Mary Beth Abate

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Travel

Explore adventure guides and design a custom itinerary for the destination of your choice in and around the city.

Best Travel Guides, Cool Hotels and Interesting Events - Thrillist

A common knock on San Diego is that it's "just a beach town."

A Definitive Guide to San Diego’s Best Beaches 

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Events

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9 Actually Fun Things to Do in San Diego This Weekend

Food & Drink

Find the best spots daily to eat and drink in hipster neighborhoods. Hit the roof, drink a beer and eat delicious at top-tier restaurants. Plan your nightlife adventure with maps and reviews of unknown micro-brews, rooftop parties, and independent drink.

Best Restaurants & Bars - Places to Eat & Drink - Thrillist

Having year-round perfect weather means outdoor cooking is a given for San Diegans, but when it comes to barbecue, not many of us have the means, or desire, to hover over a smoker for hours and hours.

8 Finger-Licking Good Barbecue Joints in San Diego 

Drinking on rooftops is a beloved activity in San Diego—and with COVID-19 shutting down bars, tasting rooms, and indoor dining for the better part of 2020, a breezy deck well above street level was our go-to alternative.

21 Rooftop Bars in San Diego with Breathtaking Views 

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It’s a given that our practically perfect weather, miles and miles of spectacular shoreline and world-class beaches, along with the best breweries, the best tacos, and the fact that we’re just an hour’s drive (and a passport) away from an amazing, friendly neighboring country makes San Diego truly America’s Finest City.

Actually Cool Things to Do in San Diego This Summer

Beverage Director

Beverage Director: Find the Best Bars to Drink at in Your City

San Diegans loved to drink before the pandemic, and that didn’t change when the world shut down.

Where to Grab a Drink in San Diego Right Now 

Mexican food is a huge part of San Diego’s culinary culture.

The Best Mexican Restaurants You Need to Try in San Diego Right Now 

Eat Seeker

Eat Seeker helps you find the best restaurants in your city. Check out our articles to help you find the best places to eat near you, now.

Eat Seeker: The Best Restaurants in Your City Right Now

While 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic attempted to beat our restaurant industry down with repeated lockdowns, ever-changing operating protocols, and expensive build outs to accommodate outdoor dining, they’ve stood tall through every challenge like the champions they are.

Where to Eat in San Diego Right Now

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Earth Day has been around for more than half a century.

8 Proactive Ways to Combat Climate Change in San Diego

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The 20 Best Meals and Deals for San Diego Restaurant Week 

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After a year of sheltering in place, even the most dedicated homebodies are ready for a getaway—but where?

Cool Airbnbs Near San Diego to Book This Spring 

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Encinitas is the perfect Southern California surf town, maybe the perfect surf town anywhere—conversations are peppered with surf reports, shops sell sandwiches and burritos named after local waves, long and short boards spill from garages and bob on the heads of the hardcore out for dawn patrol.