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Lemonade

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Sushi Ota
4529 Mission Bay Dr.,
San Diego, Ca 92109

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967 GARNET AVE SAN DIEGO, CA 92109

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Board & Brew

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Dirty Birds

Welcome to Where Wings Matter!

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810 W Washington St, San Diego, CA 92103

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Cucina Urbana

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Oscar's Tacos

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2929 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103

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For desserts and boba drinks, visit this bakery on either Balboa Ave or Mira Mesa Blvd.

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Ristorante Arrivederci
3845 4th Ave
San Diego, CA 92103

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Travel & Eating Tips for the New York TImes

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Travel & Eating Tips for the New York TImes

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1 p.m.

5) Lunch with Jim

The street lights are now electric, but the Gaslamp Quarter, a 16-block national historic district, remains the city's historic and entertainment hub. In the heart of the quarter, Croce's Restaurant and Bars (802 Fifth Avenue, 619-233-4355), opened by Ingrid Croce in memory of her late husband, the singer-songwriter Jim Croce, features contemporary American cuisine like sesame seared sashimi ahi ($29.95) and tournado of grilled salmon with mango-walnut chutney ($24.95). As background music, of course, are Croce hits like ''Bad, Bad Leroy Brown'' and ''Time in a Bottle.''

3 p.m.

6) A Little Dickens?

Several blocks from the Gaslamp Quarter, Wahrenbrock's Book House (726 Broadway, 619-232-0132) has more than 250,000 rare, used and antiquarian books on three floors. In business since 1935, it has a section devoted to first editions, including Winston Churchill's ''Arms of the Covenant'' for $25,000 and ''Oliver Twist'' by Charles Dickens for $5,000. There are also deeply stocked sections devoted to California history.

7 p.m.

7) Just North of the Border

Since San Diego is just 16 miles from Mexico, it makes sense that the city's signature fare, after seafood, is Mexican. El Agave Tequileria (2304 San Diego Avenue, 619-220-0692) boasts more than 1,000 different kinds of tequila. Though the menu is full of familiar dishes (like an appetizer assortment of quesadillas, empanadas and taquitos, $19.75), there are also more unusual choices like the Nopalli Nopal, a cactus-leaf salad ($9.25), or sea bass tenochtitlan, a marinated fillet surrounded with chile pasilla-prune sauce ($26.25).

9:30 p.m.

8) A Sweet Wait

On Saturday nights, the line outside Extraordinary Desserts (2929 Fifth Avenue, 619-294-7001) can extend onto the sidewalk. But once you've tasted Karen Krasne's creations, you'll forget about the wait. There is inside seating at about a dozen tables, plus about twice that on the heated patio. Or if you can't get a seat, you can always enjoy the torta misu, roasted coconut cream torte or toasted macadamia caramel cheesecake ($7 to $10 a slice) in the comfort of your own hotel room. The Viking, a chocolate crème brulee cake with caramel, milk chocolate whipped cream and crushed chocolate almond pralines, is particularly decadent.

Sunday

10 a.m.

9) Sunday in the Park

Balboa Park, a 1,200-acre urban oasis, is San Diego's answer to New York's Central Park. Created in 1868, it is the city's cultural centerpiece with extensive gardens and playgrounds, and more than 10 museums, many of them housed in Spanish-Colonial style buildings originally constructed for the 1915-16 Panama-California Exposition. Highlights include the San Diego Museum of Art's collection of Spanish Baroque paintings as well as works by American artists like Georgia O'Keeffe and Thomas Eakins. This summer the museum will host ''St. Peter and the Vatican: The Legacy of the Popes,'' the largest collection of objects from the Vatican ever to tour North America. The San Diego Model Railroad Museum has six permanent scale-model railroads, while the San Diego Aerospace Museum focuses on local aviation history, including Charles Lindbergh's ''Spirit of St. Louis,'' which was built in San Diego.

2 p.m.

10) Spreckels Organ Pavilion

One of the biggest sensations at the 1915 exposition, was a massive pipe organ donated by the sugar magnates John D. and Adolph B. Spreckels. With its 73 ranks of 4,518 individual pipes ranging in size from one quarter of an inch to 32 feet, it is still the world's largest outdoor pipe organ. Hour-long free concerts are held every Sunday afternoon at 2 at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion (619-702-8138), an open-air 2,500-seat amphitheater just south of museum row. (Take a hat or umbrella for sun protection.) Carol Williams, the pavilion's artistic director, performs classical or popular works every week.

THE BASICS

Visiting San Diego

San Diego International Airport is served by most major airlines and rental-car companies. It is a five-minute drive to downtown.

Opened in 1888 and a national historic landmark, the Hotel del Coronado (1500 Orange Avenue, Coronado, 619-435-6611) recently completed a $55 million, three-year restoration. Of the 386 rooms in the Victorian main building, the best are the 32 oceanfront junior suites with large windows and balconies; they are $665 a night. An adjacent tower has another 311 rooms, at $300 to $490, but they lack the charm of those in the older building.

The W Hotel (421 West B Street, 619-231-8220) opened in late 2002 oozes cool with desk clerks clad in black and signature W accoutrements like an open-air bar with a sand floor. Its 261 rooms and suites are $235 to $600.

Sheraton Suites (701 A Street, 619-696-9800) is a comfortable business hotel. Its 264 rooms are generally 400 square feet, divided to provide separate sleeping and living areas. Rooms are $169 to $389.

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Top 10 Things to Do in San Diego, California

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Fig Tree Cafe (in PB!)

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Several locations throughout San Diego

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Bing Haus
4425 Convoy Ste 216

San Diego, CA 92111

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Our walking food tours are great for year round activities and fun things to do in San Diego. We'll lead you on an adventure through 1 of 6 different neighborhoods in San Diego while you learn more about history of the area, San Diego in general, and the phenomenal restaurant scene that is rapidly growing in our hometown. Experience America's Finest city one BITE at a time!

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Our walking food tours are great for year round activities and fun things to do in San Diego. We'll lead you on an adventure through 1 of 6 different neighborhoods in San Diego while you learn more about history of the area, San Diego in general, and the phenomenal restaurant scene that is rapidly growing in our hometown.

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The Taco Stand

621 Pearl St, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92037-5014