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Bars and breweries in San Marcos, CA

There are 8 independent bars and breweries in San Marcos, San Diego County, counted on . National chains are left out. 2 have hours on record. The latest is Players Sports Bar, open until 2am every night. 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

  • Bar4
  • Brewery3
  • Pub1

Every one of the 8 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 5

On the map, hours not on record 3

  • 49Er

    Bar

  • Cow Shed Bar and Grill

    Bar

  • The Cow Shed Bar and Grill

    Bar

Bottle shops in San Marcos

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.

  • e Food Stores and Liquor

    Liquor store

    997 West San Marcos Boulevard, San Marcos, CA 92078

  • Liquor

    Liquor store

  • Port Brewing and The Lost Abby

    Liquor store

    155 Mata Way, San Marcos, CA 92069

What the hours can tell you

How many bars and breweries are there in San Marcos?

Hot Tip lists 8 independent bars and breweries in San Marcos, San Diego County, counted on 5 October 2026. By the tag each one carries in OpenStreetMap: Bar 4, Brewery 3, Pub 1. National chains are not counted, so the area has more than this in all.

Which bars and breweries in San Marcos are open until 2am?

Of the 2 with hours on record, 1 is open until 2am at least one night: Players Sports Bar (until 2am every night).

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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