San Diego's Best Romantic Bar

Hip downtown loft restaurant is cool by association to celebs, a locally renowned chef and top DJs spinning into the wee hours.

Reviews:

• “great service!”
• “Great customer service, fun atmosphere”
• “Posers stay away!”
• “Wow!!!!!”
• “Only REAL lounge in Gaslamp”

Tips: The upstairs lounge appears off limits, but all it takes is a request to your server for an escort to a table above.

Confidential

Not your average East Village eatery, this Parisian-style corner bistro serves pomme frites with a dose of sophistication.

Reviews:

• “Love it!”
• “Awesome”
• “Good but slow”
• “The charm of a Parisian Bistro in the heart of San Diego…”
• “Best Bistro in San Diego!”

Tips: Mimosas. Pomegranate mimosas. And not just on Sundays.

Cafe Chloe

Classy cocktail lounge offers panoramic views from the top floor of the tallest waterfront hotel on the West Coast.

Reviews:

• “total romance”

Tips: The unofficial dress code doesn’t reach jacket-and-tie standards, but flip-flops definitely don’t fly in the evening.

Top of the Hyatt

Intimate hillcrest wine bar serves intelligent international list, with light nibbles on the side.

Reviews:

• “Good Menu, Poor Attention To Detail / Service. "
• “Romantic Spot”
• “This place has ambience for days”

Tips: Order one of several clever wine flights, such as Wandering Whites or Plus-Sized Reds, which include four small tastes of themed wines.

Wine Lover

Join the young and fabulous at one of Gaslamp’s loftiest hot spots, an open-air bar 22 stories above San Diego.

Reviews:

• “Great view of Game – We Got overcharged.”
• “Not recommended in my opinion.”
• “i loved altitude!”
• “Terrible. Pretentious. Expensive. Rude. (But the view is great)”
• “A great view!”

Tips: If there’s a night game at Petco Park, you can watch the action from one of the bar stools that overlooks the stadium.

Altitude or email Altitude

One of San Diego’s first wine bars perpetuates the trend with dim lighting and an extensive list of the best grapes in California.

Reviews:

• “Friendliest Wine Bar in SD”

The Grape

Singles and couples gather in this moody sushi bar before, after or instead of going to its nearby relative, Zenbu.

Tips: Try the $15 Jet Setter cocktail, made from POP rose champagne and blood orange puree.

Koi Lounge

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