Guidebook for Encinitas

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Guidebook for Encinitas

Food Scene

Great food. Fresh fish, sashimi, fish and chips, fish tacos, etc.
138 locals recommend
Fish 101 Leucadia
1468 N Coast Hwy 101
138 locals recommend
Great food. Fresh fish, sashimi, fish and chips, fish tacos, etc.
Great organic, local sourced food. Fish tacos and burritos.
38 locals recommend
Haggo's Organic Taco
1302 N Coast Hwy 101
38 locals recommend
Great organic, local sourced food. Fish tacos and burritos.
coffee, pastries, breakfast
31 locals recommend
French Corner
1200 N Coast Hwy 101
31 locals recommend
coffee, pastries, breakfast
Live music and good bar. Food has gone downhill lately.
114 locals recommend
Le Papagayo
1002 N Coast Hwy 101
114 locals recommend
Live music and good bar. Food has gone downhill lately.
Wine bar with great food.
85 locals recommend
Solterra Winery & Kitchen
934 North Coast Highway 101
85 locals recommend
Wine bar with great food.
64 locals recommend
Coffee Coffee
970 N Coast Hwy 101
64 locals recommend
Excellent Italian food with a piano bar.
26 locals recommend
Vigilucci's Trattoria Italiana
530 N Coast Hwy 101
26 locals recommend
Excellent Italian food with a piano bar.
Iconic coffee house in the old train station. Great baked goods and coffee. Outdoor seating.
111 locals recommend
Pannikin Coffee & Tea
510 N Coast Hwy 101
111 locals recommend
Iconic coffee house in the old train station. Great baked goods and coffee. Outdoor seating.
amazing coffee! great breakfast
82 locals recommend
Lofty Coffee Company
90 N Coast Hwy 101
82 locals recommend
amazing coffee! great breakfast
Great Thai food and Pho!
45 locals recommend
Birdseye Kitchen
540 N Coast Hwy 101
45 locals recommend
Great Thai food and Pho!
GLUTEN FREE • PALEO KITCHEN • LOCAL FARMERS & FRIENDS IN-HOUSE BAKERY • HEALTHY MEALS TO-GO • CRAFT BEER & WINE • SUPER ORGANIC COFFEE •
37 locals recommend
Nectarine Grove
948 N Coast Hwy 101
37 locals recommend
GLUTEN FREE • PALEO KITCHEN • LOCAL FARMERS & FRIENDS IN-HOUSE BAKERY • HEALTHY MEALS TO-GO • CRAFT BEER & WINE • SUPER ORGANIC COFFEE •
Best tacos and burritos around!
65 locals recommend
The Taco Stand
642 S Coast Hwy 101
65 locals recommend
Best tacos and burritos around!
lunch fridays, saturdays, and sundays 11am - 3pm dinner tuesdays through sundays 4pm - 9pm reservations are available through our website, or on opentable. we always recommend reservations, but they’re not always needed. thank you for continuing to support our family business we hope to see you soon.
23 locals recommend
Valentina Restaurant
810 N Coast Hwy 101
23 locals recommend
lunch fridays, saturdays, and sundays 11am - 3pm dinner tuesdays through sundays 4pm - 9pm reservations are available through our website, or on opentable. we always recommend reservations, but they’re not always needed. thank you for continuing to support our family business we hope to see you soon.
Great coffee and treats with outdoor seating. About 4 blocks away.
Fourtillfour Cafe
Great coffee and treats with outdoor seating. About 4 blocks away.
The closest coffee shop. Pour over coffee and empanadas.
Bump Coffee
The closest coffee shop. Pour over coffee and empanadas.
Great pizza and al fresco dining right down the street.
Corner Pizza
Great pizza and al fresco dining right down the street.
Coffee, treats, salads. Nice place to sit and watch the world go by.
Mrkt Space
Coffee, treats, salads. Nice place to sit and watch the world go by.
Gourmet tacos. My favorite taco place!
City Tacos
Gourmet tacos. My favorite taco place!
Amazing chef with interesting and creative tacos. Nice atmosphere.
Lola 55
Amazing chef with interesting and creative tacos. Nice atmosphere.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great beer selection and sausages. Locals spot
47 locals recommend
The Regal Seagull
996 N Coast Hwy 101
47 locals recommend
Great beer selection and sausages. Locals spot
The Cheers of Leucadia. Great tasting room with gluten free beer.
Duck Foot Brewing Leucadia
The Cheers of Leucadia. Great tasting room with gluten free beer.
The locals bar. Pool and shuffle board. Serves good bbq. Open late.
11 locals recommend
Leucadian
1542 N Coast Hwy 101
11 locals recommend
The locals bar. Pool and shuffle board. Serves good bbq. Open late.

Shopping

Local market with produce and basic necessities
39 locals recommend
Just Peachy
1354 N Coast Hwy 101
39 locals recommend
Local market with produce and basic necessities
Prepared food. Organic produce and groceries.
69 locals recommend
Lazy Acres
150 Encinitas Blvd
69 locals recommend
Prepared food. Organic produce and groceries.
400 locals recommend
Carlsbad Premium Outlets
5620 Paseo Del Norte
400 locals recommend
62 locals recommend
Forum Carlsbad
1923 Calle Barcelona
62 locals recommend

Sightseeing

Beautiful gardens, fish ponds and breathtaking ocean views. It's free.
130 locals recommend
Self-Realization Fellowship Encinitas Temple
939 2nd St
130 locals recommend
Beautiful gardens, fish ponds and breathtaking ocean views. It's free.
Beautiful aquarium set high above La Jolla shores
366 locals recommend
Birch Aquarium at Scripps
2300 Expedition Way
366 locals recommend
Beautiful aquarium set high above La Jolla shores
1249 locals recommend
LEGOLAND California
One Legoland Dr
1249 locals recommend
172 locals recommend
The Flower Fields
5704 Paseo Del Norte
172 locals recommend

Parks & Nature

Beautiful gardens with a great kids area.
196 locals recommend
San Diego Botanic Garden
300 Quail Gardens Dr
196 locals recommend
Beautiful gardens with a great kids area.
Great playground
16 locals recommend
Cottonwood Creek Park
95 N Vulcan Ave
16 locals recommend
Great playground
Great playground, bathrooms, beach, plenty of parking, fire pits
322 locals recommend
Moonlight Beach
400 B St
322 locals recommend
Great playground, bathrooms, beach, plenty of parking, fire pits

Essentials

Typical grocery store. 2 miles away.
39 locals recommend
Ralphs
7140 Avenida Encinas
39 locals recommend
Typical grocery store. 2 miles away.
Natural foods grocery store. Lots of premade healthy food, juice bar, poke bar, Pannikin coffee, bakery, and butcher.
69 locals recommend
Lazy Acres
150 Encinitas Blvd
69 locals recommend
Natural foods grocery store. Lots of premade healthy food, juice bar, poke bar, Pannikin coffee, bakery, and butcher.
Just around the corner on coast hwy. Local grocery store with produce, canned goods, dairy and El Nopolito chips and salsa.
39 locals recommend
Just Peachy
1354 N Coast Hwy 101
39 locals recommend
Just around the corner on coast hwy. Local grocery store with produce, canned goods, dairy and El Nopolito chips and salsa.