The Five On It • San Diego Happy Hour

Five unbeatable San Diego happy hours.

Imagine clocking out with the spot already picked, a dozen oysters on ice, a cocktail worth the walk, and a seat by the water waiting. No searching, no bad pours. Just show up and unwind.

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Five happy hours, planned down to the minute

Every one runs start to finish, the spots, the timing, the order to do them in, plus reservations, maps, budgets, and a backup for each.

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The Raw Bar by the WaterDollar oysters and $3-off cocktails, two blocks off the water.
02
The Skyline MargaritaA coconut margarita and the best skyline view in San Diego.
03
The Rooftop Over the CoveA burger, a beer, and the La Jolla Cove from a rooftop terrace.
04
The Fire-Pit RooftopFire-pit tables and Gaslamp rooftop views, cocktails discounted.
05
The Award-Winning LocalOne of the country's best cocktail bars, at neighborhood prices.
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$1 Oysters $3-Off Cocktails

The best-value raw bar happy hour in the city: a buck a shuck on fresh oysters, a dollar each on peel-and-eat shrimp, and $5 fish ceviche tostadas, paired with $3-off handcrafted cocktails, house wine, and select…

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Order a dozen oysters and a round of peel-and-eat shrimp for the table, add the ceviche tostadas, and let the bartender build you something gin-forward.

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When happy hour rolls into a night out, there's one more spot, and it's worth booking ahead.

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A note from us

From us to you

We've spent a lot of afternoons hunting down the happy hours actually worth leaving work for, the ones where the food, the drinks, and the view all earn the trip.

These are the five we text friends about: the oysters two blocks off the water, the coconut margarita with the skyline, the neighborhood cocktail bar that pours like a downtown lounge.

If we're meeting someone after work, it's one of these.

Now go grab a drink,

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