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San Diego Favorites
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items After 3 years of living in America’s Finest City, I’ve compiled a list of all of my San Diego favorites. This is probably my most asked question to date so if you have a weekend getaway planned or even if you live in the area and want some new places...
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What To Do
Where to Eat
Where to Beach
What To Do
All of my absolute favorite activities in San Diego that are sure to make your trip filled with fun!
San Diego has a few very exciting sports teams and my favorites to watch are the Padres and San Diego Wave. I haven’t been to many sporting events but enjoy finding a fun neighborhood bar to watch the games from.
Padres Ticket Information - San Diego
While Little Italy has my favorite farmers market on Saturdays, there are also good markets in Ocean Beach on Wednesdays, Pacific Beach on Tuesdays, and Hillcrest on Sundays.
Little Italy Mercato Farmers' Market
If you are looking to get outdoors and in nature while in San Diego, I highly recommend Trey Pines State Reserve. There's great walking hikes and amazing views of the Pacific Ocean.
Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve
Where to Eat
San Diego has some of the best food of anywhere I've ever lived. From Authentic Mexican to curated coffee shops you are bound to find something youll love
Located in La Jolla Cove area, this is my first choice when it comes to Italian food in San Diego. It’s family owned and makes me feel like I’m sitting in a little restaurant in Sorrento. The foods is amazing and I usually get the caesar salad and vo...
La Dolce Vita Ristorante
I recently found Bahn Thai and it has quickly become one of my favorites. The one I go to is in Hillcrest but there are multiple locations. I usually get the shrimp pad thai and the spring rolls to share but I’ve heard good things about the green cur...
Bahn Thai
I’ve never been a raw fish gal until I found this place. Located in Ocean Beach, this is the only place that I will eat poke and honestly crave it most days. I get the plate with spicy ahi and spicy salmon with mac salad and it never disappoints. Its...
It's Raw Poke Shop
Where to Beach
Its not a San Diego Trip without some much needed beach time. These are a few of my favorite well known beach spots.
My favorite beach in San Diego if you're looking for a rowdy beach day. Usually filled with people and surfers it is definitely a fun time
Pacific Beach
My absolute favorite beach in all of SD. Something about North County beaches is so beautiful and peaceful to me. There are times when I’ve visited Pipes and have been one of only a few people there. Before I spent substantial time in San Diego, I im...
PIPES BEACH
I take everyone that visits me to La Jolla Cove. The vibes of this tiny beach give me the best parts of coastal Italy and on most days you can watch seals and sea lions come in and out of the water. It’s still on my list to go snorkeling here but I’v...
La Jolla Cove
Although the beach access is pretty tricky here, I loving catching a sunset at these extremely picturesque cliffs. It’s perfect for a sunset picnic and when the waves are good you can watch tons surfers which is always entertaining. Garbage Beach and...
Sunset Cliffs Natural Park