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A cocktail night in Shelter Island / Harbor Island

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 4 cocktail bars in Shelter Island / Harbor Island. Editors' picks come first, then the rest by rating, and the plans below build a whole evening around the best of them.

Nights people planned here

Published date nights with a stop on this list.

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 Bar 1924

2 stops, all within a short walk

1
0.2 mi
5:30 PMDinner
Stone Brewing
Stone Brewing

Brewery

2816 Historic Decatur Rd Unit 116, San Diego, CA 92106

Shelter Island / Harbor Island

4.3

2
7:00 PMCocktails
Bar 1924
Bar 1924

Cocktail Bar

2820 Lytton St, San Diego, CA 92106

Shelter Island / Harbor Island

5.0

Around Pearl Hotel

2 stops, all within a short walk

1
0.9 mi
5:30 PMDinner
Tom Ham’s Lighthouse
Tom Ham’s Lighthouse

Restaurant

2150 Harbor Island Dr, San Diego, CA, 92101, US

Shelter Island / Harbor Island

4.8

2
7:00 PMCocktails
Pearl Hotel
Pearl Hotel

Hotel Bar

1410 Rosecrans St.

Shelter Island / Harbor Island

4.2

Cocktail bars in Shelter Island / Harbor Island

Editors' picks first, then by rating.

Good to know

What's the best cocktail bar in Shelter Island / Harbor Island for a date?
Our top pick is Bar 1924, rated 5.0 out of 5. The Bar at Moniker General and Pearl Hotel round out the top 3.
Are there affordable cocktail bars in Shelter Island / Harbor Island?
Yes — Bar 1924, The Bar at Moniker General and Pearl Hotel 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.

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