Around Sandbar
2 stops, all within a short walk
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A cocktail night in Pacific Beach / Mission Beach
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 Pacific Beach / Mission Beach. 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 Captain's Quarters
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.3 mi
5:30 PMDinner
Oscars Mexican Seafood
Restaurant
746 Emerald Street, San Diego, California, 92109
Pacific Beach / Mission Beach
4.9
2
0.2 mi
7:00 PMCocktails
3
8:30 PMSomething sweet
Handel’s Ice Cream
Dessert Spot
4475 Mission Blvd, San Diego, CA 92109
Pacific Beach / Mission Beach
4.5
Around Candy's Boom Boom Room
2 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.7 mi
5:30 PMDinner
2
7:00 PMCocktails
Cocktail bars in Pacific Beach / Mission Beach
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
Good to know
- What's the best cocktail bar in Pacific Beach / Mission Beach for a date?
- Our top pick is Sandbar, rated 4.7 out of 5. Captain's Quarters and Candy's Boom Boom Room round out the top 3.
- Are there affordable cocktail bars in Pacific Beach / Mission Beach?
- Yes — Sandbar, Captain's Quarters and Candy's Boom Boom Room 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.