fiogf49gjkf0d Although San Diego's money is lavished on
classical music, opera
and
theater
(half-priced tickets and information available at the
Times Arts Tix
booth at 28 Horton Plaza; tel 619/497-5000), the crowds flock to beachside
discos
and boozy
music venues
. For full listings, pick up the free
San Diego Reader
from numerous shops, bars and cafes around town.
Blind Melons
710 Garnet Ave, Pacific Beach tel 858/483-7844. College-oriented spot with live rock, blues and reggae bands nightly.
Blue Tattoo
835 Fifth Ave, downtown tel 619/238-7191. Stylish debauchery with ass-shaking tunes, "foam parties" with copious bubbles, and a snooty door policy that keeps slackers at bay. Make sure to come clad in your hippest clubwear.
Cafe Lulu
419 F St, downtown tel 619/238-0114. A popular coffee bar that's good for late-night kibbitzing and consuming a wide range of java concoctions.
Cafe Sevilla
555 4th Ave, downtown tel 619/233-5979. Traditional Spanish cuisine upstairs, hip Latin American-flavored dance club downstairs. Brings in a trendy European crowd.
The Casbah
2501 Kettner Blvd, downtown tel 619/232-4355. Fun, unpretentious hangout with a varying roster of blues, funk, reggae and indie bands.
Emerald City
945 Garnet Ave, Pacific Beach tel 858/483-9920. Lively disco with drink specials at weekends, and the popular underworld industrial and Gothic night on Sun.
The Flame
3780 Park Blvd, Hillcrest tel 619/295-4163. The city's premier lesbian club, with pool tables and dancing, and live musical acts from early evening to early morning. Tuesday becomes "Boys' Night."
Gas Haus
640 F St, downtown tel 619/232-5866. Alcohol-free cafe with eclectic decor and stocked with teens, students and aging hippies. Lounge on deep-set couches or take in a casual game of pool.
La Jolla Brewing Company
7536 Fay Ave, La Jolla tel 858/456-2739. One of the few decent choices for nightlife in this buttoned-down burg, with tasty microbrewed beer and surfboard decor.
Red Fox Room
2223 El Cajon Blvd, near Hillcrest tel 619/297-1313. A retro piano bar and steak joint with a swell atmosphere of mellow newcomers and boozy old-timers.
Rich's
1051 University Ave, Hillcrest tel 619/295-2195. Gay club with heavy dance beats Fri and Sat, and more casual "Hedonism" night on Thurs, with house music and tribal rhythms.
Winston's Beach Club
1921 Bacon St, Ocean Beach tel 619/222-6822. A former bowling alley, this local club has rock bands most nights, with occasional reggae and 1960s-style acts as well. Close to the pier.
Other useful information
for tourists (each section contains more specific sub-sections):
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