Ten Things To Do In San Diego This Weekend

Hip, hip, hur­ray for the week­end! What is every­one up to? Con­sid­er­ing I live in a top tourist des­ti­na­tion area (I totally take it for granted!) there is plenty to do here. The weather fore­cast is primo btw! I won’t bore you by sug­gest­ing the “San Diego Safari Park”(although that’s one of my favorite touristy places). Here are a few ran­dom sug­ges­tions of what to do, where to go and of most impor­tantly what to eat and drink!

Happy week­end!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Sicil­ian Fes­ti­val Got a crush on Giada De Lau­ren­tiis? Well she’s doing a cook­ing demo and book sign­ing Sun­day, May 22nd in San Diego’s Lit­tle Italy. (thanks Carey for the lead on this great find!)

 

 

 

 

 

2. Happy hour at Tru­lucks Look­ing for a classy place to hit a fab­u­lous happy hour? This is def­i­nitely the spot for you! It’s in La Jolla very close to the 5 and 805 free­way, hence con­ve­nient. Last time I was there, martini’s (top shelf if I might add) were $6 along with a nice vari­ety of gourmet bar­gain bites. My favorite are the crab cake slid­ers, cala­mari and mini car­rot cake! Happy hour Fri and Sat from 5–7 p.m. and Sun­day 5-9p.m. I sug­gest call­ing in case their hours/policy changed. 858–453-2583

 

 

 

 

 

3. Top of the Hyatt Bar with a view? This is the win­ner! 40 sto­ries high over­look­ing the amaz­ing San Diego Bay and beyond to Coro­n­ado. Drinks won’t come cheap here but the view is price­less. This might be one of the best places to get a drink in San Diego. Yes, it’s a tad touristy, but it’s so worth it.

 

 

 

 

 

4. Fletcher Cove The fore­cast is low 70’s for this week­end so it may or may not be beach weather for you. If it is, this beach is great, espe­cially if you have chil­dren. There is a really cool play­ground and bas­ket­ball court over­look­ing the beach. It’s very well taken care of. You can find restrooms, park­ing and tables. The actual beach area has easy access but is very small. How­ever it is my favorite place to grab my beach chair, a sand­wich from Waters up the street and just chi­lax! I’m torn, ocean breezes or Giada book sign­ing this week­end!! What’s a girl to do?

5. Iron Fist Brew­ing Com­pany Are you in the mood for a really good beer? This is the place then! $4 gets you a sam­pler or a beer. This is a tast­ing room in an indus­trial busi­ness park so they do not sell food. How­ever you can usu­ally find a food truck in the park­ing lot. I say grab your bud­dies and just go…You’ll love the fam­ily that makes the beer and owns the place! Guar­an­teed good time!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Cucina Urbana A roman­tic, but fun and whim­si­cal Ital­ian restau­rant in Bankers hill. It’s very lively but not in a bad way. Every­thing on the menu is under $20. (but tastes like it’s more$) If you want to go some­where for din­ner with­out being dis­ap­pointed, this is the place. I love the grilled octo­pus and short rib pasta! Just typ­ing this is mak­ing my mouth water…Make reser­va­tions for sure, it gets packed. 619–239-2222

 

 

 

 

 

7. North County Wine Com­pany This is a great “hole in the wall” wine shop and tast­ing bar. It’s in the North county area of San Mar­cos near restau­rant row. It’s very “low brow” so if you’re look­ing for snob­bery you won’t find it here. They have an out­side patio you can enjoy if the weather is good too. Check to see their fea­tured win­ery for Fri­day night on their web­site. Sat­ur­day is 6 for $6. Taste any 6 wines of your choice. If you wanna “fake” being in Napa for $6 this is the place to go! (sorry no breath­tak­ing vine­yards or Thomas Keller here) I think you’d be pleas­antly sur­prised by this homey wine tast­ing bar. Give it a try!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8. Got Lady­bugs? San Diego Botanic Gar­dens (for­merly Quail Botan­i­cal Gar­den) presents lady­bug day this Sat­ur­day from 10–12:30. You get to count lady­bugs, do crafts and ask bug experts ques­tions. There is a lady­bug release at noon. I think this sounds like a lot fun!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9. Padres Game This week­end they’re home  play­ing the Seat­tle Mariners Fri, Sat and Sun­day. Even if you don’t love base­ball, Petco Park is an adven­ture in itself. What a great way to spend some time this weekend…

 

 

 

 

 

10. Paci­fica Breeze Cafe Break­fast is always a “week­end” thing. So here’s one of my favorite spots for a really yummy break­fast. The bonus: Breath­tak­ing ocean views in Del Mar! Does it get bet­ter than this? Hardly…This is a casual, self serve place. If you’re look­ing for a fancy 5 star ser­vice brunch, this isn’t it. My favorite is the bre’ egg wrap. My hubby loves the eggs benedict.