Around Wine Girl
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.1 mi
5:30 PMA glass to start
2
0.5 mi
7:00 PMDinner
3
8:30 PMSomething sweet
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A wine night in Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown
A glass to start, a table around the corner.
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A wine bar is the low-pressure date: stay for one glass or four, and let the staff steer you if neither of you knows the list. Most pour a good range by the glass and serve small plates, so a wine bar works as the first stop before dinner or as the whole evening.
This guide ranks 3 wine 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.
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 Le Charcuterie Bar
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.2 mi
5:30 PMA glass to start
2
0.6 mi
7:00 PMDinner
3
8:30 PMSomething sweet
Frost Me Cafe and Bakery
Dessert Shop
555 W Date St, San Diego, CA 92101, USA
Little Italy / Middletown
Around Dorothy's Wine Bar
2 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.5 mi
5:30 PMA glass to start
2
7:00 PMDinner
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
Restaurant
380 K Street, Fourth Ave at, San Diego, CA 92101
Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown
4.8
Wine bars in Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
Good to know
- What's the best wine bar in Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown for a date?
- Our top pick is Wine Girl. Le Charcuterie Bar and Dorothy's Wine Bar round out the top 3.
- Are there affordable wine bars in Gaslamp Quarter / Downtown?
- Yes — Le Charcuterie Bar and Dorothy's Wine Bar are all $$ or under.
- What should we do before or after?
- Make it a wine night: a glass to start, 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.