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Shops in Hillcrest, San Diego

There are 28 independent shops in Hillcrest, San Diego, counted on . National chains are left out. 6 have hours on record. The latest is Romantix Adult Book & Video, open until 11pm from Thursday to Saturday.

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

By kind

  • Clothing5
  • Furniture3
  • Thrift store2
  • Beauty supply1
  • Bike shop1
  • Candles1
  • Computers1
  • Craft supplies1
  • Entertainment1
  • Fish market1
  • Gift shop1
  • Jewelry1
  • Locksmith1
  • Money lender1
  • Record shop1
  • Shoes1
  • Sporting goods1
  • Supplements1
  • Sweets1
  • Tailor1
  • Video1

Every one of the 28 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 10

Hours on record 5

  • Bristol Bay Salmon Company

    Fish market

    Normal Street, San Diego, CA 92103

    Sun 9am to 2pm

  • DC Computers

    Computers

    1070 University Avenue, San Diego

    Mon to Fri 9:30am to 6:30pm, Sat noon to 4pm, closed Sun

  • New York Furniture Outlets

    Furniture

    401 University Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103

    Mon to Fri 9am to 8pm, Sun 11am to 5pm, closed Sat

    nyfurnitureoutlets.com(877) 390-1797

  • Romantix Adult Book & Video

    Video

    1407 University Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103

    Sun to Wed 2pm to 10pm, Thu to Sat 2pm to 11pm

    romantix.com(619) 299-7186

  • The Candy Pushers

    Sweets

    1295 University Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103

    Wed to Sun noon to 8pm, closed Mon and Tue

    thecandypushers.com(619) 354-4555

On the map, hours not on record 13

  • Artist and Craftsman Supply

    Craft supplies

    3804 4th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103

    artistcraftsman.com

  • Assistance League Greater San Diego

    Thrift store

  • Aveda

    Beauty supply

  • Babette Schawartz

    Gift shop

  • Cathedral

    Candles

  • Designer Style Sunglasses

    Clothing

  • LAWRANCE

    Furniture

    633 University Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103

  • Nutrimart

    Supplements

  • Pay Advances Check Cashing

    Money lender

  • Pure

    Clothing

  • Restrained Grace

    Clothing

    1226 University Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103

  • The Puzzalarium

    Entertainment

    3864 5th Avenue, San Diego

    puzzalarium.com(619) 402-1466

  • Twirl

    Clothing

What the hours can tell you

How many shops are there in Hillcrest?

Hot Tip lists 28 independent shops in Hillcrest, San Diego, counted on 5 October 2026. By the tag each one carries in OpenStreetMap: Clothing 5, Furniture 3, Thrift store 2, Beauty supply 1, Bike shop 1, Candles 1, Computers 1, Craft supplies 1, Entertainment 1, Fish market 1, Gift shop 1, Jewelry 1, Locksmith 1, Money lender 1, Record shop 1, Shoes 1, Sporting goods 1, Supplements 1, Sweets 1, Tailor 1, Video 1. National chains are not counted, so the area has more than this in all.

Which shops in Hillcrest are open on Sunday?

Of the 6 with hours on record, 4 open on Sunday. The ones that do not are Bert Levi Family Jewelers and DC Computers.

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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