Around Tower 13
2 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.9 mi
5:30 PMDinner
Cicciotti's Trattoria Italiana
Restaurant
1933 San Elijo Ave, Cardiff, CA 92007, United States
Encinitas / Del Mar
4.8
2
7:00 PMCocktails
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A cocktail night in Encinitas / Del Mar
A proper drink between dinner and dessert.
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These are bars you go to for the drinks themselves — a considered menu, careful technique, a bartender who can make you something that isn't on it. They sit best in the middle of a night: after dinner, before dessert, or as the nightcap. Restaurants with a strong bar are on the restaurant lists instead.
This guide ranks 3 cocktail bars in Encinitas / Del Mar. Editors' picks come first, then the rest by rating, and the plans below build a whole evening around the best of them.
Make a night of it
Routes around the top spots on the list, with the best-rated places nearby for the rest of the evening.
Around SHELTER Encinitas
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.2 mi
5:30 PMDinner
2
0.4 mi
7:00 PMCocktails
3
8:30 PMSomething sweet
Calicream Ice Cream
Ice Cream Shop
90 North Coast Highway 101 Suite 101, Encinitas, CA
Encinitas / Del Mar
4.5
Around Anigma
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.5 mi
5:30 PMDinner
2
0.1 mi
7:00 PMCocktails
3
8:30 PMSomething sweet
JoJo's Creamery
Ice Cream Shop
937 S Coast Hwy 101 Ste 106, Encinitas, CA 92024, USA
Encinitas / Del Mar
Cocktail bars in Encinitas / Del Mar
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
Good to know
- What's the best cocktail bar in Encinitas / Del Mar for a date?
- Our top pick is Tower 13, rated 4.8 out of 5. SHELTER Encinitas and Anigma round out the top 3.
- Are there affordable cocktail bars in Encinitas / Del Mar?
- Yes — Tower 13, SHELTER Encinitas and Anigma are all $$ or under.
- What should we do before or after?
- Make it a cocktail night: dinner, then cocktails, then something sweet. The plans on this page pair each top spot with the best-rated places within about a 20-minute walk.