San Marcos: 137 independent places to eat, drink and shop
San Marcos, San Diego County has 137 independently owned places on the Hot Tip map, counted on : 69 places to eat, 30 shops, 20 barbers and salons, 8 bars, 3 bottle shops, 3 coffee shops and bakeries, 2 places outside and 2 opticians and pet groomers. 29 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 San Marcos
One place
Open now, near you, independently owned. Not a list.
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What's on the map in San Marcos
Counted from the listings themselves, not estimated.
69
Restaurants
30
Shops
20
Barbers and salons
8
Bars and breweries
3
Bottle shops
3
Coffee shops
2
Opticians and pet groomers
2
Outside
- Places with hours on record
- 29 of 137
- 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 San Marcos
- Players Sports Baruntil 2am every night
- Money Pituntil 11pm on Friday
- Basic Bar Pizzauntil 10pm on Friday and Saturday
- Cocina Del Charrountil 10pm on Friday and Saturday
- Knowhere Games & Comicsuntil 10pm on Friday
The latest closing times among the 29 places with hours on record.
Most named, in print and on Reddit
- Green Thumb Nursery3 publications, 3 Reddit threads
- The Lost Abbey2 publications, 48 Reddit threads
- Meadiocrity Mead2 publications, 5 Reddit threads
- Mama Kat's Restaurant and Pie Shop2 publications
- Double Peak Park1 publication, 18 Reddit threads
- Curry Craft1 publication, 12 Reddit threads
- Buona Forchetta1 publication, 9 Reddit threads
- Amalfi Cucina Italiana1 publication, 7 Reddit threads
48 places in San Marcos 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 San Marcos
Restaurants in San Marcos
- Mama Kat's Restaurant and Pie Shop288 Rancheros Drive
- Curry Craft689 South Rancho Santa Fe Road
- Buona Forchetta250 North City Drive
- Amalfi Cucina Italiana1035 La Bonita Drive
- Fish House Vera Cruz360 Via Vera Cruz
- Philly Frank's Steaks151 South Rancho Santa Fe Road
Bars and breweries in San Marcos
- The Lost Abbey1215 San Elijo Road
- Meadiocrity Mead1365 Grand Avenue
- Churchill's Pub and Grille887 West San Marcos Boulevard
- Rip Current Brewing Co.1325 Grand Avenue
- Players Sports Bar328 S Twin Oaks Valley Road
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Coffee shops in San Marcos
- Old California Coffee House and Eatery1080 West San Marcos Boulevard
- Tea Amo727 West San Marcos Boulevard
- HOB Coffee803 S Twin Oaks Valley Road
Shops in San Marcos
- Green Thumb Nursery
- Knowhere Games & Comics125 Vallecitos de Oro
- sereniTea
- Towne Jewelers1003 West San Marcos Boulevard
- A Frame of Art310 Via Vera Cruz
- Deer Springs Feed & Supply2333 North Twin Oaks Valley Road
Barbers and salons in San Marcos
- Che Bangs the Salon985 Woodland Parkway
- Hair City
- ProfessioNAIL
- Allan's Barber Shop
- Ballyhoo Salon
- Best Nails633 South Rancho Santa Fe Road
Outside in San Marcos
A cliff, a trail or a beach keeps no hours, so the app can answer with one at any time of day.
Named byhiddensandiego.com
On Reddit18 threads, among them r/sandiego thread, r/northcounty thread
Named bynorthcoastcurrent.com
In San Marcos, 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.
San Marcos on the county-wide lists
Every one of a kind
- Bookstores3 here, 42 county-wide
- Breweries and taprooms3 here, 76 county-wide
- Plant and flower shops2 here, 59 county-wide
- Game, comic and card shops2 here, 23 county-wide
- Gift shops1 here, 108 county-wide
- Ice cream shops1 here, 69 county-wide
- Barber shops1 here, 94 county-wide
- Tattoo shops1 here, 35 county-wide
Independent, county-wide
One of these, picked for you.
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