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Independent game, comic and card shops in San Diego

There are 23 independent game, comic and card shops in San Diego County on the Hot Tip map, counted on : 14 in Central San Diego, 2 in North County coastal, 4 in North County inland, 2 in East County and 1 in South Bay. 11 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 shop tagged in OpenStreetMap as games, video games, comics or collectibles: board games, cards, retro consoles and figures. Comic shops tagged as bookstores are on the bookstores page. 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 14

Convoy and Kearny Mesa4

Mira Mesa4

Barrio Logan1

  • The Recyard

    Game store

    Mon to Thu 11am to 11pm, Fri 11am to midnight, Sat 9am to midnight, Sun 9am to 11pm

    (619) 556-7550

Clairemont Mesa1

  • Play N Trade Video Games

    Video games

Gaslamp Quarter1

Old Town1

  • Game Towne

    Game store

San Carlos and Del Cerro1

Scripps Ranch1

  • Calico Games

    Video games

    Mon to Sat noon to 7pm, Sun noon to 5pm

North County coastal 2

Carlsbad2

North County inland 4

Escondido2

  • Tesoro

    Collectibles

    200 East Via Rancho Parkway, Escondido

    Fri 4pm to 9pm, Sat 10am to 9pm, Sun 11am to 7pm

    shoptesoro.online

  • Tesoro Cards & Games

    Collectibles

    322 West El Norte Parkway, Escondido, CA 92026

    Mon to Sat 10am to 10pm, Sun 11am to 9pm

    shoptesoro.online(847) 337-3041

San Marcos2

East County 2

Lemon Grove1

  • GameZone

    Collectibles

    7943 Broadway, Lemon Grove, CA 91945

    Tue to Thu and Sun noon to 5pm, Fri and Sat noon to 6pm, closed Mon

    (619) 467-7757

Rancho San Diego1

  • The Card Shoppe

    Game store

    3773 Willow Glen Drive, El Cajon, CA 92019

    (619) 622-5536

South Bay 1

Chula Vista1

What the map can tell you

How many independent game, comic and card shops are there in San Diego?

Hot Tip lists 23 in San Diego County, counted on 5 October 2026: 14 in Central San Diego, 2 in North County coastal, 4 in North County inland, 2 in East County and 1 in South Bay. The areas with the most are Convoy and Kearny Mesa (4), Mira Mesa (4), Carlsbad (2), Escondido (2) and San Marcos (2). Chains are not counted.

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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