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Eat & Drink Your Way Through the Gaslamp Quarter: 10 Best Spots

Updated July 6, 2024 The historic Gaslamp Quarter is known for its nightlife and colorful past as one of the most prominent red-light districts in Southern California and the West. But, it is also a mecca for amazing food and drink! When planning a weekend in San Diego, eating and drinking your way through the best restaurants in the San Diego Gaslamp Quarter is not to be missed. If you happen to be on a Gaslamp walking tour, discover what ...

By sodiegotours|2024-07-30T14:47:55-07:00September 30, 2022|Cuisines, Restaurants, San Diego|Comments Off

Flavors of the gaslamp

Updated April 26, 2023 A visit to San Diego would not be complete without a stop in the Gaslamp Quarter. This neighborhood is generally considered 4th, 5th & 6th Ave between Harbor and Broadway in downtown San Diego. The Gaslamp Quarter was originally called New Town in 1869 when it hosted the first port in San Diego. Many brothels and bars were established to cater to the sailors and merchants whose ships landed in the newly dug-out harbor. For a ...

By sodiegotours|2024-07-31T23:09:30-07:00January 18, 2018|Cuisines, Food, Neighborhood|Comments Off

Gaslamp Quarter Insider

Fresh Gossip, Rumors & more! Gaslamp is brimming with a wide assortment of cool new things to check out in 2011! Hot this week? Gastro Pubs! We’ve got a great new one for you to try . . The Hopping Pig! In the space that was Aqua Blu, the same creative owner takes on a new challenge. This is the stuff that makes downtown so fun, so Hop on it! Perhaps you’re thinking it’s Confidential but honest Abe is being ...

By sodiegotours|2023-03-02T13:18:37-08:00February 1, 2011|Neighborhood, Planning a Trip to San Diego, Travel|Comments Off