Around Craft Bar Kamon
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.7 mi
5:30 PMDinner
2
0.2 mi
7:00 PMCocktails
3
8:30 PMSomething sweet
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A cocktail night in Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown
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 15 cocktail bars in Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown. 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 J & Tony’s Discount Cured Meats and Negroni Warehouse
2 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.2 mi
5:30 PMDinner
2
7:00 PMCocktails
J & Tony’s Discount Cured Meats and Negroni Warehouse
Cocktail Bar
631 Ninth Ave, San Diego, CA 92101, United States
4.7
Around Young Blood
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.9 mi
5:30 PMDinner
2
0.9 mi
7:00 PMCocktails
3
8:30 PMSomething sweet
Cocktail bars in Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
BarCraft Bar Kamon
4.8(26)Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown · $$
Cocktail BarJ & Tony’s Discount Cured Meats and Negroni Warehouse
4.7(25)Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown · $
Cocktail BarYoung Blood
4.6(26)Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown · $$$
BarWerewolf American Pub
4.6(13)Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown · $$
SpeakeasyThe Noble Experiment
4.6(5)Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown · $$
Cocktail BarProhibition
4.5(16)Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown · $$
Cocktail BarFifth and Rose
4.4(17)Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown · $$$
RestaurantNeighborhood
4.4(5)Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown · $$$
BarGinger's
4.3(7)Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown · $$
SpeakeasyRoom 56
4.3(6)Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown · $$
Rooftop BarThe Nolen
4.2(11)Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown · $$
Rooftop Bar & Cocktail BarBorrego Rooftop
4.2(6)Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown · $$$
Rooftop BarBorrego Kitchen & Cocktails
4.1(15)Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown · $$
Cocktail BarFifth & Rose
Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown · $$
Cocktail BarThe Diamond Room
Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown · $$
Good to know
- What's the best cocktail bar in Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown for a date?
- Our top pick is Craft Bar Kamon, rated 4.8 out of 5. J & Tony’s Discount Cured Meats and Negroni Warehouse and Young Blood round out the top 3.
- Are there affordable cocktail bars in Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown?
- Yes — Craft Bar Kamon, J & Tony’s Discount Cured Meats and Negroni Warehouse and Werewolf American Pub are all $$ or under.
- Do I need a reservation?
- It depends on the spot. Book ahead for Craft Bar Kamon, Young Blood and The Noble Experiment, while Prohibition takes walk-ins.
- 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.