San Diego Area (mostly vintage) Bars and Restaurants - Tiki Travel

B bamalamalu Tiki Socialite Joined: Mar 20, 2006 Posts: 1289	B bamalamalu Posted posted on Wed, Mar 29, 2006 9:30 AM Hi, all. I'm a new member here and live in SD. I'll second (or third or fourth) lots of these suggestions! Just a couple other ideas I didn't see mentioned: Lou & Mickey's - http://www.louandmickeys.com This is downtown in the Gaslamp District, at the end of 5th Ave near the convention center. Dark old steakhouse feel, but they also offer some tropical cocktails - some of which come in Tiki mugs. I've just had drinks in bar rather than dinner, since entrees tend to be expensive for my taste. Drinks are about 9 bucks a pop, too, but it's a fun place to stop in if you're in the neighborhood. One of the drinks - the Witch Doctor, if I remember correctly - comes in a really tall Tiki mug with dry ice wafting out of the top. And another spot for a perfectly poured Guinness is the Ould Sod at 3373 Adams Ave in the Normal Heights neighborhood. For a non-food/drink idea, remember the Swap Meet happens in the Sports Arena parking lot Friday, Saturday, & Sunday from 7am - 3pm; sometimes it's a dud, but you never know what you'll come across. There's also a store called TikiLand right behind the Swap Meet at 3370 Hancock Street (there's a small restaurant and a sunglasses store in the same complex). They can also be hit or miss, but they always have Tikis and their prices are usually really good.

Hi, all. I'm a new member here and live in SD. I'll second (or third or fourth) lots of these suggestions!
Just a couple other ideas I didn't see mentioned:

Lou & Mickey's - http://www.louandmickeys.com
This is downtown in the Gaslamp District, at the end of 5th Ave near the convention center. Dark old steakhouse feel, but they also offer some tropical cocktails - some of which come in Tiki mugs. I've just had drinks in bar rather than dinner, since entrees tend to be expensive for my taste. Drinks are about 9 bucks a pop, too, but it's a fun place to stop in if you're in the neighborhood. One of the drinks - the Witch Doctor, if I remember correctly - comes in a really tall Tiki mug with dry ice wafting out of the top.

And another spot for a perfectly poured Guinness is the Ould Sod at 3373 Adams Ave in the Normal Heights neighborhood.

For a non-food/drink idea, remember the Swap Meet happens in the Sports Arena parking lot Friday, Saturday, & Sunday from 7am - 3pm; sometimes it's a dud, but you never know what you'll come across. There's also a store called TikiLand right behind the Swap Meet at 3370 Hancock Street (there's a small restaurant and a sunglasses store in the same complex). They can also be hit or miss, but they always have Tikis and their prices are usually really good.

Post #223735 by bamalamalu on Wed, Mar 29, 2006 9:30 AM