina
Named to reflect the merging of two cultures; American and Sicilian. The three partners, Nino Cusimano, Marco Provino and Mario Liga, all grew up in a small town in Sicily before moving to San Diego where they all started working with Vincenzo Lo Verso who inspired them to come up with their own concept and open a restaurant as a team. Rusticucina invites neighborhood dwellers and visitors to experience a farm-to-neighborhood restaurant unlike any other.
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Eddie V’s
If you enjoy jazz while eating seafood and steak, then Eddie V’s is the place to go! Aside from the live Jazz band you could also enjoy their cocktail lounge! Located conveniently near Seaport Village, Embarcadero Marina Park North, Petco Park and Westfield Horton Plaza.
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If you would like a breathtaking view of the San Diego skyline and Coronado, then Island Prime’s C Level Restaurant is for you. C Level is Island Prime’s breezy, upscale-casual lounge on the waterfront and serves chophouse fare & cocktails.
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Lumi
Start the evening with our yellowtail pizza, kanpachi ceviche, or jumbo shrimp tempura. After kicking back Akira’s signature sake, revel in fresh sushi rolls with choices like the “Crispy Cream,” with smoked salmon skin, gobo, avocado, cucumber, lemon soy aioli, and cream cheese; or the “Surf & Turf,” served with king crab, ny strip, asparagus, avocado, garlic ponzu, and leek miso sauce. For Japanese Whisky lovers, Lumi’s bar stars a Toki Japanese Highball machine: yielding ice-cold, lusciously fizzy, perfectly-blended concoctions.
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10 Best Art Galleries in San Diego
Sparks Gallery
Located in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter, Sparks Gallery exhibits and sells original Contemporary Artwork primarily by Southern California artists who innovate and provide excellent craftsmanship in a multitude of mediums.
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Spencer Couture Art Gallery
Located inside the Pendry San Diego. Spencer Couture Art Gallery specializes in mediums such as acrylic, resin, and spray paint. Original paintings, limited edition prints, and custom artwork are available for purchase.
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The Studio Door
Contemporary Art Gallery Hillcrest’s premier art gallery is a unique art center located just minutes from downtown San Diego and Balboa Park. Since 2014, it has become known for its gallery of contemporary art, working artist studios, a museum store gift shop, community events and the neighborhood’s expanding Mural Alley. Great destination for locals, tourist and art lovers.
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Art on 30th
Art on 30th is a vibrant arts community and art school in the heart of the North Park Arts and Culture District. Art on 30th offers art classes (acrylics, mixed media, etc), private studio spaces, and host regional and national shows in their gallery spaces. An art center made up of a community of artists who are courageous enough to take their art to market and do it successfully.
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The iN Gallery
Contemporary and Modern Fine Art Studio/Gallery for the discerning collector. The iN Gallery features artwork by Established Artists, Emerging Artists and Irina Negulescu, the founder of iN Gallery.
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ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station
ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station is the place to Meet & Explore, Shop & Dine, Create & Learn, Buy Local Art.
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Contemporary Fine Arts
La Jolla’s finest gallery for over 28 years. The Contemporary Fine Arts offers unparalleled services in Fine Art Acquisitions and Consulting, Custom Framing, Art Installation, Corporate Collections and Award Design.
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Tim Cantor Gallery
The Art of Tim Cantor is a fine art gallery dedicated to the art and vision of one artist, Tim Cantor. In entering the gallery one can discover Tim Cantor’s original oil paintings, limited editions, conceptual art, and writings. There is also a beautifully bound book on his work as well.
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Back From Tomboctou Gallery & Import
Back from Tomboctou is located in San Diego’s historic Adams Avenue, right in the heart of Normal Heights. Whether it’s a gift you are looking for, or something to treat yourself with, your experience here will be anything but ordinary. Browsers are always welcome.
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Visual
VISUAL is an independent and locally owned business established in 2009 and is located in the heart of North Park, San Diego California. VISUAL gallery+design is a contemporary art gallery that exhibits emerging and established artists. VISUAL art+supply is a retail shop for art material and showcases local underground urban contemporary artists.
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Museums
USS Midway Museum
Conveniently located in downtown San Diego along the Embarcadero.
Live the adventure & honor the legend of the USS Midway with activities & fun for the whole family!
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Birch Aquarium at Scripps
Since 1992, Birch Aquarium at Scripps has been providing ocean science education through creative exhibits, programs, and activities designed to use critical thinking, and to make science relevant to our daily lives.
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Maritime Museum of San Diego
The Maritime Museum of San Diego has one of the world’s finest collections of historic ships, including the world’s oldest active ship Star of India. The museum’s collection of ships and exhibits are available for public tours. Named one of the worldwide top three Maritime Museums, this needs to be on your bucket list!
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San Diego Air & Space Museum
San Diego has one of the richest aviation heritages of any city in the country. The San Diego Air & Space Museum is unique to the region and was the first aero-themed museum to be accredited by the American Association of Museums (1986), is an affiliate of the Smithsonian, and nationally recognized as one of the country’s premier aerospace museum.
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Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (or MCASD), is an art museum focused on the collection, preservation, exhibition, and interpretation of works of art from 1950 to the present.
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San Diego Model Railroad Museum
The San Diego Model Railroad Museum (SDMRM) is a space where imagination is beautifully engineered. San Diego Model Railroad Museum features both indoor and outdoor exhibits and programming for all ages.
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Map and Atlas Museum of La Jolla
The museum showcases a portion of collector and La Jolla resident Michael Stone’s over 500 rare maps and atlases that span the course of five centuries.
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Stuart Collection
There are more than 20 sculptures in the Stuart Collection, located throughout the 1,200-acre UC San Diego campus. Visitors are invited to take a free, self-guided tour, perfect for families and art aficionados alike.
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Africa and Beyond
Africa & Beyond offers the finest collection of traditional & contemporary African Art, along with fine jewelry from around the world.
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San Diego Natural History Museum
Explore the natural history of Southern California—from past to present—at the San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat). From rattlesnakes and flesh-eating beetles, to dinosaurs and fossils, to historic archives and art, there’s something for every type of nature nerd here at the home of one the oldest biological research centers in the region.
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