let's just say last night was a was a pretty good time in this video I'm sharing with you
helpful things to know for a really great in downtown San Diego coming up
and if you're new here yo I'm Christine Lozada with where in the world is CL and I make travel
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I'm from San Diego and I had one heck of a night out last night so let's talk about the helpful
things to know I love playing arcade games and one of the great spots to go to is coin op which
is a spot where you can get not just food but tons of awesome drinks and tons of arcade games it's a
really good time make sure you bring those bills y'all because they have changed machines in which
you can switch them over to quarters and have a great time playing arcade games thank you [Music]
here's one that you have to plan ahead for and that's young blood so this is a speakeasy that's
not that easy to get into and so make sure you make reservations really far in advance
and when you do make reservations make sure you are there right on time because they're super
strict about it but if you're like me and you're just a walk-in hoping to get in they also have
their other Speakeasy which is noble experiment so these two doors are right next to each other
Youngblood and Noble experiment are literally two doors right next to each other that's behind the
Secret Door within the restaurant neighborhood it's if that sounded confusing that's because
it is I was walking around this restaurant just being like where am I supposed to go it's not easy
to figure out that the door with the kegs is the one to walk through but anyway make sure you make
a reservation for young blood or try to do what I did which is walk in for either we waited did
about an hour and 20 minutes to be able to get into noble experiment the great thing to do is
have a bite to eat at the hood or neighborhood it's a really great restaurant and they serve
up their own really great cocktails I had the French 75 and their food is so good we had the
bone marrow that was to die for their mac and cheese it's like Kraft mac and cheese but way
better and it has Doritos on top I I can not fit in my pants after that one and we also had their
pierogies super delicious but this is both a really cool Vibe and a really small space so
if the weight here is too long we also try to go next door to a spot where hold on let me get this
name right Jay and Tony's discount cured meats and Negroni Warehouse gets good reviews on Yelp
thought I would check it out it's just around the corner that was an easy spot that we could
sit at immediately but it really is mainly cured meats it's sandwiches and the other thing is they
have a super limited wine list it's only like one red one white one sparkling so we decided
to go back to Neighborhood to get a spot [Music] apparently that's what my dance moves look like
which let's talk about onyx
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let's talk about the next couple tips I really love nightclubs because I really love dancing
and Onyx is a spot that I chose because they have three rooms so it's one of those things
where if the main room music isn't really your thing I was looking for The Hip Hop room and
so they had their main dance floor and when you go downstairs they have two other rooms and the
night that we were there they had one room that was mainly just salsa music and Latin music they
had another room that was kind of a mix between kind of like pop club and Hip-hop music and the
other room was kind of a mix between like hip-hop and reggaeton it was a really cool
Vibe we got there early so helpful tip you can add yourself to the guest list and if you get
they're in the 9 to 10 pm time frame you can get in for half price discounted tickets so we came
early because I don't know I like to enjoy the vibe of the nightclub before it gets busy and
has some drinks at the bar so we're able to get in at a discounted rate of ten dollars a person
I would say it was really cool we're really picky about music and a good sound experiment and oh it
was loud and those speakers were so blown out upstairs but downstairs was a really cool Vibe
and you know what the bartenders were so awesome I ordered a drink and meatball was done drinking and
what did they do they gave them a free drink just so he wouldn't have to drink alone that was such a
nice thing it's uh it's that West Coast love that I love and it was just it was a really good night
oh it's a pendry hotel this is a brand new hotel in downtown San Diego and it's a luxury Boutique
Hotel and there's a lot to say but let's start with the nightclub which is Oxford social this
was a really really great space I actually really loved coming here I came back to downtown with
one of my girlfriends to have a night out and it's mainly a tables setup so it's most people
getting bottle service Etc and there's not really a dance floor which is kind of like the bad side
of things if you like to dance but it's still a Cool vibe and there's still like really great DJs
spinning that night it was Top 40 hip-hop and they have two bars one in the front and one in
the back area but a really great atmosphere and a really great space I would say in comparison to
Onyx it was definitely a more mature crowd versus uh at Onyx it felt like super young so that was
kind of the vibe that I had when I was there but also inside the pendry hotel is a few restaurants
one of them that I went to is lionfish and it was kind of a Cool vibe it's like a sushi spot
that is not inexpensive um one of the items that we tried was the tuna pizza at 26 I don't know
it was fine it wasn't the best late night food which is why we decided to roll somewhere else
so werewolf is somewhere that's known mainly for brunch but I went for late night and it
was actually a really great casual spot that I love very much and so they were having karaoke
and so that's something you can look for on their calendar cool late night food but what's better
is their brunch I loved werewolf you have to get the pork belly Benedict definitely a cool spot
to just hang out in general the vibe was really awesome I love the spot where it just has really
good service you're greeted and just everyone was really nice and drinks were awesome I had
the werewolf Bloody Mary nice and spicy Maple had a vodka Red Bull we ate the pork belly Benedict I
feel like a pork belly Benedict I definitely recommend that spot I'll be back [Music]
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suggestion I have for you which could be late night or I guess it could be lunch or any Tuesday
which is when I went but Tacos El Gordo this is a fantastic spot to grab tacos and I got to
go here with JJ of jaycation so actually let's take a look welcome to Tacos El Gordo I'm super
excited because I've never been to this spot it's actually the most northern location they have in
San Diego they have a few spots but right now this gas lamp location is open till on the weekends 4
a.m you wanna know what that means after you had a great night out you come here or you just come
here on a Tuesday like I did two o'clock so what was really different about this Taco spot is that
instead of just getting in line and placing your order you're getting in line by type of Taco that
you want so you're going down the counter and if you want we had the adobada taco so we got in that
line and then separately got in the line for a car asada taco and they have one person that's
just making that specific taco and addition them out and then you go down to the end and pay but
it was a fantastic spot really really delicious tacos I definitely recommend it and if you want
to learn more about those tacos make sure you check out JJ's video which speaking of which I
asked him what his suggestion is for going out in downtown if there's someone that knows San
Diego it's this man right here this is Jay from jaycation you've got to check out his channel
info in the description below but I have to ask you where where would you go out in downtown San
Diego I didn't use a party I mean I used to party more but now I don't party as much um I mean I
would say Park SD and sidebar if I wanted to go to a club but now I'm more of just like a chill
bar type of vibe so sometimes you might feel like a chill bar which bar would you recommend
um I like places like bar basic and bubs just the stuff by the ballpark where you can just enjoy a
craft beer yeah or a cocktail if you want some rooftop views you got the Nolan which is on the
top of the Courtyard Marriott and then Bay City Brewing which is just the office 7th I believe
they have a nice rooftop on like the third floor and you get a nice Ambiance out there yeah so I
love that rooftop views good drinks thank you for that and I also like the half door Brewing
Company it's an old school like house here in San Diego like it's like a white 1800s colored house
and uh it's got like two floors and it's just a pretty cool Ambiance there I love that I'm gonna
link that in the description below so make sure you check it out make sure you check out this
man as well [Applause] [Music] if you haven't been to Little Italy you need to come to this
area because it's so amazing for places to go to eat dinner grab a bite to eat and also grab
a drink uh I have so many places I absolutely love to eat at down here but today I'm gonna
go check out some cocktails with JJ let's check it out ready by ready I mean let's drink [Music]
if you haven't been to craft and commerce they're known for having over-the-top decoration I love
coming here for dinner and drinks it's great to sit inside but I love sitting
especially on a nice night outside at the tables that have their own dedicated little
fire pits but there's so much to look at at this restaurant but if you're not familiar
with Little Italy it's such a great spot to come for dinner it's only a few blocks long a
really great one especially if you're grabbing someone from the airport but stroll around and
if there's somewhere specific you want to eat make sure you make reservations because it can
get very busy I love cloak and petal I love so many of the restaurants down here it's a great
place to discover somewhere new whether it's somewhere nice or somewhere casual
did we get enough Donuts I got enough Donuts
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hi if you don't know Donut Bar you need to know Donut Bar it's a very famous spot that's written
about in a lot of places but one thing you might not know so you don't have to get up
early is pre-order your donuts online on their website info in the description below but they
have coffee spots to sit upstairs but take some donuts to go share them with everybody you love
or just eat them all by yourself and then go right next door and grab a great cup of coffee if you
love craft coffee Blue Bottle is the spot you have to go to I used to go to their OG location
in a garage in San Francisco in Hayes Valley now they have locations all all over actually this is
their downtown location really really delicious coffee I had a cappuccino meatball had a mocha
he's not paying attention does not care great spot to stop in if you had some fun with me in
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check out my uh Top foods to eat in downtown San Diego I just posted that uh during Comic Con and
I show you all my favorite like from like quick eats to like fine dining which is Ray Delgado down
here Brazilian steakhouse oh awesome make sure you check that out info's description whatever