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Locals Only
Eat and drink like a San Diego native with suggestions from these Evans Hotels
employees for the best coffee shop, music venue and restaurants in the area.
BY JACKIE ADAMS
“ CROWN POINT COFFEE is the No. 1
location close to the Bahia Resort Hotel
for coffee. It’s my favorite location in all
of this area. They have the freshest coffee
and breakfast sandwiches. It’s a little hole-
in-the-wall place down the street and it’s
just this diamond of Pacific Beach. I drive
all the way down for it sometimes on the
weekends.” (3510 Ingraham St.; 858-272-
8003; crownpointcoffee.com) “There’s a roller coaster that we have here at
Belmont Park in Mission Beach and right
near that is the WAVEHOUSE . It’s an outside
venue with fire pits and they have an artificial
wave that people can either boogie board or
surf on. It’s a great San Diego spot, because
you’re outside and you’re right on the board-
walk. It’s good for people who want to come
out and get the local San Diego flavor.” (3125
Ocean Front Walk; 858-228-9283; wavehousesandiego.com)
—Melissa McDermott, director of sales at Evans Hotels —Mike Cannon, front desk supervisor at Bahia Resort Hotel
“ CANNONBALL is over in the WaveHouse
complex, facing the beach in Mission Beach.
The decor is really cool inside because it
looks like the inside of the swimming pool
and then it has this logo of a sumo wrestler
doing a cannonball into a pool. They have
really good sushi, the atmosphere is nice and
it has amazing views. It’s a little bit pricey,
but it’s in a great area and there are a lot of
other places around there to grab a drink or you can ride the roller
coaster. It’s a good date spot.” (3105 Ocean Front Walk; 858-228-
9304; cannonballsd.com) “After a beautiful sunset walk along the
beach, head east three blocks and you will
find the best date night spot in Pacific
Beach. ENOTECA ADRIANO is a cozy
Italian restaurant with indoor and outdoor
patio seating covered in twinkle lights.
They have an extensive wine list and actu-
ally started as Pacific Beach’s first wine bar.
Everything on the menu is divine, but their
burrata specialty plates as a starter and the Pope’s Pillow for
dessert are a must-try.” (4864 Cass. St; 858-490-0085;
enotecaadriano.com)
—Sarah Roberto, bartender at Tangier Bar at Bahia Resort
Hotel and the Bahia Belle —Amber Lighty, director of catering at Catamaran
Resort Hotel and Spa
“ LAHAINA BEACH HOUSE is a true
beachfront bar. It has an open-air deck
area that overlooks the Pacific Ocean—it
truly is the perfect place to go to listen to
music, enjoy a drink and eat an amazing
burger or taco and watch the sunset. It’s
the epitome of the Pacific Beach lifestyle:
Fun in the sun. And all of their pricing is
under $10 for food, and it’s cash only.” (710
Oliver Ct.; 858-270-3888) “One of the best places to watch the sunset
is KATE SESSIONS PARK . It’s known in
the area, but visitors who come here might
not know how good it is. It’s probably 2 to
3 miles from Catamaran Resort Hotel and
Spa, but it’s up in this huge, beautiful grass
park, and it looks down on Pacific Beach,
Ocean Beach and Mission Beach, and it has
a beautiful view of the ocean. It is so pic-
turesque. I found it when I went to my nephew’s birthday party
there.” (5115 Soledad Rd.; 619-525-8213)
—Charlotte J. Corvi, executive director of sales at Bahia
Resort Hotel and Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa
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—Dave Hopper, banquet captain at Catamaran Resort Hotel