Top rated Cocktail bars in San Diego, United States to elevate your visit (Updated March, 2024)

Top rated Cocktail bars in San Diego

Experience the best that San Diego has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 108 places from Cocktail bar category.

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The Cordova Bar

Bar

👍👍 What's not to like about this place? It is small and parking us extremely challenging (be prepared to pay if you can't find street parking) but other than those two things, we were really pleased to find this little gem. The bar tenders were friendly and clearly enjoyed their jobs. They were able to...

4.90 (251 reviews)

J & Tony’s Discount Cured Meats And Negroni Warehouse

Bar

👍👍 great spot! our bartender, Sara(h), was really cool and really nice. our negronis were excellent, the cheese and meat board was too! got here in a monday night and no one was in so we had the place all to ourselves. thanks for the recs, sara/sarah! we ended up at youngblood afterwards and had a gre...

4.80 (131 reviews)

Bar Three Piece

Cocktail bar

Refined bar serving rare & remarkable whiskeys in a masculine setting with hunting-lodge decor.

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4.80 (32 reviews)

Eddie V's Prime Seafood

Seafood restaurant

Elegant fine-dining chain with a seafood & steak menu, plus a cocktail lounge featuring live jazz

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4.70 (1.8K reviews)

Eddie V's Prime Seafood

Seafood restaurant

Elegant fine-dining chain with a seafood & steak menu, plus a cocktail lounge featuring live jazz

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4.70 (1.5K reviews)

The Lion's Share

Eclectic restaurant

Intimate, moody bar pairing handcrafted drinks with New American plates featuring exotic meats.

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4.70 (1.5K reviews)

Caffè Calabria

Cafe

Casual cafe serves coffees from South & Central America, teas, pizzas & light fare.

$ $$$

4.70 (1.2K reviews)

Aero Club Bar

Bar

Local watering hole draws a crowd with pinball, a pool table & an extensive whiskey selection.

$ $$$

4.70 (989 reviews)

The Invigatorium

Coffee shop

👍 I had one of the best espresso tonics I’ve ever tried there but also top down the worst when I went another time. It got me confused for a moment, but it’s still a great place to go and sandwiches are good too. I’ll just avoid coffee next time. I only took a pic of the bad espresso tonic (which was...

4.70 (328 reviews)

Excalibur Cigar & Scotch Lounge

Cigar shop

Homey smoking space complete with leather furniture, a cigar store & vast tobacco selection.

4.70 (293 reviews)

Young Blood

Cocktail bar

👍👍 This is an excellent place for a unique experience with your date or some friends. After you find your way through the secret doors and step foot inside the bar, it feels like a time warp or a sort of escape from reality. The 3-course experience includes a starter of champagne to preface the cocktai...

4.70 (169 reviews)

Liberty Call Distilling

Distillery

👍👍 We’ve been coming here since they opened right after Covid. One of the city’s hidden gems with great lunch specials and a decent happy hour. $20 steak night on Tuesday for a NY strip is unbeatable. They’ve got a nice outdoor patio and the breeze is always nice down here in the barrio during the summ...

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4.70 (110 reviews)