Beach House Bar and Grill Mission Beach

Cannonball does Japanese-Peruvian fusion on the calmer bay side of Mission Beach, proof that San Diego’s beach bar scene has range beyond margaritas and mai tais.

Pacific Beach keeps getting polished, and the Coaster Saloon keeps refusing to notice: cold cheap beer, pool tables, and the kind of dive bar realness that is getting harder to find nearby.

Mission Beach’s boardwalk energy gets bottled at Guava Beach: cheerful, consistent, and close enough to the bay that half your afternoon happens with your feet basically in the water.

Every seat at Waterbar feels like the best seat in the house, which is a bold claim until you actually sit down and realize the ocean agrees with you.

Waterbar brings a more polished edge to PB’s beach bar scene, fresh Pacific seafood and craft cocktails without losing the sun-drenched, easygoing thing that makes the neighborhood worth visiting.