For a bar that’s smack-dab in the middle of Garnet Avenue, boasts such incredible happy hour specials, and draws a constant crowd, Pacific Beach’s Tavern at the Beach is, well, surprisingly normal. In a good way.

 
The Tavern at the Beach is a plain and simple beach bar. The dimly lit interior, decorated in dark wood, consists of two full-service bars, two outdoor patios, TVs, pool tables, and all the other accoutrements that folks like to enjoy when they’re not at the beach. If sports games aren’t being aired on the bar’s 40-plus televisions, you can be sure to catch surf videos or movies. Furthermore, the Tavern at the Beach has one of the best—and longest running—happy hours in all of PB, which includes the frequent and famous offering of a shot + a beer or a shot + a cocktail for a mere five dollars. Head in with twenty bucks (plus tip) and you’ll be good for the night!

 
Although the bar does not serve food, it does offer free pizza from 5 to 7 p.m. every Friday night. It also offers an unusually inexpensive selection of cute self-styled t-shirts, sweatshirts, and even underwear—all of which can be purchased at a lower price if accompanied by alcohol. How’s that for service?