Guidebook for San Diego

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Guidebook for San Diego

Food Scene

Great Thai restaurant. It is busier at lunch.
Charm Thai Kitchen
11625 Duenda Rd
Great Thai restaurant. It is busier at lunch.
Best bakery in San Diego. We especially like their apple strudel and cinnamon rolls but I don't think you can go wrong with anything here.
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Edelweiss Bakery
11639 Duenda Rd
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Best bakery in San Diego. We especially like their apple strudel and cinnamon rolls but I don't think you can go wrong with anything here.
Great Vietnamese restaurant with the quickest service ever.
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Pho Ca Dao & Grill
11808 Rancho Bernardo Rd
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Great Vietnamese restaurant with the quickest service ever.
Best Indian restaurant in town, according to our friends who should know!
Curry & More Indian Bistro
11808 Rancho Bernardo Rd
Best Indian restaurant in town, according to our friends who should know!
Best BBQ in town - see the pattern here? You will be smelling this when you get in and out of your car! Mmmmm!
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Phil's BBQ
3750 Sports Arena Blvd
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Best BBQ in town - see the pattern here? You will be smelling this when you get in and out of your car! Mmmmm!
Quick, cheap, easy and you can't go wrong at a taco shop in San Diego, although this is one of the better ones.
Cotija's Taco Shop
17090 Bernardo Center Dr
Quick, cheap, easy and you can't go wrong at a taco shop in San Diego, although this is one of the better ones.
Fun place that looks out on a little lake. Dim sum so they come around with carts and you take what looks good to you.
Pearl Chinese Cuisine
11666 Avena Pl
Fun place that looks out on a little lake. Dim sum so they come around with carts and you take what looks good to you.
If you want a coffee with or without your pastry from Edelweiss this is right in the same parking lot. Short walk away.
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Starbucks
11611 Rancho Bernardo Rd
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If you want a coffee with or without your pastry from Edelweiss this is right in the same parking lot. Short walk away.
Delicious natural foods - soups, salads, pizzas, sandwiches, baked goods. Another popular spot at lunch.
Brothers Provisions
16451 Bernardo Center Dr
Delicious natural foods - soups, salads, pizzas, sandwiches, baked goods. Another popular spot at lunch.
If you want to get some Mexican food right off the plane this is the place - not too far from the airport and some of the best Mexican food in the city. You stand in line to order and then there is seating. They also have a small parking lot. It is a popular lunch place.
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El Indio Mexican Restaurant and Catering
3695 India St
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If you want to get some Mexican food right off the plane this is the place - not too far from the airport and some of the best Mexican food in the city. You stand in line to order and then there is seating. They also have a small parking lot. It is a popular lunch place.
Great Cuban food!
Andrés Restaurant
1235 Morena Blvd
Great Cuban food!
Delicious fish tacos (and I am not a fish taco fan!)
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Mitch's Seafood
1403 Scott St
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Delicious fish tacos (and I am not a fish taco fan!)
Nice place to go wine tasting, farmer's market.
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Bernardo Winery
13330 Paseo Del Verano Norte
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Nice place to go wine tasting, farmer's market.

Entertainment & Activities

Amazing zoo and botanical garden! A must see if you come to San Diego. If you plan to go to both the zoo and the safari park and think you might want to go more than one day each, it is cheaper to buy a year's pass.
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San Diego Safari Park( Insidegate) station
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Amazing zoo and botanical garden! A must see if you come to San Diego. If you plan to go to both the zoo and the safari park and think you might want to go more than one day each, it is cheaper to buy a year's pass.
Connected to the San Diego zoo, this gives bigger animals place to roam. Different groups of animals in their 'natural' habitat, lions, bears, ... Fun for all ages!
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샌디에이고 동물원 사파리 파크
15500 San Pasqual Valley Rd
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Connected to the San Diego zoo, this gives bigger animals place to roam. Different groups of animals in their 'natural' habitat, lions, bears, ... Fun for all ages!
Fun for kids of all ages!
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레고랜드캘리포니아
One Legoland Dr
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Fun for kids of all ages!
Gem of a small museum with loads of hands on activities! We all loved it!
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메이킹뮤직박물관
5790 Armada Dr
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Gem of a small museum with loads of hands on activities! We all loved it!
This is much more than an aquarium - sea life exhibits of all sorts, fun play places for kids, shows, ... You can easily spend a day or more here.
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샌디에이고 씨월드
500 Sea World Dr.
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This is much more than an aquarium - sea life exhibits of all sorts, fun play places for kids, shows, ... You can easily spend a day or more here.
The aquarium of Scripps Institute of Oceanography. A great aquarium in a beautiful location overlooking La Jolla Shores beach.
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Birch Aquarium at Scripps
2300 Expedition Way
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The aquarium of Scripps Institute of Oceanography. A great aquarium in a beautiful location overlooking La Jolla Shores beach.

Sightseeing

Just beautiful at certain times of the year. If you don't want to pay to walk among the flowers, drive to the street just east of the fields and look as long as you like for free.
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FLOWER FIELDS
2666 Flower Fields Way
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Just beautiful at certain times of the year. If you don't want to pay to walk among the flowers, drive to the street just east of the fields and look as long as you like for free.
Buildings that give you an idea of San Diego's history along with lots of shops and Mexican restaurants. Try the ones off the strips to the north and south - Old Town Mexican Cafe and Casa Guadalajara.
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Old Town
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Buildings that give you an idea of San Diego's history along with lots of shops and Mexican restaurants. Try the ones off the strips to the north and south - Old Town Mexican Cafe and Casa Guadalajara.
East of San Diego in the "mountains" - great apple pie, gold mine, nearby parks with hiking, ... Fun place to go for a day out.
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Julian
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East of San Diego in the "mountains" - great apple pie, gold mine, nearby parks with hiking, ... Fun place to go for a day out.
Arts galleries, good food.
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Little Italy
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Arts galleries, good food.
Downtown has small shops and restaurants. Friday nights in the summer they have an antique car show.
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Escondido
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Downtown has small shops and restaurants. Friday nights in the summer they have an antique car show.

Parks & Nature

Amazing botanical garden with a huge kid friendly area. Don't miss this one. A season pass will get you into gardens all over the country.
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샌디에이고식물원
300 Quail Gardens Dr
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Amazing botanical garden with a huge kid friendly area. Don't miss this one. A season pass will get you into gardens all over the country.
Hiking trails on the cliffs above, lovely beach below. Look for a spot on the road since it is pricey to park ($15/day) unless you have a California State Park pass.
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토리파인스주립해변
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Hiking trails on the cliffs above, lovely beach below. Look for a spot on the road since it is pricey to park ($15/day) unless you have a California State Park pass.
We haven't been there but I am intrigued by the name.
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엘핀 포레스트 레크리에이션 리저브
8833 Harmony Grove Rd
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We haven't been there but I am intrigued by the name.
Good hiking in natural habitat.
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Blue Sky Ecological Reserve
16275 Espola Rd
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Good hiking in natural habitat.
Great for fishing, picnicking, ...
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Lake Poway
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Great for fishing, picnicking, ...
You can see seals here or at nearby beaches to the south.
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라호야코브
1100 Coast Blvd
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You can see seals here or at nearby beaches to the south.
Popular beach with grassy areas, children's play ground and gently sloping beach. If you go snorkeling in the south part of the beach (in front of the hotels) you may find yourself snorkeling with sharks (non aggressive) and guitar fish. I did it once.
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La Jolla Shores
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Popular beach with grassy areas, children's play ground and gently sloping beach. If you go snorkeling in the south part of the beach (in front of the hotels) you may find yourself snorkeling with sharks (non aggressive) and guitar fish. I did it once.

Drinks & Nightlife

The gaslamp quarter downtown has it all - good food, live music, fun times. We especially like the Brazilian steakhouses.
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Gaslamp Quarter
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The gaslamp quarter downtown has it all - good food, live music, fun times. We especially like the Brazilian steakhouses.

Arts & Culture

Small but nice collection. Museums in Balboa park have one Tues a month free. Check out on line which is their free Tues.
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샌디에이고미술관
1450 El Prado
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Small but nice collection. Museums in Balboa park have one Tues a month free. Check out on line which is their free Tues.
Lots of museums in close proximity (as well as near the zoo). There are art, train, natural history, science, aeronautical,... museums. There is a Japanese garden and a botanical center. The whole park is a botanical garden.There are cool buildings and an organ pavilion with free concerts in the summer time. The Timken museum is a free art museum. Most of the rest of the museums are free one Tues of a month. Check out the website of the one/s you want to go to and find out which Tues is their free day.
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발보아공원
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Lots of museums in close proximity (as well as near the zoo). There are art, train, natural history, science, aeronautical,... museums. There is a Japanese garden and a botanical center. The whole park is a botanical garden.There are cool buildings and an organ pavilion with free concerts in the summer time. The Timken museum is a free art museum. Most of the rest of the museums are free one Tues of a month. Check out the website of the one/s you want to go to and find out which Tues is their free day.
The Old Globe as well as an outdoor theater and a puppet theater are located in Balboa park.
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올드글로브극장
1363 Old Globe Way
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The Old Globe as well as an outdoor theater and a puppet theater are located in Balboa park.
They have a little of everything here.
Poway Center for the Performing Arts
15498 Espola Rd
They have a little of everything here.
Check out their website for concerts and theater productions.
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캘리포니아 예술 센터, 에스콘디도
340 N Escondido Blvd
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Check out their website for concerts and theater productions.

Essentials

The nearest large grocery store.
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Vons
11986 Bernardo Plaza Dr
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The nearest large grocery store.
A small grocery store that has good produce and meats as well as "health" foods and supplements.
Sprouts Farmers Market
15727 Bernardo Heights Pkwy
A small grocery store that has good produce and meats as well as "health" foods and supplements.
If you have never been to Trader Joe's I urge you to go. At first glance it is not impressive - a small, specialty type grocery store. But their products & prices grow on you and before you know it you are driving 3 hours to go to one (if you live in Alabama)! All their products (with the TJ label) are non-GMO and they have fresh baked Gluten Free as well as regular things.
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Trader Joe's
1885 S Centre City Pkwy
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If you have never been to Trader Joe's I urge you to go. At first glance it is not impressive - a small, specialty type grocery store. But their products & prices grow on you and before you know it you are driving 3 hours to go to one (if you live in Alabama)! All their products (with the TJ label) are non-GMO and they have fresh baked Gluten Free as well as regular things.