Shops in Downtown San Diego
There are 31 independent shops in Downtown San Diego, counted on . National chains are left out. 1 has hours on record.
Counted from the live Hot Tip map. Listings start from OpenStreetMap and are corrected by hand.
By kind
- Clothing6
- Art5
- Gift shop5
- Bookstore1
- Candles1
- Chocolate1
- Estate agent1
- Jewelry1
- Shoes1
- Soap1
- Spices1
- Sporting goods1
- Stationery1
- Sweets1
- Ticket1
- Tiles1
- Tobacco shop1
- Toy store1
Every one of the 31 is listed. Places named in print or on Reddit come first, the ones more publications have named ahead of the rest. Then places with hours on record, then the rest by name. The order is how much the map knows about a place, never how good anybody thinks it is.
Named in print or on Reddit 2
Upstart Crow bookstore & cafe
Bookstore835 C West Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101
Named bynavigatesandiego.com
On Reddit3 threads, among them r/asksandiego thread
Hours on record 1
Hot Licks
Spices865 West Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101
Every day 10am to 9pm
On the map, hours not on record 28
Aaron Chang Ocean Art Gallery
Art789 West Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101
Agora Gallery
ArtAmerica's National Heroes
Gift shopApple Box Wooden Toys
Toy storeBest of San Diego
Gift shopCalifornia Candle Gallery
CandlesCaptain Hunt Tobacconist
Tobacco shopCaptain's Cove
Gift shopCrazy Shirts
ClothingCrazy Shirts
ClothingDallmann Fine Chocolate
Chocolate789 West Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101
Exclusive Collections Gallery
ArtFed Ex Store
StationeryFor Bare Feet
ClothingGreater Good
Estate agentHarley-Davidson San Diego
ClothingLolo
ClothingLori L Fine Art Gallery
Art789 West Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101
Magnuts
Gift shopSeaport Market
Gift shopSeaport Shoe Company
ShoesSoap Opera
SoapSports Headquarters
Sporting goods400 The Embarcadero, San Diego, CA 92101
Tamara G
JewelryThe Something Sweet Shop
SweetsThe Tile Shop
TilesVillage Hat Shop
ClothingWyland Galleries
Art
What the hours can tell you
How many shops are there in Downtown San Diego?
Hot Tip lists 31 independent shops in Downtown San Diego, counted on 5 October 2026. By the tag each one carries in OpenStreetMap: Clothing 6, Art 5, Gift shop 5, Bookstore 1, Candles 1, Chocolate 1, Estate agent 1, Jewelry 1, Shoes 1, Soap 1, Spices 1, Sporting goods 1, Stationery 1, Sweets 1, Ticket 1, Tiles 1, Tobacco shop 1, Toy store 1. National chains are not counted, so the area has more than this in all.
Hours come from OpenStreetMap or from the business's own website. A place with no hours on record stays on the map and is never the app's answer, because the answer promises open now. Something wrong or missing? Write to hello@hottip.club. If the place is yours, claiming it is free.
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