Guidebook for Encinitas
Food Scene
VG Donut & Bakery
106 Aberdeen DrEVE Encinitas
575 S Coast Hwy 101It's Vegan vegans!
Upscale with great service and good food this is dining "on the beach" with a view of the Pacific Ocean. An extensive gluten free menu with vegetarian options, seafood is obviously a specialty. Take anyone here including your Mom and they are going to be impressed!
121 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Pacific Coast Grill
2526 S Coast Hwy 101Upscale with great service and good food this is dining "on the beach" with a view of the Pacific Ocean. An extensive gluten free menu with vegetarian options, seafood is obviously a specialty. Take anyone here including your Mom and they are going to be impressed!
Chart House is a class act. Fantastic Happy Hour with special menu where you can nosh to your hearts content. Great bar, fantastic view of the ocean, upstairs and downstairs dining the staff is efficient, friendly, professional. A great place to eat and relax before headed to the Belly Up to catch live music. One of my favorite places!
30 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Chart House
2588 S Coast Hwy 101Chart House is a class act. Fantastic Happy Hour with special menu where you can nosh to your hearts content. Great bar, fantastic view of the ocean, upstairs and downstairs dining the staff is efficient, friendly, professional. A great place to eat and relax before headed to the Belly Up to catch live music. One of my favorite places!
For the sporty and casual set Ki's provides dining with ocean views right across the street from Chart House and Pacific Coast Grill. A juice bar is on the lower level when you walk in. At night in the busier months you can catch some truly great music from local musicians. The atmosphere is casual in this third generation family owned business.
44 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Ki's Restaurant
2591 S Coast Hwy 101For the sporty and casual set Ki's provides dining with ocean views right across the street from Chart House and Pacific Coast Grill. A juice bar is on the lower level when you walk in. At night in the busier months you can catch some truly great music from local musicians. The atmosphere is casual in this third generation family owned business.
Located in the Cardiff Village Center right next to the Seaside Market. Good for internet and coffee!!!
44 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Starbucks
1560 Leucadia BlvdLocated in the Cardiff Village Center right next to the Seaside Market. Good for internet and coffee!!!
Sambazon Acai Cafe
2031 San Elijo AveAcai your jam? Here ya go !
A casual restaurant for vegans this spot features smoothies and vegan meals for the health minded.
41 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
GOODONYA® Organic Eatery
1051 S Coast Hwy 101A casual restaurant for vegans this spot features smoothies and vegan meals for the health minded.
Pizza!! Brewery!! Local business done good! GF pizza
93 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Pizza Port Solana Beach
135 N Hwy 101Pizza!! Brewery!! Local business done good! GF pizza
If you haven't heard about this place already GO! Ice cream made on sight the portions are generous and the selections extensive. About 30 flavors daily this is our guilty pleasure in Encinitas located right next to Moonlight Beach.
31 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Handel's Homemade Ice Cream
90 N Coast Hwy 101If you haven't heard about this place already GO! Ice cream made on sight the portions are generous and the selections extensive. About 30 flavors daily this is our guilty pleasure in Encinitas located right next to Moonlight Beach.
Pizza Pasta and Beer Besta -Wan is kid friendly,dog friendly with an awesome outdoor mural by the great Kevin Anderson. Indoor and Outdoor seating. Casual, very casual with kitschy decor.
35 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Besta Wan Pizza House
148 Aberdeen DrPizza Pasta and Beer Besta -Wan is kid friendly,dog friendly with an awesome outdoor mural by the great Kevin Anderson. Indoor and Outdoor seating. Casual, very casual with kitschy decor.
Good good Italian food homemade family run. In our opinion the best in Cardiff.
15 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Trattoria Positano
2171 San Elijo AveGood good Italian food homemade family run. In our opinion the best in Cardiff.
Located in the Valero gas station a 24 hour Mexican restaurant. What more can I say?
20 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
El Pueblo
820 Birmingham DrLocated in the Valero gas station a 24 hour Mexican restaurant. What more can I say?
Drinks & Nightlife
Upscale with house music in the background. Spacious and comfy.
51 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
SHELTER Encinitas
540 S Coast Hwy 101Upscale with house music in the background. Spacious and comfy.
Cheap drinks, excellent juke box Stevie Nicks fans! Pool table.
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Saloon
546 S Coast Hwy 101Cheap drinks, excellent juke box Stevie Nicks fans! Pool table.
First class intimate music venue just a ten minute drive away in Solana Beach everybody plays here in all genres. World class acts that live playing this smaller 300 person venue you won't get lost in a crowd. Ticket prices vary from General Admission to VIP seating. Highly recommended! We're so fortunate to have this place next door!
271 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Belly Up
143 S Cedros AveFirst class intimate music venue just a ten minute drive away in Solana Beach everybody plays here in all genres. World class acts that live playing this smaller 300 person venue you won't get lost in a crowd. Ticket prices vary from General Admission to VIP seating. Highly recommended! We're so fortunate to have this place next door!
Live music and an open mic in a mall is not what you'd be expecting...however you'd be surprised at how good most of the acts are, how cheap the drinks and how large the portions are. Music every night of the week. Special mention for led timetables Tony Ortegas Sunday evening jazz jam from 6pm to.....? He's great!
17 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mr. Peabody's Bar & Grill Live Music
136 Encinitas BlvdLive music and an open mic in a mall is not what you'd be expecting...however you'd be surprised at how good most of the acts are, how cheap the drinks and how large the portions are. Music every night of the week. Special mention for led timetables Tony Ortegas Sunday evening jazz jam from 6pm to.....? He's great!
Best brewery in San Diego with a tasting room right here in Cardiff. A flight is a great and affordable way to try much of what they offer inexpensively.
21 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Confessional by The Lost Abbey
2007 San Elijo AveBest brewery in San Diego with a tasting room right here in Cardiff. A flight is a great and affordable way to try much of what they offer inexpensively.
Essentials
Foodies this place is gorgeous you. Extensive prepared food section ,deli and pastry cases. From wine to coffee this grocery store is a cut above and yes a bit pricey.
176 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cardiff Seaside Market
2087 San Elijo AveFoodies this place is gorgeous you. Extensive prepared food section ,deli and pastry cases. From wine to coffee this grocery store is a cut above and yes a bit pricey.
Rite Aid for your toothpaste shampoo toiletries prescriptions.
13 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Rite Aid
439 Santa Fe DrRite Aid for your toothpaste shampoo toiletries prescriptions.
Entertainment & Activities
Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds is the hub of entertainment in North County. Big concert venue for international and national touring acts the summer months host the San Diego Fair, the Summer (horse) Races, Fall Races and KAABOO music festival.
198 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Del Mar Fairgrounds
Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds is the hub of entertainment in North County. Big concert venue for international and national touring acts the summer months host the San Diego Fair, the Summer (horse) Races, Fall Races and KAABOO music festival.
Arts & Culture
California Surf Museum
312 Pier View WaySurfing
Getting Around
The local Coaster train that runs from Oceanside to the San Diego Santa Fe Depot stops in Encinitas along with the Amtrak train that will take you to Los Angeles and more. The local bus lines of NCTD stop here featuring such bus lines as the 101, 304 and more. Check online to see schedules and routes!
82 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Encinitas Station
25 E D StThe local Coaster train that runs from Oceanside to the San Diego Santa Fe Depot stops in Encinitas along with the Amtrak train that will take you to Los Angeles and more. The local bus lines of NCTD stop here featuring such bus lines as the 101, 304 and more. Check online to see schedules and routes!
For those really early Amtrak trains headed to Los Angeles around 4am and 7am they only stop at Solana Beach. Bathrooms, indoor ticket counter, outdoor ticket kiosks and elevators available here! The Del Mar Fairgrounds has a shuttle bus service from here to the tracks during the summer races.
89 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Solana Beach Station
105 N Cedros AveFor those really early Amtrak trains headed to Los Angeles around 4am and 7am they only stop at Solana Beach. Bathrooms, indoor ticket counter, outdoor ticket kiosks and elevators available here! The Del Mar Fairgrounds has a shuttle bus service from here to the tracks during the summer races.
Sightseeing
Gorgeous views gorgeous gardens with koi ponds lovingly tended to by the Self Realization Fellowship. If you've read Autobiography of a Yogi or seen AWAKE about Yogananda you'll be interested to go here. Open daily unless there is a special event the Peace is palpable,the views unforgettable.
92 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Meditation Gardens
215 W K StGorgeous views gorgeous gardens with koi ponds lovingly tended to by the Self Realization Fellowship. If you've read Autobiography of a Yogi or seen AWAKE about Yogananda you'll be interested to go here. Open daily unless there is a special event the Peace is palpable,the views unforgettable.