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Bars / Clubs

  • Old’s Cool
    Turquoise Room schools parched young'uns on the classics

    Poring over the cocktail menu at La Mesa’s Turquoise Room is like liquid archaeology—an exploration marked by progressive sips, proving just how cool our grandparents could be.

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  • Full of Schmidt
    The perfect pour from one of San Diego's top 'tenders

    On November 30, eight of our Finest City’s finest bartenders converged on one of San Diego’s most respected cocktail destinations, downtown’s El Dorado, to determine, once and for all, who is the pourest of the pour.

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  • Rad Hair Day
    A dreaded bartender returns from "reality"

    On November 30, seven of our Finest City’s finest bartenders converged on one of San Diego’s most respected cocktail destinations, downtown’s El Dorado, to determine, once and for all, who is the pourest of the pour.

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  • Skirting the Issue
    An East Village bartender puts on something a little more comfortable

    For Kris Denton, tending bar at the Tilted Kilt in East Village presents a unique challenge. “We sometimes have a bit of a problem with the ladies that come in here.”

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  • Rockstar Karaoke
    Friday, August 13th: Rockstar Karaoke (you're invited)

    Friday, August 13th: PacificSD Invites you to…Rockstar Karoke! See local musicians compete for prizes, glory and your pleasure. Hosted bar, complimentary food.

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  • Into the Blue
    At Your Service at Andaz

    What once was the Ivy is now Andaz (Hindi for style), the newest member of a small group of posh boutique hotels operated by Hyatt.

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  • Go, Fish!
    Meet a bartender who's making a splash in the Gaslamp

    There are many fish in the sea, but only one who tends bar at Float, Hard Rock’s pool-level bar and outdoor concert venue. Brian Holland Fish, 26, has been in the bar industry since age 15.

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  • Springing Forth
    See what's popping up this season

    Like so many proud parents, San Diego entrepreneurs are giving birth…in this case to new venues. The primary difference, of course, is that rather than feeding and watering their babies, it’s their babies that will be feeding and watering us.

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