Independent bars and breweries in San Diego
There are 544 independent bars, pubs, breweries and wineries in San Diego County on the Hot Tip map, counted on , across 80 neighborhoods and towns. None is part of a national or regional chain.
Counted from the live Hot Tip map. Listings start from OpenStreetMap and are corrected by hand.
- 544independent bars, pubs, breweries and wineries
- 80neighborhoods and towns
- 99with hours on record
- 59open late, with closing times
- 248chain locations left off the map
The rule for a chain is its owner. Anything with a national or regional corporate parent is out. A San Diego group with a few locations of its own stays.
By kind, as tagged in OpenStreetMap
- Bar413
- Brewery61
- Pub47
- Winery8
- Beer garden2
Every one of a kind, county-wide
By neighborhood
Each name goes to that area's full list: every place, with street, hours, website and phone where on record. An area with fewer than three has no list of its own, and its link goes to the area's page.
Central San Diego 260
- Gaslamp Quarter36
- North Park31
- East Village18
- Hillcrest17
- Normal Heights16
- Clairemont Mesa13
- Mira Mesa13
- Convoy and Kearny Mesa12
- Little Italy10
- Downtown San Diego8
- City Heights7
- Mid-City7
- San Diego7
- San Carlos and Del Cerro6
- University Heights6
- Bankers Hill5
- Golden Hill5
- Midway District5
- Mission Valley5
- Linda Vista4
- Mission Hills4
- South Park4
- Barrio Logan3
- College Area2
- Kensington2
- Middletown2
- Old Town2
- Scripps Ranch2
- University City2
- Uptown2
- Miramar1
- Serra Mesa1
- Southeastern San Diego1
- Tierrasanta1
Coastal San Diego 70
- Pacific Beach30
- Ocean Beach14
- Point Loma12
- Coronado5
- La Jolla4
- Mission Beach4
- Mission Bay1
North County coastal 49
- Oceanside13
- Carlsbad Village11
- Encinitas11
- Carlsbad7
- Carmel Valley4
- Del Mar1
- Del Mar Mesa1
- Solana Beach1
North County inland 46
East County 67
- La Mesa17
- El Cajon13
- Santee7
- Lakeside5
- Ramona5
- Spring Valley5
- Lemon Grove4
- Casa de Oro3
- Rancho San Diego2
- Alpine1
- Campo1
- Harbison Canyon1
- Jamul1
- Ocotillo Wells1
- Warner Springs1
South Bay 52
141 independent liquor and wine shops are on the map as well. They are not counted here, and each area's bars page lists its own under a separate heading.
What the map can tell you
How many independent bars are there in San Diego?
Hot Tip lists 544 independent bars, pubs, breweries and wineries in San Diego County, counted on 5 October 2026: 260 in Central San Diego, 70 in Coastal San Diego, 49 in North County coastal, 46 in North County inland, 67 in East County and 52 in South Bay. By the tag each one carries in OpenStreetMap: Bar 413, Brewery 61, Pub 47, Winery 8, Beer garden 2, no tag on file 13. Chains are not counted, so the county has more than this in all.
Which San Diego neighborhoods have the most independent bars?
Gaslamp Quarter (36), North Park (31), Pacific Beach (30), Chula Vista (29), East Village (18) and Hillcrest (17). Each area's list names every one, with street, hours, website and phone where on record.
What counts as independent here?
The rule for a chain is its owner. Anything with a national or regional corporate parent is out. A San Diego group with a few locations of its own stays. 248 chain locations were removed from the OpenStreetMap pull of 7 September 2026 on that test. Hot Tip does not record who owns a place, so it cannot say which are family owned. It can say that none of these is a chain.
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