36 Hours in San Diego -

36 Hours in San Diego -
By NELL McSHANE WULFHART FEB. 16, 2017
With more than its fair share of sunshine, gorgeous beaches, breweries and top-notch restaurants, San Diego is the spot for low-stress California fun.
With more than its fair share of sunshine, gorgeous beaches
and a newly buzzing restaurant scene, San Diego is a vacation spot for those looking for low-stress California fun.
Locally brewed, high-percentage craft beers and cocktails are the tipples of choice here — this is a city
that knows how to have a good time and has a finely honed appreciation of top-notch booze.
Pause for a drink at the open-air Panama 66 restaurant, which has views of the May
S. Marcy Sculpture Garden and serves up local craft beers and California wine.
Bands like Beach House and Dilated Peoples have played at the Observatory, a historic North
Park theater that’s one of the top places in the city for live music and stand-up comedy.
The concert hall is connected to the West Coast Tavern, a bar
and restaurant that’s open during shows and serves up nine variations on the Moscow Mule, including El Burro, made with tequila and orange bitters.
The fried chicken is made with locally raised, free-range chickens
and accompanied by six house-made dipping sauces — try the kimchi barbecue — and even the fries are fried in schmaltz.