As more San Diego beaches ban alcohol from the sand, more San Diego bars welcome sand-clad partiers in for a drink. The blend of bikinis and record-breaking drink specials is a truly intoxicating experience. Check out San Diego's best summer beach bars.
Open Bar
Open Bar in Pacific Beach is everything to everyone: early morning sports, mid-day happy hours, all-night outdoor drinking. No matter what time you stop by, Open Bar always welcomes a rowdy crowd.
Pacific Beach Bar & Grill
Pacific Beach Bar and Grill in Pacific Beach is always a lively scene. The outdoor patio allures passersby with pool tables, live reggae, and daily drink and food specials. But leave your bikini at home after hours—a nocturnal dress code updates the bar's casual tone.
Lahaina Beach House
Lahaina's in Pacific Beach is the ultimate beach bar. Located just off the sand on the boardwalk, Lahaina's is always packed for daytime drinking, sunset scoping, and nighttime mayhem.
South Beach Bar & Grill
A mellow surfer-meets-hippie crowd abounds at Ocean Beach's optimal beach bar: South Beach. Cruise to South Beach after the OB Farmer's Market for an especially alternative and upbeat scene.
The Wave House
Although it breaks the boundaries of a traditional beach bar with its manmade wave, weekly nightlife events, and dual restaurants, The Wave House still remains one of the hottest just-off-the-beach locales in Pacific Beach.
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