Old Town: 74 independent places to eat, drink and shop
Where the city started. Still the oldest kitchens in it.
Old Town, San Diego has 74 independently owned places on the Hot Tip map, counted on : 34 shops, 26 places to eat, 4 coffee shops and bakeries, 4 barbers and salons, 2 places outside, 2 bars and 2 bottle shops. 13 have hours on record, and 1 stays 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 Old Town
One place
Open now, near you, independently owned. Not a list.
shuffle if you don't like it
What's on the map in Old Town
Counted from the listings themselves, not estimated.
- Places with hours on record
- 13 of 74
- Open past 11pm at least one night
- 1
- 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 Old Town
- Casa de Fredsuntil 2am on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
- Mama Antonia’s Restaurantuntil 10:30pm on Friday and Saturday
- Casa Guadalajarauntil 10pm every night
- Ceviche Houseuntil 10pm on Friday and Saturday
- Jack and Giulio'suntil 10pm on Sunday
The latest closing times among the 13 places with hours on record.
Most named, in print and on Reddit
- Cafe Coyote2 publications, 61 Reddit threads
- Presidio Park2 publications, 38 Reddit threads
- wolf in the woods1 publication, 167 Reddit threads
- Casa Guadalajara1 publication, 64 Reddit threads
- Sushi Tadokoro1 publication, 45 Reddit threads
- Bhojan Griha1 publication, 19 Reddit threads
- Nibble1 publication, 13 Reddit threads
- Encuentro Cafe1 publication, 9 Reddit threads
34 places in Old Town 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 Old Town
Restaurants in Old Town
- Cafe Coyote2461 San Diego Avenue
- wolf in the woods1920 suite c fort stockton
- Casa Guadalajara4105 Taylor Street
- Sushi Tadokoro2244 San Diego Avenue
- Bhojan GrihaSan Diego Avenue
- Jack and Giulio's2391 San Diego Avenue
Coffee shops in Old Town
- Encuentro Cafe3941 Congress Street
- Java Joe's2611 Congress Street
- Korky's2375 San Diego Avenue
- old town's gourmet cafeSan Diego Avenue
Shops in Old Town
- Nibble
- Bazaar Del Mundo Shops
- Coral Tree Tea House2490 Heritage Park Row
- Amore Leather108 San Diego Avenue
- Whaley House Museum Shop
- Gepetto's
Barbers and salons in Old Town
- Heavenly Nails & Spa
- Barely There Beauty Bar2802 Juan Street
- Lumarise2505 San Diego Avenue
- HairapySan Diego Avenue
Bars in Old Town
4 places, all of them listed here.
Old Town Saloon
BarOn Redditr/sandiego thread
San Diego Wine & Spirits
Liquor storeSan Diego Avenue, San Diego, CA 92110
Wine cabana In Old Town
Wine shop
Outside in Old Town
A cliff, a trail or a beach keeps no hours, so the app can answer with one at any time of day.
Nobody is ever up here. That is the appeal.
Named bysandiego.gov, San Diego Magazine and 1 more mention
On Reddit38 threads, among them r/sandiego thread, r/SanDiegan thread
Named bySan Diego Magazine
On Reddit6 threads, among them r/sandiego thread, r/SanDiegan thread, r/FoodSanDiego thread
In Old Town, 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.
Old Town on the county-wide lists
Every one of a kind
Independent, county-wide
One of these, picked for you.
Open Hot Tip in Old Town, 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.