Anigma

On our lists of the best speakeasies and cocktail bars in San Diego.

An astrolabe-inspired door serves as the entrance at Anigma, tucked beside The Roxy Encinitas under the same ownership. Inside, 47 seats sit among velvet curtains, brass fixtures and candlelight built to evoke pre-war European salons and private members' clubs. The cocktail list, called the Sigils, draws its names from regional myth, the Kraken and the Man Who Made It Rain among them, alongside a short menu of shared bites like dolmades and deviled eggs.