La Jolla: 186 independent places to eat, drink and shop
The cove, the cliffs, and Girard Avenue behind them.
La Jolla, San Diego has 186 independently owned places on the Hot Tip map, counted on : 90 places to eat, 33 coffee shops and bakeries, 33 shops, 14 barbers and salons, 9 places outside, 4 bars and 3 bottle shops. 51 have hours on record, and 3 stay open past 11pm at least one night.
Counted from the live Hot Tip map. Listings start from OpenStreetMap and are corrected by hand.
Your tip in La Jolla
One place
Open now, near you, independently owned. Not a list.
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What's on the map in La Jolla
Counted from the listings themselves, not estimated.
- Places with hours on record
- 51 of 186
- Open past 11pm at least one night
- 3
- National chains on the map
- 0
A place with hours we can't confirm stays on the map but is never the answer, because the answer promises open now.
Open latest in La Jolla
- The Shackuntil 2am every night
- Bubba’s Smokehouse BBQuntil midnight on Friday
- The Nautilus Tavernuntil midnight on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Birdseyeuntil 10pm on Friday and Saturday
- Bobboi Natural Gelatountil 10pm on Friday and Saturday
The latest closing times among the 51 places with hours on record.
Most named, in print and on Reddit
- The Whaling Bar3 publications, 22 Reddit threads
- Blue Whale3 publications, 15 Reddit threads
- Wayfarer Bread & Pastry3 publications, 10 Reddit threads
- Parakeet Cafe3 publications, 5 Reddit threads
- Bird Rock Coffee3 publications
- Bird Rock Coffee3 publications
- Brick & Bell3 publications
- Living Room3 publications
95 places in La Jolla have been named by a publication or come up on Reddit. These are the ones the most publications named, then the ones in the most threads. Every one heads its list below. Every named place, by area
Every kind of place in La Jolla
Restaurants in La Jolla
- The Whaling Bar
- Marine Room
- Catania7863 Girard Avenue
- George's At The Cove1250 Prospect Street
- Sugar and Scribe
- Nine-Ten910 Prospect Street
Bars in La Jolla
- The Shack6941 La Jolla Boulevard
- George’s Bar
- Stage Room at the Pub
- We Olive & Wine Bar1158 Prospect Street
Coffee shops and bakeries in La Jolla
- Blue Whale834 Kline Street
- Wayfarer Bread & Pastry5525 La Jolla Boulevard
- Parakeet Cafe927 Silverado Street
- Bird Rock Coffee5625 La Jolla Boulevard
- Bird Rock Coffee
- Brick & Bell928 Silverado Street
Shops in La Jolla
- Surf Diva2164 Avenida de la Playa
- D. G. Wills7461 Girard Avenue
- Geppetto's
- The Ark Antiques7620 Girard Avenue
- Warwick's
- Thread Seed
Barbers and salons in La Jolla
- Dleux Hair
- Jonathan Le Salon
- So In Love Lashes5726 La Jolla Boulevard
- The Bird Rock Massage Studio5604 La Jolla Boulevard
- Vinny's Barber Shop909 Prospect Street
- Charlie's Salon Barber & Beauty737 Pearl Street
Outside in La Jolla
A cliff, a trail or a beach keeps no hours, so the app can answer with one at any time of day.
Garibaldi in clear water with no gear needed, and a 145-step tunnel from the shop above down into a sea cave.Source: timeout.com
Named byTime Out, San Diego Tourism Authority and 7 more mentions
On Reddit268 threads, among them r/sandiego thread, r/SanDiegan thread
Paused until . The reserve's trails and lodge are closed for renovation from September 21, 2026 into early 2027. The beach below stays open.
Razor Point at golden hour, then down to the beach if the tide is out.
Named bySan Diego Tourism Authority, Time Out and 14 more mentions
On Reddit35 threads, among them r/asksandiego thread
The surf shack has stood there since 1946. Watch, do not paddle out unless you know.
Named byTime Out, San Diego Tourism Authority and 8 more mentions
On Reddit28 threads, among them r/asksandiego thread, r/sandiego thread
Named bySan Diego Tourism Authority, San Diego Magazine
On Reddit4 threads, among them r/sandiego thread, r/asksandiego thread
Wide sand and gentle surf for a first lesson or a kayak out to the sea caves; parking is the hard part.Source: timeout.com
Named byTime Out, San Diego Tourism Authority and 7 more mentions
Named bySan Diego Magazine and 1 more mention
On Reddit29 threads, among them r/sandiego thread
Named bySan Diego Magazine
On Reddit6 threads, among them r/asksandiego thread, r/sandiego thread
Named byTime Out
On Reddit3 threads, among them r/sandiego thread, r/asksandiego thread
Named bySan Diego Magazine and 1 more mention
On Redditr/sandiego thread
In La Jolla, the rule is the same.
Independently owned only. Nobody pays to be the answer. Places you've never been come first, because the point is the spot four blocks away you've been meaning to try.
La Jolla on the county-wide lists
Open late
Every one of a kind
Independent, county-wide
One of these, picked for you.
Open Hot Tip in La Jolla, say what you feel like, and it answers with one place that is open right now.
Free. A first name and an email, and no password.