Bars in La Mesa, CA
There are 17 independent bars in La Mesa, San Diego County, counted on . National chains are left out. 3 have hours on record. The latest is The Hills Pub, open until 2am on Friday and Saturday. 3 bottle shops are listed separately below.
Counted from the live Hot Tip map. Listings start from OpenStreetMap and are corrected by hand.
By kind
- Bar16
- Beer garden1
Every one of the 17 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
Helix Brewing Company
Beer garden8101 Commercial Street, La Mesa, CA 91942
Mon to Thu 3pm to 9pm, Fri and Sat noon to 10pm, Sun noon to 7pm
Named byweb.sdbeer.com, San Diego Beer News and 3 more mentions
On Reddit12 threads, among them r/SanDiegan thread, r/sandiego thread, r/FoodSanDiego thread
8758 La Mesa Boulevard, La Mesa, CA 91941
Mon to Thu 11am to midnight, Fri 11am to 2am, Sat 8am to 2am, Sun 8am to midnight
Named bySan Diego Magazine and 1 more mention
On Reddit13 threads, among them r/lamesa thread, r/SanDiegan thread
6126 Lake Murray Boulevard, La Mesa, CA 91942
Named bySan Diego Beer News
On Reddit7 threads, among them r/sandiego thread, r/asksandiego thread, r/FoodSanDiego thread
Named bySan Diego Beer News
Chico Club
BarOn Reddit5 threads, among them r/sandiego thread, r/SanDiegan thread
Hearth House
Bar5505 Jackson Drive, La Mesa
On Reddit5 threads, among them r/SanDiegan thread, r/lamesa thread, r/FoodSanDiego thread
Johnny Bs
BarOn Reddit5 threads, among them r/sandiego thread, r/lamesa thread, r/FoodSanDiego thread
Petes Place
BarOn Reddit4 threads, among them r/sandiego thread, r/SanDiegan thread
Deano's Pub
Bar5286 Baltimore Drive, La Mesa, CA 91942
On Reddit2 threads, among them r/asksandiego thread
Parkys
BarOn Redditr/SanDiegan thread, r/sandiego thread
Hours on record 1
Sourworx
Bar8101 Commercial Street, La Mesa, CA 91942
Mon to Thu 3pm to 8:30pm, Fri and Sat noon to 9:30pm, Sun noon to 6:30pm
On the map, hours not on record 6
House Of Draught No 2
BarMr Gs Tavern
BarNorms Cocktails
BarThe Falcons Lure
BarThe Regal
BarWong's Golden Palace Dragon Room
Bar7128 University Avenue, La Mesa, CA 91941
Bottle shops in La Mesa
3 bottle shops: liquor and wine to take away. Independent, and on the map, but not somewhere to sit down with a drink, so not counted with the bars.
A & W liquor
Liquor store7021 University Avenue, La Mesa, CA 91941
Parkway Liquor
Liquor store9085 Dallas Street, La Mesa, CA 91942
University Wine & Spirits
Liquor store7232 University Avenue, La Mesa, CA 91941
What the hours can tell you
How many bars are there in La Mesa?
Hot Tip lists 17 independent bars in La Mesa, San Diego County, counted on 5 October 2026. By the tag each one carries in OpenStreetMap: Bar 16, Beer garden 1. National chains are not counted, so the area has more than this in all.
Which bars in La Mesa are open until 2am?
Of the 3 with hours on record, 1 is open until 2am at least one night: The Hills Pub (until 2am on Friday and Saturday).
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.
County-wide
One of these, picked for you, open right now.
Free. A first name and an email, and no password.