The Cordova Bar

On our lists of the best cocktail bars and live music venues in San Diego.

In a former auto shop on Morena Boulevard that later housed the Clutch Bar, this cocktail lounge builds a whiskey- and agave-heavy list around drinks like the Spicy Passionfruit Daiquiri, a signature the San Diego Reader has called out by name. Karaoke nights, resident DJs, and a monthly gathering called Bay Park Funktion fill the calendar, with a fire-pit patio for slower nights out back.