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Independent breweries and taprooms in San Diego

There are 76 independent breweries and taprooms in San Diego County on the Hot Tip map, counted on : 42 in Central San Diego, 5 in Coastal San Diego, 8 in North County coastal, 10 in North County inland, 2 in East County and 9 in South Bay. 19 have hours on record.

Counted from the live Hot Tip map. Listings start from OpenStreetMap and are corrected by hand.

How this list is made. Every bar or pub tagged as a brewery in OpenStreetMap, plus bars with brewing or brewery in the name. A brewery with three taprooms is here three times, once at each address. Chains are left off by their corporate parent. Within an area, places named in print or on Reddit come first, then places with hours on record, then the rest by name.

Central San Diego 42

Mira Mesa7

North Park5

East Village4

Normal Heights4

Clairemont Mesa3

Convoy and Kearny Mesa3

Bankers Hill2

Downtown San Diego2

Scripps Ranch2

Barrio Logan1

Golden Hill1

Hillcrest1

Kensington1

  • Kensington Brewing Company

    Brewery

    4067 Adams Avenue, San Diego

Linda Vista1

Little Italy1

Miramar1

Mission Valley1

South Park1

University City1

  • Mission Brewing (fka Rough Draft)

    Bar

    3869 Miramar Street, La Jolla, CA 92037

    Every day 6pm to 10pm

Coastal San Diego 5

Ocean Beach3

Coronado1

Point Loma1

North County coastal 8

Carlsbad3

Carmel Valley3

  • Boochcraft

    Brewery

  • North Pine Brewing

    Bar

  • Rough Draft Brewing Company

    Bar

    12925 El Camino Real, San Diego

Carlsbad Village1

Encinitas1

North County inland 10

Vista6

San Marcos3

Fallbrook1

East County 2

El Cajon1

La Mesa1

South Bay 9

Chula Vista5

Imperial Beach2

National City1

Nestor1

What the map can tell you

How many independent breweries and taprooms are there in San Diego?

Hot Tip lists 76 in San Diego County, counted on 5 October 2026: 42 in Central San Diego, 5 in Coastal San Diego, 8 in North County coastal, 10 in North County inland, 2 in East County and 9 in South Bay. The areas with the most are Mira Mesa (7), Vista (6), North Park (5), Chula Vista (5) and East Village (4). Chains are not counted.

Which breweries and taprooms in San Diego County are open after 11pm?

Of the 19 with hours on record, 4 are open after 11pm at least one night: Chula Vista Brewery (until 1am on Friday and Saturday), Blind Lady Ale House (until midnight on Friday and Saturday), Groundswell Brewing Company (until midnight from Wednesday to Sunday) and Kilowatt Brewing (until midnight on Friday and Saturday).

Which breweries and taprooms in San Diego County are open on Monday?

Of the 19 with hours on record, 15 open on Monday. The ones that do not are Brewjeria Tap Room & Kitchen, Carlsbad Brewing Company, Meadiocrity Mead and Mujeres Brew.

Hours come from OpenStreetMap or from the business's own website. 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. Seen a chain on this list, or a place that has closed, or one that is missing? Write to hello@hottip.club. If the place is yours, claiming it is free.

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