Around Sandbar
2 stops, all within a short walk
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A rooftop night in Pacific Beach / Mission Beach
Go up for sunset, come down for dinner.
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A rooftop is an easy opening move: the view gives you something to talk about, and a drink at sunset sets up the rest of the night. The good ones fill up around golden hour, so aim to arrive before the sun goes down. Some are bars on top of a restaurant; all of them are worth the trip up for a drink, even if dinner happens somewhere else.
This guide ranks 4 rooftop 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 Firehouse
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.3 mi
5:30 PMSunset drinks
2
0.2 mi
7:00 PMDinner
Oscars Mexican Seafood
Restaurant
746 Emerald Street, San Diego, California, 92109
Pacific Beach / Mission Beach
4.9
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 Cannonball
2 stops, all within a short walk
1
< 0.1 mi
5:30 PMSunset drinks
2
7:00 PMDinner
Draft South Mission
Restaurant
3105 Ocean Front Walk, San Diego, CA 92109
Pacific Beach / Mission Beach
3.7
Rooftop bars in Pacific Beach / Mission Beach
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
Good to know
- What's the best rooftop bar in Pacific Beach / Mission Beach for a date?
- Our top pick is Sandbar, rated 4.7 out of 5. Firehouse and Cannonball round out the top 3.
- Are there affordable rooftop bars in Pacific Beach / Mission Beach?
- Yes — Sandbar, Firehouse and PB Alehouse are all $$ or under.
- What should we do before or after?
- Make it a rooftop night: sunset drinks, then dinner, then something sweet. The plans on this page pair each top spot with the best-rated places within about a 20-minute walk.