Sorry if this has been posted before but (San Diego)
10-24-2017, 06:36 AM
SD can get a bad rap because it’s so spread out so oftentimes bad logistics, and honestly there is a lot of competition. It’s consistently warm enough to work out, so there are extremely fit people everywhere. You have a six pack? The valet has an eight pack...but game can surpass that.
Many mentions of the military so I’ll say I’ve been here a long time and never really considered military guys (who I respect) to be major competition outside of the dance floor in clubs that attract military guys, and/or ladies who chase them. I’ve defintely had to stand my ground against some who overstepped, but how would you act if you were full of testosterone and hadn’t seen an attractive lady in 9+ months? A majority of the military guys are solid good people, but not the most seasoned players SD has to offer.
There is an equal number of women who don’t give military guys a chance, simply based on the bad rep that some bad apples have given them.
There are many “neighborhoods” which have their own individual pockets and can cater to different people.
North county-all very seasonal due to proximity to beaches.starting from north and going south:
Oceanside- adjacent to Camp Pendleton, the largest marine corps base in USA to my knowledge. A City which has a bad rap in the area but has seen a resurgence in past 30 years, particularly in past 10. Many different ‘pockets’. ‘South O’ is the best for game. It’s west of 101 and runs south of mission ave to the lagoon between carlsbad/oceanside, although boundaries are debatable. While it still has seedy areas, there are breweries and gastro pubs which have popped up offering good nightlife, but nothing too late night. The further east of the 101/5 you go the more ghetto it gets essentially, so not worth out of towners time really. There is a good outdoor market on Thursday evenings called sunset market near mission ave, west of 101 which is good for gaming since it’s central and mixed amongst bars, but it’s all ages and there’s sometimes local drama but ignore and move on and it’s a great place. Stone brewery has a tasting room, and search yelp for latest greatest bars but LTH and bagby always attract talent for a casual gastro pub type place, 333 near pier for a little higher end, and dives are surprisingly full of surfer chicks and rockabilly style hipsters.
Carlsbad- once was the only nightlife in north county, but has dropped and become more of a hipster/local area. Much higher income so more expensive drinks, more families and timeshares. You can definitely swoop here especially in summer, but quite sleepy and clicky in off season. Lots of businesses on southeast end of the city so happy hours are a good bet. 2 pizza port breweries with great beer, burgeon brewery is top notch and best at post work hours for the sugar momas. Lots of bars in the ‘village’ that you can hop back and forth to.
Encinitas- similar to carlsbad but more of a hippy yogi vibe, although it’s become quite fabricated in the past decade there are bars and restaurants opening daily. Stay near 101.
Cardiff- surf town, some small bars again on 101 that are worth a look with live music etc. nice campground on beach.
Solana Beach- small rich beach town, near Del Mar and has a coaster station and free bus to Del Mar racetracks during summer. Bars around it go off durring race season.
Del Mar- where the money is in north county, Del Mar racetrack is great and datasheets have been written on it, look them up. Go to the races durring summer for sure.
Torrey pines- the golf tournaments are full of hot chicks, go and enjoy the view while day gaming.
La Jolla, beautiful cove and rich beach area of San Diego. Lots of tail and nightlife, higher end and can find some fine girls with trust funds for sure.
Pacific beach- the party beach town catering to college age crowd. Lots of bars, fine tail, coke heads, fist fights, and dui checkpoints. Seriously be careful if you drink and drive here, not that I condone it but it’s a high dui area due to lack of inlets/outlets and a high number of bars. Many Sdsu students live here.
Mission beach- similar to PB but slightly rougher around the edges at times, nice boardwalk.
Ocean beach- nice pier but it’s a hippy/bum haven. Lots of pot smoke, dreadlocks, drum circles, and runaway druggies. Cool vibe but ghetto and weird at times, can find some gems here though.
Central Sd-Northpark, kengsington, normal heights etc are the hipster hang outs and in my opinion the best places for night life for the average person.lots of craft brews, some live shows, handlebar mustaches and flannels. There is a concentration of bars in northpark that get busy even on weeknights and enough housing close by that people walk to them, so that’s my best bet for one nighters. Just like any place, get a trendy neighborhood bar on lock and you will be in good shape.
Balboa park- great for daygame at the museums and gardens.
Gaslamp- concentration of hotels, bars and restaurants due to convention center. Higher end, club scene on weekends and busy when conventions are in town on weekdays. One of few places in SD that has dress codes so check, but nice jeans and button down usually get you in. Most expensive area but where all the ladies go to get dolled up and have chumps buy them $20+ cocktails. Can clean up there if that’s your scene, saturday is busiest night. High end bars/lounges are great for weeknight gaming.
South Bay- not too familiar to be honest but more Latina and Filipina’s in my experience.
Chula Vista- almost Tijuana so Latinas y mas Latinas.
While not comprehensive, I hope it’s helpful to some. Despite not being the best city for game, San Diego has strong points and neighborhoods/scenes for everyone.
